A. Residential Establishments:
1. Residents of residential establishments are hereby required to source separate all recyclable materials as specified by the city from other solid waste generated at their homes, apartments, dwelling units and other residential establishments and to store such materials in compliance with city ordinances until collection. The recyclable materials that are required to be separated from solid waste are: aluminum, bimetallic cans, steel cans, clear and colored glass, plastic (#1 HDPE and #2 PET), newspaper, magazines, junk mail and empty aerosol cans.
2. Recyclable materials from residential establishments shall be placed at the curb or other similar area, separate from other solid waste, for collection at such times as are established by the contract with the contractor, which shall be at least once each week.
B. Commercial, Institutional And Municipal Establishments:
1. Commercial, institutional and municipal establishments are hereby required to separate all recyclable material as specified by the city, or by the contractor, from solid waste and to store such materials in compliance with city ordinances until collection. The recyclable materials that are required to be separated from solid waste by commercial, institutional and municipal establishments are: aluminum, high grade office paper and corrugated paper and leaf waste.
2. The owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of multi- family rental housing properties with four (4) or more units may comply with its responsibilities under this section by establishing a collection system for recyclable materials at each property. The collection system must include suitable containers for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collection system. Owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords who comply with this section shall not be liable for noncompliance of occupants of their buildings.
3. The city shall exempt persons occupying commercial (including multi-family rental housing properties with 4 or more units), institutional and municipal establishments within its boundaries from the requirements of the curbside recycling program if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials required to be recycled in accordance with this section. (Ord. 15-O-51, 9-24-2015)