(a) All persons who are residents of the City shall separate those recyclable materials designated herein, as well as those that are from time to time added to the list of said recyclable materials, from all other waste produced at their homes, apartments and other residential establishments; store such materials in the recycling containers provided by the City; and shall place the same for collection in accordance with the guidelines established hereunder.
(1) Persons in residences must separate recyclable materials from other refuse. Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curbside in containers provided by the City for collection. Any containers provided to residences for collection of recyclable materials shall be the property of the City and shall be used only for the collection of recyclable materials. Any resident who moves within or from the City shall be responsible for returning the allocated container(s) to the City or shall pay the replacement cost of said container(s). Use of recycling containers for any purpose other than that of the designated recycling program, or use of the recycling containers by any person other than the person allocated such container(s), shall be a violation of this chapter.
(2) An owner, landlord, or agent of an owner or landlord, of a multifamily rental housing property with more than four units shall comply with his or her recycling responsibilities by establishing a collection system at each property. The collection system must include use of the City-provided containers for collecting and sorting the recyclable materials, easily accessible locations for the containers, and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use of the collection system. Owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords who comply with this chapter shall be liable for noncompliance of occupants of their buildings.
If recyclable materials are collected by a collector other than the City or its authorized agent, owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords hiring such other collector shall submit an annual report to the City reporting the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous year.
(b) All persons must separate leaf waste from other municipal waste generated at their houses, apartments and other residential establishments for collection unless those persons have otherwise provided for composting of leaf waste.
(c) Persons must separate high grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper, leaf waste and such other materials as may be designated by the City, which materials are generated at commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and from community activities, and shall store the recyclable materials until collection.
If recyclable materials are collected by a collector other than the City or its authorized agent, occupants of said establishments shall submit an annual report to the City reporting the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous year.
(Ord. 4535. Passed 7-11-90.)