11-5-140 Education of tenants – Required.

   Except as otherwise provided in Section 11-5-100, each refuse collection customer shall develop and implement an ongoing education program to educate all tenants, residents and occupants of the premises under the refuse collection customer's control about the refuse collection customer's source-separated recycling program. Such education program shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

   (a)   flyers containing, at a minimum, the following information:

      (1)   the types of materials required to be recycled, as set forth in subsection (a) of Section 11-5-080;

      (2)   the types of materials that cannot be deposited in a recycling container, as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 11-5-080;

      (3)   instructions on how to properly prepare materials for recycling;

      (4)   the location of all recycling containers provided by the refuse collection customer and private hauler, both inside and outside the building;

      (5)   the name of the private hauler that services the premises identified in the flyer and such private hauler's collection schedule;

      (6)   the name and telephone number of a contact person authorized by the refuse collection customer to provide information and answer questions about the refuse collection customer's recycling program; and

      (7)   any other information that the Commissioner may require.

   If a refuse collection customer has a lease or rental agreement of any type with a tenant for the use by such tenant of any space within a building or portion of a building under the refuse collection customer's control, such refuse collection customer shall provide such tenant, within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this ordinance, with a copy of the flier required under this subsection (a). Thereafter, such refuse collection customer shall provide a copy of the flier required under this subsection to tenants at the time any lease, rental agreement or similar agreement between such refuse collection customer and a tenant is signed, renewed or otherwise extended; and

   (b)   Written notice to all existing residents, tenants and occupants of the building under such refuse collection customer's control of any change that is made or required to be made to the refuse collection customer's source-separated recycling program. Such notice shall be provided within ten calendar days of such change.

(Added Coun. J. 7-20-16, p. 28694, § 1)