Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to clarify the obligations of certain places of business that sell food to provide waste and recycling bins for use by their patrons, under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code shall be amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING.
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§ 10-704. Litter on Sidewalks.
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(2) [Reasonable efforts shall include the placement of private business receptacles at all public entrances to places]
Any place
of business which [prepare or sell]
sells prepared or prepackaged
food for takeout or consumption off the premises
shall provide a receptacle for waste and a separate receptacle for recycling within ten (10) feet of the public entrance to the business
during the business' normal hours of operation [only].
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SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on August 1st, 2015.
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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Pass
Official action detail
A motion was made by Councilmember Reynolds Brown that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on the Environment. The motion carried unanimously.
