(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, all refuse accumulated in the city shall be collected, conveyed, and disposed by the city. No person shall collect, convey over any of the streets or alleys of the city, or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the city except as herein provided. The Mayor shall have the authority to make regulations concerning the days of collections, type and location of pick-up, conveyance and disposal as he or she should find necessary and to change and revoke same.
(B) Sections 9-10-1-1 et seq. shall not prohibit the actual producers of solid waste or the owners of premises upon which solid waste has accumulated from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of such solid waste. Producers or owners must comply with the provisions herein and with any other governing law or ordinances and pay applicable collection fees for the level of service as deemed by the Mayor or designee that is required absent any private collection, conveyance or disposal of solid waste. The Mayor may enjoin the collection, conveyance or disposal of solid waste by commercial entities.
(C) Annual Permit to Transport Solid Waste. The Mayor is authorized to issue permits for a fee determined by the Mayor or designee to transport, by persons other than actual producers or owners of premises upon which commercial solid waste accumulates, certain types of solid waste. The Mayor is authorized to waive the following applicable collection fees:
(1) Construction or demolition site refuse.
(2) Plant-material refuse, including trees.
(3) Material being transported for the purpose of recycling.
(D) Regional Resource Recovery Program. The Mayor is authorized to initiate studies for the regional need, location, and operation of facilities to recover material or energy resources from solid waste.
('74 Code, § 6-3-5) (Ord. 42-1980; Am. Ord. 2013-009)