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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2022-058 DocuSign Envelope ID:921AAOE4-4F8D-491E-9476-78F394D14B83 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 DocuSign Envelope ID:921AAOE4-4F8D-491E-9476-78F394D14B83 Resolution No. 2022-058 Page No. 2 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. [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] DocuSign Envelope ID:921AAOE4-4F8D-491E-9476-78F394D14B83 Resolution No. 2022-058 Page No. 3 Presented by Approved as to form by DocuSigned by: DocuSigned by: EVtG (YbEl 2FC559998BD74C4... CF40650850444BF.,. Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins Deputy City Manager/Director of Economic City Attorney Development 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 DocuSigned by: L062BFD7C0386456... Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor ATTEST: RDocuSigned by: p / 4� 3074D104EAF342E... 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. DocuSigned by: 3074D104FAF342F Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk