A. Multi-Unit Residential Building Owner and Manager Requirements: Multi-Unit Residential Building owners and managers who manage municipal solid waste through a common contract shall:
1. Ensure recycling service is provided to all residents.
2. Ensure that all items on the designated list of recyclables are collected for recycling.
3. Provide recycling containers with a weekly service capacity of at least 0.1 cubic yards per dwelling unit.
4. Ensure that the collection schedule and container capacity are sufficient to contain all the recyclables collected and organics (if collected) from the building and public spaces and to prevent overflowing containers.
5. Provide a collection schedule and containers adequate to meet the requirements of this Section as well as Dakota County Ordinance 110.
a. Container locations must include but are not limited to: indoor and outdoor locations, public spaces, private spaces, and communal spaces.
b. Ensure all trash collection containers or collection chutes are co-located within ten (10) feet from a recycling container or recycling chute. Each container or chute must have equal access.
c. Ensure all trash, recyclables, and organics collection containers are clearly labeled or marked in a manner that is consistent with Dakota County's solid waste abatement messaging.
d. Ensure all trash is delivered to a facility licensed or permitted to accept the waste, recyclables are delivered to a recycling facility, and organics are delivered for food recovery or to a composting facility or anaerobic digester.
e. Provide solid waste abatement messaging in print or electronic form to each employee, tenant, multi-unit resident, student, volunteer, and housekeeping and custodial contractors. Messaging must be documented and follow the solid waste abatement messaging published on the Dakota County Website and occur:
(1) At least annually.
(2) Within thirty (30) days of any substantive change to generator's waste program.
(3) Within thirty (30) days of a new hire or new tenant.
B. Event Sponsor and Large Event Venue Owner and Operator Requirements:
1. Ensure that the designated list of recyclables are collected for recycling.
2. Provide a collection schedule and containers adequate to meet the requirements of this Section as well as Dakota County Ordinance 110.
a. Container locations must include but are not limited to: indoor and outdoor locations, public spaces, private spaces, and communal spaces.
b. Ensure all trash collection containers or collection chutes are co-located within ten (10) feet from a recycling container or recycling chute. Each container or chute must have equal access.
c. Ensure all trash, recyclables, and organics collection containers are clearly labeled or marked in a manner that is consistent with Dakota County's solid waste abatement messaging.
d. Ensure all trash is delivered to a facility licensed or permitted to accept the waste, recyclables are delivered to a recycling facility, and organics are delivered for food recovery or to a composting facility or anaerobic digester.
e. Provide solid waste abatement messaging in print or electronic form to each employee, tenant, multi-unit resident, student, volunteer, and housekeeping and custodial contractors. Messaging must be documented and follow the solid waste abatement messaging published on the Dakota County Website and occur:
(1) At least annually.
(2) Within thirty (30) days of any substantive change to generator's waste program.
(3) Within thirty (30) days of a new hire or new tenant. (Ord. 1394, 12-14-2020)