(A) No yard waste may be disposed of or deposited at any landfill or solid waste management facility in the county, except for a compost facility. De minimis amounts of yard waste in otherwise mixed loads of solid waste shall not be considered a violation of this section. For purposes of this section, de minimis shall mean 5% or less, by volume, of yard waste mixed throughout a load of solid waste.
(B) Mixture with other waste.
(1) No yard waste may be mixed with any other solid waste and placed out for collection within the county.
(2) No yard waste may be commingled in the same waste collection vehicle with any other solid waste placed out for collection in the county, unless the vehicle is a "single-pass" or "co-collection" type of vehicle.
(3) No yard waste may be commingled with other waste in any vehicle hauling out of any transfer facility in the county.
(C) Bulk woody waste. No bulk woody waste may be disposed of at any landfill or solid waste management facility in the county.
(D) Recycling. All yard waste and bulk woody waste collected in the county must be deposited at a permitted facility for recycling, composting, landfarming or some other beneficial reuse.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 44-2005, approved 4-19-2005; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 160-2005, approved 10-18-2005)