Chapter 6.13 — CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM
Patterson Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Patterson
§ 6.13.101. Curbside recycling program.¶
This curbside recycling program is established as a step to achieve diversion goals associated with AB 939 and is a key component in the efforts to comply with the mandates of AB 939. (Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.102. Definitions.¶
"Recyclable material," as used in this chapter, means any material that has been designated by the city for collection in a residential recycling program. Curbside recyclable materials include, but are not limited to, aluminum cans, glass, newspaper, mixed paper, steel/tin cans, cardboard, and authorized plastics. This list may change as markets change to accept more, or fewer, materials for processing in accordance with the administrative rules and procedures established by the city manager without amendment of this chapter. (Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.103. Participation in residential recycling program.¶
A. The curbside recycling program is mandatory to all single-family and multifamily residents to whom refuse collection containers are provided and is included as part of the refuse collection rate.
B. Residential customers have the right to sell or donate their recyclable material. Nothing herein shall limit the right of residents or businesses to take cash redemption value of "CRV" or other material to a recycling center so long as the resident otherwise participates in the recycling program established by this chapter.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.104. Rules established.¶
The city manager is hereby authorized to promulgate administrative rules and procedures that are consistent with this chapter and necessary and proper to ensure the efficient operation of the recycling program. The city council, in establishing this rule-making authority, specifically reserves unto itself the authority to set rates and charges. (Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.105. Containers.¶
Containers that are provided by the service provider shall be the exclusive containers for the deposit of recyclable material and shall be kept in good repair by the customer, reasonable wear and tear excepted. The cost to replace a container that is lost, damaged, or not returned to the city upon cessation of service shall be charged to the customer. (Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.106. Contractor responsibilities for recycling containers.¶
- A. Distribution of Containers. Contractor and city shall offer containers in approximately ninety-gallon size for use by each residential dwelling for the collection of recycling at no
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additional charge. The contractor, upon the request of a customer, shall provide additional containers for recycling. Additional recycling containers shall be provided at no additional cost to the customer. All containers shall remain the property of the contractor and/or the city.
B. Containers for Apartment and Condominium Complexes. Contractor shall provide one or more bins to apartment and condominium complexes according to their size and layout, recyclables accumulated, and in accordance with the appropriate building codes.
C. Repair and Replacement of Containers. Contractor shall repair, at no additional cost, any container that is damaged, where such damage, as determined by the city, is not due to customer misuse or negligence. When a container is damaged with a determination that the damage was caused by customer misuse or negligence, the customer shall reimburse the city to replace the damaged container at the current invoice cost.
D. Special handling provided for senior citizens and disabled customers. The contractor, at the request of the city, shall wheel out and return the containers for disabled households. There will be no additional charge for such service.
E. Change in distribution methods and container sizes. City may approve changes in distribution methods and/or container sizes without amendment to this chapter.
F. Collection. The contractor shall collect curbside recyclables once per week as set forth in the administrative rules.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.107. Customer responsibilities for recycling containers.¶
A. Residents of the city will be provided recycling containers.
B. Residents shall take their recycling containers to curbside for the automated or semiautomatic refuse collection service provided by the city's contractor. Once emptied, containers shall be removed from curbside by eleven fifty-nine p.m. on the day of pickup and placed behind a gate or at the side of the garage.
C. All containers shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition by the resident using the container. Containers shall be kept tightly covered at all times, except when recyclables are deposited therein and removed therefrom, to limit access by flies to the contents thereof.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.108. Preparation of recyclable material.¶
Recyclable materials need to be kept as clean as possible and separated from other garbage and refuse, and placed at curbside on the regular refuse collection schedule. Recyclable materials will be co-mingled in the recycling container.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.109. Collection by unauthorized persons.¶
From time of placement of recyclables at the curb or in other designated recycling locations for collection in accordance with the terms hereof, recyclable items shall become and be the property of the city or its authorized contractor. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any
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person unauthorized by the city to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.110. Use of another's receptacle.¶
No person shall place any recyclable material or permit or allow any recyclable material to be placed in the city's or any other person's receptacle without the consent of the city or such other person. No consent is given by the city for any person to place recyclable material in city receptacles intended for use of others.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
§ 6.13.111. Residential curbside recycling rates and charges.¶
The fees and charges for collection of recyclable material are included in rates for garbage collection, which shall be established by resolution of the city council. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. The city manager may, at his discretion, designate the appropriate staff to enforce said chapter. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars for the first violation after a warning in writing, fifty dollars for a second violation within one year and a fine of one hundred dollars for each additional violation within one year.
(Ord. 702 (part), 2008)
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