Miami-Dade County Multifamily & Commercial Recycling MOU ao -cP
Miami -Dade County
Multi - Family and Commercial Recycling Memorandum Of
Understanding
I. PREAMBLE
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) memorializes an agreement `reached
between County Public Works and Waste Management Department, and
the municipality of the City of Miami Beach '(City) hereafter referred to collectively as
"the parties ". The operational commitments delineated in this MOU become effective
June 16, 2012, superseding the previous operational commitments set forth in the,
parties' Memorandum of Understanding that became effective September 1, 2009.
IL. DEFINITIONS
Commercial establishment: Any structure used or constructed for use.for business
operations. For purposes . - of this MOU, hotels and motels are commercial
.. establishments. The term "commercial establishment" shall , not include any residential
unit or multi - family - residential establishment.
Department: The Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Management,
Department.
Modified recycling ' program: An operation, approved by .the Department, which
provides for the recycling of recyclable material by a method varying from the
requirements of Section 15 -2.2 or Section 15 -2.3 of the Miami -Dade County Code
(Code) as provided'in section 15 -2.4 of the Code. (All attached as Exhibit "A ").
Multi- family residential establishment: Any structure other than a residential unit
which is used, or, constructed for use, as a multiple - dwelling facility. Multi- family
residential establishments shall include without limitation, rooming house, tourist court,
trailer park, bungalow court, apartment building with rental or cooperative apartments,
or multiple story condominiums with common means of ingress and egress.
* A property of 4 -units or more in the unincorporated area of Miami -Dade County is
considered to be a multi - family residential establishment.
* *A property of nine (9) dwelling units or more in the City is considered to be a multi-
family residential establishment.
Recyclable.material: Any material which is capable of being recycled and which, if
i not recycled, would be processed and disposed of as solid waste. The term "recyclable
material" shall include green glass, brown glass and clear glass; aluminum and steel
cans. and scrap metal; plastic containers, mixed paper, newspaper, corrugated
cardboard, office paper, and phonebooks. Any recyclable material mixed with solid
waste shall be considered to be solid waste.
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Recycling container. Receptacle used for recyclable material.
Recycling program: An operation which provides for the separate gathering, storage,
collection and marketing of recyclable material..
Recycling services: Business activities related to the buying, selling, trading,
marketing, transferring, separating, collecting or processing of recyclable material. Such
service shall include the proper handling and disposal of any portion of collected
recyclable material deemed unusable or unmarketable.
III. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE
Seca 15 -2.5. of the Code states that the provisions of Sections 15 -2.2, 15 -2.3
and 15 -2.4, designated 'on the attachment (Exhibit "A "), shall apply to the incorporated
and unincorporated areas, and shall be enforced by Miami -Dade County unless the
County and the city agree, in writing, that the city shall enforce the County's ordinance
:within the municipality or that the city is operating a recycling program that meets the
minimum standards. Any municipality may establish and enforce its own ordinance
provided such ordinance is equivalent to or more stringent than the provisions of the
County's ordinance.
This MOU provides several purposes, first, it fulfills the requirement of Section 15-
2.5 of the Code, secondly, it improves communication between the parties, and thirdly, it
establishes jurisdictional responsibility that will improve utilization of enforcement
resources.
IV. TERM
This MOU is valid for an indefinite period of time between the parties. Any changes to
the term of this agreement must be done with the mutual consent of the parties.
V. AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE
This MOU is based on the current Code of Miami -Dade County. Any future alteration,
modification, or amendments to the Code shall be - communicated in writing.. Any
municipality may establish and enforce its own ordinance provided such ordinance is
equivalent to or more stringent than the provisions of this ordinance.
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VII. ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT AND EXECUTION OF MOU
(Select one of the following options.)
a. The Municipality hereby agrees that the Department shall enforce the ordinance
within its boundaries.
Municipality Designee (Initials):
Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Management .Department
Designee (Initials):
b. The Municipality shall enforce this ordinance within its boundaries.
Municipality Designee (Initials):
Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Management Department
Designee (Initials):
c. The Municipality is operating a recycling program that meets the minimum
standards.
Municipality Designee (Initials):
Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Management Department
Designee (Initials):
Wherefore the Parties have hereunto set their hands this day of -7VHe
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Municipality: City of Miami Beach
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Multi- Family and Commercial'Recycling Memorandum Of
Understanding
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