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HomeMy WebLinkAbouttrash reduction - sierra club - newportReal Trash Reduction Starts at the Source Hoiyin Ip April 5, 2018 Some of the Compliance Costs for Trash Provisions street sweeping: $498,398/year storm drain cleaning: $204,530/year Credit: Bklyner Source: UC Climate Lab Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn’t have to. Legal Commitments to Zero Waste San Francisco 100% by 2020 Oakland 100% by 2020 San Jose 100% by 2022 San Diego 100% by 2040 Los Angeles 97% by 2030 Regulations France Single Use Plastic Ban cups, plates, utensils Seattle, WA Single Use Plastic Ban straws, utensils Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Single Use Plastic Ban straws, stirrers, cups, lids, utensils On-Request Only straws, utensils to-go Malibu, CA Single Use Plastic Ban straws, stirrers, utensils On-Request Only straws, stirrers, utensils to-go Long Beach, CA On-Request Only straws, utensils to-go (ordinance reading in Apr.) Promotions Manhattan Beach Bring Your Own! campaign Huntington Beach Mission Viejo Sustainable Restaurant Business Certification: •Substitute plastic bags for paper, reusable, compostable. •Replace disposable flatware and tableware with reusable items. •Individually wrapped items such as cutlery, salt and pepper packets, sugar, etc. for to go orders only. •Eliminate individual bottles of water for employees and guests. Irvine Zero Waste Resolution & suggestions to restaurants: •Discount for bring your own mugs, containers, or bags. •Employees use permanent-ware mugs or cups. •Use refillable condiment dispensers instead of individual packets. Single-Use Products beverage bottles plates, bowls, cups cutlery, lids, stirrers, straws to-go containers and bags condiment packets napkins Our market research shows changing from single use plastic to more eco friendly alternatives costs 5₵ more per meal per person. Our survey shows the public is willing to change from single use plastic to reusable/compostable. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing & Practices (Nov. 2012) Purpose: We encourage the purchase of environmentally preferable products whenever they perform satisfactorily, are available, and are priced at a competitive level. Environmentally Preferable Products: Products that have a lesser impact on human health and the environment when compared with competing products. Ordinance Eliminating Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Ware (Oct. 2008) WHEREAS the City of Newport Beach has a duty to protect the natural environment, the economy, and the health of its citizen; and WHEREAS it's the City's desire to reduce the amount of marine pollution and to protect local wildlife, both of which increase the quality of life to Newport Beach residents and visitors What’s Wrong with Single-Use Plastic? General Plan Environmental Impact Report Section 4.7- Hydrology and Water Quality Policy NR 3.1 Information and Education on Water Quality Issues Support the development of a model (physical and/or mathematical) of the Bay and coastline that provides information regarding the nature and extent of the water quality problem and enables prediction of the effects of changes on the entire system. (Policy HB8.1) Policy NR 3.3 Water Pollution Prevention Promote pollution prevention and elimination methods that minimize the introduction of pollutants into natural water bodies. (Policy HB8.3) Policy NR 3.19 Water Quality Education Effectively communicate water quality education to residents and businesses, including the development of a water quality testing lab and educational exhibits at various educational facilities. (Policy HB8.19) Policy NR 4.1 Total Maximum Daily Loads Develop and implement the TMDLs established by the RWQCB, Santa Ana Region and guided by the Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee (WEC). Trash Source Control Program in Development Sub Watershed: Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana Beach Row: Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Dana Point Water Campaign Trash Campaign Sign on Streets/for Events OCEAN FRIENDLY CITY Make it a habit to say No to Single Use Plastic. It is the Newport Beach lifestyle. Sign on City Vehicles Trash Bin Half Full Is More Cool Can the committee recommend a trash source control presentation to be given at a City Council’s Study Session, with an emphasis on the impact of WQ in the harbor? Can City Council be requested to pass a policy encouraging reduction of single-use plastic usage? Can City staff be provided with a community outreach budget encouraging trash source control? Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution ©Jorge Gamboa