[CC 1984 §21-20; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
The purpose of this Article is to require mandatory separation
of recyclable items to aid and promote collection thereof and disposal
by means other than deposit in a sanitary landfill or by burning.
[CC 1984 §21-21; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990; Ord. No. 4389 §2, 4-15-1991; Ord. No. 4722 §1(21-21 E,G), 9-21-1998]
A.
Every
resident of every premises shall separate the recyclables from their
respective premises from all other refuse, garbage, rubbish, waste
matter and compostables and shall store the recyclables in a recyclables
container furnished by the City. Except for additional containers
purchased by residents, recyclables containers shall be the property
of the contractor and shall remain on the premises when residents
relocate. Residents who need additional recyclables containers may
purchase the same from the City.
B.
All recyclables
may be placed together in the recyclables container. If necessary
to save space in the recyclables container, newsprint may be bundled
separately and placed next to the recyclables container at curbside.
C.
Residents,
not earlier than 6:00 P.M. of the day prior to the day for scheduled
collection of recyclables from their respective dwellings, shall place
the recyclables containers at the curbside adjacent to the dwelling
or garage accessory thereto and visible from the street in front of
the dwelling. After the scheduled collection, the containers for recyclables
and any recyclables not collected shall be removed from curbside by
the resident by 8:00 P.M. of the day of collection.
D.
The deposit
of unauthorized materials into a recyclables container or bin, or
removal of another person's recyclables from a recyclables container
or bin, or conversion of a recyclables container, or removal of a
recyclables container from another person's premises, or the deposit
of recyclables and/or compostables into any container containing refuse,
garbage, rubbish or waste matter shall be deemed a violation of this
Chapter.
E.
Except as provided in Subsection (C) hereof, all containers for recyclables stored out-of-doors shall be stored behind any building located on the tract of land.
F.
The occupant
of every building containing only a single dwelling unit, and the
owner of every building containing more than one (1) dwelling unit,
subject to recycling collection, shall maintain or cause to be maintained
the recyclable container(s) and the area surrounding them in a clean,
neat and sanitary condition at all times.
G.
This Section shall not prohibit the accumulation or storage of recyclables in accordance with this Chapter, providing such accumulation or storage pending removal or disposal, does not exceed seven (7) consecutive days, is within containers, or is done in such other manner as not to constitute a nuisance as per Chapter 220.
[CC 1984 §21-22; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990; Ord. No. 4389 §3, 4-15-1991; Ord. No. 4722 §1(22-22), 9-21-1998]
A.
Every
resident of every premises shall separate compostables from their
respective premises from all other refuse, garbage, rubbish, waste
matter and recyclables. Compostables to be collected by the City or
the collector shall be stored in containers which are either biodegradable
paper bags, thirty (30) gallon reusable metal or plastic containers,
or ninety (90) gallon heavy plastic portable tote containers. Containers
for compostables must be tightly sealed to prevent nuisance odors.
B.
Plastic
bag containers shall not be used for compostables collection.
C.
All compostables may be placed together in the same compostables container as described in Subsection (A) above. However, small limbs (no longer than four (4) feet long and less than six (6) inches in diameter) and branches may also be bundled and placed at curbside on recycling day.
D.
Compostables
shall be placed at the curbside on the same collection day, in the
same manner and at the same time as recyclables.
E.
Except as provided in Subsection (D) hereof, all containers for compostables stored out-of-doors shall be stored behind any building located on the tract of land.
F.
The occupant
of every building containing only a single dwelling unit, and the
owner of every building containing more than one (1) dwelling unit,
subject to compostables collection, shall maintain or cause to be
maintained the compostables container(s) and the area surrounding
them in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times.
G.
This Section shall not prohibit the accumulation or storage of compostables in accordance with this Chapter, providing such accumulation or storage pending removal or disposal, does not exceed seven (7) consecutive days, is within containers, or is done in such other manner as not to constitute a nuisance as per Chapter 220.
