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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 68 of 2012
(Solid Waste and Recyclable Items)
An ordinance amending Sections 9.08.010,9.08.030,9.08.095,and 9.08.115 of the Salt Lake
City Code,relating to solid waste and recyclable items.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 9.08.010 of the Salt Lake City Code,relating to solid waste and
recyclable items,be,and the same hereby is,amended as follows:
9.08.010:DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this chapter the following terms,phrases and words shall have the meanings given in
this section:
AGRICULTURAL.WASTE:The manure or crop residues from various agricultural pursuits,including,
but not limited to,dairies and the raising of livestock and poultry.
ASBESTOS WASTE:Friable asbestos,which is any material containing more than one percent(1%)
asbestos as determined using the method specified in appendix A,40 CFR part 763.1,2001 edition,
which is adopted and incorporated by reference,that,when dry,can be crumbled,pulverized,or reduced
to powder by hand pressure.
AUTOMATED GLASS RECYCLING CONTAINERS:Containers provided by the city or service
provider for the removal of recyclable glass by the service provider.
AUTOMATED GREEN WASTE CONTAINERS:Containers provided by the city for removal of green
waste by the service provider.
AUTOMATED RECYCLING CONTAINERS:Containers provided by the city for removal of
recyclable items by the service provider.
AUTOMATED REFUSE CONTAINERS:Containers provided by the city to residences for removal of
refuse by the service provider.
BULKY WASTE:Items of refuse or green waste,or recyclable items,that are too large to fit entirely
within the appropriate automated refuse,green waste,or recycling container,including,but not limited
to,appliances,furniture,trees,large branches,and stumps.
CITY COLLECTION SERVICE:The removal by the service provider of refuse contained in approved
automated refuse containers("refuse collection service");green waste contained in approved automated
green waste containers("green waste collection service");recyclable items in approved automated
recycling containers("recycling collection service");and special collection events described in
subsection 9.08.03OG of this chapter.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE: Solid waste resulting from the construction,
remodeling, repair, or demolition of structures, from road building, and from land clearing. Such waste
includes bricks; masonry materials such as concrete, soil, rock, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, and
other inert material; plumbing fixtures; asbestos free insulation; roofing shingles; asphaltic pavement;
glass; plastics that are not sealed in a way that conceals other wastes; wood; concrete reinforcing
material; and metals that are incidental to any of the above. "Construction and demolition waste" does
not include hazardous waste, asbestos containing material, garbage, fluorescent electrical fixtures
containing mercury, refrigeration units containing chlorofluorocarbons, radioactive waste, waste tires,
containers with liquid wastes, or fuel tanks.
ELECTRONIC WASTE: Consumer or business electronic equipment that is near or at the end of its
useful life, including, but not limited to, computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax
machines.
ELIGIBLE RECYCLING CUSTOMER: Any "person" (as defined in this section) who is the owner or
property manager of a property, including a multi-family property, that does not receive city refuse
collection services, if that property receives city water and sewer service and has access to a city curb
located within the service provider's normal route of business. Eligible Recycling Customer does not
include a resident receiving city refuse collection services.
GARBAGE: The portion of refuse made up of discarded animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparing, cooking, and consuming of food, and of such a character and proportion as to be
capable of attracting or providing food for insects or other arthropods, rodents, or other animals capable
of transmitting the causative agents of human disease or adversely affecting public health and well
being. Garbage does not include sewage and sewage sludge.
GLASS RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE: The removal by the service provider of recyclable
glass contained in approved automated glass recycling containers.
GREEN WASTE: Items of yard waste and items of fruit or vegetable food waste that have not been
mixed with or coated by any other type of food or waste.
GREEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE: The removal by the service provider of green waste items
contained in approved automated green waste containers.
HAULER: A person engaged in the off site collection and transportation of solid waste by vehicle.
"Hauler" shall include, but not be limited to, waste haulers, liquid waste haulers, waste tire haulers, and
infectious waste haulers. "Hauler" shall not apply to a person engaged in transporting his or her own
personally generated solid waste.
