Resolution 1357RESOLUTION NO. 1357
WHEREAS, the State of Washington's Waste Not Washington Act ESHB 1671 of 1989, is
a comprehensive solid waste management bill that establishes the fundamental strategies of
waste reduction and source separation of solid wastes; and
WHEREAS, the Waste Not Washington Act also established an aggressive state goal to
achieve a fifty percent recycling rate by 1995, which included the efforts of local
governments to help achieve this goal by including waste reduction and recycling elements
in their own comprehensive solid waste management plans; and
WHEREAS, the Washington Department of Ecology issued in 2004 a state solid and
hazardous waste plan titled "Beyond Waste Plan" as required under Chapter 70.95 and
Chapter 70.105, Revised Code of Washington [RCW] to be developed and regularly
updated (updated in 2009 and 2015), which is a 30 year plan for eliminating wastes and the
use of toxic substances; and
WHEREAS, the Beyond Waste Plan is the state plan to support the waste management
hierarchy established in the main solid and hazardous waste statutes which both identify
waste reduction as the highest priority. The 30-year vision outlined in the Beyond Waste
Plan seeks to eliminate most solid wastes and toxics and use any remaining waste products
as resources; and
WHEREAS, the Beyond Waste Plan uses a sustainable materials management approach
that looks at the full life cycle of materials from the design and manufacturing phase,
through the use phase and to the end -of -life phase when the material is either disposed of
or recycled, which is an approach also used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
and
WHEREAS, the Snohomish County 2013 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan
embraces the State strategies and goals, including the Beyond Waste Plan, and has a vision
that shifts to a more sustainable future, where people are generating less waste and
handling wastes they do generate using environmentally sound and approaches; and
WHEREAS, the Snohomish County 2013 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan
includes waste prevention, reduction of waste and toxic materials pollution prevention,
reuse, recycling, and equitable and efficient waste collection services for County
residences and businesses, and supports product stewardship that acknowledges that not all
products and packaging are suitable for reuse or recycling and that some products require
special handling for disposal such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other hazardous
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waste; and acknowledges that the reduction of waste and toxics, pollution prevention and
reuse, make up the highest tier of the solid waste hierarchy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds is a signatory on the interlocal agreement to follow the
County's Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan and indeed continually carries
out waste reduction and recycling actions and activities as outlined in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, Zero Waste is a philosophy and visionary goal that supports the Beyond
Waste Plan and is ethical, economical, and efficient and will guide people in changing their
lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials
are designed to become resources for others to use; and
WHEREAS, Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to
systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials,
conserve and recover all resources, and not dispose of them; and
WHEREAS, implementing Zero Waste strives to eliminate all discharges to land, water or
air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health; and
WHEREAS, Edmonds 2015 Comprehensive Plan identifies Zero Waste as a strategic goal
for consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Edmonds
hereby adopts both Zero Waste and Beyond Waste as long-term goals in order to prevent
and eliminate waste and pollution in the extraction, manufacture, transportation, storage,
use, reuse, and recycling of materials. These goals can be achieved through action plans
and strategies that significantly prevent and reduce waste and pollution.
These strategies will include 1) encouraging residents, businesses and agencies to use,
reuse, and recycle materials judiciously, in addition to encouraging manufacturers to
produce and market less toxic and more durable, repairable, recycled, and recyclable
products; 2) investigating mandatory waste collection in support of the Snohomish County
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan; and 3) investigating construction and
demolition waste source separation strategies such as permit incentives, mandatory source
separation and recycling, education and outreach.
In order to establish short- and long-term goals, and monitor city efforts, City staff will
first identify quantitative metrics and establish dependable baseline measurements. Staff
may collaborate with the Climate Protection Committee to assist in program evaluation.
Data measures should mirror State and County measures when possible, and should
include reasonably attainable local per capita rates, and other pertinent data. Quantitative
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targets should strive to meet or exceed State and County targets and be updated
accordingly.
RESOLVED this 191h day of April, 2016.
CITY EDMONDS
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MAYOR, DAVE EARLING
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 15, 2016
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: April 19, 2016
RESOLUTION NO. 1357
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