(A) Each occupant of a residential dwelling unit in the county shall comply with one of the following:
(1) Reside within the corporate limits of a municipality which has entered into a written agreement with the county assuming responsibility for meeting the 25% state mandated recycling goal, and can demonstrate annually through reporting it has complied with the recycling requirement;
(2) Reside within the unincorporated area of a township which has entered into a written agreement with the county assuming responsibility for meeting the 25% state mandated recycling goal and can demonstrate annually through reporting it has complied with the recycling requirement; and
(3) Shall separate recyclable materials from all other refuse, garbage and municipal waste, and store these recyclables separately in containers designed for recycling. As an alternative, occupants of residential dwellings may separate recyclable materials and take them to an established recycling center. For the purposes of this division (A)(3),
RECYCLING
shall be defined as materials consisting of, at a minimum, newsprint, glass and plastic containers, and aluminum and steel cans.
(B) All municipalities/townships are encouraged to adopt volume-based user fees for the collection and disposal of waste.
(1993 Code, § 112.10) (Ord. 94-09, passed 7-20-1994)