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Attachment 1 <br />SIERRA <br />Northern Alameda County Group <br />( Alameda - Albany - Berkeley - Emeryville - Oakland- Piedmont - San Leandro) <br />CLU <br />2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite I, Berkeley, CA 94702 <br />510- 848 -0800 (voice) • 510- 848 -3383 (fax) <br />FOVND IB92 <br />July 28, 2011 <br />Dear Members of the San Leandro Rules Committee: <br />delivered via email <br />The Sierra Club supports a styrofoam ban as has been previously adopted in Oakland, Berkeley and <br />other localities as a way of reducing unwanted trash and pollution from reaching San Francisco Bay <br />and the Pacific Ocean. Polystyrene, better known by the brand name Styrofoam, is not readily <br />recyclable, especially when it has food on it. It just ends up as litter or goes in the landfill. In the <br />worst case, particularly in coastal communities like San Leandro, Styrofoam ends up polluting the San <br />Francisco Bay and then the Pacific Ocean in the form of small particles (see "Great Pacific Garbage <br />Patch. ") <br />The following Alameda County jurisdictions have adopted polystyrene ordinances where the use of <br />Styrofoam food packaging is banned. <br />• Alameda <br />• Albany <br />• Berkeley <br />• Emeryville <br />• Fremont <br />• Oakland <br />We think it is a natural and logical step for San Leandro to adopt a similar ordinance. We urge you <br />to support the polystyrene ban. <br />Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, <br />please contact me at (510) 914 -8376 or via email at ssyed @sonic.net. <br />Sincerely, <br />Sarah Syed, <br />Chair, Executive Committee <br />Sierra Club, Northern Alameda County Group <br />