(A) From the time recyclables are placed at the curb, for collection in accordance with the terms of this subchapter, recyclables shall be and become the property of the city or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this subchapter for any person unauthorized by the city to collect or pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any such items. Any and each such collection in violation hereof, from one or more locations, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
(B) It shall be unlawful for a person to collect, remove or dispose of solid waste which contains glass containers, metal cans or plastic bottles (recyclables) combined with other forms of solid waste.
(C) The City Council, or its agent, is empowered to designate the day(s) of the month on which recyclables shall be collected, removed and disposed of from a particular area.
(Ord. 1349, passed 6-17-1991) Penalty, see § 50.99