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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-058
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE 2022-2035 WASTE
REDUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN, CHULA VISTA'S ROAD
PLAN TO ZERO WASTE
WHEREAS, Zero Waste supports a design framework that redefines "wastes" that are
discarded and considers and promotes the total lifecycle of these materials as valuable"resources"
that can be reused, repaired, recycled, or composted; and
WHEREAS, Zero Waste principles follow an established hierarchy that promotes the
highest and best use of materials to eliminate waste and pollution moving in logical increments
toward the goal of Zero Waste through the core principles of:
• pursuing "upstream" redesign strategies to reduce the volume and toxicity of discarded
products and materials, and promote low-impact lifestyles;
• improving "downstream" reuse, repurposing, recycling, and composting of end-of-life
products and materials to ensure their highest and best use;
• fostering and supporting use of discarded products and materials to reinvest and drive local
economic and workforce development; and
WHEREAS, Zero Waste local and regional public-private partnerships to provide the
infrastructure and services needed to accomplish the steps in the Zero Waste hierarchy; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista's Zero Waste Plan includes six key strategies consisting of
specific actions that build upon existing waste diversion infrastructure and incorporate use of
innovative and smart technologies with the following actions:
1. to promote and support reduction, reuse, and repurposing;
2. reduce the use of toxic materials;
3. promote and educate the community on Zero Waste principles;
4. support the recycling industry as an innovative engine for regional economic development
to fuel new businesses, expand existing markets and create jobs;
5. improve education in trash and recycling programs to reduce contamination and increase
diversion;
6. keep organic materials out of landfills; and
WHEREAS, implementation of a Zero Waste Plan for Chula Vista will divert organic
materials from the landfill that lessens production of methane reducing environmental impacts and
the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from entering the atmosphere, combats climate change,
creates healthier communities, and spurs economic activity; and
WHEREAS, the City will engage in a holistic approach to Zero Waste and product
stewardship involving Chula Vista residents, businesses, product manufacturers, and producers,
and the recycling industry in an environmental management waste reduction strategy; and
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WHEREAS, Chula Vista will join numerous California cities and local governments
throughout the United States and worldwide that have adopted a goal of achieving Zero Waste;
and
WHEREAS, the City will strive to implement and pursue an overarching waste reduction
plan to achieve a Zero Waste goal of 90 percent waste diversion by 2035.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it adopts the 2022-2035 Waste Reduction Strategic Plan — Chula Vista's Road Plan to Zero
Waste.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 1 st day of March 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, McCann, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla
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Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2022-058 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 1 st day of March 2022.
Executed this 1 st day of March 2022.
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk