HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 2/16/2021 - Powerpoint Presentation Re: Mitigating Plastics Pollution1Mitigating Plastics Pollution
Molly Saylor
2-16-2021
STRATEGIC
ALIGNMENT
Environmental Health
•4.4 Zero waste
•4.9 Poudre River health
BUDGET
Midcycle funding
•$35K each for
macroplastics and
microplastics
Plastics Pollution
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COUNCIL
PRIORITY
Plastics Pollution
•Microplastics
•Macroplastics
Key Ordinance Details
Type of policy Fee details Impacted
businesses
Program
Hybrid –banning
plastic bags,
putting fee on
paper bags
12-cent fee on
paper bags
50-50 split
between grocers
and City
Large grocers
over 10,000 sq ft.
Requires grocer
fee revenue plan
Plastic Pollution
Mitigation and Solid
Waste Reduction
Program
Covers direct and
systems costs
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Additional Ordinance Details
Implementation Enforcement Risk Mitigation
•May 1, 2022
•Income qualified fee
exemption
•Compliance audit & data
collection
•Civil penalties
•Annual reporting
including performance
measures
•Public health
•Supply chain
•Start date
•Equity
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Possible Changes to Ordinance
Question 1: Would Council prefer to keep or remove the section of ordinance
affirming Council’s right to extend this ordinance to other items or retailers in the
future?
Question 2: Would Council prefer to make the ordinance contingent upon the
repeal of the State pre-emption?
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Plastic Pollution Ordinance
Ordinance contains following key policy elements:
•Hybrid approach –ban plastic bags, 12-cent fee on paper
•Large grocers
•Fee split 50-50 between City and grocers
•Creates Plastic Pollution Mitigation and Solid Waste Reduction
Program
•Income-qualified exemption
Resolution to refer the ordinance to the April ballot
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