Purpose.
El Paso City Code § 9.04.040
in effect9.04.040 - Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
A. To protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the city and the city residents;
B. To provide environmentally sound, cost-efficient solid waste management;
C. To provide for the safe and proper handling of solid waste generated, stored, collected, and/or disposed of within the city;
D. To develop data to ensure sufficient disposal capacity and/or recycling programs for solid waste and recyclable materials generated, stored, collected, disposed, processed, and otherwise found within the city;
E. To deter illegal dumping;
F. To facilitate conservation of vital natural resources;
G. To protect against risk that current municipal solid waste facilities become unable to accept municipal solid waste generated within the city;
H. To encourage and enforce recycling programs, including source separation at point of generation, throughout the city; and
I. To provide a convenient and effective means of financing the city's solid waste services.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.04SOWAMA_ARTIGEPR_9.04.040PUFetched: 10/28/2026