After due investigation and consideration, the city council finds:
(a) It is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Chicago to promote recycling as a key part of a comprehensive solid waste management plan, which will ensure that all municipal waste is disposed of in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner.
(b) It is in the interest of the City of Chicago and its taxpayers to maximize the use of source reduction, recycling, and composting methods, thereby reducing the economic expenditures and environmental burdens associated with other waste management options in the long term, even if some short-term increase in the overall cost of solid waste management results.
(c) It is in the best interest of the City of Chicago as a purchaser and consumer of goods to aid in the development of secondary materials markets by purchasing products made with recycled content wherever practicable and to assure a continuous supply of secondary materials sufficient to meet demand for the production of useful commodities and for the economy by establishing and promoting a program of recycling used and discarded materials.
(d) It is in the best interest of the City of Chicago to create a recycling program that provides opportunities for everyone in the city to recycle to ensure a varied and comprehensive citywide recycling program.
(Prior code § 99.1-1; Added Coun. J. 2-28-90, p. 12605; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978)