§ 8.16.100. Recycling.

A.

The City Council finds that undertaking a long term commitment to remove Recyclable Materials from the solid waste stream is a necessary part of the City's integrated solid waste management system of recycling, resource recovery and land filling. The City Council also finds that the objectives of the comprehensive solid waste management plan adopted under state law will be promoted by establishing a recycling program.

B.

Recycling service is available to Residential Units. Recyclable Materials will be collected weekly on the same day as Garbage collection.

C.

The managing authority of any residential dwelling unit located in the multi-family sector shall allow its residents to participate in the city's recycling program. The city shall provide the managing authority with a recycling container for each unit. Alternatively, the managing authority may provide a centralized location and containers as approved by the recycling coordinator, as designated by the Director of Field Operations.

D.

The City shall collect the Recyclable Materials in the Multi-Family Sector where it is regularly collecting Garbage. In those places that a private contractor collects the Garbage. it will be the obligation of the Managing Authority to provide the containers and pick up the Recyclable Materials.

E.

A Managing Authority that violates subsections (C) or (D) of this section shall be issued a written notice of the violation which shall be delivered via first class U.S. mail, postage prepaid. to the Managing Authority's last known address on file with the City. The notice shall contain specific corrective measures to be taken to correct the violation. If the Managing Authority does not comply within seven (7) days of the written notice, the Managing Authority shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a fine pursuant to the City Code and state law, and fines levied hereunder shall be payable to the City of Salisbury and mailed to the Department of Internal Services within twenty (20) days of service of the municipal infraction. Notice and service of a citation shall be as directed under the Local Government Article of the Maryland Annotated Code § 6-101, et seq. and § SC5-1(38). as amended. concerning municipal infractions.

(Ord. 1874, 2003)

(Ord. No. 2270, 11-25-2013; Ord. No. 2446, § 10-9-2017 )

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2270, adopted November 25, 2013, amended the title of § 8.16.100 to read as set out herein. Previously § 8.16.100 was titled recycling in the multi-family sector.