A. All owners and occupants of premises or property within the City shall be responsible for the safe and sanitary Storage of all Solid Waste accumulated on such premises or property. All owners and occupants of a premises within the City shall store Recyclables and Organic Waste separately from Garbage. All owners and occupants of premises or property within the City shall store such Recyclables and Organic Waste on the premises or property in such a manner so as not to constitute a fire, health, or safety hazard, and shall require it to be handled in such a manner so as not to promote the propagation, harborage, or attraction of Vectors, or the creation of litter or other Nuisances.

B. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of any contract or franchise between the City and the Authorized Collector, the Authorized Collector shall provide suitable and sufficient Containers for all premises and property to sufficiently store Source Separated Recyclable Materials and Source Separated Organic Waste to be made available for curbside pickup. The color, style, and markings of the Containers shall be determined by the Authorized Collector and subject to approval by City. Commercial Businesses shall cause all Commercial Recycling Containers to remain locked at all times in order to discourage Scavenging and prevent dumping of Garbage in the Container, unless exempted by the City Manager in conjunction with the Authorized Collector.

C. Recyclable Material and Organic Waste for donation, sale, or collection by or to any individual or Entity other than the Authorized Collector may not be stored or transferred in Containers provided by the Authorized Collector. Storage of Recyclable Materials and Organic Waste at the Designated Collection Location other than for pickup by the Authorized Collector is prohibited.

D. Containers which do not comply with the requirements of this section shall be presumed to be Garbage and may be taken by the Authorized Collector.

E. It shall be unlawful for any individual or Entity to dispose, dump, or otherwise place material other than Recyclables in a Recycling Container or at a Designated Collection Location. (Ord. 3523 § 2, 2022; Ord. 3507 § 1(B), 2021; Ord. 3105 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2992 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2740 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2492 § 1, 1992).