§ 14-17A. Recycling plan.

The city of Syracuse has previously adopted and reaffirms its adoption as its source separation legislation, required pursuant to the General Municipal Law, Section 120-aa, the Onondaga County Source Separation Law (i.e. Local Law No. 12 of 1989) as adopted by the Onondaga County Legislation and subsequently amended under its terms.

(a)

No hauler shall dispose of county designated recyclable materials picked up in the city of Syracuse as solid waste nor shall any hauler accept county designated recyclable materials for disposal as solid waste.

(b)

Recycling containers shall at all times remain the property of the agency or city of Syracuse, as the case may be, and are provided for the use and convenience of eligible households in complying with this chapter. No hauler shall:

(1)

Remove a recycling container from the city of Syracuse;

(2)

Willfully destroy a recycling container;

(3)

Dispose of a recycling container other than by returning such container to the city of Syracuse or the agency at a designated location; or

(4)

Use a recycling container for other than the temporary storage of county designated recyclable materials.

(Gen. Ord. No. 48-2001, 10-22-01)