SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118805

• Record No: CB 118805
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 118805
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 10/3/2016
• Ordinance No: Ord 125165
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City of Seattle's solid waste system; removing the sunset date for a five cent pass-through charge for certain recyclable paper bags; requiring certain compostable bags to be labeled and tinted green; adding a definition for compostable; and amending Section 21.36.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold, Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Amendment 1 CB 118805 (added 9/23/16), 4. Signed Ord 125165, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/7/2016	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
10/7/2016	2	Mayor	Signed
10/7/2016	2	Mayor	returned
10/5/2016	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
10/3/2016	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/23/2016	1	Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts Committee	pass as amended	Pass
9/19/2016	1	City Council	referred
9/9/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/6/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
9/6/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City of Seattle's solid waste system; removing the sunset date for a five cent pass-through charge for certain recyclable paper bags; requiring certain compostable bags to be labeled and tinted green; adding a definition for compostable; and amending Section 21.36.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, to reduce the impacts of plastic bags distributed within the City, the City enacted Ordinance 123775, amending Chapter 21.36 of the Seattle Municipal Code, to prohibit retail establishments from providing single-use plastic carryout bags; and
WHEREAS, the existing five cent pass-through charge for certain paper bags encourages use of reusable bags and assists retailers in recouping costs of paper bags; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that composting is threatened because of contamination by confusingly colored, marked and look-alike materials, including some non-compostable plastic film bags; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's interest that contamination in local compost be reduced to ensure local compost is marketable and viable for use in local gardens, farms, landscaping, and surface water and transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, to further ensure that bags are properly disposed with less cross-contamination between compostable and recyclable products and to ensure higher quality end products in composting, the City wishes to amend Section 21.36.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 21.36.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code, enacted by Ordinance 123775, is amended as follows:
21.36.100 Single-use plastic and recyclable paper carryout bags
A. No retail establishment in the City shall provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to any customer.
B. ((Through December 31, 2016, no)) No retail establishment in the City shall provide a paper carryout ba...