(A) Any person wishing to engage in the collection of recyclables only, from commercial/industrial customers in the city shall submit an application for a recycler permit on a form provided by the city. The information provided in the application shall be certified under penalty of perjury by the applicant as being true and correct. The Solid Waste Program Administrator may require additional information as authorized by law. In order for the materials to be deemed recyclables only, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The recyclables must be segregated from, and not mixed with solid waste; and
(2) The recycler shall not request or receive any consideration or payment, including a consulting fee, from the person from whom the recyclables are collected, for collecting, processing or transporting such recyclables.
(B) An application fee in an amount set forth by City Council resolution must accompany the application form for the application to be deemed complete.
(C) Completed applications shall be approved and a recycler permit issued, subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter. The recycler permit shall be valid from the date of issuance through December 31 of the same year.
(D) Applications for recycler permit renewals shall be filed with the Solid Waste Program Administrator by December 1 of the preceding year applied for, and shall be approved, approved with conditions, or denied based on the recycler's compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including the recycler permit application criteria.
(E) Each person issued a recycler permit shall submit a quarterly report on a form provided by the city or in a format acceptable to the city, which reflects the recyclables collection activities for the reporting month. The contents of this form will be prescribed by the Solid Waste Program Administrator, and shall contain information sufficient to determine compliance with the goals, schedules, and requirements of the Act, the city's Source Reduction and Recycling Element adopted pursuant to the Act, and the requirements of this chapter. The form is due to the Solid Waste Program Administrator no later than 30 days after the end of the preceding reporting month.
(`83 Code, § 8.10.160) (Ord. 2000-26 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2011-07, § 4, 2012)