County of Los AngelesCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration500 West Temple Street, Room 713, Los Angeles, California 90012

(213) 974-1101http://ceo.lacounty.gov

WILLIAM T FUJIOKAChief Executive Offcer

Board of SupervisorsGLORIA MOLINAFirst District

August 3, 2009MARK RIDLEY-THOMASSecond District

ZEV YAROSLAVSKYThird District

To: Supervisor Don Knabe, ChairmanSupervisor Gloria Molina

Supervisor Mark Ridley-ThomasSupervisor Zev YaroslavskySupervisor Michael D. Antonovich

DON KNABEFourth District

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICHFifth District

From: William T Fujioka

Chief Executive Officer ~SINGLE USE BAG REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM AND EXPANDEDPOLYSTYRENE FOOD CONTAINERS - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT NO.6

On January 22, 2008, your Board adopted the County of Los Angeles' Single Use BagReduction and Recycling Program (Program), and instructed the Chief Executive Officerto implement the Program, in partnership with the Directors of Public Works, InternalServices, Public Health, and the Sanitation Districts, and key stakeholders including

large supermarkets and retail stores, the plastic bag industry, environmental

organizations, and recyclers. Your Board further directed staff to provide quarterlyprogress reports to the Board and to interested stakeholders (Attachment i).

On May 22, 2007, your Board also approved a number of actions related to the use ofexpanded polystyrene (EPS) food containers at County facilities, and at food serviceestablishments and retail stores in the unincorporated County areas. This quarterlyreport also provides an update of our efforts to implement the EPS program.

Single Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program

Proqram Activities and Citv Participation

During this reporting period, the Working Group and subcommittees convened on analternating monthly basis. Meetings were attended by representatives from Albertsons,plastic bag industry groups, environmental organizations, waste management industrygroups, a magazine publication, and various governmental entities. The Working Group

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Each SupervisorAugust 3,2009Page 2

further implemented Program components by disseminating outreach materials,attending community events, working with cities, visiting stores, and providing andsoliciting support for related legislation.

Partner cities have implemented public education and outreach efforts to encouragecommunity participation, including the following:

. Azusa - produced a recycling/conservation brochure that also promotes use ofreusable bags.

. Glendale - developed a public service announcement on the topic of single use bags

to air on the city's cable TV channel and to be distributed to local stores.

. Hermosa Beach - established a committee to focus on community outreach andimplementation of Program components.

. Pico Rivera - distributed recycled-content, reusable bags at a city event on

June 6, 2009.

Staff also continued to seek support for AB 87, the County-sponsored legislation, fromall cities within the County, and partner cities Glendale and Pico Rivera sent supportletters. Unfortunately, the legislation stalled in the Assembly Appropriations Committeeand thus cannot be acted upon until January 2010.

In cooperation with the California Grocers Association, staff continued to visitunincorporated County area stores. The visits have been beneficial in facilitatingdiscussions with store managers to encourage Program participation and provideresource information. Field verifications have also enabled staff to confirm and updatestore listings, as many stores have changed businesses, ceased operations, do notmeet the Program definition of retail stores, or were not originally identified. Of the166 stores listed to date, 71 qualify as Category 1 stores; 43 qualify as Category 2 or 3stores; and 52 are either no longer in business or are located in an incorporated city.

The American Chemistry Council's consultant, Plastic Recycling Corporation ofCalifornia, joined staff in visiting some Category 1 stores, which were provided withadditional information and assistance to enhance their plastic bag recycling programs.

Each SupervisorAugust 3,2009Page 3

Communitv Outreach

Outreach to communities continues as we develop plans for an ambitious publiceducation campaign at the end of the year that seeks to build on the success of the"A Day Without A Bag" promotion. This campaign, which will promote the use of

reusable bags and at-store recycling of single use bags, leverages partnerships withstores, media, environmental organizations, and industry to expand the reach andincrease the effectiveness of the Program. A meeting to initiate store partnerships wasconducted on July 29, 2009.

