Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Division I. General Regulations |
Chapter 10.20. WASTE MANAGEMENT |
Article I. General Regulations |
§ 10.20.095. Yard waste, corrugated cardboard and electronic waste banned from solid waste collection.
A.
Effective July 1, 2011, yard waste shall not be placed within solid waste containers nor collected and disposed with solid waste.
B.
Effective July 1, 2013, corrugated cardboard and corrugated cardboard boxes shall not be placed in solid waste containers nor collected and disposed with solid waste; provided, however, that the following types of corrugated cardboard are not banned:
1.
Waxed cardboard;
2.
Greasy, oily, painted or contaminated cardboard;
3.
Cardboard adhered to foil, plastic or Styrofoam;
4.
Single layer "boxboard" such as but not limited to cereal boxes, tissue boxes, or shoe boxes.
C.
Effective July 1, 2015, no electronics waste as defined in this chapter shall be placed in solid waste containers nor collected and disposed with solid waste.
(Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)