Who is Eligible for the City of Phoenix Recycling Program?

From: http://library6.municode.com/3849/home.htm?infobase=13485&doc_action=whatsnew

27-21.  Residential collection.

A.   The City shall provide solid waste collection service to all dwelling units including:

1.   Single dwelling units.

2.   All buildings with less than five dwelling units, including duplex, triplex and four-plex units, and all buildings with five or more units which have been receiving City solid waste collection continuously since May 30, 1979. Multiple buildings on one lot cannot be aggregated to avoid the provisions of this chapter.

3.   The City may provide solid waste collection services to any building with five or more multi-family dwelling units but less than thirty units upon consent between the City and the responsible party.

4.   Mobile home parks.

5.   Mobile home developments.

6.   Townhouses and condominiums.

7.   Carryout service is provided at no additional charge to individuals living alone who are elderly, ill or disabled and are incapable of conveying their solid waste or recycling container to the designated collection location. This does not include entering the dwelling unit. The resident may be required to produce a medical statement of present physical condition. No carryout service shall be performed if, in the opinion of the Director, the terrain presents a safety hazard for equipment operators or collection vehicles. The Director shall have the right to limit the number of containers.

8.   Dwelling units with horse privileges that generate in excess of .50 cubic yards of horse waste per week may be served, at the Director's discretion, with an alternate collection system and charged according to a different and separate fee structure based on collection and disposal costs.

B.   The City may provide service to institutional establishments if they request solid waste service. They will be charged a different and separate fee.

C.   The City does not provide solid waste collection service to commercial or industrial establishments or to any building with more than thirty multi-family dwelling units, except as provided in Section 27-21(A)(2).

(Ord. No. G-4623, § 1, adopted 6-23-2004, eff. 7-23-2004)

The Assignment

Here was the original assignment our team was given:

- Each group will randomly select a topic of general community interest or need to investigate. 
- National topics like abortion, the war in Iraq, the death penalty, etc. are best left to a national debate; think closer to home as much as possible.
- Your topic must be regional, something of importance to the entire Valley of the Sun or at least a large local city, not just a single neighborhood.  A statewide issue here in Arizona is also acceptable.
- The topic should have inherent controversy and disagreement; part of the experience is learning to hold a dialogue about ideas and with people outside your personal comfort zone and sphere of influence.
- Matters of settled law are less interesting for this process; an already approved freeway or piece of public art are less suitable than, for example, proposed expansion of the light rail system or the future use of tax credits for economic development.
- Pick a topic that will force you to conduct one-on-one interviews with Valley Leadership alumni and other community leaders.  Reading newspaper articles or someone else’s written report is only part of the process; we want you to engage with other leaders.