Staff also distributed educational and promotional materials, including the

Brag About Your Bag(ß reusable bags, at 10 community and environmentally-focusedevents, which included:

. Supervisor Yaroslavsky's Topanga Service Fair Event on May 16, 2009.

. The 7th Annual Commissioners Leadership Conference at the Music Center on

May 21,2009.

. The Department of Public Works hosted "Get Hip, Go Green" events in theunincorporated communities of East Los Angeles, BassetWalinda/San Jose Hills,Walnut Park, and Mesa Heights from June 6, 2009 through July 11, 2009.

A Spanish-language ad was published in California Verde magazine (June/July edition).

Draft Ordinance to Ban Plastic Carryout Baqs at Lame Supermarkets and Retail Stores

On February 20, 2009, a Superior Court judge ruled that the City of Manhattan Beachneeded to complete an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) piior to adopting theirordinance to ban plastic bags. This is similar to an August 2008 ruling requiring theCity of Oakland to complete an EIR prior to adopting a similar ordinance.

County Counsel is drafting an ordinance to ban plastic bags to be considered by yourBoard. Accordingly, we are working with County Counsel, DPW, and a consultant toprepare a Countywide EIR, which will be submitted for consideration with the draftordinance in July 2010.

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Cateqorv 2 and 3 Stores in the Unincorporated Countv Areas

Upon fully implementing the Program objectives in Category 1 supermarkets and largedrugstores within the unincorporated County areas, the effectiveness of the Programwill be evaluated by the Working Group. The evaluation will assist in determining theviability of expanding the voluntary Program to include Category 2 convenience andfranchise stores, and Category 3 small stores in the unincorporated County.

Expanded Polystyrene Food Containers

Consultant Studv

Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) completed a study in July 2009 entitled,"EPS Food Containers Alternative Products Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment." Thestudy identified current EPS usage with respect to safety, functionality, cost, andenvironmental compatibility. It also identified effective alternative food containerscurrently available for use by County departments. Based on the study, as well asindependent research by RPN regarding best practices and potential impacts of foodservice ware products, a "Responsible Purchasing Guide to Food Containers" was

developed. According to the life-cycle data provided, RPN concludes that the wastemanagement of any food service container is a key factor in its emissions footprint.

Specífically, RPN recommends that Los Angeles County and its contractors:

. Cease the purchase and use of EPS food containers at all County operations.

. Use reusable food containers wherever feasible.

. Use food containers made from bagasse and other agricultural waste productswherever reusables are not feasible and disposables will be composted or landfilled.

. Use food containers made from paper wherever reusables are not feasible anddisposables will be recycled.

. Use cups made from polylactic acid (PLA) for cold beverages wherever reusableproducts are not feasible.

Each SupervisorAugust 3, 2009Page 5

Feasibiltv of Phasinq Out EPS Food Containers at Countv Facilties

The consultant's recommendations will be discussed among the Working Group inAugust 2009, and a recommendation will be presented to your Board inSeptember 2009. The anticipated effective date for phasing out EPS food containers atCounty facilities is November 1, 2009, at which time departments would use up existingsupplies and begin procurement of new products based on recommendations of thestudy.

Feasibiltv of Phasinq Out EPS Food Containers at Food Service Establishments andRetail Stores in the Unincorporated Countv Areas

In collaboration with the Working Group, the effectiveness of alternatives to EPS foodcontainers will be evaluated after implementing alternatives at County facilties.Findings from the Life-Cycle Assessments of baseline and alternative products will alsobe considered. The feasibility of expanding the EPS restriction to unincorporatedCounty retail stores and food service establishments wil be determined based on thisevaluation.

EPS Recvclinq

Concurrent with efforts to develop alternatives to EPS food container products, theviability of recycling EPS food containers generated from County facilities has beeninvestigated. We have determined that certain County operations provide anopportunity to fully and separately collect EPS materials for recycling by an outsidevendor at no cost. The Sheriffs Department, Internal Services Department (ISD),

County Counsel, DPW, and CEO collaborated to develop the scope of work for aone-year contract to recycle EPS material from Sheriff facilities. Services would includeroutine collection of post-consumer polystyrene food trays and product packaging forrecycling.

