A. The purpose of this article is to mandate the collection and recycling of recyclables generated from residential properties to protect the public safety, health, and welfare; ensure that the city continues to meet statemandated diversion requirements; reduce landfill dependency; conserve resources; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and advance the city's ongoing efforts to create a more sustainable city.
B. The city council finds and determines as follows:
1. The California Integrated Waste Management Act, commonly known as AB 939 (California Public Resources Code Sections 40000 et seq.), requires local jurisdictions to divert a minimum of fifty (50) percent of discarded materials away from disposal in landfills;
2. The recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and other recyclables collected from city residents is a critical component of the city's ongoing measures to meet the mandatory diversion requirement imposed by state law, and without an effective recycling program the city would not be able to comply with this requirement; and
3. Providing for the collection and recycling of recyclables protects and promotes the public health, safety, and welfare by: (a) reducing the city's dependence on landfills and thereby reducing costs and environmental effects associated with landfill use; (b) conserving resources by recycling materials for reuse rather than disposing these materials in landfills; and (c) reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting waste to landfills located in remote areas. (Ord. 2013-0009 § 3)