A. Source Separation Required: All persons who are owners, lessees, or occupants of any building, commercial or residential, within the City that generates yard waste shall separate that yard waste from all solid waste. Commingling of yard waste and mixed Municipal solid waste is prohibited.
B. Licensed Collector Required: Collectors of yard waste shall hold a valid City collector's license.
C. Collection Requirements: The collection, removal, and disposal of yard waste shall be by contract with a collector duly licensed to perform such collection by the agency and the County and holding a City collector's license. Yard waste shall be collected as part of any regular system of collection of mixed Municipal solid waste operated within the City. Such collection shall be in accordance with section 5-3-3 of this chapter and the following provisions:
1. Responsibility: The owner and the occupant of any premises, business establishment, or industry and the collector or collection service shall be responsible for the satisfactory and prompt collection of all yard waste accumulated at a premises, business establishment or industry and its transportation to an appropriate waste disposal facility for which a permit has been issued by the agency and the local government with the jurisdiction and responsibility to do so.
2. Suitable Material: Yard waste is the only material suitable for collection in this separate waste stream. Inclusion of any feces, animal or human, in the yard waste placed for collection shall be considered a nuisance and is prohibited.
3. Placement: Yard waste shall be placed separately from other solid waste by the owner or resident of the property from which the waste is derived.
4. Collection Sites: Yard waste collection sites shall be located at the property or residence generating the waste or at a suitable nearby location that is accessible to the owner or resident and the collector.
5. Containers: Yard waste shall be separately contained in bags that prevent the release of any such yard waste, are odorproof and which are capable of being lifted and transported without breakage.
6. Accumulation: Yard waste shall not be allowed to accumulate in excessive amounts that represent a hazard to public health. Accumulation of excessive amounts of yard waste at any property or collection location shall be considered a public nuisance.
D. Method Of Disposal: Yard waste generated in the City shall not be disposed of in any landfill. The preferred method for yard waste disposal is composting that produces a usable end product or incorporation into the soil as an agricultural amendment.
E. Self-Composting Encouraged: Self-composting of yard waste in a backyard composting facility or by leaving lawn clippings in place is encouraged as an efficient, safe and cost effective method of disposal for this waste. (Prior Code § 7-8-5)