0 City of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, California
Proclamation
Santa Maria
All -America City
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WHEREAS, the Composting Councils of Canada, Ireland, Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States have declared the first week of May to be the annual International Compost Awareness Week; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Maria Wastewater Treatment Plant has established a regional compost facility with Engel & Gray, Inc., where the City's biosolids have been composted since 1993, transforming organic waste into a beneficial compost product; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Maria Solid Waste Division developed a successful Green Waste collection program diverting green waste and food waste from the Landfill, conserving valuable landfill space, utilizing these valuable composted organics to build healthy soil and plants; and
WHEREAS, this year's theme, "For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food...Compost!," focuses on the crucial role recycling our food scraps and yard trimmings plays by creating compost, which when added to soil results in a recipe that makes our food more nutritious, the air we breathe cleaner, and our climate healthier overall; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Maria and Engel & Gray, Inc., have created a partnership to serve the recycling goals of the Central Coast, and Engel & Gray, Inc., has successfully taken organic feedstock and composted the material for sustainable landscaping, horticulture, and agriculture practices.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALICE M. PATINO, Mayor of the City of Santa Maria, hereby recognize the week of May 7-13, 2023, as:
"COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK"
in the City of Santa Maria, as well as appreciate the efforts of the composting councils, extension agents, homeowners, landscapers, farmers, recyclers, public workers, composters, gardeners, and plant growers everywhere.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Seal of the City of Santa Maria to be affixed hereto this 2"d day of May 2023.
Alice M. Patino, Mayor