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SB 343
Senate Bill 343 mandates supplemental materials that have been
received by the City Clerk's office that relate to an agenda item after
the agenda packets have been distributed to the City Council be
available to the public.
The attached document was received in the City Clerk's office after
distribution of the September 21, 2010 City Council meeting agenda
packet.
09/21 /10 8.2
From: Kenny, Ryan _.~.,.,.,~.._. _ _~mJ
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:30 PM
To: Tim Sbranti; Kasie Hildenbrand; Don Biddle; Kevin Hart; Kate Ann Scholz
Cc: Caroline Soto; citymanager@dublin.ca.gov; Martha Aja
Subject: Re: Polystyrene Food Service Ware Policy
Dear Honorable Members of the Dublin City Council,
Please find attached comments from the American Chemistry Council concerning the proposed
polystyrene food service policy included in Agenda Item 8.2.
We appreciate your consideration of our views, and would be pleased to answer any questions you may
have.
Sincerely,
Ryan Kenny
Manager, State Affairs
American Chemistry Council
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Chemistry
Councll~
September 21, 2010
The Honorable Tim ~branti
Mayor, City of Dublin
100 Civic Pfaza
Dublin, CA 94566
Dear Mayor Sbranti:
F2E: F4LYSTYR~NE FOOD S~RVICE WARE POLICY
The American C}ismistry Council (F~CC)' - a national trade association whose me~t~bership includes
ma+iufaeturers of take-aut food service packaging - would like to st~t~mit comments offering support for an
ameneled resolution on food service policy if the focus is changed from the City's ban on p~~rciiasing palystyrene
food service products for city events, meetings, and offices.
We believe if the City of Dubliri is serious ahout achievin~ zero v~~aste, the draft resolution should be amended to
focus or~ ALL takeo~it food packaging arici ~~equire they be "com~ostable" or "recyclab(e," regardless of r7iateriai
type, not jusk polystyrene. As drafted, tlais resolution will sirnply be a shift frorn one material ty~ae of fitter to
anoft~er. Such ar~ arnendment avaicis arbitrarily creating "~vinners" and "losers" in the markekplace and instead
incentivizes manufacturers ta agyressively ~vork with the city; restaurants, waste haul~rs, recyclers, and others to
esfablish the infrastructure fo meet either the "recyciabie' or "compostable" criteria.
This a~proach wo~ild have bokh environmental and economic benefits. Because expanded ~olystyrene food
service (EPS) containers are lighter and tiave less volu~ne than alternatives, a ban on these products wouid place
an aclditionai burden on fhe landfill. And, such a resti~ictiori would remove the flexibility of tlie City ko irl~pfement
desirable recycling programs, and it v~ould increase costs. For example, the l.os Angeles County Sheriff's
Department is c~~rrenfly planning to recycle FPS and ~~as estimated thal ~ ban would increase iks operating costs
hy a shocking 251°Io ~ercent - over $280,OOQ - per year.)
San Francisco Lesson ~
The Dublin draft resolution wiN only repeat the experience made by the Ci#y of San ~rancisca. A recently
completed liiter audit revealed the city's ban of ~olystyrene footl service had not reduced litter and instead found
thak a 36°/p reduction iri polystyrene litter was offset bv an incr~ase of the same t~ercentaqe of coated
paperboard o~i_an item t~v_item basis. it is also importent to note that neither coated paperboard nor any
compostable foodservice "bbdagrade" if littered.
Seattle, WA Data
Aiso, several inciependent studies have der7~onstrated that banning poiystyrene foam could have significant
negative environmei~#at impacts because alternatives such as coated bleached paperboard and
"compostahles" generate sig-~ificantly more greenhouse qas ernissior~s, use more energy and generate
more solid waste'~23 Polystyrene #oam foad service ware ouerall is more sustainable ihan the alternatiae
products that are allowed ~rnder this proposed legislation.
1 Final Peer-Revietived Report: Life tycle Inventory of hoiystyrene Foam, E3leached Paperboard and Corrugated Aaper faodservice Products, franlclin
Associates, Ltd., prepared for Polystyrene Packaging Council, March 20Q6, http:J/vrww.nlasticsfoodservicepackagin~.org
2 Paper or Styrofoam, A Review o( the Environment~l Effeus o( Disposat~le Cups, University of Caiifomia at San Diego (UCSDj, Dec 200b
For example, as you can see from the attached indepencienk analysis`' by th~ City of Seattle, Washington, a
polystyrene food service ban would result in the following negative impacts:
+ IVon-renewable energy would increase 214%
• Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wouid increase 234%
• Qzone would incr~ase 134%
• Acidificatio~ would increase by 179%
• Etatrophication wouid increase by 104%
• Wast~ generated would increase by 240%
It is for these reasons ACC believes a materials-neutral approach rnakes sense environmentally and
economically. ACC and its members would welcome t~e opportunity to work with the ciiy to author a resolut+on
that avoids unintentled environmental consequences, while reducing litter and disposal of ali packaging types.
