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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City's Participation in the CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling Pilot Project (SB 458 - 2017 and AB 54 - 2019) and Authorizing SoCal Recycling to Submit an Application to CalRecycle to Participate in the Pilot Project as the City's Approved Pilot Project Operator.
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Meeting Date: February 3, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Catherine Vargas/Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-6400
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/28/20)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, PW Director/City Engineer (01/15/20)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City's participation in the CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling Pilot Project (Pilot Project) and authorizing SoCal Recycling to submit an application to CalRecycle to participate in the Pilot Project as the City's approved Pilot Project operator.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
California Redemption Value (CRV), also known as California Refund Value, is a regulatory fee paid on recyclable beverage containers in California. The fee was established by the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986 (AB 2020, Margolin), and since 2010 the program has been administered by the Cal/EPA California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). (It was previously administered by the California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling.)
The consumer pays CRV for beverages with aluminum, plastic, glass, and bimetal containers and anyone can receive the same amount in exchange for the container by bringing it to a recycling center. The symbol on beverage containers eligi...
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