Findings.
Riverside Municipal Code § 6.05.010
in effect6.05.010 - Findings.
The City Council of the City of Riverside finds and declares that:
A. Cities and counties must divert 50 percent of all solid waste by January 1, 2000, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
B. Diverting 50 percent of all solid waste requires the participation of the residential, commercial, industrial, and public sectors.
C. The lack of adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials that are compatible with surrounding land uses can be an impediment to diverting solid waste depending on the City's plan to comply with State waste diversion goals.
D. On July 26, 1994, the City Council conceptually approved a cooperative project between the City and Riverside County Waste Management District to construct a transfer station, designed in such a manner that a mixed waste materials recovery facility (MRF) could be added at a later date if needed to meet state waste diversion goals. Since the MRF is to be designed to process mixed waste, it is not necessary to require separate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Therefore, it is the intention of the ordinance codified in this chapter to declare areas normally required to handle the waste generation needs of a project as adequate for collecting and loading recyclable materials as required under the California Solid Waste and Recycling Access Act of 1991, as long as the MRF facility is planned to handle the City's waste diversion needs.
(Ord. 6164 § 1 (part), 1994)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT6HESA_CH6.05DEPRARCOLOREMA_6.05.010FIFetched: 11/1/2026