HAZARDOUS WASTE: A solid waste, or a combination of solid wastes that, because of its quantity,
concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute
to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious or incapacitating irreversible illness, or pose a
substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment if improperly treated, stored,
transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed, or any solid waste listed as a hazardous waste under
Utah administrative code sections R315-2-10 and 11, Utah hazardous waste management rules, or any
solid waste that exhibits a characteristic of a hazardous waste as defined in Utah administrative code
section R315-2-9, Utah hazardous waste management rules. The definition for "hazardous waste" in
Utah administrative code section R315-2-3 is hereby incorporated by reference.
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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE: Solid waste generated and discarded from any single or
multiple dwelling unit, campsite, ranger station, or other residential source that contains hazardous
substances but is exempt from hazardous waste regulation under Utah administrative code section R315-
2-4(c), Utah hazardous waste management rules. The container size normally and reasonably associated
with households and household activities is five (5) gallons or less. Household hazardous wastes
include, but are not limited to, chemical household cleaners, household pesticides and herbicides, paints
and stains, paint removers, mercury containing compact fluorescent light bulbs, fluorescent light tubes,
petroleum products, batteries (except for alkaline batteries), degreasers, and electronic waste.
INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE: Any solid waste generated at a manufacturing or other industrial
facility that is not a hazardous waste or that is a hazardous waste from a conditionally exempt small
quantity generator of hazardous waste, as defined by Utah administrative code section R315-2-5, Utah
hazardous waste management rules, generated by an industrial facility. Industrial solid waste includes
waste from the following industries or resulting from the following manufacturing processes and
associated activities: electric power generation; fertilizer or agricultural chemical industries; food and
related products or byproducts industries; inorganic chemical industries; iron and steel manufacturing;
leather and leather product industries; nonferrous metals manufacturing or foundry industries; organic
chemical industries; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and
miscellaneous plastic product industries; stone, glass, clay, and concrete product industries; textile
manufacturing; transportation equipment manufacturing; and water treatment industries.
INFECTIOUS WASTE: A solid waste that contains pathogens of sufficient virulence and quantity that
exposure to the waste of a susceptible host could result in an infectious disease. Infectious waste
includes sharps.
LIQUID WASTE: A solid waste that contains "free liquids" as defined by method 9095 (paint filter
liquids test), as described in "Test Methods For Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods"
(EPA pub. no. SW-846, latest edition). "Liquid waste" does not include infectious waste or hazardous
waste.
MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY: Any multi-family dwelling building or group of buildings that
contain(s) four (4) dwelling units or more on a single tax lot. "Multi-family property" includes, without
limitation, apartments, condominiums, and mobile home parks.
OWNER: Any person who alone,jointly, or severally with others:
A. Has legal title to any premises, dwelling, or dwelling unit as legal or equitable owner, agent of the
owner, or lessee; or
B. Is an executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee or guardian of the estate of the
owner.
PERSON: Any individual, public or private corporation and its officers, partnership, association, firm,
trustee, executor of an estate, the state or its departments, institution, bureau, agency, county, city,
political subdivision, or any other legal entity recognized by law.
PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE: Unused or expired medicines or drugs, whether obtained with a
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prescription or over the counter.
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Any place in Salt Lake City in which there is conducted or carried on
principally or exclusively any pursuit or occupation by any person or persons for the purpose of gaining
a livelihood.
PROPERTY MANAGER: The person responsible for paying the city water and sewer bill for a
property, but shall not include the owner of that property.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PLACES: Office buildings, theaters, garages, auto camps, hotels, clubs,
schools, hospitals, or other places of similar character, but shall not mean any building owned by Salt
Lake City Corporation.
RECYCLABLE GLASS: Transparent bottle glass and plate glass. Plate glass is flat in configuration,
typically used for windows or picture frames. Plate glass does not include automobile windows,
mirrored glass, ovenware or ceramics.
RECYCLABLE ITEM: An item that otherwise would be abandoned or discarded, but that can be
utilized in the secondary material market. Such items include newspaper and inserts; corrugated
cardboard; telephone books; paperboard (cereal boxes, paper towel and toilet paper tubes, shoe boxes);
magazines; home office paper; bulk rate mail; aluminum, steel and tin cans; plastic coated milk and
juice cartons; plastic grocery bags; and plastic containers with the number 1 through 7 recycling symbol
on the container. Recyclable items do not include recyclable glass.
RECYCLING: The series of activities, including separation and processing, by which products or other
materials are recovered from or otherwise diverted from the solid waste stream.
RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE: The removal by the service provider of recyclable items
contained in approved automated recycling containers.
REFUSE: Wastes commonly discarded by households, institutions, and commercial entities and
includes, but is not limited to, garbage; paper contaminated with food waste; nonrecyclable papers,
plastics, metals, or glass items; diapers; textiles; rubber; and leather. Only objects small enough to fit in
an automated refuse container are considered refuse. Refuse does not include: recyclable items, green
waste, agricultural waste, asbestos waste, bulky waste, construction and demolition waste, hazardous
waste, household hazardous waste, industrial waste, infectious waste, liquid waste, sewage, sludge,
special wastes, yard waste, or waste tires.
REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE: The removal by the service provider of refuse contained in
approved refuse containers.
RESIDENCE: A building or dwelling comprising not more than three (3) residential dwelling units,
including, without limitation, a single-family dwelling, designed for separate housekeeping tenements,
and where no business of any kind is conducted except such home occupations as are defined in the
zoning ordinances of the city.
SERVICE PROVIDER: The city or a person working for the city engaged in providing city collection
service for any location within Salt Lake City.
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SEWAGE: Human or animal wastes carried by water or other liquid from a dwelling, business building,
institution, industrial establishment, or agricultural, recreational, or other location including, but not
limited to, sewer systems, septic tanks, privy vaults, cesspools, and holding tanks in recreational
vehicles or travel trailers, including any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be mixed
with these wastes.
SHARPS: Any discarded or contaminated article or instrument that may cause punctures or cuts. Such
waste includes, but is not limited to, needles, syringes, pipettes, intravenous tubing with needles
attached, glassware, lancets, and scalpel blades.
SLUDGE: Any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste, including grit and screenings, generated from:
A. A municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant;
B. A water supply treatment plant;
C. A car wash facility;
D. An air pollution control facility; or
E. Any other such waste having similar characteristics.
SOLID WASTE: Any refuse, green waste, agricultural waste, asbestos waste, bulky waste, construction
and demolition waste, electronic waste, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste, industrial waste,
infectious waste, liquid waste, pharmaceutical waste, sewage, sludge, special wastes, yard waste, or
waste tires. Solid waste does not include recyclable items.
SPECIAL WASTES: Discarded nonhazardous wastes that may require special handling or other solid
waste that may pose a threat to public safety, human health, or the environment. Special wastes include:
A. Ash;
B. Infectious waste except for sharps;
C. Small animal wastes; and
D. Pharmaceutical waste.
WASTE TIRE: Any tire that has been discarded or has ceased to serve the purpose for which it was
initially intended due to factors such as wear or imperfections.
YARD WASTE: Vegetative matter resulting from landscaping, land maintenance, or land clearing
operations including grass clippings, prunings, and other discarded material generated from yards,
gardens, parks, and similar types of facilities. Yard waste does not include garbage, paper, plastic,
processed wood, sludge, sewage, animal wastes, manure, or agricultural waste.
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SECTION 2. That Section 9.08.030 of the Salt Lake City Code,relating to solid waste and
recyclable items,he,and the same hereby is,amended as follows:
9.08.030:CITY COLLECTION SERVICES:
The city will provide for the collection and disposal,at the expense of the property owner or manager,of
refuse,recyclable items,and green waste from residences as provided herein.The city will provide for
the collection and recycling of recyclable items and green waste,at the expense of the property owner or
manager,from eligible recycling customers as provided herein.Said collection shall be under the
supervision of the department of public services pursuant to the following:
A.Refuse,Green Waste,And Recycling Collection Services To A Residence:
1.Refuse Service To A Residence And Responsibility For Payment:Except where water,sewer,and
refuse service to a residence is properly terminated,or the owner of that residence notifies in
writing the director of public services that the owner's refuse will be picked up and disposed of by a
private hauler,the owner of every residence shall be responsible and liable for the below
enumerated monthly charges for refuse service.The charge for such service shall be billed with the
city's regular water and sewer billings to the owner,at the owner's address as shown on the records
of the public utilities department.In those instances where the water and sewer bill for a residence
is currently being sent to the property manager of that residence at the owner's request,the refuse
service will be similarly billed.I lowever,the owner of the residence is responsible to pay and is
liable for all charges for refuse service furnished to that residence if such property manager fails to
pay the same.