The contract also provides the County with the option, upon mutual agreement by theselected vendor, to extend the agreement for up to two additional one-year periodsand/or expand the effort to other County facilities. ISD is in the process of soliciting bidsand expects to have an executed contract by the end of August 2009.

Each SupervisorAugust 3, 2009Page 6

Summary

Attached is a more detailed status of the Single Use Bag Reduction and Recycling andEPS Programs. The next quarterly report will be submitted to your Board byNovember 1,2009. If you have any questions regarding this progress report, pleasecontact me, or your staff may contact Burt Kumagawa at (213) 893-9742, or via e-mailat bkumaQawa((ceo.lacountV.Qov.

WTF:LSDSP:BK:os

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c: All Department HeadsSanitation Districts of Los Angeles CountySapphos Environmental, Inc. (M. Campbell)

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eval

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impl

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min

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leve

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be p

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form

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rec

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med

thro

ugh

stor

e vi

sits

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Sta

ff co

ntin

ues

to c

oord

inat

e w

ith in

dust

ry r

epre

sent

ativ

es to

obtain curbside recycling data; and coordinate with

stor

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d th

e S

tate

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oard

to o

btai

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data

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sits

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that

mos

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ge s

tore

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ll re

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gs a

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r pl

astic

bag

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uch

feat

ures

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maj

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ores

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or o

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ticip

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vels

wil

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sele

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afo

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cogn

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d aw

ardi

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cam

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are

also

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with

pla

stic

bag

man

ufac

ture

rs to

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the

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gle-

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of

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se s

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t cur

rent

ly s

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ct to

the

Sta

te's

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requ

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ents

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outr

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e un

inco

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benc

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se a

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ore

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ther

wis

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to e

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a ba

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ill b

e tr

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1. 30 percent reduction by July 1, 2010

2. 65 percent reduction by July 1, 2013

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by

affe

cted

sto

res

in th

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inco

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for

the

Boa

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con

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ratio

n to

ban

pla

stic

bag

s in

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corp

orat

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(EIR

) w

ill b

e pr

epar

ed b

y a

cons

ulta

nt to

acc

ompa

ny th

eor

dina

nce.

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rder

to a

llow

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publ

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nd c

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mee

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r th

e ho

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season, the EIR and ordinance wil be submitted to your Board

for

cons

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atio

n in

Jul

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10.

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200

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the

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led

alawsuit challenging. the Board's January 22, 2008, action

adop

ting

the

volu

ntar

y pr

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m. I

n A

pril

2009

, the

Cou

nty

and

Coa

litio

n pa

rtic

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ed in

med

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n to

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erm

ine

if a

gree

men

tm

ight

be

reac

hed

on p

artic

ular

poi

nts

of c

onte

ntio

n. N

ose

ttem

ent h

as b

een

reac

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as o

f thi

s da

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tly, t

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s ar

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r th

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the

Cou

rt w

ill h

ear

argu

men

ts a

nd r

ule

on th

e m

erits

of t

he w

rit.

. Since an ordinance banning plastic bags would eliminate the

need

for

any

env

iron

men

tal m

essa

ging

, oth

er m

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sar

e be

ing

eval

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as v

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ag L

itter

. Repeal State law that prevents local government

from

impo

sing

a fe

e on

pla

stic

car

ryou

t bag

s.

. Implement a Statewide fee on plastic carryout bags,

with

rev

enue

dir

ecte

d to

loca

l gov

ernm

ents

on

ape

r-ca

pita

bas

is, o

r es

tabl

ish

Stat

ewid

e be

nchm

arks

to r

educ

e co

nsum

ptio

n an

d in

crea

se a

t-st

ore

recy

clin

g of

pla

stic

car

ryou

t bag

s.

. Require an environmental awareness message on

plas

tic c

arry

out b

ags

desc

ribin

g th

e ne

gativ

e im

pact

sof

litte

red

plas

tic c

arry

out b

ags

on th

e en

viro

nmen

tan

d w

ildlif

e, a

nd th

e ne

ed to

use

reu

sabl

e ba

gs.

