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Ordinance No. G 16-90
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.24 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED GARBAGE AND REFUSE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section I. That Title 9, Chapter 9.24 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as
amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting the following:
9.24.040 Penalty.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the director of
public works is authorized to refuse collection services until such times as
all requirements of this chapter are met.
Section 2. That Title 9, Chapter 9.24 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as
amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding the following:
9.24.040 Recycling collection service.
Curbside collection of recyclable items shall be made for such
customers within the city whom presently place waste materials at the
curbside to be collected by garbage collection crews under contract with
the City of Elgin. The contractor shall collect recyclable materials
including, but not limited to, newspaper, glass, aluminum and tin cans, at
the curbside, from a 14 gallon recycling bin provided by the city once a
week and on the same day as refuse is collected from the curbside.
9.24.050 Title to containers.
All recycling bins shall remain the property of the city and shall not
be removed from the property on which the dwelling unit is located without
the written consent of the public works director.
9.24.060 Unlawful damage to city recycling containers.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to remove any
city recycling bin from a residential premises at which it is located or to
damage such a recycling bin.
9.24.070 Replacement of recycling bins.
Any damage to or loss of a recycling bin shall be reported to the
public works department by the primary user of the recycling bin or by the
person responsible for the damage or loss within 24 hours of the damage or
loss. The cost to repair or replace a recycling bin damaged or lost shall be
borne by the person responsible for such damage or loss.
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9.24.080 Theft of recyclables.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to collect,
obtain, possess or pick up any recyclable item ploced in or adjacent to city
recycling bins ploced for collection in front of a residence as part of the
city's curbside recycling program or from any container on city property,
unless said person, firm or corporation has a contract with the city for the
collection of recyclable materials. Any person, firm or corporation found
to be in violation of this section shall be fined as provided in Chapter 1.20
of the Elgin Municipal Code.
9.24.090 Penalty.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the public works
director is authorized to refuse collection services until such times as all
requirements of this chapter are met.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provi-
sions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten days after its
passage and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
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s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: March 14, 1990
Passed: March 14 , 1990
Vote: Yeas 5 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk
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