§ 16-910. Definitions.

Attended donation container means any donation container at which an employee or representative of the sponsoring company or organization is present to accept donations. A donation container shall have a person present to accept donations at least twenty (20) hours a week to be considered attended. Donation containers placed inside of permitted buildings shall be considered attended.

Donation container means any box, building, trailer or other receptacle that is intended for use as a collection point for donated clothing or other household materials.

Person includes an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, public or private organization that is not a state agency, business trust, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

Recyclable material means material that has been recovered or diverted from the solid waste stream for purposes of recycling, or reclamation, a substantial portion of which is consistently used in the manufacture of products which may otherwise be produced using raw or virgin materials. Examples of recyclable materials under this article include, but are not limited to:

Paper: Most types of paper, such as ad circulars, catalogs, carbonless paper, dry goods packaging with liners removed (example: cereal, pasta, rice, beer/soda cartons), envelopes, file folders, flattened cardboard, junk mail, magazines, newspapers, office paper, paperback books, paper bags, paper towel/toilet paper cores, phone books, non-metallic gift wrap.

Plastics: Labeled #1 through #7 with the recycling symbol* on the bottom. Examples include: beverage bottle, shampoo and lotion bottles, meat trays, condiment bottles, prescription and medicine bottles.

Glass bottles and jars, all colors: Examples: beverage bottles, food and condiment bottles and jars (jelly, mustard, mayonnaise).

Metal cans: Aluminum, steel and tin beverage and food cans, aerosol cans, baking tins.

Recycling means a process by which recyclable materials that have served their intended use or are scrapped, discarded, used, surplus, or obsolete are collected, separated, or processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials in the production of new products.

Recycling container means any box, building, trailer or other receptacle that is intended for use as a collection point for the collection of recyclable material that will be subject to recycling by any person.

Unattended donation container means any donation container at times when no employee or representative of the sponsoring company or organization is present to accept donations. Donation containers placed inside of permitted buildings or businesses shall not be considered unattended.

Figure 16-910-1. Example of Unattended Donation Containers:

(Ord. No. 2009-10-29-0860, § 1, 10-29-09)