§ 28.16. Registration of Persons Engaged in Commercial Recycling Within the City.
(1)
Authority. The City may provide collection or enter into contracts or grant non-exclusive franchises, as permitted by Florida Statute, to persons, firms, or corporations for the collection, conveyance, or recycling of recovered materials from commercial establishments within the City limits.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collection of recovered material generated at commercial establishments within the City of Orlando (service), without that person first making written application for and obtaining the appropriate occupational license and registering as a Commercial Recycler with the Division.
(a)
An applicant seeking to engage in the business of collection of recovered material from commercial establishments shall register with the Division by submitting the following information:
(1)
Name of business.
(2)
Name of owner of business.
(3)
Corporate officers and directors.
(4)
Permanent place of business.
(5)
Evidence of certification from Florida D.E.P. office.
(6)
Certification that all recycled materials collected will be recycled.
(7)
Evidence of vehicle insurance and vehicle registration for all vehicles to be used in recovered material collection.
Registration shall be in the form of an Application Letter containing the information included in Section 28.16(2)(a) herein. The Application Letter must be completed and submitted to the Solid Waste Division Manager for approval at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the proposed commencement of service. A Registration Identification Number will be issued to all approved applicants and is valid for one (1) calendar year from the initial registration date.
(3)
Recovered material shall be source separated as defined in Section 28.04(30) at the site of each commercial establishment and placed only in recovered material containers approved by the Solid Waste Division Manager and clearly labeled with the term "For Recovered Material Only."
(4)
Persons or business entities registered as Commercial Recyclers pursuant to Section 28.16(1) herein shall prepare and submit to the Solid Waste Division Manager a quarterly report on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day following the end of such Commercial Recycler's fiscal month. Such report shall contain the following:
(a)
The type and approximate amount by weight of recovered materials collected and recycled, and/or reused during the reporting period; and
(b)
The approximate percentage and weight of recovered materials reused, stored, or delivered to a recovered materials processing facility or disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility; and
(c)
The locations where any recovered materials were disposed of as solid waste.
Repeated failure by any Commercial Recycler to submit reports to the Division within the specified time periods as contained in Section 28.16(4) herein shall be a violation of this Chapter and shall allow the City to temporarily or permanently revoke the authority of a Commercial Recycler to engage in the business of collection of recovered materials within the City. In the event of such violation, the Division Manager shall notify the Commercial Recycler in writing of such violation, and the Commercial Recycler shall have thirty (30) days (Period) from the receipt of such notice to correct (Correction) the condition giving rise to such notice. If the Correction is not made to the Division Manager's satisfaction within the Period, the Division Manager shall make recommendation to the Chief Administrative Officer that the Commercial Recycler's privileges granted herein are 1) temporarily revoked; or 2) permanently revoked. Such decision shall be made by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(Ord. of 8-13-1984, Doc. #18719; Ord. of 12-9-1991, Doc. #25331; Ord. of 11-15-1993, Doc. #27049; Ord. of 3-20-1995, Doc. #28339; Ord. of 7-26-2010, § 1, Doc. #1007261102; Ord. No. 2019-9 , § 13, 3-11-2019, Doc. #1903111202)