City

Act

ions

and

Rel

ated

Liti

gatio

n

DU

E D

AT

E

2009

Legi

slat

ive

Yea

r

On July 17, 2007, the City of Oakland adopted an I Not Applicable

ordi

nanc

e ba

nnin

g th

e di

strib

utio

n of

pla

stic

car

ryou

tba

gs, a

llow

ing

only

pap

er o

r co

mpo

stab

le s

ingl

e us

eba

gs. O

n A

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t 3, 2

007,

the

plas

tic b

ag in

dust

ry fi

led

suit

in A

lam

eda

Sup

erio

r C

ourt

to b

lock

impl

emen

tatio

nof

the

ordi

nanc

e, a

rgui

ng th

at th

e C

ity fa

iled

to a

naly

zeth

e po

tent

ial e

nviro

nmen

tal i

mpa

ct o

f the

ord

inan

ce a

sre

quire

d by

the

CE

QA

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spon

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d A

B 8

7 (D

avis

), w

hich

has

bec

ome

a tw

o-year bill and will be taken up again

in January 2010, includes

the following key provisions:

. A per bag fee

. Per

cent

age

of f

ee r

even

ue r

etur

ned

to in

divi

dual

sto

res

. Percentage of fee revenue distributed to local governments

on p

er c

apita

bas

is. F

ee e

xem

ptio

ns fo

r pa

rtic

ipan

ts in

the

Wom

en, I

nfan

ts, a

ndC

hild

ren

(WIC

) an

d fo

od s

tam

p pr

ogra

ms

. Environmental message requirement omitted due to

the

fact

that

ther

e w

as s

igni

fican

t sup

port

from

var

ious

sta

keho

lder

sfo

r ab

ove

prov

isio

ns, w

hich

wer

e de

emed

to b

e po

sitiv

eel

emen

ts o

f leg

isla

tion.

AB

68

(Bro

wnl

ey),

whi

ch c

onta

ins

sim

ilar

prov

isio

ns to

AB

87,

has

also

bec

ome

a tw

o-ye

ar b

ilL.

In 2008, the Superior Court ruled that the City of Oakland's

ordi

nanc

e di

d no

t com

ply

with

CE

OA

, thu

s vo

idin

g th

eor

dina

nce.

The

City

has

not

pur

sued

furt

her

actio

n.

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City Actions and Related Litigation

(con

tinue

d)

In 2

008,

the

Los

Ang

eles

City

Cou

ncil

vote

d to

ban

plas

tic b

ags

by J

uly

1, 2

010,

if a

sta

tew

ide

fee

onpl

astic

bag

s is

not

impl

emen

ted

by th

at ti

me,

and

phas

e-ou

t EP

S fo

od c

onta

iner

s th

roug

hout

City

oper

atio

ns o

ver

the

next

two

year

s as

follo

ws:

Not

App

licab

le

. By July 1, 2008 for City departments

. By July 1, 2009 for City-permitted events

. By July 1, 2010 for lease and concession

agre

emen

ts

. Gardena

. Palo Alto

. Manhattan Beach

. Santa Monica

On

Feb

ruar

y 20

, 200

9, a

Sup

erio

r C

ourt

judg

e ru

led

that

the

City

of Manhattan Beach needed to complete an Environmental

Impa

ct R

epor

t pri

or to

ado

ptin

g an

ord

inan

ce b

anni

ng p

last

icbags; the City is appealing this decision. The Coalition took

sim

ilar

actio

ns w

ith th

e C

ity o

f Pal

o A

lto o

n A

pril

21, 2

009.

On

July

28,

200

9, P

alo

Alto

and

the

Coa

litio

n se

ttled

the

law

suit.

The

set

tlem

ent r

equi

res

the

City

to c

ompl

ete

an E

IR p

rior

toex

pand

ing

the

Ord

inan

ce to

oth

er s

tore

s.

