(a) There shall be a mandatory recycling program for city agencies. Under the program, the following types of recyclable materials generated by city agencies and their employees and discarded at places of work shall be recycled or reused and not disposed of as waste: newspaper, cardboard, office paper, aluminum cans, glass containers, plastic containers, and any other type of recyclable material identified by the division. The division shall establish procedures for:
(1) Either the:
(A) Separation of the recyclable materials from other refuse at the source of generation and collection of the recyclable materials under procedures separate from the collection of other refuse; or
(B) Collection of mixed recyclable materials and other refuse from the source of generation and, after collection, separation of the recyclable materials from other refuse; and
(2) The sale, recycling, or reuse, but not disposal as waste, of the recyclable materials. If the recyclable materials are sold, the revenues derived from the sale of the recyclable materials shall be realizations of the general fund.
(b) The mandatory recycling program shall be in conformance with all applicable laws, rules, and collective bargaining agreements. City agencies shall comply with the mandatory recycling program.
(c) The division may contract with a private person to collect, separate, store, sell, or transport the recyclable materials as part of the implementation of the program. If determined desirable by the division, the person contracted shall not have to be a licensed collector.
(d) The division shall supervise and enforce the mandatory recycling program of this section.
(e) Articles 5 and 6 of this chapter shall not apply to any violation of the mandatory recycling program.
(f) The division may contract with a not-for-profit organization that would provide a valuable community service in exchange for the potential market value of the recyclable materials collected from the city under the mandatory recycling program of this section. The not-for-profit organization shall collect the recyclable materials without monetary recompense to the city. If such a contract is determined desirable by the division and permissible under the State procurement code by the director of budget and fiscal services:
(1) Preference shall be given to such a contractual agreement over sale by bid;
(2) Proposals shall be solicited by public notice and reviewed for selection by a committee designated by the division and approved by the director of budget and fiscal services; and
(3) Selection shall be based on an evaluation of the community service to be rendered by the not-for-profit organization and the organization’s ability and qualifications to service the needs of the mandatory recycling program.
(1990 Code, Ch. 9, Art. 1, § 9-1.11) (Added by Ord. 89-117; Am. Ords. 93-05, 04-10, 14-24)