Pursuant to West Virginia Code 20-11-5(b), the referendum previously adopted by the citizens and residents of Harrison County in favor of mandatory recycling, and the recycling ordinance enacted by the County Commission of Harrison County, the City shall hereafter require that each person, partnership, corporation or other entity in the Municipality shall separate at least three recyclable materials, as deemed appropriate by the Municipality, from other solid waste.
(a) Items to be recycled shall be those mandated to be recycled as part of the recycling ordinance adopted by the County Commission of Harrison County. In addition, private residents and commercial establishments of the City shall recycle such other materials as set forth in this section.
(1) Residential customers. Residential customers shall recycle newspapers, OCC (corrugated cardboard), #1 and #2 plastic beverage containers and all cans (steel, aluminum and bi-metal).
(2) Commercial customers. Commercial establishments shall recycle such items as required by the recycling ordinance adopted by the County Commission of Harrison County.
(3) This list of recyclables to be separated may be adjusted by the City, in conjunction with USA Waste Services of WV, according to whether the generator is residential, commercial or other type of establishment.
(b) Pick-up of Recyclable Materials. USA Waste Services of WV shall collect recyclable materials from each residential unit within the City not less often than every two weeks. USA Waste Services of WV shall collect recyclable materials from each commercial establishment in accordance with the terms of the recycling ordinance adopted by the County Commission of Harrison County.
(c) Treatment of recyclable materials by residents and commercial establishments.
All residents and commercial establishments of the City shall rinse all bottles and cans and remove paper labels from all recyclable materials before they are placed at curbside or backdoor locations for collection by USA Waste Services of WV.
(Ord. 97-7. Passed 7-31-97.)