Thank you for the oppartunity to share this information. If you have any qciestions or comments, please do not
hesitate #o contact me at 916-448-2581 or via emaii at P.yan KennvC~americanchemistrV.com.
cc Members, City of Dublin City Gouncil
Ms. Joni Pattilla, City Manager
Ms. Martiia Aja
City Clerk
3 t.ife Cyde inventory of Foam and Coated Faperboard Alates, Peer-Reviewed Final Report, prepared for Pactiv Corporation, Frankiin Azsociates, Ltd., May
2008
4 Alternative to Disposable Shopping Bags and food Service item> Volume i, pre{,ared for Seattle Pubiic Utilities, lanuary 2008, Flerrera Environmentai
Consultants
Alt~~~~atives ~o I~ispc~sablc Sh~ppi~~g
Bags and Food S~rvi~e Ite~~1s
V~~ume T
Pj•ep~ic~eci far
Seatkle P~~lilic Utilities
~az~ua~y 200H
T1ie sf~adetl relcls in fl~e Tablc ~~-3 sla~w tlaos~; sfrategies witll liigliest reductio~ls ii~ ef~cl~ of tlie
ecu~it~mic e~sl ~nd envicon~nent~I burdet3 cat~gaJ'ies, co~np~red to tl~e stahts quc~. An ARF on all
disposable slipp~ir~g bags pro~~ides t].ie iilost etyvironmenta] gains (exce}~t for litter), and ~rc~vitles
£or muclz higher ove~~all ecoa3ouiic baius wlien iornt~t~red to tilt stc~itegies. Witl~ azt AP~I' o~i ~~11
bags, consumers ex~~erience sligl~tly Iess costs tha~~ with ~a plastic only ARF (dne fo ati
a~~tieipated iuci-ease i~~ reusable bagsj, and ih~ region ex~~erieiices mach t~iore econotnic cost {due
to ciccre~~seci paper productiaii}, l~gain, tt~e City aild i•ct~-ilci•s -nay botii ~eiiefit from reveii~ie
tu~dei- eiH~er ~ l~iastic onty oi• ~n all-b~g AItI'
Disposai~lc I~aod 5~~1•vicc Ite~tis
'1'he sti~ategies fo ac3clr~ss dis~~osablc f'aod 5e3~vice iteti~s were il3rrotived ta ti» follo~~~iug five f'oa~
tui~tlicr liFe c}rotc e~st/be~~e~t ~n~l c~~vu~onmcx~fal assess~ilctit~
Eiilia~lced eciucaiio~i; Begit~ a~aut~Iie oukre~ch, ecluc~tioii ancl ~~romotiUt~~tl
catnp~ii~u specifically fociised a~z ~wners/~~~a~tagers of restau~~~tlfs, e~ifes,
~z~~f eoffee sliops to encourage replace~i~~;~~t ~~f~ciis~~osf~l~le faod seivice
iteins ~vifl~ r~cyclal~lc or coin~~~~t~ble alternati~~es rna~~~~eci thr~tig31
~~ecycliESg ~nc! food ~v~ts~e coxnpostittg progr~~ans, Tliis «~olald i~eeonte p~i't
Qf SPU's c~ngoing reduce-i•cuse-i-ecycle ~nesss~giti~;. ~xp~ndcd polyslyr•cz~e
(BPS) ~~raclt~cts wottld [~e especiall5~ discouraged.
3~~-tl~~~z~cect ectt3cltion. plus ~ati ~n expaut(ecl }~o1~t~eiz~1~PS) protiucts:
Itn~3lementation of Er~and~itory ban o~i EPS food scrvicc itcn7s onty nt all
f~oEl venrlo~s it1 Seattle. B~n ta be }~l~asecl ii~ plus ~ 1~teF• deadlir~e f'o~~ a!!
food sei~vi~;e ikcros to be compost~bte ar recyelable witl~ restc~in'<~»is
e~u~oll~d iii co~~lpostia~g o~~ xec}•'clul~ ~i•ograms,
Ea~ha~aced educ~tio» ~~l~~s advznced recovery fee (Alti~] on exp~nGieci,
t~olvstya~~iie ~EPS~~prod«cts ~ul}r, Tl~e ARP (likcly r~inge, 10 to 2S cc~~ts)
cc~uld ~e rcmitte<l entirely to the City, sE~lit by the City ~nct tue~~cl~aiats tvh~
~~rot~ld use tliaii• sl~are to ~romote reussiblc; alteriiali~~es artd cecyeliiig, or
reiained entirely k~y met~ol~ants for promotiozi a~icl ~ci~uuiislrative eosts.
