(a) Upon the placement of recyclable material at a designated location for collection by the recycling contractor, the recyclable material shall become the property of the City.
(b) Each container placed at the curb and each other item set out for collection, shall be placed at the location no earlier than 7:00 p.m. of the day before collection. Upon placement of recyclable material, no person, other than an authorized recycling collection contractor, shall remove recyclable material which has been placed at a designated collection location. Any and each such removal of recyclable material in violation hereof from one or more designated recycling collection locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the right of an individual person, organization or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise dispose of recyclable material, provided that any such disposal is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2021-078. Passed 8-18-21.)