[Ord. No. 1-151A §1, 3-20-2000; Ord. No. 4-31 §1, 5-1-2009]
Whenever used in this Article, the following words, terms and
phrases and their derivations shall have the following meanings:
A place designated by the City where residents may drop off
recyclables for recycling with the contractor.
The City of Farmington, Missouri.
The solid waste hauler selected by the City to collect recyclables
for recycling.
A location adjacent to and no more than five (5) feet from
any street.
All one-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings
located in the City.
All tearable paper (catalogs, phone books, junk mail, cardboard,
spiral notebooks, colored and coated paper, gift wrap paper, etc.).
Chipboard boxes (cereal, cake, food mix, milk and juice cartons,
and gift boxes).
Cardboard.
Paperback books.
#1 clear and green plastic resin items (soda, water, and flavored
beverage bottles).
#2 clear plastic resin items (milk and juice containers).
#2 colored plastic resin items (detergent, fabric softener,
and colored plastic).
#3 and #7 plastic resin items (ketchup bottles, syrup bottles,
narrow neck containers, shampoo bottles, plastic cosmetic containers,
etc.).
#4 and #5 plastic resin containers (margarine tubs, frozen dessert
cups, etc.).
Six (6) and twelve (12) pack rings.
Steel and aluminum cans, aluminum trays and foil.
Clean plastic buckets up to five (5) gallon size.
A labeled, sturdy container furnished by the contractor for
the storage of recyclables.
The process of remanufacturing recyclables into other products
or refurbishing them for reuse.
The recycling center is owned and operated by the City of
Farmington, Missouri and shall include the entire tract of real estate
upon which the recycling center building is located and the public
roads and alleyways adjoining said tract of real estate.
Every person who is an owner or occupant of a dwelling.
[Ord. No. 1-151A §2, 3-20-2000]
A.
Every
resident of premises shall, upon their option, separate the recyclables
from their respective premises from all other refuse, garbage, rubbish
and waste matter and shall store the recyclables in a recyclables
container furnished by the contractor. Recyclables containers shall
remain the property of the contractor and shall be returned when residents
relocate.
B.
Paper
recyclables shall be bundled separately; aluminum, glass and plastic
recyclables may by placed together in the recyclables container.
C.
Recyclables
containers for storage of recyclables shall be kept in the same location
as is designated for refuse containers; however, residents of dwellings,
not earlier than twelve (12) hours prior to the day for scheduled
collection of recyclables from their respective dwellings, shall place
the recyclables containers at 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 returned by the resident
of the dwelling to the same location as containers for refuse are
kept.
D.
Notwithstanding Subsections (A) and (C), residents of apartments and other multiple-family dwellings of more than six (6) units shall be furnished with a commercial recyclables bin instead of individual recyclables containers. Said bin shall be permanently placed on the premises at a convenient location for the residents. Pickups shall be made by the contractor directly from the bin.
E.
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.
F.
The
City may designate a central collection site for the discarding of
recyclables.
[Ord. No. 1-151A §3, 3-20-2000]
Recyclables shall not, in any event, be deposited in any landfill,
be burned in any incinerator or be deposited or distributed in any
way or manner which is contrary to the applicable law, Statute, ordinance,
rule or regulation. Residents who elect to participate in the recyclable
program shall take such action as is reasonable under the circumstances
to determine that recyclables are not disposed of contrary to the
provisions of this Section. The City maintains the right to contractor's
waste tickets to make sure recycling is being done by hauler.
[Ord. No. 1-151A §4, 3-20-2000]
All recyclable 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 materials at the curbside
by the collector, the recyclable materials, with the exception of
recyclables containers which are reusable, become the property and
responsibility of the contractor.
[Ord. No. 1-151A §5, 3-20-2000]
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.
[Ord. No. 4-31 §§2 —
3, 5-1-2009]
A.
Prohibited Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose, discard, dump, leave or otherwise abandon any material, garbage, refuse, or waste at the Recycling Center unless the material, garbage, refuse or waste is a recyclable material as defined by Section 230.180.
B.
Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less
than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00);
provided that each day's violation thereof shall be a separate offense
for the purpose hereof.
