Collection provider.
El Paso City Code § 9.04.170
in effect9.04.170 - Collection provider.
A. Excluding self-transporters, owners or occupants of commercial properties and mixed-use properties shall contract with a permitted hauler to collect all solid waste generated at such commercial properties and mixed-use properties.
B. The director of the department of environmental services, or the police chief or his or her designated representative, shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
C. The director or his or her designated representative shall provide written notice of a violation to the owners or occupants of commercial and mixed-use properties fourteen days before issuing a citation.
D. During the fourteen-day period preceding issuance of the citation, the owners or occupants of commercial and mixed-use properties must submit proof of a current contract with a permitted hauler to collect all solid waste generated or proof of ongoing disposal of solid waste at an authorized municipal solid waste facility to avoid citation.
E. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 019664, § 1, 8-27-2024)
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_ARTIIISOWAREMAGECOPRMIEPR_9.04.170COPRFetched: 10/28/2026