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gary congratulations. I know how much time you put into this. Neil On Mar 8, 2006, at 9:56 PM, Gary Liss wrote: > Apologies for Cross-Postings > > From: "Monica Wilson" <mwilson@no.address> > Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:24:11 -0800 > > Great news! The City of Oakland in the State of California, USA, > passed a > Zero Waste resolution last night (March 7, 2006). Oakland is a port > city in > the San Francisco Bay, with a population of 400,000. > > The text of the resolution is below, and the resolution itself is > online > with a staff report on why zero waste is necessary: > http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/12914.pdf > ******************** > > RESOLUTION ADOPTING A ZERO WASTE GOAL BY 2020 FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND > AND DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY, IN CONCERT WITH THE MAYOR'S > OFFICE, TO DEVELOP A ZERO WASTE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE CITY'S > ZERO WASTE GOAL > > WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB > 939) > required that all California jurisdictions achieve a landfill > diversion rate > of 50% by the year 2000, and reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost all > discarded materials to the maximum extent feasible before any > landfilling or > other destructive disposal method is used; and > > WHEREAS, in 1990 Alameda County's voters passed ballot Measure D (The > Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative Charter > Amendment), > setting a requirement for the County to reduce land filling by 75% > by 2010; > and > > WHEREAS, in 1990 the City Council adopted Resolution #66253 C.M.S > establishing solid waste reduction goals, including returning > discarded > materials to the local economy through reuse and recycling; > applying the > waste management hierarchy in priority order (reduce, reuse, > recycle and > compost) to the maximum extent; and promoting recycling market > development; > and > > WHEREAS, in 2002 the City Council adopted Resolution #77500 C.M.S. > establishing the goal of 75% reduction of waste disposal landfills > by 2010 > for the City of Oakland in alliance with the countywide 75% waste > reduction > requirement; and > > WHEREAS, in 2001 the California Integrated Waste Management Board > set a goal > of Zero Waste in its strategic plan for the state; and cities, > councils, > counties, and states worldwide have adopted a goal of achieving > zero waste, > including the counties of San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Luis > Obispo and Del > Norte in California; the cities of Palo Alto and Berkeley in > California, Seattle in Washington , Toronto in Canada, and Canberra in > Australia; and the state of New South Wales in Australia; and 45% > of New > Zealand's local government councils; and > > WHEREAS, strategies to reach zero waste can help to promote the > over-arching > goal of each generation leaving less and less of an ecological > footprint on > the earth thus allowing more and more of nature to restore; and > > WHEREAS, Zero Waste principles promote the highest and best use of > materials > to eliminate waste and pollution, emphasizing a closed-loop system of > production and consumption, moving in logical increments toward the > goal of > zero waste through the core principles of: > . Improving 'downstream' reuse/recycling of end-of-life products and > materials to ensure their highest and best use; > . Pursuing 'upstream' re-design strategies to reduce the volume and > toxicity > of discarded products and materials, and promote low-impact or reduced > consumption lifestyles; > . Fostering and supporting use of discarded products and materials to > stimulate and drive local economic and workforce development; and > > WHEREAS, in 1992 the City Council adopted Resolution #68780 C.M.S. > authorizing establishment of a City staff supported Recycling Market > Development Zone; and recycling continues to be a significant local > industry, whose long-term viability is a key component to Oakland's > current > and future waste reduction achievements, economic development, and > workforce > development of 'green collar' jobs; and > > WHEREAS, in 1998 the City Council adopted the Sustainable Development > Initiative (Resolution #74678 C.M.S) embracing the concept of meeting > people's current economic, social, cultural, and environmental > needs in ways > that enhance the ability of future generations to meet their needs; > and > > WHEREAS, Oakland's FY 2005-07 Mayor and City Council Goals include: > Develop > A Sustainable City through maximizing socially and environmentally > sustainable economic growth, including conserving natural > resources; and > > WHEREAS, in alliance with the Oakland's Sustainable Development > Initiative > and Sustainable City goal, in June 2005 Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown > joined > mayors of 50 of the world's largest and most visionary cities as an > original > signer of the United Nations World Environment Day Urban Environmental > Accords, pledging that Oakland would implement 21 action steps toward > sustainable cities in the areas of energy, waste reduction, urban > design, > transportation, environmental health, and water including: Establish a > policy to achieve zero waste; and > > WHEREAS, adopting a goal of zero waste disposal and pursuing Zero > Waste > principles is consistent with, and an explicit validation of Oakland's > Sustainable Development Initiative and Sustainable City Goal; now, > therefore, be it > > RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Council hereby adopt a Zero Waste > Goal by > 2020 for the City of Oakland and direct the Public Works Agency, in > concert > with the Mayor's Office, to develop a Zero Waste Strategic Plan to > achieve > the City's Zero Waste Goal; and be it > > FURTHER RESOLVED, that Public Works Agency, in conjunction with the > Mayor's > Office, will convene a Zero Waste working group to develop a Zero > Waste > Strategic Plan that will provide guidance in the planning and > decision-making process to achieve the City's Zero Waste Goal; and > be it > > FURTHER RESOLVED, Oakland will assume a leadership role, partnering > with > other Zero Waste local, regional and international communities and > sustainability advocates to actively pursue and advocate for > strategies and > incentives to advance Zero Waste principles for materials > management, system > re-design, highest and best use of discarded products and > materials, and a > closed-loop sustainable production and consumption society. > > > Gary Liss > 916-652-7850 > Fax: 916-652-0485 > www.garyliss.com > > > > > Yahoo! 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