Recycling Ordinance - last phase takes effect Jan. 1, 2010
Make sure you're ready. The last phase effects all small businesses and apartment complexes January 1, 2010. Are you in compliance?
The City of San Diego passed an ordinance in 2007 making recycling mandatory for single family homes, commercial, mixed use and residential facilities, as well as special events. The last phase takes effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Recon will haul, track and submit annual reporting to the City per ordinance requirements reflecting your recyclable material types and volume. Additionally, we'll provide a kit including the educational components required for tenants. Fines may be assessed in cases where education and assistance have been offered and the violator continues to fail to meet the requirements of the ordinance.
Important Dates for Compliance:
Effective January 1, 2010 onsite recycling services must be provided for the following:
• All multi-family residential facilities (apartment and condo complexes)
• All Commercial facilities
• All Mixed use facilities
The ordinance requires the following materials to be collected:
• plastic bottles
• glass bottles and jars
• paper (white, mixed, newspaper)
• metal containers (aluminum, tin, steel cans)
• cardboard
• wood pallets and scrap metal (for commercial facilities)
Reports must include the following information:
• Name of the person(s) responsible for solid waste and /or recyclable materials management at the facility
serviced
• Name and address of the facility serviced
• Volume, in cubic yards or gallons, of solid waste and recyclable materials collected per week from the facility
• Frequency of solid waste and recyclable material collection service provided to the facility
• The total amount of recyclable material (in tons) collected within the City and the names and addresses of the
recycling facilities where these materials were delivered for recycling.
The City of San Diego passed an ordinance in 2007 making recycling mandatory for single family homes, commercial, mixed use and residential facilities, as well as special events. The last phase takes effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Recon will haul, track and submit annual reporting to the City per ordinance requirements reflecting your recyclable material types and volume. Additionally, we'll provide a kit including the educational components required for tenants. Fines may be assessed in cases where education and assistance have been offered and the violator continues to fail to meet the requirements of the ordinance.
Important Dates for Compliance:
Effective January 1, 2010 onsite recycling services must be provided for the following:
• All multi-family residential facilities (apartment and condo complexes)
• All Commercial facilities
• All Mixed use facilities
The ordinance requires the following materials to be collected:
• plastic bottles
• glass bottles and jars
• paper (white, mixed, newspaper)
• metal containers (aluminum, tin, steel cans)
• cardboard
• wood pallets and scrap metal (for commercial facilities)
Reports must include the following information:
• Name of the person(s) responsible for solid waste and /or recyclable materials management at the facility
serviced
• Name and address of the facility serviced
• Volume, in cubic yards or gallons, of solid waste and recyclable materials collected per week from the facility
• Frequency of solid waste and recyclable material collection service provided to the facility
• The total amount of recyclable material (in tons) collected within the City and the names and addresses of the
recycling facilities where these materials were delivered for recycling.