(b) Cooperation and coordination between providers. As a condition to providing service within the City, all providers must cooperate and coordinate with the City Utility Department and city contractor in an attempt to reduce the days on which trash removal vehicles are operating on City streets. Specifically, this coordination and cooperation shall result in an agreement between all providers whereby the providers agree to perform trash collection service within the City on the same days as the city contractor. The City has final approval through the Department of Utilities Director or his/her designee on how and when service will be provided within the City, and the City can require that trash collection service be provided on certain days within certain geographical regions of the City.
(c) Mandatory recycling. Any person or entity that offers weekly or bi-weekly residential solid waste collection and waste disposal service within the City's municipal limits shall also offer recycling as part of its regular service. Such providers must offer the collection of recycling from each qualifying residential unit at a minimum of once every two weeks. The collection of recycling shall be curbside with the exception of those planned unit developments (i.e., "PUD") and old town Carmel homes where alley facing garages necessitate alley pickup. The providers shall supply all containers required for recycling.
(d) Penalty for non-compliance. When the City finds that a provider has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this section, the City may fine the provider in an amount not to exceed $2,500 as provided by I.C. 36-1-3-8. Such fine shall be assessed on a per violation basis. Unpaid fines shall after 60 calendar days be assessed an additional penalty of 10% of the unpaid balance and interest shall accrue at a rate of 1.8% per month. The City may recover any and all court costs, including but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees that are incurred in recovering the fines assessed herein.
(Ord. D-2065-11, As Amended, 11-21-11)