The City shall collect recyclables from its
residential and commercial refuse customers and deliver them to an
authorized recycling facility as further limited by this article.
Such recyclables shall be stored and prepared for collection by property
owners and occupants according to the provisions of this article.
Recyclable materials placed between the sidewalk
and the curb for collection immediately become the property of the
City and may not be scavenged.
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
As an alternative to or in addition to the penalties herein, the Commissioner may at his or her discretion, direct the City's employees or the City's contractors to collect and transport recyclable materials which have been improperly prepared, stored or disposed of as required by the provisions and standards of this article. The Commissioner shall have the right to establish, by regulation, appropriate charges for such services. The Commissioner shall promptly bill the owner and/or occupant for such services, and such charges shall be a lien upon the real property from the first day fixed for payment of such charges. Charges remaining unpaid 60 days after billing will be added to taxes pursuant to §
6-94 of the City Charter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
20-4, a property owner may apply to the Commissioner for approval of a waiver of primary responsibility for compliance with recycling laws, rules and regulations, provided that such property owner shall furnish to the Commissioner adequate proof, as promulgated by the Commissioner in rules and regulations governing recycling, that the tenants have assumed responsibility for compliance with recycling laws, rules and regulations. This approval may be revoked by the Commissioner in accordance with promulgated rules and regulations.
The Commissioner is hereby authorized to grant
exemptions from compliance with recycling laws to any person with
a physical disability or age and who lives alone or in a house where
no other person is able to carry the recycling container to the curb.