(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall be mandatory for every solid waste collection customer in the city to participate in the program of sorting of green/yard waste from garbage prior to the pickup of garbage, facilitated by and through the city. There shall be separate collections for green/yard waste and for garbage, on a schedule to be determined by the city.
(B) The city retains the right to levy a fine, the amount of which is to be reasonable and determined by resolution, against any customer who fails to comply with the following provisions:
(1) It is unlawful to fail to sort the green/yard waste from garbage prior to the collection of garbage, or to place any garbage other than green/yard waste into the green container.
(2) If any person does not wish to participate in the city's green waste recycling program, that person shall provide, individually, for the recycling of his own green/yard waste, but he/she shall not, in any event, discard into the city's waste stream by placing such materials into the gray container or otherwise green wastes, as if they were nonrecyclable garbage.
(Ord. 715 C.S., passed 3-15-00)