Recycling and bulky trash requirements for franchisees

(a)

Each and every recycle franchisee shall submit the following to the solid waste director at the following intervals:

(1)

Annually, an "annual recycling plan" that describes recycling activities and services available to commercial and residential establishments in the city that are offered by the franchisee.

(2)

Annually, an "annual recycling report" that describes resources and money of the franchisee utilized in connection with the recycling program, a list of recycling accounts, and a list of accounts that do not avail themselves of the franchisee's recycling opportunities and reasons for same.

(3)

Quarterly, a report describing recycling and diversion goals and recycling/diversion accomplishments.

(4)

Annually, copies of literature provided to each customer in English, Spanish, and Creole describing the franchisee's recycling programs and services available.

(b)

Bulky trash requirement for franchisees. All city solid waste franchisees are required to offer bulky trash in each franchise agreement or in service contracts for each and every customer they service.

(1)

For purposes of this subsection and franchisees, bulky trash shall be defined as trash including, but not be limited to, large items of refuse such as appliances, furniture, accumulations from major tree cutbacks (exceeding ten inches in diameter and four feet in length and weighing more than 50 pounds), large crates and like articles. This excludes biomedical and other wastes not accepted at local facilities.

(2)

Bulky trash pickup by franchisee shall:

a.

Be completed in an "on demand" manner requiring the customer to request the pick up from the solid waste franchisee and such pickup shall be accomplished within 48 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays.

b.

The bulky trash may only be placed on site and not in any public right-of-way or swale area, and the site of placement must be placed in a mutually agreed predetermined location which could be the franchise container or other such similar container. The signage placed by the solid waste franchisee will be with the following or similar language:

1.

Solid Waste Bulky Trash Pick-Up Site;

2.

NO Bulky Trash May be Placed Here Until an On-Demand Request for Pick-Up has been made;

3.

Please Call your Association Office or Manager to make an On-Demand Request;

4.

Any Bulky Trash Left Out for More than 48 Hours will cause the Property and/or any identifiable Person to be ticketed up to $500.00 pursuant to Chapter 22 of the City Code; and

5.

This Bulky Trash Pick-Up Site is Authorized pursuant to Section 22-51 of the Code of the City of Miami.

Solid waste franchises can opt to add any other relevant language that is in compliance the City Code, as necessary.

c.

A solid waste franchisee may use a subcontractor for bulky trash pickup however, that subcontractor is required to be approved by the city and any subcontractor truck being used will be required to obtain a city provided front windshield decal. This decal shall be renewed each year at a cost of $5.00 per truck and coincide with the city's fiscal year. Any approved subcontractor will be required to have a valid city issued business tax receipt and, if offices are located in the city, a valid certificate of use. Subcontractor approval is further subject to any other necessary requirements as determined by the city manager or designee.

(c)

Any franchisee servicing an address that engages in the sale of produce located within the produce market shall, no later than October 1, 2016, offer an organic waste recycling program. Said program shall utilize composting and/or any other organic waste recycling program which diverts organic waste from a disposal site to a city waste-to-energy facility.

All franchisees shall divert, at a minimum, a portion of organic waste collected to the city's waste-to-energy facility, should said facility become available in the future. The minimum required organic waste contribution to the city's waste-to-energy facility shall be set by the solid waste director as a percentage of the franchisee's total solid waste tonnage each year, effective October 1 of that year. Said percentage formula shall be uniform for all franchisees.

(Ord. No. 13531, § 2, 7-9-15; Ord. No. 14356, § 2, 3-13-25)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 14356, § 2, adopted March 13, 2025, changed the title of section 22-51 from "Recycling requirements for franchisees" to "Recycling and bulky trash requirements for franchisees." The historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.

Note— Section 4 of Ord. No. 14356 states the following: "This Ordinance shall become effective with the next set of Franchise agreements due in 2025 but no later than January 31, 2026, whichever is sooner, after its adoption and signature of the Mayor."