The city or its duly authorized contractor shall be the sole proprietor to collect and dispose of all garbage/refuse which has been properly placed for collection as provided in this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, engage, or otherwise participate in any private business, undertaking, or enterprise for the removal or disposal of waste for pecuniary gain or profit. The sanitation director or manager is hereby authorized to promulgate such other rules, regulations, and policies as may be necessary for the care and maintenance of the city issued containers and the effective and orderly collection of refuse. Copies of such policies shall be kept at the sanitation department and made available to the public. (Ord. 3130 § 1, 2023: Ord. 2636 § 2, 1999: Ord. 2143 § 9, 1984: prior code § 8-2-1)