HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 13,536RESOLUTION NO. 13,536
CITY OF .NATIONAL. CIT.Y SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA
RESOURCE RALLY APRIL 20-26, 1981
WHEREAS, more than 46 million tons of non -hazardous solid
wastes are generated each year in California while many of the state's
600 sanitary landfills are closing for want of space or failure to
meet health and safety standards; and,
WHEREAS, Californians spend more than $600 million each
year to collect, transfer, haul and bury solid wastes that contain
hundreds of millions of dollars of valuable energy and materials that
could be reused, recycled or otherwise recovered; and
WHEREAS, the problem of litter continues to plague
california's cities and counties costing the taxpayers an additional
$100 million a year to handle; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board is the
agency responsible for initiating and encouraging statewide and
community programs in solid waste management planning and enforce-
ment, recycling, resource reuse, energy recovery, litter control
and public education and participation; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board --with the
support of dozens of California public interest groups, businesses
and local governments --is sponsoring the Great California Resource
Rally to be held April 20-26, 1981, to raise Californians' awareness
of the State's impending garbage crisis and encourage citizen
participation in litter control, recycling and waste reduction
activities, and
WHEREAS, Local Governments has a critical leadership role
to play in helping to find solutions to California's solid waste
management challenges;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
National City, California, hereby endorses and supports the
objectives and goals of the California Resource Rally, and urges
citizens and county personnel and agencies to participate in and
support recycling, litter control and waste reduction activities
throughout the year especially during the Rally week of April 20-26,
1981.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day
, 1981
OR