Sin

ce 2

008,

the

follo

win

g ci

ties

have

take

n ac

tion

to b

an j

Not

App

licab

leth

e us

e of

pla

stic

bag

s, a

nd in

som

e ca

ses,

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er b

ags:

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edre

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nmen

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mpa

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PS

food

cont

aine

rs, a

ltern

ativ

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EP

S, a

nd c

ase

stud

ies

from

othe

r ju

risd

ictio

ns. T

he r

epor

t, w

hich

was

rev

iew

ed b

yst

akeh

olde

rs, i

nter

est g

roup

s, a

nd C

ount

y de

part

men

ts,

mad

e th

e fo

llow

ing

findi

ngs

and

reco

mm

enda

tions

:

1. R

epla

cing

EP

S fo

od c

onta

iner

s w

ith r

eusa

ble

and

dura

ble

good

s, w

here

fea

sibl

e, w

ould

hav

e th

ehi

ghes

t pos

itive

impa

ct o

n th

e en

viro

nmen

t.

2. P

rohi

bitin

g th

e pu

rcha

se a

nd u

se o

f EP

S fo

odco

ntai

ners

at C

ount

y op

erat

ions

wou

ld b

e fe

asib

le fo

rth

e m

ajor

ity o

f dep

artm

ents

sin

ce E

PS

use

ism

oder

ate

and

seve

ral d

epar

tmen

ts a

lrea

dy u

seal

tern

ativ

e pr

oduc

ts.

3. A

ltern

ativ

e pr

oduc

ts m

ay b

e si

gnifi

cant

ly m

ore

expe

nsiv

e de

pend

ing

on m

ater

ial u

sed,

man

ufac

turin

gpr

oces

s, a

nd d

urab

ilty

of th

e pr

oduc

t. T

his

may

be

espe

cial

ly c

ritic

al f

or d

epar

tmen

ts in

whi

ch h

ealth

,sa

fety

, and

/or

secu

rity

is a

n op

erat

iona

l iss

ue s

ince

viab

le a

ltern

ativ

e pr

oduc

ts a

re m

uch

mor

e lim

ited.

Spec

ific

Pro

gram

Com

pone

nts

(EPS

)

DU

E D

AT

E

Indi

cate

d be

low

by P

rogr

amE

lem

ent

. iSO to revise Countywide Purchasing Policy to I October 2008

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ive

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uct h

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An

Oct

ober

15,

200

8 st

atus

rep

ort t

o yo

ur B

oard

rec

omm

ende

d:

. Retention of a consultant by the Internal Services

Dep

artm

ent (

ISO

) to

sup

plem

ent t

he fi

ndin

gs o

f the

DP

Wre

port

by

furt

her

stud

ying

EP

S u

sage

and

spe

cify

ing

pref

erre

d al

tern

ativ

e pr

oduc

ts b

ased

on

the

follo

win

gal

tern

ativ

e pr

oduc

t hie

rarc

hy:

1. Reusable and durable goods

2. Biodegradable single-use products

3. Recyclable single-use products

4. Other non-EPS products

5. E

PS

pro

duct

s (c

ases

whe

re w

aive

r is

app

rove

d)

. Revision of the Countywide Purchasing Policy by ISD to

inco

rpor

ate

the

alte

rnat

ive

prod

uct h

iera

rchy

.

. Completion of life cycle analyses to examine the

com

para

tive

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

s of

EPS

and

alte

rnat

ives

.

Subject to approval by your Board, November 1, 2009 is

reco

mm

ende

d fo

r th

e ph

ase-

out o

f E

PS f

ood

cont

aine

rs a

tC

ount

y fa

cilit

ies.

We

are

wor

king

with

iSO

, the

Ene

rgy

&Environment Policy Team, and Departmental Recycling

Coo

rdin

ator

s to

pre

pare

for

this

pot

entia

l act

ion.

. Com

plet

ed. A

dditi

onal

find

ings

from

the

cons

ulta

nt's

stu

dyw

ill b

e in

corp

orat

ed in

to th

is p

olic

y as

app

licab

le.

