§ 730-25. Methods of Solid Waste Collection.

(a)

Each franchisee shall collect commercial waste in the manner required by this chapter and the franchise agreement. At a minimum, each franchisee shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)

Hours of collection. Hours of commercial waste collection services within the city shall be governed by the rules and regulations established by the Chapter 729 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and as set forth in the franchise agreement.

(2)

Equipment. All vehicles, equipment, and containers used to provide commercial waste collection services shall be maintained at all times in a clean, sanitary, and neat condition, and in good repair. All of the franchisee's collection vehicles, equipment, and containers shall bear the franchisee's name and current phone number in letters that are at least two (2) inches tall.

(3)

Maximum weight of loaded vehicles. The total gross weight of any loaded vehicle used by the franchisee on a city road shall not exceed the maximum gross weight allowed per vehicle under any applicable federal, state, or city law.

(4)

Prohibited material. A franchisee shall take all reasonable measures to prevent prohibited materials from being collected, transported, or disposed of in a manner that poses a threat to human health, public safety, or the environment.

(5)

Delivery to Solid Waste Management Facility. If a franchisee collects, receives, transports, stores, or separates commercial waste that was generated within the city, the franchisee shall deliver such waste to a solid waste management facility.

(6)

Receipts from designated solid waste management facility. A franchisee, upon request of the department, shall produce receipts or other documents demonstrating that all of the commercial waste collected by the franchisee in the city was delivered to a solid waste management facility.

(b)

Each franchisee shall offer recycling services to all of its customers.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 489-2012, § 1, eff. Jan. 14, 2013)