Intent.
Miami City Code § 22.5-51
in effectSec. 22.5-51. - Intent.
The purpose of this article is to provide the framework to reduce negative impacts to human health and the environment through environmentally preferable purchasing in order to:
(1) Increase purchases of environmentally preferable products and services to achieve the city's mission, while maintaining performance and availability and remaining cost effective, with continual improvement.
(2) Reduce occupational health hazards for city staff and reduce exposure of city residents and visitors to potentially toxic chemicals by purchasing environmentally sensitive, sustainable goods for use or identifying products to be used by service providers that do not harm human health or the environment.
(3) Reduce the city's contribution to global climate change by purchasing goods and services that lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from commodities.
(4) Improve the air quality for city residents and visitors by purchasing commodities that minimize emissions of air pollutants.
(5) Protect the quality of the city's ground and surface waters by eliminating the use of chemicals known to contaminate local water resources and ecological systems through toxicity, bioaccumulation or persistence.
(6) Preserve resources locally and globally through purchasing practices that include:
a. Maximizing the use of water and energy efficient products;
b. Maximizing post-consumer recycled content and readily recyclable or compostable materials;
c. Reducing the use or creation of landfilled materials;
d. Favoring long-term product use through durability, repairability, and reuse;
e. Considering life-cycle analysis of products consisting of, but not limited to, manufacture, transportation, use, and disposal;
f. Supporting strong recycling markets;
g. Creating a model for successfully purchasing environmentally preferable products that encourages other purchasers or consumers in our community to adopt similar practices.
(Ord. No. 13003, § 2, 6-12-08)
Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH22.5GRIN_ARTIIIENPRPU_S22.5-51INFetched: 11/1/2026