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The commissioner of streets and sanitation shall appoint a recycling coordinator, who shall be actively involved in the city's solid waste policy development and implementation and report directly to the commissioner. The recycling coordinator shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) To provide information on how, when and where materials may be recycled, including but not limited to an educational and promotional campaign using flyers, print and electronic advertising, public events, promotional activities, public service announcements and other techniques that are deemed useful, to assure the greatest possible level of participation with the provisions of this chapter;
(b) To develop methods of adherence to the goals stated in this ordinance for recycling activities; and to coordinate and supervise implementation of those methods;
(c) To coordinate and monitor the activities of curbside collection or recyclable materials, drop-off network, and buyback facilities dealing in such materials throughout the city and other public and private recycling throughout the city;
(d) To collect and analyze information and data on recycling in the city;
(e) To identify potential markets for recyclable materials, including maintaining an up-to-date list of potential purchasers of recyclable materials both within the city and in other locations;
(f) To coordinate with the chief procurement officer in soliciting bids and obtaining statements of interest for the purchase of goods, supplies, equipment, materials and printing with recycled content and in complying with the requirements for municipal purchase of recycled products, as outlined in Section 11-4-1850* of this chapter;
* Editor's note – Repealed by Coun. J. 9-14-94, p. 56187.
(g) To develop, in coordination with the commissioner of streets and sanitation, rules and regulations required to execute provisions of this ordinance;
(h) To develop and implement a public outreach program in cooperation with the department of streets and sanitation which will provide information to consumers on how to properly store and dispose of such products that cannot be eliminated. Such information shall, at a minimum, be distributed through the city's recycling and consumer education programs; and
(i) To submit, on September 1st of each year, to the mayor and the city council an annual report on recycling activities in the city, with special emphasis on activities performed or sponsored by the city. This report will summarize recycling issues confronting the city in order of priority and make recommendations for improving the efficiency of separating, collecting, processing, marketing and selling materials recycled pursuant to this chapter.
(Prior code § 99.1-4; Added Coun. J. 2-28-90, p. 12605; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)