* Editor's note – Coun. J. 7-20-16, p. 28694, § 1, repealed and replaced Ch. 11-5 in its entirety.
Article I. Title and Definitions
11-5-010 Title.
11-5-020 Definitions.
Article II. Source-Separated Recycling: General Requirements
11-5-030 Contract with a private hauler – When required – Exemptions.
11-5-040 Impossibility of compliance – Exemption.
11-5-050 Single stream recycling – Permitted.
11-5-060 Selective reuse or recycling of recyclable material – When permitted.
11-5-070 Backhauling of recyclable material – Permitted.
11-5-080 Recyclable material – Prohibited material.
11-5-085 Removing recyclable material from a recycling container – Prohibition – Exemption.
11-5-090 Producing materials for inspection – Required.
11-5-095 Violation – Penalty.
Article III. Refuse Collection Customers
11-5-100 Exemption.
11-5-110 Source-separated recycling – Required.
11-5-120 Recycling containers – Required.
11-5-130 Recycling signs – Required.
11-5-140 Education of tenants – Required.
11-5-150 Violation – Penalty.
Article IV. Private Haulers
11-5-160 Exemption.
11-5-170 Source-separated recycling – Required.
11-5-180 Notification to customers – Required.
11-5-190 Private haulers to offer recycling services to customers – Required.
11-5-200 Delivery of recyclable material to properly permitted facility – Required.
11-5-210 Record keeping – Required.
11-5-220 Annual recycling report – Required.
11-5-230 Recycling containers – Required.
11-5-240 Educating customers about recycling – Required.
11-5-250 Violation – Penalty.
Article V. Backhaulers
11-5-260 Source-separated recycling – Required.
11-5-270 Proper disposal of recyclable material – Required.
11-5-280 Selective backhauling of recyclable material – When permitted.
11-5-290 Proper handling of recyclable material – Required.
11-5-300 Record keeping – Required.
11-5-310 Annual recycling report – Required.
11-5-320 Violation – Penalty.
Article VI. Miscellaneous Requirements
11-5-330 Plastic bag and film plastic recycling.
Article VII. Enforcement
11-5-340 Rules.
11-5-350 Enforcing departments.
ARTICLE I. TITLE AND DEFINITIONS (11-5-010 et seq.)
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Chicago Recycling Ordinance". Effective January 1, 2017, source-separated recycling shall be deemed to be the method of recycling used in the City of Chicago. Source-separated recycling requires all persons citywide to place recyclable material in designated recycling containers and to keep recyclable material separate from waste until such time that the recyclable material is collected for delivery to a properly permitted facility.
(Added Coun. J. 7-20-16, p. 28694, § 1)
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