HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2011-111-O-11• Effective Date: January 13, 2012 11/22/2011
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AN ORDINANCE
Enacting two new Subsections 8-5-3(F) and (G) of the
Evanston City Code, i°Recycling of Electronic Products Required"
and L°Special Pick -Up Fee"
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 8-5-3 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as
amended ("City Code"), "General Disposal Requirements," is hereby further amended to
add the following subsections:
(F) Recycling of Electronic Products Required: Pursuant to the Electronic Products
Recycling and Reuse Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq., as amended), the following electronic
products shall not be disposed of in any refuse container by any person or business and
must be recycled: televisions, printers, electronic keyboards, electronic mice, cable
receivers, satellite receivers, monitors, facsimile machines, videocassette recorders,
digital video disc (DVD) players, digital video disc (DVD) recorders, digital converter
boxes, computers (including tablets), scanners, stereo equipment and speakers,
portable digital music players, small scale servers, and video game consoles.
(G) Special Pick -Up Fee: Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall
be subject to a fee of no less than twenty-five and no/100 dollars ($25.00) for a "special
pick-up" for the additional collection service resulting from the violations of the
aforementioned subsections. The fee will cover the collection, transportation and
disposal of up to three (3) cubic yards of refuse, yard waste, or recyclable material. For
each additional three (3) cubic yards of refuse, yard waste, or recyclable material in
excess of the initial three (3) cubic yards, an additional ten and no/100 dollars ($10.00)
will be charged. The Director of Public Works or his or her designee may increase the
total fee as described by Section 8-5-9-1(G) to address the city's costs for the special
pick-up.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this ordinance
is severable.
SECTION 4: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: , 2011 Approved:
Adopted: .►' a , 2011 �� % , 2011
Eliz�eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
R " ney Gr ne, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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