HomeMy WebLinkAbout032569 ORD - 10/12/2021Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Corpus Christi Code by adding
compliance provisions pertaining to recyclables, use of recycling
carts, and establishing a special collection fee for servicing
contaminated carts.
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Sections 21-1, 21-11, and 21-40(a), of the Corpus Christi Code
of Ordinances are amended by incorporating various necessary edits, adding
compliance provisions applicable to recyclables and the use of recycling carts for the
purpose of reducing contamination that is occurring in collected recyclables, and
establishing a special collection fee for servicing contaminated recycling carts, with the
amended sections' new text shown underlined and deleted text shown stricken, to read
as follows:
"Sec. 21-1. Definitions.
"Department: The solid waste operations services department of the city.
"Recycling bin or cart: A container issued by solid waste operations services and
utilized for the placement and collection of recyclable materials.
"Sec. 21-11. Recycling program.
"(a) The recycling program of the solid waste operations services
department collects recyclables from residences and commercial accounts
that receive collection services from the department.
"(b) Recyclables shall be set out for collection before 7:30 a.m. on the
designated collection day.
"(c) Recyclables shall be placed in a recycling bin or cart available from
the solid waste operations services department or other convcntional rcfucc
recept, to provided by the department that is clearly identified with the
recycling symbol provided by the departmcnt. ContainersCarts with
recyclables to be collected shall be separated from other solid waste set out
for collection and from any fixed object that impedes collection by the
department by at least five (5) feet.
"(d) Recyclables set out for collection are city property. Removal of
recyclables from a container recycle cart set out for collection by other than
an occupant of the premises or a department employee is a violation of this
ordinance. Theft of recyclables may be prosecuted under the Texas Penal
Code.
"(e) Recycling bins and carts may not be placed on the street pavement,
in the gutter, in a drainage ditch; or on a sidewalk, except the director may
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allow recycling bins and carts to be placed in roadside drainage ditches
when there is no practical alternative. However, the person who places any
recycling bin or cart in a roadside drainage ditch may be liable for any
flooding damage caused by the refuse rcccptacics carts.
"(f) Recycling bins and carts set out for collection must be removed from
the collection location not later than midnight on the designated collection
day.
"(g) Acceptable recyclable materials shall be designated by the city and include:
(1) Newspaper.
(2) Mixed paper.
(3) Magazines.
(4) Cardboard (clean only).
(5) Aluminum and tin cans.
(6) Plastic bottles with tops removed.
(7) Plastics marked Type 1 through 6.
"(h) Department staff, police, code enforcement, and other city personnel may
inspect recycling carts and recyclable content. Recycling carts will not be serviced
and recyclables will not be collected if the recycling cart is contaminated with non -
recyclable solid waste including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Garbage.
(2) Plastic bags.
(3) Styrofoam.
(4) Appliances/electronics.
(5) Clothing/shoes.
(6) Hoses/electrical cords.
(7) Toys.
(8) Diapers.
(9) Yard waste (grass clippings, leaves, etc.)
(10) Hazardous waste.
(11) Glass/ceramics.
(12) Lightbulbs.
(13) PVC pipe.
(14) Aluminum foil.
"(i) If a recycling cart is not serviced due to a contamination occurrence under
subsection (h), the department shall notify the customer in writing when and for
what reason the recycling cart was not serviced. Following a second occurrence,
the same written notification of no service to the customer is required. Upon a first
and a second notification, the customer shall have the option of either removing
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the contaminated material from the cart and placing the cart out for collection on
the next recycling collection day or scheduling a special waste collection by the
department and incurring a special waste collection fee. Upon a third occurrence,
in addition to written notification, a special waste collection fee for servicing the
contaminated recycling cart will be applied to the customer's bill. A fourth
occurrence will result in removal of the recycling cart for a period of six months and
written notification to the customer of such removal: in this event, the customer is
ineligible to participate in the recycling program for a minimum of six months.
Following the six-month period, a customer may request to have a recycling cart
re -delivered.
"(j) For the purposes of subsection (i), the time period during which such
contamination occurrences are measured is 24 months from the date of first
occurrence to removal. Following re -delivery of a customer's recycling cart under
subsection (i), the 24 -month measurement period begins anew.
"(k) Customers may elect at any time not to participate in the city recycling
program; these locations/units do not receive a recycling cart.
* * *
"Sec. 21-40. Charges—For collection services within the City of Corpus
Christi.
"(a) The following charges apply to the collection of solid waste from solid
waste operation services department customers located within the limits of the
City of Corpus Christi. In addition to the charges listed below, each customer is
liable for any applicable federal/state surcharges or fees specified in section 21-
20 and state and city taxes. The charges for collection services are:
Type
Description
Minimum Charge
Per Month or
Fraction Thereof
Collection
(1)
* * *
* * *
(20)
Special waste collection fee-
$25.00
recycling cart
(b) *
*
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SECTION 2. Chapter 21 is further amended by replacing the word "operations" with the
word "services" wherever it may appear preceded by the phrase "solid waste" to
recognize a change in the department's name to the "solid waste services" department.
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SECTION 3. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of
a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent
of this City Council that every portion or provision of this ordinance be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect on October 15, 2021.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on
this the Q W.5t day of 5P194<enipiV , 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo Qh5--03( John Martinez
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley ('i
Greg Smith
The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
_lih day of 6G'()V2021, by the following vote:
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Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the D- day of OC{ t . 2021.
ATTEST:
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OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Paulette M. Guajardo
City Secretary
Mayor
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