2.Sizes Of Refuse Containers And Charges For Refuse Service To Residences:
a.Automated refuse containers are available in ninety(90)gallon,sixty(60)gallon,and forty(40)
gallon sizes.The owner or property manager of a residence may arrange,in writing,to have one
or more automated refuse containers,of the size or sizes described above.Any owner or property
manager of a residence who changes refuse container size must continue to use the new refuse
container size for at least twelve(12)months before the owner or property manager may again
change the size of the refuse container.Refuse containers may not be shared by residences with
separate accounts on the public utility billing system.
b.Monthly charges for refuse collection service provided to residences shall be as shown on the
Salt I,ake City consolidated fee schedule.Automated refuse containers shall be delivered to
residences without a delivery charge.These fees are subject to modification by future city
councils.
c.The property owner or manager of a residence will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt
Lake City consolidated fee schedule for each automated refuse and recycling container removed
from that residence for any reason.The property owner or manager of a residence will not be
charged a service fee for replacing any refuse container with another size of refuse container.
3.Green Waste Collection Service For Residences:
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a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container shall be issued at least one green
waste container. One additional green waste container may be provided at no additional charge
upon approval of the director of public services or designee. Owners or property managers of
residences receiving city refuse collection services will not be charged for green waste collection
service in addition to the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee
schedule.
b. Owners or property managers of residences may opt out of green waste collection service, but
must comply with section 9.08.095 of this chapter. Owners or property managers who opt out of
this service will nevertheless be charged the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City
consolidated fee schedule.
c. Owners or property managers of properties that do not receive city refuse collection services may
elect to subscribe to the city's green waste collection service, but will be charged for this service
at the rates set forth in subsection B3 of this section.
d. If an automated green waste container is removed from a property due to noncompliance, or at
the request of the property owner or manager, the property owner or manager will be responsible
for paying the remainder of the annual subscription fee for each container removed.
e. The property owner or manager will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City
consolidated fee schedule for each automated green waste container removed from service for
any reason.
4. Recycling Collection Services Available To Residences:
a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container shall be issued at least one recycling
container. One additional recycling container may be provided at no additional charge upon
approval of the director of public services or designee. Owners or property managers of
residences receiving city refuse collection services will not be charged for recycling collection
service in addition to the refuse collection fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee
schedule.
b. Owners or property managers of residences may opt out of recycling collection service, but must
comply with section 9.08.095 of this chapter. Owners or property managers who opt out of
recycling collection service will nevertheless be charged the refuse collection fee shown on the
Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
c. Owners or property managers of properties that do not receive city refuse collection services may
elect to subscribe to the city's recycling collection service, but will be charged for this service at
the rates set forth in subsection B3 of this section.
5. Glass Recycling Collection Services Available To Residences:
a. Each residence with at least one city issued refuse container may elect to subscribe to the city's
glass recycling collection service. Monthly charges for glass recycling collection service
provided to residences shall be as shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
Automated glass recycling containers shall be delivered to residences without a delivery charge.
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B. Green Waste And Recycling Collection Services Available To Eligible Recycling Customers:
1. Green Waste Collection Service: Eligible recycling customers who desire to subscribe to the
city's green waste collection service must do so in writing. Such service shall be billed with the
city's regular water and sewer billings to the owner of the property receiving green waste collection
service, at the owner's address as shown on the records of the public utilities department. In those
instances where the water and sewer bill for a property is currently being sent to a property
manager of that property at the owner's request, the green waste collection service will be similarly
billed. However, the owner is responsible to pay, and is liable for all charges, for the green waste
collection service furnished to that property if such property manager fails to pay the same.
2. Recycling Collection Service: Eligible recycling customers may elect to subscribe to the city's
recycling collection service. Such service shall be billed with the city's regular water and sewer
billings to the owner of the property receiving recycling collection service, at the owner's address as
shown on the records of the public utilities department. In those instances where the water and
sewer bill for a property is currently being sent to a property manager of that property at the
owner's request, the recycling collection service will be similarly billed. However, the owner is
responsible to pay, and is liable for all charges, for the recycling collection service furnished to that
property if such property manager fails to pay the same.
