A. Each business or non-residential property must ensure and demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter and must:
1. Enter into a written service agreement with a franchised waste hauler for solid waste collection on, at minimum, a weekly basis;
2. Subscribe to a service for removal of large bulky items, as needed;
3. Subscribe to a basic level of recycling that includes, at a minimum, the collection of recyclable materials; and
4. Source separate organic materials from solid waste and subscribe to the minimum service level of organic material collection service as required in this chapter, at a minimum on a weekly basis.
B. In lieu of complying with sections 13.24.510.A.3 and 13.24.510.A.4 above, each business or non-residential property (the party contracting for solid waste removal service, owners or generators) may submit a self-hauling application form to the solid waste manager certifying that all self-hauling activities will be completed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable laws or regulation. Upon review, a copy of the approved self-haul form will be returned to the applicant. A copy of such form shall be made available to the solid waste manager within 10 business days upon request.
C. Each business and non-residential property must provide recyclable and organic material containers, to be used by generators, in maintenance or work areas where recyclable or organic materials may be collected or stored. Containers shall either be labeled with the primary materials accepted and prohibited, or conform with the following container color requirements: blue for recyclable materials, green for organic materials, and gray for garbage.
D. Each business and non-residential property must prominently post and maintain one or more signs in maintenance or work areas where recyclable or organic materials are collected or stored that set forth what materials are required to be source separated in addition to collection procedures for such materials.
E. At least annually, each business and non-residential property must notify employees, contractors, and tenants, in writing, of applicable source separation requirements, including what materials are required to be source separated and how to source separate such materials. A copy of such notice must be provided to the solid waste manager within 10 business days upon request.
F. Each business and non-residential property must ensure that recyclable and organic materials generated at their site will be taken only to a recycling facility and not to a landfill.
G. The service agreement or other recycling documents must be made available to the solid waste manager within 10 business days upon request.
H. Nothing in this section abridges the right of any business and non-residential property, owner, or generator, or any other person, to sell or exchange at fair market value its own recyclable materials which are source separated for reuse and recycling.
I. No franchised waste haulers are liable for the failure of its customers to comply with such regulations.
J. Within 14 days of occupying the premises, each business and non-residential property must provide new tenants with information about source-separation requirements of recyclable and organic materials, and locations, and rules governing the use of containers and provide information on an annual basis to existing tenants. Proof of compliance with this section shall be provided to the city upon request.
K. The owner or operator of a business or non-residential property that uses the services of a broker remains responsible for complying with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2023-0024 § 63; Ord. 2021-0031 § 10; Ord. 2021-0003 § 15)