(a) Required. Any business which separates recyclable material from its solid waste stream and such source separated recyclable material is collected and transported by other than a collector permitted in Loudoun County shall submit an annual recycling report to the Director on a form provided by the Director. Recycling reports shall be submitted for the period from January through December by no later than January 31 for the preceding year. Failure to submit any annual recycling report in accordance with this section shall be considered a violation and may result in enforcement actions and penalties as authorized by this chapter.
(b) Recycling Report Information. The annual recycling report shall include information pertaining to recyclable material source separated and collected in Loudoun County for the specified period of time. A report shall be certified and signed by a responsible company official. All measurements included in any report shall be based on the weight of each type of recyclable material reported, provided that where such measurements cannot be accurately determined, the measurement shall be based on carefully estimated data. Where estimates are submitted, such estimates shall contain sufficient detail to reasonably describe how the estimate was prepared. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the following nonproprietary information:
(1) Name and address of the reporting business;
(2) Period of time covered by the report;
(3) Type of recyclable material that is source separated;
(4) Amount (weight in tons) of source separated recyclable material;
(5) Name(s) and address(es) of collector or transporter of recyclable material;
(6) Amount (weight in tons) of recyclable material recycled or diverted and location of recycling facility or diversion location.
(c) Documentation. Supporting documentation used in the preparation of any recycling report shall be retained for purposes of audit, inspection, and/or clarification of reported data by the Director for a period of four years following submissions of such report. Such documentation shall include, but not be limited to, weight or volume receipts received from recycling facilities and weight or volume receipts received from the marketing of collected materials at recycling or redemption centers. Such documentation shall be utilized by the Director to facilitate compliance with the requirements of Section 10.1-1411 of the Code of Virginia.
(Ord. 02-08. Passed 5-20-02.)