HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 142-00 07-25-2000 RESOLUTION NO. 1a2-oo
• A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, URGING THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO SUPPORT CHANGES IN STATE
LAW TO CREATE A DEPOSIT SYSTEM FOR GLASS AND
PLASTIC BOTTLES.
WHEREAS, discarded glass and plastic bottles in vacant lots and along city rights -of--way
causes cities to expend additional revenue to remove the litter;
WHEREAS, in addition to the litter created by discarded glass and plastic bottles, cities
with a population of 100,000 or more that are required to have a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination Permit issued by the EPA must monitor and reduce floatables in storm water;
WHEREAS, cities conduct clean-ups at different times of the year, but the problem of
glass and plastic bottles persists, littering vacant lots and city rights-of-way and interfering with a
city's storm water system; and,
WHEREAS, Iowa and Maine have implemented a glass and plastic bottle deposit system
and have reduced littering.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City of Richland Hills urges the Texas Municipal League to support the establishment
of a state-wide deposit system for glass and plastic bottles.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, by
a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions, on this the 25"' day of Ju~2000.
APPROVED: /
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C. F. KELLEY, MAYOR
• ATTEST:
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TERRI WIL S, CITY SECRETARY