Admin Order 53-21-07-F -- Solid Waste Rule Amendments

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Administrative Order - Page 2 of 30 4. As of January 1, 2022, the following language is adopted as Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Administrative Rule R-3.250: SOLID WASTE, YARD DEBRIS, FOOD WASTE, ORGANICS, AND RECYCLING COLLECTION Administrative Rule R-3.250 R-3.250-A. Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Section 3.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971, as used in this Rule, the following words and phrases mean: Bulk Waste. Discarded materials, placed outside a container by a customer, which may or may not be recyclable, is not acceptable in the curbside commingled recycling stream, and is too large in size to be placed into a 32-gallon collection receptacle without being altered. Collection. All or any part of the activities involved in collecting and transporting solid waste, recyclable materials, yard debris, food waste, or organics to a permitted disposal or recycling facility. Commingle. The practice of combining some or all recyclable material into a single container for the purposes of streamlining the collection effort. Compacted material. Solid waste is considered to be compacted material if it is compressed through the actions of a mechanical device that derives its power through electrical, motorized, or hydraulic action. Consolidated Rate. The rate paid by a customer to a licensee. The consolidated rate is the sum of the collection rate and the disposal fee associated with the tonnage contained in each container, can, or receptacle. Contaminant. Non-recyclable material that has been deposited in a designated recycling container or material that is not yard debris, food waste, or organics that has been deposited in a designated yard debris, food waste, or organics container; unacceptable materials as defined in this rule. Curbside. When used with reference to residential waste and recycling collection, curbside means that area abutting a collection route that is within three feet of the curb or other line of demarcation of the edge of the collection route. A curbside area may be within the apron of a residential customer’s driveway; on the planting strip; on a sidewalk, so long as at least a three feet width of the paved area of the sidewalk remains unobstructed by the container; between the curbs of a street that does not have a designated bicycle lane immediately adjacent to the curb; or at another area that is mutually agreeable to the licensee and customer. When used in reference to commercial waste and recycling service,