(Title Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
(a) Subject to the availability of funds therefor, it is the policy of the City of Los Angeles to provide the following: (Amended by Ord. No. 143,146, Eff. 4/27/72.)
1. The collection of household solid waste combined in one or more containers by a single pickup except when more than one pickup is required by the Board and approved by Council resolution, on a regularly scheduled basis, but not to provide for the collection of commercial solid waste. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
2. The collection of dead animals on call as the need occurs, including such removal from commercial establishments only when death of such animal or fowl is from natural causes or accidental, or through intentional destruction for humane reasons to prevent suffering on the part of the animal or fowl from sickness or in jury; provided that the animal or fowl is not killed as a result of the regular routine operation of any commercial enterprise, thereby intentionally creating the carcasses and provided further that any collection of dead animals shall not include any dead animals from any pet hospital, humane society, kennel, stable, veterinary establishment or any commercial, industrial education, research medical or other facility that deal with or uses animals in connection with its operation or the collection or pickup of dead horses from private property. (Amended by Ord. No. 158,075, Eff. 8/22/83.)
3. The collection by the Bureau employing a three-container system of a blue container for Source- Separated Recyclables and/or Commingled Recyclables, a green container for Source-Separated Organic Waste, and a black container for Solid Waste. (Added by Ord. No. 187,711, Eff. 1/18/23.)
(b) It is the policy of the City of Los Angeles to dispose of solid waste collected by the City, including metals, in land reclamation sites owned and operated or otherwise controlled by the City or in City-owned incinerators when economically feasible, or by contractual arrangement where appropriate. Contractual arrangements involving consideration in excess of $5,000 shall be approved by the Council by ordinance or resolution, except in the case of an emergency as determined by the Director. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
(c) (Amended by Ord. No. 118,900, Eff. 6/3/61.) Incinerators and land reclamation sites operated by the City shall be available for public use subject to the following conditions:
1. That the Board, after fully considering all the facts, determines that there exists at a particular incinerator or land reclamation site a capacity for refuse disposal in excess of that needed by the City;
2. That the Board, after considering the size and capacity of a land reclamation site, the location in which it is situated, the nature and condition of the roads giving access thereto, and other and similar considerations, determines, subject to the approval by the Council, that the use for public dumping purposes of a particular land reclamation site is in the public interest;
3. That the Board, subject to approval by the Council, shall fix charges for public use of incinerators and land reclamation sites operated by the City in such amounts as are sufficient to ensure that each use will bear a proportionate share of the maintenance amortization, operation, handling and other costs. The Council may by resolution, either upon its own motion or upon recommendation of the Board, increase or decrease charges in order to meet changing cost conditions.
(d) Land reclamation sites owned by the City shall be devoted upon completion of reclamation to such use as the Council shall determine. (Amended by Ord. No. 118,900, Eff. 6/3/61.)
(e) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Article, to effectuate the purposes and intent of this Section and the further provisions of this Article. Any such rule or regulation pertaining to solid waste collection shall be approved by the Council. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
(f) The Board, subject to the approval of the Council in each instance by resolution, may from time to time institute and conduct one or more pilot programs within an area or areas of the City designated by the Board for the separate collection and disposal of solid waste on a regularly scheduled basis, for the purpose of studying costs to the City and other factors of such program or programs compared with the policies set forth in Subsection (a) of this Section. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
(g) It is the policy of the City to collect from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s facilities and schools such recyclable materials as designated by the Board of Public Works; provided any such facility or school is located on an existing curbside recycling truck route and the service is to be provided at no cost to the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Added by Ord. No. 168,661, Eff. 4/29/93.)