CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-26-46 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn
ORDINANCE
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Amending Section 9-10-1-10 Of The Municipal Solid Waste Ordinance, To Require All Multiple-Family Dwellings To Provide Recycling Service And Make Recycling Physically Available To Residents; And Adopting A New Section 9-10-1-13, Titled “Recycling At City-Owned And City-Operated Buildings,” To Require Recycling Service At All City-Owned And City-Operated Buildings (Fiebelkorn)
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AMENDING SECTION 9-10-1-10 OF THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE, TO REQUIRE ALL MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS TO PROVIDE RECYCLING SERVICE AND MAKE RECYCLING PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS; AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 9-10-1-13, TITLED “RECYCLING AT CITY-OWNED AND CITY-OPERATED BUILDINGS,” TO REQUIRE RECYCLING SERVICE AT ALL CITY-OWNED AND CITY-OPERATED BUILDINGS.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque has long recognized recycling as a fundamental municipal goal, and City-wide recycling has been required to be included in the Solid Waste Management Department's budget since fiscal year 1991; and
WHEREAS, under the current Municipal Solid Waste Ordinnance, ROA 1994, § 9-10-1-10, multiple-family dwellings with fewer than 25 units are not required to provide recycling service to their residents, leaving thousands of Albuquerque renters without access to curbside recycling; and
WHEREAS, the current ordinance allows the responsible party for a multiple-family dwelling of 25 or more units to pay the City's recycling collection fee without ensuring that recycling containers are physically accessible to residents, creating a gap between legal compliance and meaningful recycling access; and
WHEREAS, City-owned and City-operated buildings, and the City should lead by example in diverting waste from the landfill; and
WHEREAS, closing these gaps will expand recycling access to more Albuquerque residents and workers, reduce t...
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