Incentives such as a reduction in payment or others on said rates may be established for those users who perform separation at the source and participate in selective collection, by means of a resolution, with their compliance being assessed every 3 months, for which the Municipal District Council (Intendencia Municipal) of the District Municipal Council (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) of Colorado de Abangares, through the Department of Environmental Management, shall keep a record of those users, in order to prevent misuse of this provision.
The Municipal District Council (Intendencia Municipal) of the District of Colorado shall establish fines for delays or defaults in the payment of the service for the collection, treatment, and final disposal of waste in accordance with current legislation.
In order to improve waste collection rates and establish incentives for separation at the source, the District Municipal Council (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) of Colorado, through the Department of Environmental Management, shall integrate two categories for users.
1. "Environmental" Category: Aimed at improving the separation of waste into recoverable materials (valorizables), ordinary, and non-recoverable materials (no valorizables) through a process of education and public awareness.
The environmental category shall have a 50% reduction in the payment for the service in relation to the ordinary rate.
Persons wishing to opt for this category must submit the following requirements:
1.1. Be up to date with the payment of municipal taxes corresponding to the District Municipal Council (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) of Colorado.
1.2. Complete the respective form.
1.3. Letter of commitment to the Department of Environmental Management, in which they agree to undergo the process of verifying the conditions of the category, with a frequency of at least every 3 months.
1.4. Undergo the induction process by the Department of Environmental Management on how waste should be classified.
For those persons who enter the "Environmental" category and it is demonstrated by the Department of Environmental Management that they are not classifying the waste, the following procedure shall be followed:
a- If a first visit is conducted and it is demonstrated that they are not classifying the waste, they shall be notified to correct the deficiency.
b- Subsequently, if the act continues, they shall be excluded from the program by means of an administrative resolution and shall have the ordinary waste collection service rate depending on the category.
2. Category is "The Social", which is aimed at natural persons (personas físicas) who are in a situation of poverty to extreme poverty; who shall benefit from a 50% reduction in the payment of the service, in relation to the ordinary rate. The requirements to be eligible are as follows:
2.1. Be up to date with the payment of municipal taxes corresponding to the District Municipal Council (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) of Colorado.
2.2. Complete a corresponding form.
2.3. Undergo a socioeconomic study, conducted and signed by a Social Work Professional duly incorporated into the corresponding Professional Association (Colegio Profesional).
2.4. Undergo the induction process by the Department of Environmental Management.
The same taxpayer may not benefit from both the Environmental and Social categories at the same time.
Colorado de Abangares, November 6, 2017.