HomeMy WebLinkAbout021032 1/2 RES - 12/04/1990A RESOLUTION
ENDORSING AND ENCOURAGING THE VOLUNTARY USE OF
PAPER BAGS AS THE BAG TO BE PROVIDED TO RETAIL
CONSUMERS BY ALL STORES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GROCERY
STORES, SUPERMARKETS, PRODUCE STORES, DEPARTMENT
STORES, SPECIALTY STORES, VARIETY STORES, AND OTHER
SIMILAR STORES PROVIDING RETAIL SERVICES TO CONSUMERS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI,TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council endorses and encourages the voluntary
use of paper bags rather than plastic bags as the bag to be provided to retail consumers at
the check-out counter of all stores located within the City of Corpus Christi, as enumerated
above.
SECTION 2. That the City Council endorses and encourages a store's use of
plastic bags for consumer goods only at the consumer's request.
SECTION 3. That the City Council encourages grocery stores, supermarkets,
produce or meat markets and other similar retail establishments to voluntarily offer both
paper and plastic bags for bulk foods, meat and produce departments which are located in
the retail store premises.
SECTION 4. That the City Council encourages retail and commercial stores
and entities to voluntarily provide alternative methods of packing over the use of plastic
products.
SECTION 5. That the City Council directs that this resolution become an
integrated portion of the evolving comprehensive solid waste management policy.
SECTION 6. The effective date of this resolution shall be December 1, 1990.
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CitySecretary
APPROVED: 1 DAY OF
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
, 1990
HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY
By ld ('
Assistant City Attorney
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21032 t/2 MICROFILMED
Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Betty N. Turner ( -}_2
Cezar Galindo (41 J
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Leo Guerrero
Tom Hunt
Edward A. Martin -
Joe McComb
Clif Moss
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
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