A. Unless specifically and statutorily exempted from compliance, no transporter other than the City’s contractor shall collect recyclables from generators within the City without having obtained a permit from the City of Lakewood.

B. Permits shall be issued for each calendar year and the permit shall be valid from January 1st through December 31st of the year for which it was issued. A permit or renewal fee shall be paid for each calendar year, and each application for a permit or renewal shall include the full amount of the annual fee for the year for which the permit is sought regardless of when the fee is paid. A permit is not required of the City’s contractor in the transport of recyclables.

C. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the operation of a recycling company or nonprofit entity collecting and transporting recyclables from a buy-back center, drop box, or from a commercial or industrial generator of recyclables within the City, or under agreement with the City’s contractor, so long as a permit is obtained, appropriate fees paid and operations are otherwise in compliance with this chapter.

D. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the operation of a commercial or industrial generator of commercial recyclables, in selling, conveying, or arranging for transportation of recyclables to a recycler for reuse or reclamation, so long as a permit is obtained, appropriate fees paid, and operations are otherwise in compliance with this chapter.

E. Any transporter who collects recyclables within the City without a permit shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500.00 per day. [Ord. 436 § 2, 2007; Ord. 337 § 4, 2004.]