Fall 2007
Committee:
President, Sustainability Advisory Committee
Whereas, California generates 92 million tons of waste annually;
Whereas, The 72 community college districts have a responsibility under AB 75 (Strom-Martin, 1999) to divert at least 50% of their waste by source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting or by other means, and a current bill, SB 1020 (Padilla, 2007), aims to increase waste diversion mandates to 60% by 2012 and 75% by 2020;
Whereas, California’s community colleges control annual budgets of enormous purchasing power for material goods, and purchasing departments generally abide by procurement policies; and
Whereas, Organizations like the Foundation for California Community Colleges research broker discounts with vendors for all community colleges;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges ask local senates to audit their college district waste stream, and work with maintenance and operations staff to ensure that waste diversion for recycling is maximized in all district operations;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to work with district purchasing departments to prioritize the procurement of sustainable and recycled-content materials as a district policy;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges request of the Foundation for California Community Colleges to work with the California Integrated Waste Management Board to develop environmentally preferable purchasing guidelines and agreements with recycled product manufacturers; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support more strict mandates for waste diversion in the State of California.
Whereas, The 72 community college districts have a responsibility under AB 75 (Strom-Martin, 1999) to divert at least 50% of their waste by source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting or by other means, and a current bill, SB 1020 (Padilla, 2007), aims to increase waste diversion mandates to 60% by 2012 and 75% by 2020;
Whereas, California’s community colleges control annual budgets of enormous purchasing power for material goods, and purchasing departments generally abide by procurement policies; and
Whereas, Organizations like the Foundation for California Community Colleges research broker discounts with vendors for all community colleges;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges ask local senates to audit their college district waste stream, and work with maintenance and operations staff to ensure that waste diversion for recycling is maximized in all district operations;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to work with district purchasing departments to prioritize the procurement of sustainable and recycled-content materials as a district policy;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges request of the Foundation for California Community Colleges to work with the California Integrated Waste Management Board to develop environmentally preferable purchasing guidelines and agreements with recycled product manufacturers; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support more strict mandates for waste diversion in the State of California.