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RESOLUTION NO. 19R-06-108: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, URGING STATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PROLIFERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS; URGING THE LEGISLATIVE ADOPTION OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FEBRUARY 1, 2010, STUDY RECOMMENDING STATE ACTION REGARDING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS; OPPOSING CONTINUED PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE PROLIFERATION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS IF THE STATE IS REFUSING TO TAKE ACTION; AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES BY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IN FLORIDA TO LESSEN THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (REQUESTED BY MAYOR KENNETH THURSTON).
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Request Action:
Pass a Resolution urges the Florida Legislature and Governor to take comprehensive and meaningful action to reduce and mitigate the proliferation of single-use plastic bags and the negative impact on our environment.
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Summary Explanation/ Background:
In 2008, the Florida Legislature directed the Department of Environmental Protection to perform analysis as to whether or not there was a need for legislation related to the proliferation of plastics. On 2/1/10, FDEP issued a report, “Retail Bags Report to Legislature”, which outlined “how improperly discarded plastic bags can affect wildlife, marine life, landfill operation and flood control systems and explores the various approaches that other states and countries have taken to address this issue. Included in the report is a wide-ranging set of options for decreasing the number of bags being used as well as increasing the number of bags being recycled.”
FDEP’s 2010 report concluded “there are ways to reduce our dependency on these bags and to properly reuse or dispose of them” and recommended “that the Legislature review the available options and take action to discour...
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