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"This facility was installed in Harris Creek, Baltimore, at the urging of the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association to bring
public attention to the issue of trash in the harbor.
As water flows under the bridge and through the structure on the left, floating debris are caught by nets and held until workers
can remove the nets, preventing the trash from entering Baltimore Harbor. Currently the interceptor is collecting about 5
tons of trash per month, and the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association has been encouraging the city to install about 6 interceptors
in the harbor."(2007)
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"Residents are Frustrated About Trash Buildup in South Baltimore" - WMAR TV 2 ABC
Here's another picture of supporters of our cause.
BALTIMORE CITY GOVERNMENT: DECISIONS & ACT/INACTIONS
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"City of Baltimore Climate Change Plan of 2012" - Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | Adopted by Baltimore Climate Action Plan
Advisory Committee, Baltimore Commission on Sustainability, and Baltimore City Planning Commission
"Under the law, government operations will have to cut emissions by 30% of 2007 levels in the next three years. and another
30% by 2030. ....
The legislation is part of a climate package that includes proposals to purchase zero-emission vehicles for the city's fleet,
update code to require "cool roofs" on any building erected with city funding, and establish a Zero Waste Commission.
Conway said the other bills are still working their way through the council.
In January, Scott set the goal for reaching carbon neutrality in the next 23 years and applauded Conway's legislative push."
"AN ORDINANCE concerning ZERO WASTE COMMISSION
FOR the purpose of establishing the Zero Waste Commission; providing for the Commission’s composition, terms of office,
officers, meetings, quorum, and rules of procedure; establishing the general purposes and specific duties of the Zero Waste
Commission; defining certain 6 terms; and generally relating to the Zero Waste Commission. ....
§ 58-4. COMMISSION PURPOSES AND DUTIES.
(A) GENERAL PURPOSE. THE COMMISSIONS’ PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY THAT OVERSEES THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF ZERO WASTE POLICIES IN BALTIMORE CITY.
(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.
THE COMMISSION SHALL:
(1) CREATE A PLAN WITHIN A YEAR OF THE COMMISSION’S FORMATION THAT WILL ENSURE THAT BY 2035 THE CITY WILL NO LONGER
PRODUCE SOLID WASTE THAT IS DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILLS;
(2) PRESENT POLICY AND BUDGETARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WILL HELP THE CITY REACH ITS 2035 ZERO WASTE GOAL;
(3) CREATE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL THAT MEASURES THE COMMISSION’S PROGRESS IN MOVING THE CITY
TOWARD REACHING ITS 2035 ZERO WASTE GOALAND RECOMMENDS NECESSARY CHANGES, IF NEEDED, THAT THE COMMISSION WILL TAKE
IN CARRYING OUT THIS GOAL; AND
(4) HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING EVERY QUARTER DURING WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL SET ASIDE TIME SPECIFICALLY TO HEAR PUBLIC FEEDBACK
ABOUT THE COMMISSION’S WORK."
ON JUNE 27TH, 2022, THE ZERO WASTE COMMISSION BILL WAS, "WITHDRAWN" - Baltimore City Legislative Legistar (2021 - 2022)
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