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It is the intent of this Section to maintain and expand Boston’s recycling initiative by ensuring that all businesses have access to recycling programs. Requiring haulers to offer recycling to commercial businesses will increase accountability for solid waste disposal. This will result in increased compliance with the commonwealth’s waste ban by haulers and businesses and a reduction of unnecessary disposal of usable raw materials.
(CBC 1985 7-13.8.2; Ord. 2008 c. 14)
For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Public Works of the city, or such person as said Commissioner may delegate.
HAULER. Any public or private solid waste collector.
RECYCLABLES. Materials that are restricted from disposal and transfer for disposal at solid waste facilities in the commonwealth pursuant to 310 CMR 19.017. These waste ban items include: leaf and yard waste, tires, white goods, metal, glass and plastic containers, paper and cathode ray tubes, asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, metal and wood.
(CBC 1985 7-13.8.3; Ord. 2008 c. 14)
As a precondition to receiving a permit from the Commissioner pursuant to Section 23-1, all haulers shall offer all commercial solid waste customers the services of collecting and properly disposing of recyclables. The Commissioner shall require all haulers to sign an affidavit certifying that they are in compliance with this Section as a condition of said permitting application process.
(CBC 1985 7-13.8.4; Ord. 2008 c. 14)
If any hauler affected by this Section is unable to offer recycling services to all commercial customers, said hauler may, in the alternative, petition the Commissioner to approve an alternative procedure for offering recyclable services. The Commissioner shall have the discretion to grant a permit pursuant to Section 23-1 upon determining that the hauler is unable to comply with Subsection 7-13.8.4 and said hauler has established an adequate alternate recycling service procedure, including, but not limited to, establishing a partnership with another hauler to offer recycling services to commercial customers.
(CBC 1985 7-13.8.5; Ord. 2008 c. 14)
(A) All haulers affected by this Section shall provide its commercial customers with informational materials detailing its recycling services and educational materials regarding recycling.
(B) Upon filing for an initial or renewal hauler permit, all haulers affected by this Section shall provide the Commissioner with an annual report that contains the following information for the preceding fiscal year:
(1) The total number of commercial customers;
(2) The number and total percentage of commercial customers that utilize the hauler’s recycling service;
(3) The total amount of solid waste tonnage collected and the total amount of recyclables collected; and
(4) A description of its customer education materials related to recycling services.
(CBC 1985 7-13.8.6; Ord. 2008 c. 14)
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