Recycling Collection REQUIRED in Multi-Family Residential: Enforcement to Begin
By: Robert C. Solera, Building and CE & L Department Assistant Administrator

Miami-Dade County regulates solid waste collections and recycling for the City of Sunny Isles Beach,:

Section 15-2.2 of the Miami-Dade County Solid Waste Code adopted by the City of Sunny Isles Beach, requires all multi-family residential establishments to provide a recycling program. Recycling of items and separation of plastic, bottles and newspaper items from regular solid waste items is required. Those locations that have failed to provide a program are in violation of this section and it constitutes a liability to the owner and more specific to the condominium association.

The section does not dictate what type of machine or equipment the condominium associations need to employ. Miami-Dade County regulates companies that provide the service by issuing permits/licenses, and also by monitoring that items are correctly separated at their final destination. Various companies such as Waste Management serve our city and they can be contacted by any of the associations for further information on their services.
The Building & Code Enforcement and Licensing Department is preparing a mass mailing to all associations in the City as well as to all the unit owners informing them of the recycling collection requirement. The department will begin enforcement of the requirements of the section thirty (30) calendar days from the date of that letter.

Buildings with 25 condominium units or less that are found in violation can be fined up to $300.00 and those with 26 condominium units or more can be fined up to $500.00 per violation per day.

Proof of compliance to this office includes a visible system as verified by an inspection from this department and proof that the condominium association has engaged the services of a company for the removal of the materials separate from the regular garbage.
Direct your questions in reference to the recycling collection requirement to the Building Department at (305) 947-2150 or Code Enforcement and Licensing Department at (305) 957-1305.

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