(A) For a special event expected to have 500 or more attendants, in addition to any other conditions the town requires as part of the special event permit, the responsible party shall provide collection containers for recyclable materials and organic materials throughout the event location to make source separation of recyclable materials, organic materials and garbage convenient for the employees, volunteers, contractors, and customers of the food vendors and attendees of the event. However, the town may at its discretion require a special event with less than 500 attendees to provide some level of recycling and organic materials collection service as a condition of approval of the special event permit.
(B) The minimum number of collection containers designated for recyclable materials and organic materials shall equal or exceed the number of collection containers designated for garbage. The collection containers for garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials shall be placed as close together as possible throughout the event location in order to provide equally convenient access to users.
(C) All of the collection containers must have appropriate signage and be color coded to identify the type of solid waste to be deposited and meet any additional design criteria established by the town by regulation.
(D) Food vendors must have at least one separate collection container designated for each recyclable materials, organic materials, and garbage for use by customers and visitors. Multiple food vendors that provide disposable food service ware and share a common eating area may share an appropriate number, size, and placement of collection containers designated for recyclable materials, organic materials and garbage for convenient use by customers or visitors or have common access to such a container which shall be located within a reasonable proximity of the vendors.
(E) The types of recyclable materials suitable for deposit into designated collection containers shall include, at a minimum, plastic bottles and containers, paper, cardboard, glass, newspaper, metal containers, and cans. Each recycling collection container shall be clearly identified as a recycling collection container and shall display a list of types of recyclable materials, which may be deposited into the recycling collection container. Each organic materials collection container shall be clearly identified as an organic materials collection container and shall display a list of the types of organic materials, which may be deposited into the organic materials collection container.
(F) The responsible person shall ensure that the recyclable materials deposited into the recycling collection containers and organic materials depositing into the organic materials collection container are delivered to a solid waste facility that can accept such materials for recycling. The solid waste facility may be located at a landfill, but recyclable materials shall not be delivered to a landfill for disposal.
(Ord. 772, passed 11-6-2013; Am. Ord. 859, passed 12-1-2021)