Planning Department Prohibition on the Distribution of Plastic Carryout Bags and Establishment of a Charge on Paper Carryout Bags City Council October 3, 2011

Planning Department 2 Proposed Ordinance Reduce Consumer Use of Single Use Disposable Carry-Out Bags and Accelerate a Shift to Reusable Bags

Planning Department Proposed Ordinance Furthers the City’s Commitment to Environmental Stewardship  Supports Council Adopted Green City Action Plan Goals  Supports Council Adopted Green Cities California Sustainability Resolution Supported by the Environmental Advisory Commission >Subcommittee on Waste >Public Meetings Follows Los Angeles County Model Ordinance  Supports Consistency in the Region 3

Planning Department Applies to supermarkets, drug stores, pharmacies, liquor stores, food markets, farmers markets and vendors at City events/facilities/property Two Phases of Implementation  6 months – larger grocers and food marts  12 months – smaller grocers, convenience stores, food markets, drug stores, liquor stores, farmers markets, vendors at City sponsored events, facilities or City property Exemptions Proposed Ordinance 4

Planning Department Proposed Ordinance Benefits to the Environment Reduction of Litter and Associated Clean-Up Costs Reduction of Waste Sent to Landfills 5

Planning Department Reduction of Litter Compliance with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Zero Trash Goal for the Los Angeles River Watershed 6

Planning Department Pasadena Stores Phone survey of approximately 100 stores affected by the proposed ordinance 7 Type of StoreTotal Number of Stores Within City Affected by Ordinance Percentage of Stores Who Responded to Survey Large Grocery Stores2291% Large Food Marts2100% Pharmacies1573% Convenience Stores650% Liquor Stores1650% Small Grocers3842%

Planning Department Pasadena Stores’ Practices 8 Type of Store (Number Responded) Provide Plastic Provide Paper Sell Reusable Provide Incentive Large Grocery Stores (20) Large Food Marts (2)2022 Pharmacies (11)10594 Convenience Stores (3) 3210 Liquor Stores (8)7500 Small Grocers (16)161130

Planning Department Paper Bag Charge Reduce the use of single-use carryout bags Reasonable average cost for a paper bag Deters transition from plastic to paper carryout bags and supports transition to reusable bags Minimizes trading one set of environment impacts for other Is not a tax and is not subject to sales tax Retained by the store 9

Planning Department Public Outreach A 12-month focused public outreach effort will include: >Provide information to affected stores and Farmers Markets on the provisions of the ordinance >Develop an online resource page to include best management practices, downloadable signage, decals and brochures >Distribute information through existing public information channels >Coordinate with the Special Events Office >Continue to distribute reusable bags at no charge at various established City sponsored public outreach events. >Initiate a reusable bag share program >Seek out partnerships 10

Planning Department Enforcement Complaint driven Non-Compliance Minimal Handled by Code Enforcement 11

Planning Department Environmental Analysis Los Angeles County’s EIR was designed to allow any of the 88 incorporated cities in the County to tier off of the County’s EIR An Addendum to the County’s EIR was created to ensure that the City meets its environmental obligations and addresses the environmental impact, if any, of the proposed ordinance to the City of Pasadena Addendum circulated for public review 12