§ 21-150. Municipal recycling programs; provisions.

(a)

Incorporated municipalities within the County are urged to provide their residents with the opportunity to participate in a recycling program for voluntary source separation of designated recyclable materials which is essentially equivalent to the voluntary County program set forth in this Division.

(b)

Any municipality in the County may make a written request to the Director to have the County collect designated recyclable materials source separated by solid waste collection service customers within the municipal boundaries.

(c)

Municipalities may also request grants from the County to assist in funding their recycling programs. Such grants, available from the proceeds of the recycling surcharge established pursuant to Section 21-155 of this Code, may be used for, but need not be limited to, collection of designated recyclable materials (if not provided for by the County), public education, program development, and maintenance. As a condition on the receipt of a grant, semiannual reports, which account for the amount of designated recyclable materials collected, must be submitted to the Director on a schedule established by the Director.

(d)

Any mandatory recycling program implemented pursuant to Section 21-142(e) of this Code shall be effective and apply throughout the County and in those incorporated municipalities which have not achieved the County's recycling goal.

(e)

A municipality which conducts its own recycling program shall be eligible to receive funding based on the actual cost saved by the County on a per-household basis by not having to provide the particular recycling programs within the municipality to those households being serviced. This level of funding shall not exceed the surcharge paid at County landfills by the municipality. The level of such funding shall be reviewed annually based on an evaluation of the municipal recycling plan, past and projected program performance, and actual County costs incurred or anticipated to be incurred. Payments to municipalities shall be made not more frequently than quarterly and shall be based on verifiable statistics submitted in support of the payment request. In determining the level of funding, the Director shall also evaluate the general effectiveness of the municipal program and its consistency with State and County requirements, goals, and programs.

(CB-58-1989)