Res 18-76 RESOLUTION NO. 18-76
A I~{SOLUTION OF TtIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, PAI,M BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUI~S~ING THAT THE
FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE ENACT LEGISLATION TO E~THER
PROHI~IT THE USE OF DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS FOR CERTAIN
BEVEI~GES WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR SUBi4IT TO THE
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA A "BOTTLE BILL"
~FERENDUM AT THE NEXT FEASIBLE ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the beaches, parks, natural areas, streets and highways of
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, and throughout the State of Florida
being increasingly landscaped by litter consisting of non-degradable metal
and glass beverage containers; and,
WHEREAS, "non-returnable" containers ma~e up a very large part of
this litter stream which is highly detrimental to the State of Florida's
natural beauty; and,
WHEREAS, we believe the existence of non-returnable beverage
containers encourages people to litter instead of returning the containers
for a deposit refund reward; and,
WHE~AS, the disposal of beverage containers and detachable
"pop tops" on our lands, streets, and in our waters contribute to the
pollution of our lands and waters and causes a serious threat to the health,
welfare, and safety of the residents of the State of Florida; and,
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, and the
State of Florida are paying continually escalating taxes to fund the costs
of governmental agencies to clean up "throwaway" beverage containers7 and,
WHE~AS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach is of the very
strong opinion that a return to an all returnable system of beverage con-
tainers will result in a cleaner, more aesthetic, and safer enviro~ent; and
furthermore will reduce the use of energy, natural resources, and costs in
producing non-returnable containers; and furthermore will result in reduced
tax dollars required to clean up our environment,
NOW, THE~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DEL~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council respectfully requests the Florida
State Legislature and the Governor of Florida to support the enactment of
legislation pro]]ibiting the use of disposable or throwaway containers for
certain beverages within the State of Florida.
Section 2. Tha% specifically the members of the Legislature and
Governor give their strong support to House Bill No. 2432 (the "bottle bill")
proposed by Representative Edward J. Healey, Democrat of West Palm Beach.
Section 3. That, if the above requests are not acceptable,th~ ~ ~n~
alternative ,the' Legislature would consider putting the question of whether
"non-returnable" containers should be banned for use in the State of Florida
to the voters by referendum vote in the next feasible election.
Section 4. That a certified copy of this resolution be presented
to the Florida State Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
the ttouse of Representatives, and the members of the Palm Beach County
Legislative Delegation.
PASSED ~ND ADOPTED in regular session on ~he 12th day of April,
A.D. 1976.
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