(A) Prohibited. It shall hereinafter be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to collect, obtain, possess or pick up or remove from any properly designated receptacle, any designated recyclable items placed for collection in front of a residence, in designated receptacles therefor, as part of the city’s recycling program.
(Prior Code, § 10-61)
(B) Control of recyclables. When recyclables are placed at curb side for recyclables collection, within the corporate boundaries of the city, the recyclables then become subject to the control of the city.
(C) Scavenging prohibited. After recyclables are placed at curbside for recyclable collection, only the property owner or occupant or the authorized personnel collecting for the city shall be permitted to take possession of the recyclables from curbside. All other persons are prohibited from scavenging and taking recyclables from curbside collection location.
(Ord. 88-7, passed 6-27-1988) Penalty, see § 51.999