It is unlawful for any residential or multiple dwelling association or management entity to negotiate, execute or maintain a contract for mixed Municipal solid waste collection unless it includes, as a part of the contract or as a part of a separate contract, a minimum of weekly collection of targeted recyclable material. Owners and managers of multiple (apartment) dwelling must:
A. Ensure targeted recyclable materials are collected for recycling.
B. Provide recycling containers with a weekly service capacity of at least 0.1 cubic yards per dwelling unit.
C. 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.
D. Ensure all trash collection contains 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.
E. Ensure all trash, recyclables, and organics collection containers are labeled in accordance with Dakota County Ordinance 110, Solid Waste Management, 16.06 Labeling, as may be amended.
F. Ensure all trash is delivered to a facility licensed or permitted to accept the waste, recyclables collected are delivered to a recycling facility and organics (if collected) are delivered for food recovery or to an organics facility.
G. Provide solid waste abatement messages in print or electronic form to each dwelling resident, tenant, employee, housekeeping, and custodial contractors. Messaging must be documented and follow the solid waste abatement messaging published on the Dakota County Website. Such messaging must occur:
1. At least annually;
2. Within thirty (30) days of a substantive change to the generator's waste program; and
3. Within thirty (30) days of a new hire or tenant.
(Ord. 493, sec. 1, 3-15-1993; Ord. 1038, 12-7-2020)