HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1991-12RESOLUTION NO. 91 -12
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE BREVARD
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO ADOPT BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT
LEGISLATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
"BOTTLE BILL "; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral has previously supported
the proposed Beverage Container Deposit Legislation, also know as
the "Bottle Bill "; and
WHEREAS, solid waste is -a major problem for Brevard County,
its cities and citizens; and
WHEREAS, Brevard is rapidly running out of landfill areas to
hold this trash and building new "environmentally safe" landfills
in the remaining space costs'-as much as.$400,000 an acre; another
approach using expensive mass -burn units which reduce the volume
of solid' waste headed for landfills costs $100 million for each
1,000 tons of capacity; and
WHEREAS, recycling by =the County collection system will do
well to collect 50% of the three kinds of containers. (aluminum,
plastic, and glass); as compared with the container deposit
system, with at least a 5¢- deposit, which will result in 90 to
95 percent recycling of the containers as in the nine states that
have deposit legislation; and
WHEREAS, Beverage Container Deposit Legislation has been
successful in New York, Massachusetts, Delaware, 'Connecticut,
Iowa, Michigan, Maine, Vermont, and Oregon, by removing beverage
container litter from the landscape, creating jobs in the
recycling industry, and conserving energy; and
WHEREAS, many dollars could be saved in litter -clean -up
costs if- Brevard County did adopt such Beverage Container Deposit
Legislation; and
WHEREAS, Beverage Container Deposit_ Legislation is self -
financed and will produce annual revenue. for the County. This
revenue -- represents 50% of :the estimated unclaimed -deposits and
can "be used to help finance other recycling programs; and
WHEREAS, the most recent poll (the 1989 Florida Annual
Policy Survey conducted by Florida State University), shows that
72.8% of Florida, citizens .support Beverage Container Deposit
Legislation and other polls by Florida legislators have shown
even greater support;
NOW, THEREFORE,-BE IT -RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard- County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of - Cape Canaveral does hereby urge the
Brevard County Board of Commissioners to adopt fan ordinance
establishing a beverage container deposit system (a five -cent .
deposit on 16 ounce, or less, containers of soda and beer; and a
ten -cent deposit for containers of soda and beer greater than 16
ounces).
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect, immediately
upon its adoption.
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ADOPTED by the City
Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida this 19th
day of March 1991.
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