§ 17-42. Recycling of Materials used or Generated in Conduct of City Business.
Effective on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
(a) Each department of the city shall collect, to the greatest extent practicable, recyclablematerials and products used during the operation of facilities and offices. At a minimum, provisions shall be made to collect wastepaper and empty aluminum beverage cans generated by employee activities during the conduct of city business. The method for disposing of collected recyclable materials shall be determined by the city manager.
(b) The parks and recreation department shall, to the greatest extent practicable, recycle yard waste generated from landscaping maintenance of parks, rights-of-way and other city property. At a minimum, provisions shall be made for composting or mulching of organic materials that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill and reusing said recycled materials in landscaping maintenance of parks, rights-of-way and other city property.
