(a) General Restrictions. No person residing in Loudoun County shall fail to separate recyclable material from household solid waste for recycling, nor shall any business within the County fail to separate at least one principal recyclable material from its waste stream for recycling. Recyclable material may not be disposed as solid waste but shall be deposited only at a lawful recycling drop-off center, recycling facility, approved facility, or through a permitted collector that provides recycling services.
(b) Specifically Prohibited Acts. No person shall engage in any specifically prohibited act. Commission of a specifically prohibited act shall be grounds for enforcement actions and penalties as specified in this chapter.
(1) No unauthorized person shall remove or cause to be removed, any recyclable material which has been deposited in or at an approved container for the purpose of collection by an authorized recycling collector.
(2) No owner or manager of any apartment, commercial office building, strip mall, or business shall fail to provide a recycling system to its tenants, employees, and/or customers.
(3) No person shall willfully dispose of source separated recyclable material as solid waste.
(4) No person shall mix source separated recyclable material with solid waste intended for disposal.
(5) No person shall cause the contamination of source separated recyclable material by mixing or causing to be mixed such recyclable material with solid waste or other incompatible recyclable material.
(6) No person shall knowingly contract for collection or recycling services with a collector that is not permitted in Loudoun County, if such collector is required to be permitted under Chapter 1084 of these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 02-08. Passed 5-20-02.)