[CC 1984 §21-23; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
A.
Collection
of recyclables and compostables from premises shall be by a hauler
selected by the City, which hauler shall be duly licensed by the City.
Also, such collection shall be done in compliance with all other applicable
ordinances of the City, now or hereafter in effect. The recyclables
and compostables shall be collected from the premises covered by such
contract by the collector under contract with the City and on terms
and conditions set out in such contract.
B.
The collection
of recyclables and compostables at curbside by any private hauler
not authorized by the City is expressly prohibited.
C.
The contractor
shall collect all recyclables and compostables on the same day once
each week in accordance with schedules of and routes for collection
as determined by the Director.
D.
Neither
the foregoing provisions of this Section nor any other provisions
of this Article shall prevent any resident from discarding that resident's
recyclables by personally delivering them to a recycling plant, centralized
collection site, manufacturer or other vendor, or donating the same
to non-profit civic, charitable or service organizations.
E.
The City
may designate a central collection site for the discarding of recyclables.
[CC 1984 §21-24; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
A.
Recyclables
shall not, in any event:
1.
Be deposited
in any landfill,
2.
Be burned
in any incinerator, or
3.
Be deposited
or distributed in any way or manner which is contrary to the then
applicable law, Statute, ordinance, rule or regulation.
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Provided however, that the restrictions in (1) and (2) above
shall not apply to any recyclables or compostables which are deposited
in a landfill or burned pursuant to specific prior written approval
granted by the City.
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B.
Residents
shall take such action as is reasonable under the circumstances to
determine that recyclables and compostables are not disposed of contrary
to the provisions of this Section.
[CC 1984 §21-30; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
All recyclable and compostable materials shall be owned by and
be the responsibility of the residents of premises until they are
collected by the collector at curbside. Upon collection of the recyclable
and/or compostable materials at the curbside by the collector, the
recyclable and/or compostable materials, with the exception of recyclable
containers and/or compostable containers which are reusable, become
the property and responsibility of the contractor.
[CC 1984 §21-31; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
Each resident shall be responsible for the cleanliness and proper
care of each recyclables container in his/her possession. Abuse of
the container will cause the forfeit of a resident's right to a free
replacement container when necessary.
[CC 1984 §21-32; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
The contractor's employees shall evaluate the condition of recyclables
containers for possible reuse. If reusable, they will be left with
the resident for the next week's collection. In the event the recyclables
container is determined to be unserviceable, due to usual wear and
tear, for another week, a new recyclables container furnished by the
City, at no charge, will be left with the resident and the old recyclables
container will be collected and recycled. Recyclables containers will
be exchanged on a one-for-one basis as determined by condition at
collection time. The number of new containers furnished will be reported
to the City monthly along with contractor's monthly summary report.
[CC 1984 §21-33; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
A.
Contractor
may retain all proceeds of sale of recyclables and/or compostables
to recycling plants, manufacturers or other users.
B.
The contractor
shall submit a monthly summary of the quantity and kinds of recyclable
and compostable materials collected and the primary purchaser(s) of
those materials. Monthly summaries shall be submitted no later than
the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month for which
the report is submitted. A weight ticket showing tons of recyclables
and compostables collected shall accompany each report.
C.
The contractor
shall provide access to the City, or any of its duly authorized representatives,
to review any books, documents, papers and records of the contractor
which are directly pertinent to this Article for the purpose of making
an audit, other examination and preparing excerpts and transcriptions.
[CC 1984 §21-34; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
Contractor shall dispose of recyclables at a local recycling
and/or composting facility, if available; otherwise, contractor may
sell recyclables and/or compostables to any purchaser of contractor's
choosing, unless otherwise directed by the City. Contractor shall
be entitled to retain the proceeds of any sale thereof.
[CC 1984 §21-40; Ord. No. 4372 §2, 11-19-1990]
In order to effect a smooth transition to the mandatory recycling
program, the contractor shall provide any and all training and education
reasonably necessary to the residents of the City.
