(A) City service acceptance. The Public Works Director may provide for the acceptance of non-MSW waste materials at the City of Raton Convenience Center upon payment by the generator or responsible person of fees determined by the Public Works Director. Fees shall be paid in advance or at the time of service. Materials shall be delivered by the owner or generator to the City of Raton Convenience Center or other designated site by the generator or responsible person.
(B) Special collection services. The Public Works Director may provide special collection services including loading, transportation, and/or disposal of restricted wastes or large amounts of waste. The Public Works Director shall establish additional fees for special collection services consisting of the actual cost of such removal plus an administrative and overhead charge.
(C) Construction and demolition debris. Each generator shall be responsible for arranging collections with an authorized private hauler for the collection, removal, and disposal of any construction and demolition debris waste. Construction and demolition debris must be delivered to a facility authorized to accept such waste.
(D) Tree and wood waste. Brush, limbs, and cuttings from trees and shrubs which have been trimmed or removed by a person or commercial tree trimmer shall be transported and disposed of at the expense of the generator or person controlling the same.
(E) Bulky waste. Commercial or household furnishings, goods and appliances, including but not limited to stoves, refrigerators, washing or drying machines, water heaters, sofas, chairs, cabinets, tables, mattresses and box springs, shall be transported and disposed of at the expense of the generator or person controlling same.
(F) Lead acid batteries, waste oil and electronics.
(1) Lead acid batteries, waste oil and electronics will be accepted at the City of Raton Convenience Center or designated recycling facility for separate fees for city residents, non-city residents, and commercial businesses. Materials shall be delivered by the owner or generator to Convenience Center or other designated site by the generator or responsible person.
(2) The city will not accept up any freon-containing appliances, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and cooling units. The owner of a freon-containing appliance shall be responsible for delivering all such appliances to a disposal facility authorized to accept such wastes. The owner shall be required to remove all doors that may be locked in the closed position before delivery.
(G) Tires.
(1) No person shall set out for collection or cause or allow the open dumping of any used or waste tire, cause or allow the open burning of any used or waste tire, or abandon, leave, or dump any used or waste tire on private or public property, or knowingly mix any used or waste tire, either whole or cut, with municipal waste.
(2) Each commercial generator of scrap, used or waste tires shall be responsible for the collection, removal, and disposal of all scrap, used or waste tires or tire waste. Waste tire transportation shall be performed by an authorized registered tire transporter. Disposal of waste tires shall be completed at a state-registered tire recycling facility or tire disposal facility. Generators and transporters of waste tires shall maintain records of tire disposal, including waste tire manifest forms signed by the transporter and the facility accepting the tires.
(3) The Public Works Director may set fees and provide acceptance of waste tires for persons with an existing solid waste account in good standing with the city that are not a commercial tire business. Persons are limited to disposal of a maximum of 4 waste small vehicle tires per year at city facilities.
(Ord. 996, passed 10-24-2017)