§ 18-162. Recycling program nonparticipants.

(a)

A residential customer who chooses not to participate in the City's recycling program shall not receive nor retain any recycling containers. Instead, such customer may receive additional or more frequent refuse collection and a fee in addition to the regular monthly service fee may be charged to those residential customers for the additional or more frequent refuse collection service. The City will assess this additional fee on a monthly basis.

(b)

Residential customers who fail to comply with the requirements of this article will be notified in writing by the City of their non-compliance. After a minimum of two (2) such notifications have been given to the residential customer, the recycling container will be retrieved by the City and the additional charges identified in Section 18-162 may be assessed.

(1)

The City may make such notification based upon a determination that a violation of this article has occurred, including any of the following actions:

i.

Placing anything other than the approved residential recyclable materials into a recycling container.

ii.

Placing dangerous or hazardous waste in a recycling container.

iii.

Depositing approved residential recyclable materials into a refuse container.

(2)

The Administrator or designee may furnish twice-per-week collection to any residential customer, subject to the appropriate additional monthly service fee, if in the Administrator's judgment a health hazard or public or environmental nuisance exists or is threatened.

(Ord. No. 2994, § 1(Exh. A), 6-28-16)