TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Britny Coker-Moen, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Title 5 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Related to Plastic Carryout Bag Regulations (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) CONSIDER RECOMMENDED OPTIONS FOR AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG REGULATIONS
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0004
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider options and introduce Ordinance No. 26-0004 related to carryout plastic bag regulations.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. However, should the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 26-0004, staff time and resources may be expended for enforcement and to conduct public outreach to ensure the business community is informed of the change.
BACKGROUND:
In 2008, the City Council directed staff to investigate and provide information on strategies to ban plastic bag use in the City to reduce single-use waste and plastic pollution that adversely affects the marine environment. Research conducted by staff at the time found that approximately six billion plastic bags were consumed in Los Angeles County each year, equivalent to 600 bags per person per year, and that less than five percent of plastic bags were actually recycled. Research by Los Angeles County attributed the low recycling rate of plastic bags to the logistics of sorting, high contamination rates, the tendency of bags to jam the sorting equipment, and the low quality of plastic used in the bags coupled with the lack of sustainable markets for the recycled plastic (Los Angeles County 2008, https:/...
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