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<br />City of Mounds View * 13 <br />Solid Waste and Recycling Standards <br />carts are used, there shall be adequate capacity in size and/or number of carts to <br />contain all waste generated between collections. <br />B. Garbage shall be removed at least once weekly, and more often if garbage carts or <br />dumpsters become full. Garbage shall be transported and disposed of in accordance <br />with state laws and rules and county policies regarding licensed disposal and <br />processing. <br /> <br />10.3 Each business or commercial property shall provide for recycling services for all units. <br />A. Adequate containers shall be provided by the owner or by the recyclables hauler <br />for all recyclable materials. Containers shall be stored on the premises in a location <br />that is convenient for building tenants to place recyclables and for haulers to collect <br />recyclables. The containers for recycling will be covered and secured so that <br />building tenants may easily place recyclables in the containers. Recyclables shall <br />not be exposed to wind, rain and snow. The recycling container lids should also <br />discourage human and animal scavengers from accessing or removing recyclables. <br />B. Recyclable materials shall include the same list as the City’s residential recycling <br />program (see Sec. 2.2 above) unless the City approves a variance in writing, in <br />addition to any business-specific recyclables for which a market is available (e.g., <br />metal turnings, printing rolls or end runs, or other types of commercial or industrial <br />scrap commodities). <br />C. All recyclable materials placed by building tenants in the recyclables collection <br />containers should be collected at least weekly and processed and marketed for <br />recycling by a properly licensed recycling company, and all recyclables must be <br />appropriately recycled as per Minnesota laws and regulations. No recyclable <br />materials placed by building tenants in the recyclables collection containers will be <br />collected or disposed of as garbage. <br />D. Recycling education information should be provided to all building tenants that <br />explains the reasons to recycle, recyclables to be separated from solid waste, the <br />manner of separation and the location of the containers provided for recycling. The <br />education information may consist of fliers, posters, presentations or other methods <br />as appropriate. The education program may be conducted by the owner or by the <br />recyclables hauler. <br /> <br />10.4 Reserved for standards relating to separation and collection of yard waste at <br />commercial properties. <br /> <br />10.5 Reserved for standards relating to separation and collection of organic waste at <br />commercial properties. <br /> <br /> <br />11 Hauler Licensing and Requirements <br />11.1 Haulers collecting garbage, recyclables, bulky wastes, electronics, yard waste or non- <br />recyclables or any combination thereof from residential areas, commercial <br />establishments, multiple dwellings and/or manufactured home parks must be licensed