PR

OG

RA

M E

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TD

UE

DA

TE

Spe

cific

Pro

gram

Com

pone

nts

(EP

S)

(con

tinue

d)

· ISO to retàin a consultant to study product I November 2008;

alte

rnat

ives

, est

ablis

h de

part

men

tal p

urch

asin

g O

ngoi

nggu

idel

ines

, and

com

plet

e a

life

cycl

e an

alys

is.

. Energy & Environment Policy Team (EET) to develop

EP

S o

utre

ach

prog

ram

and

info

rm d

epar

tmen

ts.

Mar

ch 2

009

. Con

sulta

nt to

com

plet

e st

udy

and

life

cycl

e an

alys

is.

July

200

9

Task 1: Establish consumption baseline

Tas

k 2:

Ana

lyze

pro

duct

s by

func

tion

Tas

k 3:

Dev

elop

alte

rnat

ive

prod

ucts

list

ing,

pric

ing

Tas

k 4:

Lif

e-cy

cle

asse

ssm

ent o

f ba

selin

epr

oduc

ts a

nd p

ropo

sed

alte

rnat

ive

prod

ucts

Task 5: Final Report

. EE

T to

pro

vide

sem

i-an

nual

pro

gres

s re

port

s fo

r th

ree

Eve

ry s

ixyears on implementing the restriction at County months for three

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ding

s fr

om th

e co

nsul

tant

's s

tudy

will

be

disc

usse

d w

ithth

e W

orki

ng G

roup

in A

ugus

t 200

9; r

ecom

men

datio

ns w

il be

pres

ente

d to

the

Boa

rd in

Sep

tem

ber

2009

.

. On July 29 2009, Public Works updated the EET regarding

the

Life

Cyc

le S

tudy

find

ings

and

the

EP

S r

ecyc

ling

pilo

tpr

ogra

m w

ith th

e Sh

erif

f. P

ublic

Wor

ks a

lso

dist

ribu

ted

a fa

ctsheet and contact info to participating Department

repr

esen

tativ

es.

. Tasks 1 and 2 completed in March 2009; and Tasks

3, 4

, and

5 co

mpl

eted

in J

uly

2009

.

. RPN

con

clud

es th

at th

e w

aste

dis

posa

l of

any

food

ser

vice

cont

aine

r is

the

key

fact

or in

its

emis

sion

s fo

otpr

int.

· RPN

rec

omm

ends

that

the

Cou

nty

and

its c

ontr

acto

rs:

- C

ease

pur

chas

e an

d us

e of

EP

S fo

od c

onta

iner

s at

all

Cou

nty

oper

atio

ns.

- U

se r

eusa

ble

food

con

tain

ers

if f

easi

ble.

- U

se f

ood

cont

aine

rs m

ade

from

bag

asse

and

oth

erag

ricul

tura

l was

te p

rodu

cts

if re

usab

les

are

not f

easi

ble

and

disp

osab

les

wil

be c

ompo

sted

or

land

fille

d.-

Use

foo

d co

ntai

ners

mad

e fr

om p

aper

if r

eusa

bles

are

not

feas

ible

and

dis

posa

bles

will

be

recy

cled

.-

Use

cup

s m

ade

from

pol

ylac

tic a

cid

(PLA

) fo

r co

ldbe

vera

ges

if re

usab

le p

rodu

cts

are

not f

easi

ble.

. Progress reports wil also include any impacts to

depa

rtm

enta

l ope

ratio

ns; t

he f

irst

pro

gres

s re

port

, ass

umin

gth

at a

res

tric

tion

is e

ffect

ive

Nov

embe

r 1,

200

9, w

ould

be

subm

itted

by

May

1, 2

010.

PR

OG

RA

M E

LEM

EN

T

Spe

cific

Pro

gram

Com

pone

nts

(EP

S)

(con

tinue

d)

. Wor

king

Gro

up to

exp

lore

opp

ortu

nitie

s to

enh

ance

educ

atio

n/ou

trea

ch o

n al

tern

ativ

es to

EP

S p

rodu

cts.

