The city encourages the recycling of waste materials and has implemented and operates a program for the collection and recycling of recyclable materials. Recyclable materials produced from city residences shall be collected without fee or charge pursuant to the provisions of division (B) below. Recyclable cardboard shall be collected from commercial enterprises that choose to participate in the city’s commercial cardboard recycling program, as provided in division (A) below.
(A) Commercial cardboard recycling. Each commercial enterprise in the city that desires to participate in the city’s commercial cardboard recycling program shall so advise the city. The city will provide such commercial solid waste customers a separate, clearly identified cardboard recycling container. The commercial customer shall place only clean, uncontaminated cardboard in this separate container. The city will periodically collect, as reasonably necessary, the cardboard material. All material placed in the city’s container for collection shall become the property of the city.
(B) Residential recyclable material.
(1) Collection shall be made by the city, on a schedule determined by the Public Works Department.
(2) Collection shall be made from the adjacent street.
(3) Residentially generated recyclable material shall be placed only in containers approved and distributed by the city.
(4) Only residential recyclable material specified in rules adopted by the Public Works Department shall be placed in residential recyclable containers.
(5) All recyclable material placed in the city’s container for collection shall become the property of the city.
(C) Other means of recycling. No provision of this chapter is intended to prohibit, restrict or discourage the recycling of waste material by means other than placing recyclable material in approved containers for collection by the city. All residents and operators of commercial and industrial facilities are encouraged to consider and accomplish recycling of waste material by other lawful means.
(Prior Code, § 4-5-8) (Ord. 752, passed 6-3-2013)