Req. #12821
RESOLUTION NO. 3 8181
A RESOLUTION relating to solid waste management; authorizing the execution of
2 the Interlocal Agreement to Formalize the Partnership Between Pierce
3 County and the City of Tacoma for Solid Waste Programs through
December 31, 2020.
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WHEREAS, in November 2008, the Pierce County Council adopted the
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2008 Supplement to the Tacoma-Pierce County Solid Waste Management
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7 Plan ("2008 Supplement"), and
8 WHEREAS the focus of the 2008 Supplement is to move forward with
9 new strategic initiatives to build upon the existing solid waste and recycling
10 management systems in all of Pierce County ("County"), and
1 1 WHEREAS a critical item in the 2008 Supplement is the goal to reduce
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solid waste disposal through waste reduction and recycling programs, and
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14 WHEREAS the City and the County share a common goal to reduce, per
capita, solid waste disposed from a 2007 level of 4.5 pounds per day to a level
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16 of 1.09 pounds per day by the year 2031, and
1 7 WHEREAS the City agrees to work collaboratively with the County to
1 8 increase recycling and diversion programs and decrease the amount of solid
1 9 waste that is collected for landfill disposal, and
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WHEREAS the purpose of the proposed interlocal agreement is to
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22 establish the framework for the continued cooperation by the City and the
23 County in the development and impl...
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