1989-29 Supporting HS 106, Establishing a Hazardous Waste Reduction and Recycling Program.BY: Mayor Selby
Recommended bAorough Engineer
Introduced:
Adopted: 5/04/89
5/04/89
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 89-29-R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SUPPORTING
HOUSE BILL 706, ESTABLISHING A HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION
AND RECYCLING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, several thousand pounds of hazardous waste are added
to the nation's environment for every person in the United States each year,
and
WHEREAS, hazardous substances have been improperly disposed of
at more than 200 known or suspected sites in the state, including 40
regulated public water supply systems that have been contaminated, and more
sites are discovered each year, and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States, in adopting the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments in 1984, established a national policy
that wherever feasible, the generation of hazardous waste should be reduced
or eliminated as expeditiously as possible, and
WHEREAS, by reducing or eliminating hazardous waste before it is
generated, hazardous waste source reduction efforts can be more effective
i than traditional "endrof-the-pipe" pollution abatement strategies, and
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WHEREAS, hazardous waste reduction can improve workplace safety
as well as lower waste management and regulatory compliance costs, and
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WHEREAS, while some large businesses have successfully
undertaken hazardous waste reduction initiatives, small businesses have a
Particular need for information and technical assistance regarding
Opportunities to reduce the generation of hazardous waste, and
WHEREAS, hazardous waste reduction and recycling efforts are
Increasingly recognized by both business interests and the general public as
an economically and environmentally
and liabilities resulting`w3ponse to the increasing cost
from hazardous waste generation; s
Resolution. No. 89-29-R
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly that the Alaska State Legislature is urged to pass House Bill 106,
and establish a hazardous waste reduction and recycling program; provide for
hazardous waste reduction matching grants; and establish priorities for the
promotion of hazardous waste management practices.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 4th DAY OF MAY, 1989.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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