City of Philadelphia - File #: 090882

• File #: 090882
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/3/2009
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the School District of Philadelphia's recycling policy, strategic goals, and educational program and to also review the District's diversion rate and expenses related to waste management.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Council President Verna, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Jones

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/3/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
12/3/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/3/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the School District of Philadelphia's recycling policy, strategic goals, and educational program and to also review the District's diversion rate and expenses related to waste management.
Body
WHEREAS, There are both environmental and economic benefits to improving the recycling programs throughout the Philadelphia School District; and

WHEREAS, A comprehensive recycling program in schools familiarizes students with the practice and benefits of recycling, therefore teaching students the value of recycling both at school and at home; and

WHEREAS, Recycling programs are less expensive to operate than waste collection and landfilling, which could lead to additional cost savings for the School District to put towards educational programs and facility improvements; and

WHEREAS, Section 10-724 of The Philadelphia Code entitled, "Commercial Sector Waste Management and Recycling," along with the Street Department's regulations and State law requires the School District of Philadelphia to recycle metal, paper, plastics, glass, and leaf waste; and

WHEREAS, The Street Department's regulations also require each school in the District to submit a recycling plan to the Department; and

WHEREAS, The Streets Department offers recycling collection services at no charge to all schools in the Philadelphia School District. Currently, about fifty percent of the schools participate. The Department also offers assistance to help schools develop recycling programs; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia has initiated a number of measures to increase the overall recycling rate by improving convenience, education, and collection services. Some of these major improvements include weekly residential recycling pick-up, street recycling receptacles, and the launch of the incentive-based recycling program, RecycleBank; and

WHEREAS, Comprehensive recycling programs in our scho...