(a) The owner or manager of any multifamily property or commercial premises shall provide a level of refuse service sufficient to contain the refuse generated by the owners, occupants, tenants, employees, contractors, and customers of the property or premises.
(b) The owner or manager of any multifamily property or commercial premises shall provide the number and type of containers at the property or premises sufficient to make the source separation of refuse convenient for the owners, occupants, tenants, employees, contractors, and customers of the property or commercial premises.
(c) The three types of containers shall: (1) Be appropriate in number and size with respect to the quantity of solid waste, compostable materials, and recyclable materials anticipated to be generated at the property or premises; (2) Bear appropriate signage/label and be color-coded - blue containers for recyclable materials, green containers for compostable materials, and black containers for solid waste - to identify the primary materials accepted and the primary materials prohibited in each container and meet any additional design criteria established by the City; and (3) Be placed within six inches or less of each other or as close together as practicable to provide equally convenient access to users.
(d) The owner or manager of any multifamily property or commercial premises shall provide information and training for new occupants or tenants, employees and contractors, including janitors, on the manner of source separation of solid waste, compostable materials, and recyclable materials before or within 14 days of occupation of the premises or performing work on the premises. The owner or manager shall provide information or train current occupants, tenants, employees and contractors at least once per calendar year.
(e) The owner or manager of any commercial premises or their contractor shall collaborate with on-site janitors to create effective source separation programs.
(f) All commercial businesses including multifamily property shall periodically inspect green compostable materials containers for contamination and shall inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to only use those containers for compostable materials.
(g) The use of public solid waste, recycling, or composting receptacles by any commercial premises is prohibited.
(Ord. 5536 § 2 (part), 2021: Ord. 5377 § 1 (part), 2016)