Recycling is encouraged in the City of Bloomington. This section will serve to establish approved containers and locations for storing recyclable materials prior to collection.
A. 
The City shall provide curbside recycling collection service from residential buildings every other week on the day of the week serving the residences according to a collection schedule established by the Director of Public Works.
B. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A above, the City will not provide curbside recycling collection within the Downtown Service Area. For purposes of this section, the Downtown Service Area is defined as the area from Madison Street west to East Street, from Front Street north to Locust; and Front Street from East Street to Prairie Street.
C. 
The City may provide recycling collection services additional to those described in Subsection A, above, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works.
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Wheeled carts of 65 gallons, 95 gallons or other volumes issued exclusively by the City of Bloomington Public Works Department and its designees and vendor for the sole purposes of recycling, and excluding blue, hand-carried bins previously issued by the City. The carts are issued to addresses and remain the property of the City of Bloomington.
A. 
The City shall collect recycling on all holidays which fall within the weekly calendar for collection, except Christmas Day or the day designated by the City for observance of Christmas.
B. 
Recycling shall not be collected on Christmas Day or the day designated by the City for observance of Christmas, but shall be collected on the following day on which recycling is regularly scheduled to be collected.
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Except for a period of time beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled collection day and ending at 9:00 a.m. on the day following the collection day, all recycling containers shall be stored on the owner's premises, screened so as to prevent their being viewed from the street.
B. 
Recycling stored on the exterior of any property must be stored in either a City-issued wheeled cart or in a watertight container with a tight-fitting cover. Recycling stored on the exterior of the property shall not be stored in plastic or paper bags of any kind.
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A. 
Street collection. Where street pick up is authorized in this chapter, recycling may be placed in the parkway or on the curb no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled collection day. All recycling shall be placed as too not create a hazard to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Placement of recycling on the owner's property shall constitute authorization for recycling collectors to enter onto said property for the purpose of collecting recycling deposited thereon.
B. 
Alley collection. Where alley pick up is authorized under this chapter, all recycling to be collected shall be placed within five feet of the alley, or in the alley, in such manner as to be readily collectible and not a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Placement of recycling on the owner's property shall constitute authorization of recycling collectors to enter onto said property for the purpose of collecting recycling deposited thereon.
C. 
The City will not be required to take recycling that has not been placed in the appropriate collection area on or before 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
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City collectors shall have the authority to condemn defective recycling containers. A container may be considered defective if it:
(1) 
Has no cover or the cover fits so badly as to allow insects or animals access to the contents;
(2) 
Has no handle or the handle is broken;
(3) 
Or has any holes in the top, side or bottom;
(4) 
Has ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure a recycling collector; or
(5) 
Is in an unsanitary condition.
B. 
A container may be condemned by placing a red tag or sticker on it in a conspicuous place. If such container is defective according to Subsection A(1), (2), (3) or (4) above it shall be replaced by the City. If such container is defective according to Subsection A(5) above, it shall be cleaned by the recycling service user or his designee prior to the next scheduled recycling collection.
C. 
The user may be fined or charged for replacement of a condemned City owned cart according to Subsection A(1), (2), (3) or (4) if there is clear evidence of abuse of the equipment or negligent misuse of the equipment by the user, as provided in § 21-608C of this chapter.
D. 
Any condemned container not cleaned pursuant to Subsection B, above, shall be collected with the recycling at the next scheduled recycling collection. Upon replacement of an unsanitary City-owned cart, the recycling service user may be charged a replacement cost for issuance of a new wheeled recycling cart.
E. 
Any person may dispute the condemnation of a container by calling the Director of Public Works, whose judgment shall be final. Failure to contact the Director within 24 hours of condemnation shall constitute an admission that the container was defective.
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A person commits the offense of damage to recycling containers if he:
(1) 
Damages, defaces, or renders fit for condemnation, any City-issued, City-owned wheeled recycling cart;
(2) 
Allows an animal he owns to render fit for condemnation, tear, or rip any City-issued, City-owned wheeled recycling cart.
B. 
Failure to an owner to keep any owned animal on his own property or on a leash shall be deemed prima facie evidence of consent of any acts of such animal as outlined in Subsection A(2), above.
C. 
The offense of damage to a recycling container is punishable by:
(1) 
A fine of from $50 to $500 for each container damaged; and
(2) 
Payment of the replacement cost of each damaged container.
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