Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 17.12 Solid Waste Disposal

Sections:

• 17.12.010 Definitions.

• 17.12.020 Purpose and intent of provisions.

• 17.12.030 Regulation of sales of nonalcoholic beverages in reusable containers – Display of messages required.

• 17.12.040 Regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages in reusable containers – Display of messages required.

• For statutory regulation of garbage in public places, see Health and Saf. Code § 4475, et seq.

“Returnable, nondisposable container” is defined for the purposes of this chapter to mean a glass container which can be reused or refilled with beverages without any reprocessing other than cleaning, and shall further be a container for which a deposit is paid and returned to the consumer by the owner of any store carrying such products. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 1972; prior code § 35.501(B)).

A. It is the intent of the City Council to pursue a variety of avenues to meet the growing problem of solid waste disposal through regulatory methods which may be enforced upon the local level in accordance with the appropriate exercise of police power of the City.

B. It is further the purpose of the Council, by encouraging programs of recycling and reusability of solid waste products, especially containers of all kinds, to contribute to the preservation and conservation of natural resources and energy.

C. It is the purpose of the Council in adopting this chapter to improve the environment and to enhance the aesthetics of the Chula Vista community by establishing the reasonable regulation of disposal materials, which shall also reduce the demand for utilization of lands for dumping grounds of all kinds, thus improving the ability to provide for better land use. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 1972; prior code § 35.501(A)).

A. In order to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter insofar as nonalcoholic carbonated beverages sold in glass containers are concerned, the City Council desires to provide consumers of said products with a fair choice between purchases of said products in disposable or nondisposable containers and to clearly demonstrate the economic advantages to the consumer as well as the community in making said purchases in the nondisposable, returnable containers.

B. All retail stores dealing in and selling nonalcoholic carbonated beverages dispensed in disposable glass containers or cans shall, from and after November 1, 1972, insofar as reasonably possible, maintain in stock and on display in the merchandising area where said beverages are displayed for sales purposes a quantity of each brand of said beverages for sale in nondisposable, returnable glass containers, if in fact the manufacturer of said beverages does produce or bottle said beverage in glass nondisposable, returnable containers.

C. In addition, the retail store owner shall maintain and prominently display a sign in sizes not smaller than eight and one-half by 11 inches. Said sign shall carry substantially the following messages relative to environmental problems: “Improve your environment. Buy beverages in returnable bottles and return them.”; “Keep your city clean. Buy returnables and return them.”; plus a message relative to economic advantage: “Returnable bottled beverages have greater economic value – if you return the bottles.”; “Beverages bought in returnable containers are a better buy than those bought in nonreturnable containers.” Other messages of substantially the same import may be substituted therefor from time to time; provided, that the message content shall have been approved by the Environmental Control Commission of the City. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 1972; prior code § 35.502).

A. In order to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter insofar as alcoholic carbonated beverages sold in glass containers are concerned, the City Council desires to provide consumers of said products with a fair choice between purchases of said products in disposable or nondisposable containers and to clearly demonstrate the economic advantage to the consumer as well as the community in making said purchases in the nondisposable, returnable containers.

B. All retail stores dealing in and selling alcoholic carbonated beverages dispensed in disposable glass containers or cans shall from and after November 1, 1972, insofar as reasonably possible, maintain in stock and on display in the merchandising area where said beverages are displayed for sales purposes a quantity of each brand of said beverages for sale in nondisposable, returnable glass containers, if in fact the manufacturer of said beverage does produce or bottle said beverage in glass nondisposable, returnable containers for purposes of retail package sale.

C. In addition, the retail store owner shall maintain and prominently display a sign in sizes not smaller than eight and one-half inches by 11 inches. Said sign shall carry substantially the following messages relative to environmental problems: “Improve your environment. Buy beverages in returnable bottles and return them.”; “Keep your city clean. Buy returnables and return them.”; plus a message relative to economic advantage: “Returnable bottled beverages have greater economic value – if you return the bottles.”; “Beverages bought in returnable containers are a better buy than those bought in nonreturnable containers.” Other messages of substantially the same import may be substituted therefor from time to time; provided, that the message content has been approved by the Environmental Control Commission of the City. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 1972; prior code § 35.503).