. DP

W to

eva

luat

e th

e fe

asib

ility

of i

mpl

emen

ting

a pi

lot

effo

rt a

imed

at r

ecyc

ling

EP

S fo

od c

onta

iner

s fr

om th

eS

herif

f Dep

artm

ent.

Pha

sing

Out

EP

S F

ood

Con

tain

ers

inU

ninc

orpo

rate

d C

ount

y A

reas

. DP

W to

eva

luat

e th

e re

stric

tion

on C

ount

yde

part

men

ts, c

ondu

ct o

utre

ach

effo

rt, a

nd d

evel

opB

oard

rec

omm

enda

tions

on

feas

ibili

ty o

f ex

pand

ing

the

rest

rict

ion

to u

ninc

orpo

rate

d C

ount

y ar

eas.

. Wor

king

Gro

up to

sol

icit

inpu

t fro

m s

take

hold

ers

and

affe

cted

foo

d se

rvic

e es

tabl

ishm

ents

/ret

ail s

tore

sre

gard

ing

unin

corp

orat

ed C

ount

y ar

eas

prog

ram

.

DU

E D

AT

E

No date

spec

ifie

d

Aug

ust 2

009

No

date

spec

ifie

d

. Wor

king

Gro

up to

com

plet

e ev

alua

tion,

taki

ng in

to I

Janu

ary

2010

acco

unt t

he c

onsu

ltant

's fi

ndin

gs o

n en

viro

nmen

tally

frie

ndly

alte

rnat

ives

and

life

cyc

le a

naly

sis

exam

inin

gco

mpa

rativ

e en

viro

nmen

tal i

mpa

cts

of E

PS

and

alte

rnat

ive

prod

ucts

.

. Working Group to report recommendations to the I Spring 2010

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rd, i

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ding

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redu

cing

EP

S fo

od c

onta

iner

litte

r w

ill b

e de

velo

ped.

. Staff developed a scope of work for EPS food container

recy

clin

g pr

ogra

m, I

SD

is in

the

proc

ess

of s

olic

iting

bid

s; a

nex

ecut

ed c

ontr

act i

s ex

pect

ed b

y A

ugus

t 200

9.

Upo

n fu

lly im

plem

entin

g al

tern

ativ

e pr

oduc

ts a

t Cou

nty

oper

atio

ns (

Pha

se i)

, the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

the

EP

S r

estr

ictio

n w

illbe

eva

luat

ed in

col

labo

ratio

n w

ith th

e W

orki

ng G

roup

. The

feas

ibilt

y of

exp

andi

ng th

e E

PS r

estr

ictio

n to

uni

ncor

pora

ted

County area retail stores and food service establishments

(Pha

se II

) w

ill b

e de

term

ined

in c

olla

bora

tion

with

sta

keho

lder

s.

PR

OG

RA

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TD

UE

DA

TE

STA

TU

S

Boa

rd a

dopt

ed S

tate

Leg

isla

tive

Posi

tion

toR

educ

e E

PS F

ood

Con

tain

er L

itter

. The

CE

O a

nd D

PW

will

con

tinue

to m

onito

r le

gisl

atio

nin

trod

uced

in fu

ture

yea

rs r

elat

ed to

EP

S.

No

date

spec

ifie

dA

S 1

358

has

been

mov

ed to

the

Ass

embl

y In

activ

e F

ile.

. Req

uire

Sta

te a

genc

ies

and

cont

ract

ors

to u

tilze

I 20

09 L

egis

lativ

eal

tern

ativ

es to

EPS

foo

d co

ntai

ner

prod

ucts

. Yea

rA

ssem

bly

Mem

bers

Hill

and

Nav

a in

trod

uced

AS

1358

, whi

chw

ould

hav

e pr

ohib

ited.

foo

d ve

ndor

s fr

om d

ispe

nsin

g pr

epar

edfo

od to

cus

tom

ers

in d

ispo

sabl

e E

PS

food

con

tain

ers.

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