§ 74-14. License required for collectors.

A. 

No recyclables shall be collected within the village without first having secured from the village, with the approval of the Village Board of said village, a license to be issued under the following terms and conditions:

(1) 

Authorized collectors must first obtain a solid waste collection license from the village. The fee for such license shall be set by the Village Board, and all licenses shall be issued for the calendar year or such portion thereof. There shall be no reduction in the fee for a license issued after the beginning of any calendar year.

(2) 

An authorized collection sticker shall be prominently displayed on each vehicle operated by or on behalf of the authorized collector on the left front fender.

(3) 

Authorized collector applications may be denied if the applicant or licensee has been adjudged or administratively determined to have committed one (1) or more violations of this chapter during the preceding calendar year.

(4) 

All authorized collectors licensed by the village shall indemnify and hold harmless the village from any pending, threatened or actual claims, liability or expenses arising from the disposal of recyclables by the authorized collector.

(5) 

Authorized collectors shall offer collection services for all recyclable materials to all commercial, industrial and institutional customers and residential customers with dumpsters from whom they provide waste collection services at the same times and on the same days as services are provided to their customers for solid waste collection.

(6) 

An application for a license under this section shall state the manner of collection and the place and method of disposal of the municipal waste material and recyclable materials from its residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Each collector shall maintain separate monthly records of solid waste and recyclable materials collected, transported or disposed of by the authorized collector, which shall include the following information:

(a) 

The municipality or geographical area and number of units in which the solid waste or recyclable material was generated.

(b) 

The quantity, by ton, of solid waste and of each type of recyclable material collected.

(c) 

The quantity, by ton, of recycled material delivered to a recycling facility(ies) and the location of the recycling facility(ies).

(d) 

The quantity, by ton, of solid waste delivered to each facility.

B. 

Reports containing the information required as stated above shall be compiled and delivered to the Village Clerk or other designated individual for each reporting period, as designated by the regulations but which shall be no more frequently than quarterly.

C. 

Authorized collectors shall not accept for collection municipal solid waste which has not been source-separated in conformity with this chapter.