(A) The following definitions shall be applied to all acceptable recyclable waste generated by all residential customers.
NEWSPAPER. Newspaper (which for the purpose of this chapter shall be considered a periodical, usually daily or weekly, printed on newsprint and shall not include magazines and telephone books) shall be fresh, not
sunburned, and shall be segregated from all other solid waste material by all solid waste customers. Newspapers shall be securely bundled with string or twine, or placed in a brown paper grocery bag or loose in the recycling bin supplied by the city (preferably on top of other recyclables) but in every case separated and not commingled with other recyclables. Newspaper shall not be bundled with tape and shall be removed from the plastic tubes (bags) it is delivered in. If newspaper is set out for collection on a rainy day, residents shall protect newspaper by using some type of cover. Newspapers shall be placed for collection by solid waste customers on a day approved by the city.
BOUND PAPER. Magazines and telephone books.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD (CARDBOARD). Only cardboard with the sandwiched waffled paper shall be accepted. All cardboard shall be cut down to size that allows for recycling cart lid to properly close.
ALUMINUM CANS. Only 100% aluminum cans used as beverage containers shall be segregated from all other solid waste material by solid waste customers and shall be free of aluminum foil, foil trays or pie plates. Containers shall be rinsed clean and free of all organic material and free flowing liquids.
STEEL AND BI-METAL CANS. Steel and bi-metal (combination of steel and tin) cans are typically food and/or beverage containers and shall be segregated from all solid waste material by solid waste customers. Containers shall be rinsed clean and free of all organic material and free flowing liquids.
GLASS CONTAINERS. Clear brown or green bottles and jars shall be segregated from all other solid waste material by solid waste customers. Glass containers shall be rinsed clean and free of all stones, dirt, organic material and free flowing liquids. The following materials shall not be included: broken glass, ceramics, such as dishes, porcelain, Pyrex, light bulbs, plate, window or safety glass, and lead-based glass.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS. Plastic containers, as listed below, shall be segregated from all other solid waste material by solid waste customers.
(1) PETE #1. (Polyethylene Terepthalate) includes both clear and green beverage bottles. Usually soda comes in the one and two liter PETE plastic bottles. Jars such as cooking oil and peanut butter are acceptable but shall be free of organic material and drained of free flowing liquids. All such PETE #1 shall be clearly identified with an imprint on the bottom of the container “#1.” Items not so imprinted shall not be acceptable as PETE #1.
(2) HDPE #2. (High- Density Polyethylene) includes both natural and pigmented containers, shall be segregated from all other solid waste material and by all solid waste customers. Milk jugs, water jugs and bleach bottle are examples of HDPE #2. Containers made of this substance shall be rinsed clean and be free of organic material and free flowing liquids. All such HDPE #2 containers shall be clearly identified with an imprint on the bottom of the container “#2.” Items not so imprinted shall not be acceptable as HDPE #2. Any container with an opening larger than the base of the container is NOT acceptable even if stamped with a recycling code. No five (5) gallon or larger containers shall be accepted.
(3) PVC #3. (Polyvinyl Chloride) includes both clear and pigmented containers, typically utilized for shampoos and liquid soap. Containers made of this substance shall be rinsed clean and be free of organic material and free flowing liquids. All such PVC #3 containers shall be clearly identified with an imprint on the bottom of the container "#3". Items not so imprinted shall not be acceptable as PVC #3. Any container with an opening larger than the base of the container is NOT acceptable, even if stamped with the recycling code. No five gallon or larger containers shall be accepted.
(B) Newspapers, corrugated cardboard, glass containers, aluminum cans, steel and bi-metal cans, plastic containers (as described above), and bound paper should be commingled by residential customers into the recycling container supplied by the city and placed for collection by the city's authorized solid waste contractor on a day approved by the city.
(Ord. 97-55, passed 5-13-97; Am. Ord. 97-83, passed 9-23-97; Am. Ord. 2006-59, passed 7-25-06; Am. Ord. 2012-66, passed 9-11-12; Am. Ord. 2016-45, passed 2-23-16)