3. Charges For Green Waste And Recycling Collection Services:
a. The minimum subscription period for each automated green waste and recycling container
shall be twelve (12) months. Charges for green waste and recycling collection services provided
to an eligible recycling customer shall be shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule,
per month for each automated green waste and recycling container. Automated green waste and
recycling containers shall be delivered to eligible recycling customers without a delivery charge.
These fees are subject to modification by future city councils.
b. The owner or property manager will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City
consolidated fee schedule for each automated green waste and recycling container removed from
service for any reason.
4. Promotion And Education Requirements Regarding Recycling Or Green Waste Collection
Service For Eligible Recycling Customers: An eligible recycling customer who has subscribed to
the city's recycling or green waste collection service must distribute general recycling or green
waste information and current recycling or green waste program guidelines to each person
occupying, attending, or working on the property receiving recycling collection service within
fourteen (14) days after commencement of recycling or green waste collection service and
annually thereafter. If requested, the city will assist by providing educational fliers.
C. Billing:
1. Periodic Billing Statements: The department of public utilities shall cause billings for refuse
collection, green waste collection, and recycling collection services to be rendered periodically at
rates established in this chapter. If partial payment is made on a combined bill, the payment shall be
applied first to franchise fees due, and then to each service on a pro rata basis as determined by the
director of public utilities.
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2. Delinquency: Fees and charges levied in accordance herewith shall be a debt due to the city. If this
debt is not paid within thirty (30) days after billing it shall, at the option of the director of public
utilities, be deemed delinquent and subject to recovery in a civil action for which the city may
recover reasonable attorney fees, and said department shall have the right to terminate water, sewer,
refuse collection, green waste collection, and recycling collection services to said premises. Any
uncollected amount due from the owner on any inactive, terminated, or discontinued account may
be transferred to any active account under the owner's name and, upon failure to pay said bill after
at least five (5) days' prior written notice, water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection,
and recycling collection services to that account and premises may be discontinued.
3. Restoration Of Service: Water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection, and recycling
collection service shall not be restored until all charges shall have been paid.
D. Deposits Required From Nonowners: All new water, sewer, refuse collection, green waste collection,
and recycling collection service users who are not the owners of the premises shall pay to the
department of public utilities for deposit with the city treasurer an amount sufficient to cover the cost
of city collection services that may accumulate. The amount deposited shall be not less than twice
the monthly or bimonthly bill for collection services. The department of public utilities shall issue a
receipt of deposit. The amount deposited shall be refunded by the city treasurer to the holder upon
the surrender of the receipt properly endorsed, provided all refuse collection, green waste collection,
and recycling collection service bills and other charges are paid. All bills for city collection service
must be paid promptly without reference to said deposit. Whenever any user of city collection
services fails to pay for city collection services rendered to such premises, the money deposited or
any part thereof may be applied by the department of public utilities to the payment of such
delinquent bills. The owner of the premises will be required to pay any deficiency.
E. Abatement: Those owners granted indigent abatement for taxes on their dwelling by Salt Lake
County under section 59-2-1107 et seq., Utah Code Annotated, or its successor section, shall be
granted a fifty percent(50%) annual abatement of the above city collection service charges during
the year of such abatement.
F. Suspensions Or Terminations:
1. If a residence receiving city collection service is vacant and the owner is trying to sell it, or it will
be vacant because of an extended vacation of the occupant, the owner may apply to the public
services director, in writing, for suspension of city collection service for the period of time
specified in the written request.
2. An owner of a residence may apply to the public services director, in writing, for termination of
refuse collection service. If the residence will not be vacant, the request must include an
explanation of how refuse will be removed from the property, including applicable supporting
documentation such as a billing statement or signed agreement with a private hauler.
3. In the case of any suspension or termination pursuant to this subsection F, all automated refuse,
green waste, and recycling container(s) at the residence will be removed from that residence
pursuant to the owner's request and upon payment of the per container service fee shown on the
Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
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G. Special Collection Events: The city may, at its discretion, also provide for the periodic collection and
disposal of bulky waste. If the city elects to conduct one of these periodic collection and disposal
events, all residences that receive refuse collection services from the city will be notified of the event
and given instructions regarding the allowable dates and other rules governing the type and
placement of allowable types of solid wastes on city streets for collection by the service provider.
Only customers of city refuse collection services may participate in these periodic collection events.