~illtatrced e~it~eatio~i plus ati~ra3aced recover ~l fee (AR~) oi~ a~l r~on-
can~~~ostable aittt no~i-recv~lable food serviee wa~~e iteii3s. `~'l~e AKI~
(likely range, 10 to 25 ceuts} could be rci7titted e~zticely ro the City, split by
thc Cit~~ a»d mez~cl~ants wi~o vronlci use tl~eii• sl~are to proii~ote ret~sablc
~ltcrn~atives ai~d recycliug, or ~~etained elitii~ely by n~erchaiits f~r ~~i•oit~c~tioii
and adif~iuistrative casts,
`I'ablc ~S-~ shows a co~~~p~~rison beh~ec~i all e~3vi~~ouuiental c~~tego~~ics ~t~c! tl» NPV ecououiic
costs a~id l~eilefits caletal~tett eaa~l~iei~. Tilese results uret•e dari~~ed it•on~ a c~se stucly ok~hot foo~i
"clamshcll" type confaiue~~s and m{ry not. al~~~ly irt otl~er cases. (See page 6-23 far the
assumpfions regaeding vcudor ~Ttci co~isl~mer behaviai• wlteif requixcd to switcli I~t•oducts.)
~:rt :d6~P3SO4-770aGnr:uthzsfo~llsyu:n[dr~l.,E:pe,>g.~~c
Horrera Er~Uiror~rnen(~1 Gorlsulta~~ts L5-R Jatlu~ty 29, 2008
Ta1~1e L;S-4. ~co~~onuc ~~i~i.enviro~~-~~ental costs ~~n~) benetits noz~nialized to stafas r~i~o.
~ SlalLiB /~~~~ Oll A~ZC Oll t~i~~
Units Quo L<lncltioi~ 13an I;PS E1'S Types
NPV ~ ,~1
~~~` ~ 119~/o Ifi9% 176°Jo 199%
IVoirRcnc~~~nble L~icrgy Megajoules (MJ) .
~
x1Qb~/6~ 1Q5% 2I4°!~ 173;'0 15G%
GI~IG Emissious kg C02 cq. >7
~~~'~= lOS°lo 234% l85% 162°10
Ozone ~etl~yleueeq. ~
~'-~t~O~S%~~ 100% t34% 120°1o I~5°lo
Acidi~catioi~ kg 502 eq. ~1Q,Q~~ ,~
~ t04% 179% iA9% 1~12%
Eulrol~hicntion kgP04 eq. ~~
OQ~~b~ ~~
~
~ ltll% IO~t°la 103% - ]08°10
Vdaste Ceneratcc3 'I'o~is _
,:-IQ~~~~~= 105% 240% 189% 1G2°/n
Note>: 1. I~iavi~onmcnta! catcbory t~nits produced s~uiuned avor a 30-ycar liiric fr:~mc
2. (T~IPV) ~conomic cosls atid baiclils over ~ 30-ycar lime 1'r,~me Ban ott EPS hEis most negativa ~°~
3. Discou~it ra(c: J pcrcenl
Gree~ih~use gas effects
;~"l~c siiliicd ficlds i-i T~ivla~I~S:4 slic~~v tii~3i. aaI stratcgi~s'have inci'c~ses itl eacli:of tlie eco-iot~~i~:
cost~a~zd ~e«virn~uiier~tat bnt•tiei~ categ~~x•zess' eoi~~p~i~ed t~ tlre "st~fiis c~lio.~ ~lIo~ve~.~er, the ~ -
~~ei~n~~~uc.t~ec of plastic i.r~ tl~e eiiviroiw~ent flictates its use be ~uit~ii~~ir~~l. An AILT' o~i ~Il ~~oli-
compost~t~le, norta•ecycla~~le clamsl~et(s reflecfs tt~e Ieasf e~xviron~i~ent~l imEaacts a-nong bans a~id
ARI's. ~'llis is ~1tic primarily to tlle iilcc»kive fowai'ci com~~ost~tt~les (e.g,, polylaciic acid,l'Lf1),
4~rhic}~ results in ic~wez• i-n~~~icts tl~a~~ ~»pct• and polyethytcne #ere~~htlr~late (PL;~I') iu tlic.
envir~iunental categorie5 considere~~. "I'he exce~~ti~u is i4~ eutrophie~tiot~ potential, ~lue to
~litrogcn ~atd ~74~osl~fior~~s rl~noff i~t ~~;i•iGt~lhu-c.
Higl~er c~~nposti~~~; rnfes for co~~~p~st~l~lc }~roducts, ~»~tl tlic j3oteniial incre~se in org~uics
eompos~ect ~~ith cc~n~postable f'oo~l set~vice pxo~iucts, ~~~ould likefy ~~r~vicle additional energy aud
grcc~~l~oiisc gas l~encfits, ~~nd cosl savitl~s,
~~,~~ A:SpJldlJlOnpmzaic•~fa:f~i0,>rnT:c+F,o~y7rr~;.Jot
Ja~~uary 29, 2Q08 ES-9 Herrera Er~vironir~ental Const~ltanls