A. It shall be unlawful for any individual or Entity other than authorized City personnel or an Authorized Collector to remove any Recyclable Material or salvageable commodity from any Designated Collection Location or Recycling Container. However, the original Generator of the Recyclable Materials may, for any reason, remove the Recyclable Materials placed by said Generator from the Recycling Container or designated Collection Location in which said Generator had originally placed them.

B. It shall be unlawful for any individual or Entity to disturb, modify, harm, or otherwise tamper with any Container containing Recyclable Materials or Organic Waste, or the contents thereof, or to remove any such Container from the location where the same was placed by the Generator thereof, or to remove the contents of any such Container, unless authorized by the Generator of such Recyclable Materials or Organic Waste, or duly authorized City personnel or Authorized Collector. (Ord. 3523 § 2, 2022; Ord. 3105 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2992 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2740 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2492 § 1, 1992).