City customers of refuse collection services will not be charged for periodic collection and disposal
events in addition to the fee set forth in subsection A2 of this section. Residents must separate bulky
yard waste from other solid waste disposed of through special collection events.
SECTION 3. That Section 9.08.095 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to solid waste and
recyclable items, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
9.08.095: ALLOWABLE MATERIALS FOR REFUSE, GREEN WASTE, AND RECYCLABLE
ITEM COLLECTION BY SERVICE PROVIDER:
This section shall apply to all solid and liquid wastes and recyclable items set out for collection by a
service provider. Recyclable items must be separated from refuse and green waste. Only those items
deemed to be recyclable items by the city shall be placed in a recycling container. If materials other than
the allowable materials listed below are placed in an automated refuse, green waste, or recycling
container, the service provider may refuse to empty the container until the unallowable material has been
removed, and the city may take enforcement action as described in section 9.08.115 of this chapter.
A. The following wastes are the only wastes that may be placed in an automated refuse container:
1. "Refuse" as defined in section 9.08.010 of this chapter;
2. Construction and demolition waste if the quantity in each container does not exceed the weight
limits allowed in subsection 9.08.140C of this chapter, if less than one-third (1/3) of the container
contains sod, dirt, concrete, bricks, or rocks, and if the waste can be placed in the container without
causing damage to the container;
3. Liquid wastes if the quantity is limited to less than one gallon, if the liquid is sealed in a leakproof
container, and if the liquid is not considered a household hazardous waste, a hazardous waste,
sewage, or any other type of waste that is not permitted in the refuse container under section
9.08.110 of this chapter;
4. Special wastes that have been prepared according to the special waste handling instructions
included in section 9.08.100 of this chapter;
B. The following wastes are the only wastes that may be placed in automated green waste containers:
1. Yard waste;
2. Discarded fruit and vegetable material from kitchens, if it is not mixed or contaminated with other
refuse including other kitchen wastes.
C. The following items are the only items that may be placed in automated recycling containers:
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1.Recyclable items as listed in section 9.08.010 of this chapter.
D.The following items are the only items that may be placed in automated glass recycling containers:
1.Recyclable glass as listed in section 9.08.010 of this chapter.
SECTION 4. That Section 9.08.115 of the Salt Lake City Code,relating to solid waste and
recyclable items,be,and the same hereby is,amended as follows:
9.08.115:COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEMENT OF REFUSE,RECYCLING AND
GREEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE LAWS:
A.In evaluating whether a violation regarding the refuse,recycling or green waste collection service has
occurred,city staff or the service provider has the right to visit the premises of residences or eligible
recycling customers that subscribe to the refuse,recycling or green waste collection service to
determine the presence and capacity of recycling or green waste containers,the presence and
quantities of recyclable items or green waste in city issued refuse containers,the presence and
quantities of recyclable items in recycling containers,the presence and quantities of green waste in
green waste containers,the presence of signs,fliers,stickers.and other information that promotes
recycling,and to engage in discussion with property managers,residents,and owners regarding their
refuse,recycling or green waste program.
B.Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a civil violation and shall be handled as provided by
chapter 2.75 of this code.Notice of a civil violation may be given: 1)to the owner,occupant.lessee.
or agent of the property by hand delivery or 2)by mailing of the notice by first class mail to the
owner of record.Civil penalties shall be imposed as follows:
Section of This Chapter Penalty
9.08.030 G $50.00 per occurrence
9.08.090 and 9.08.095 $25.00 for the first citation
$50.00 for the second citation within six months
of the first citation
$100.00 for the third citation within six months
of the first citation
C.The city reserves the right to discontinue refuse,recycling or green waste collection service for any
residence or eligible recycling customer that fails to comply with this code and rules promulgated
thereunder governing the refuse,recycling or green waste collection service.The property owner or
manager will be charged a service fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule for
each container removed from service.
D.For a period of six(6)months after the refuse,recycling or green waste collection service has been
discontinued due to a violation,the owner or eligible recycling customer shall not he allowed to
subscribe to the refuse,recycling or green waste collection service.After the six(6)month period,
the owner or eligible recycling customer may request refuse,recycling or green waste collection
service in accordance with section 9.08.030 of this chapter.
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SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this r'day of ,
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