HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 83-07 RESOLUTION NO .R7-83
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD URGING PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL #136
REQUIRING A DEPOSIT ON ALL DISPOSABLE BEVER�GE
CONTAINERS .
WHEREAS , each year thousands of cans and bottles are
discarded on Texas highways and other public lands ; and
WHEREAS , by throwing away cans and bottles instead of
recycling them, natural resources are wasted and the beauty
of Texas waterways , countryside and roadways is marred ; and
WHEREAS , in 1982 , Texans spent over 12 million dollars
for litter pick-uplby the Texas Highway Department , a goodly
portion being disposable beverage containers ; and
WHEREAS , House Bill 136 , now in committee and soon to be
voted on b� the Texas State Legislature , requires a deposit
on all disposab�_e beverage containers ; and
WHEREAS , House Bill 136 would also ban detachable ring
tabs and requires that all carrying devices that hold cans
and bottles tpgethe� be bio-degradable ; and ,
WHEREAS , it is a proven fact that in States which have
adopted container deposit laws , beverage container litter has
been reduced as much as 750 ;
NOW, THERE�QRE , BE IT RESOLVED BX THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OP FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ;
THAT the Friendswood City Council urges passage of House
Bill 136 by the Texas Legislature as a means of saving the
taxpayers money in lit�ter clean-up costs , conserving natural
resources by recycling containers , and protecting the beauty
o� our env�ronment .
APPRQVED AND ADOPTEU by trie Frier.dswood City Council this
the llth day of Ap��il , 1983 .
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Mayor Ralph L. Lowe