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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-394 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, <br />AMENDING HUGO CITY CODE CHAPTER 120 REGULATING AND LICENSING <br />THE COLLECTION, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, OTHER REFUSE, <br />RECYCABLES AND YARD WASTE TO PERMIT BI -WEEKLY COLLECTION OF <br />RECYCLABLES. <br />The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby <br />ordain as follows: <br />WHEREAS, the City has been advised of a new recycling program that provides for <br />single -sort residential recycling. Single -sort recycling allows customers to mix targeted <br />recyclables in one collection bin. The mixed recyclables are collected and taken to a recycling <br />center for sorting. Single -sort recycling is made possible through the use of various mechanized <br />screens and optical sorting technologies in the recycling plants; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has been advised residential single -sort programs have greatly <br />increased the recycling rates, recovering as much as three times the amount of recyclable <br />materials. The increase in the recycling occurs because single -sort recycling is easier for <br />individuals because paper items, bottles and cans are commingled in the recycle cart on site and <br />later sorted at the recycling center; and <br />WHEREAS, single -sort residential recycling programs utilize large recycling carts on <br />wheels that do not require weekly recyclable pick up; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's current recycling ordinance, Ordinance 1994-293, Chapter 120, <br />Section 12 of the City Code provides for weekly collection of recyclables; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the recycling ordinance to allow for bi- <br />weekly collection of recyclables which will allow residents to participate in the new single -sort <br />residential recycling programs that utilizes bi-weekly collection of recyclables. <br />NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ordained by the City Council of the City of Hugo, <br />Washington County, Minnesota as follows: <br />Section 1. Chapter 120, Section 12 of the City Code of the City of Hugo is hereby <br />amended to delete the following language, "Each licensed MSW hauler shall provide its <br />customers with an opportunity to recycle through weekly collections of targeted recyclables" and <br />replace it with the following language: "Each licensed MSW hauler shall provide its customers <br />with an opportunity to recycle through weekly or bi-weekly collections of targeted recyclables." <br />Q:\Ordinances\Amend Chapt 120 garbage-recycling.doc <br />