(a) Ownership of Recyclable Waste Material. After recyclable waste material has been placed in a designated container for such purpose at a designated recycling collection location for collection by the City or its authorized agent, the recyclable waste material shall become the property of the City or its authorized agent.
(b) Unauthorized Collection Prohibited. During the twenty-four hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection of recyclable waste material, no person, other than a City employee or the City's authorized agent, shall remove recyclable waste material from a designated container which has been placed at a designated recycling collection location. Each collection in violation of this section from each separate designated recycling collection location during that period shall constitute a separate and distinct violation punishable as provided in Section 955.99.
(c) Right of Individual to Dispose of Recyclable Waste Material. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of an individual person, organization or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise dispose of recyclable waste material, if such disposal does not violate any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance.
(d) Civil Action by Authorized Recycling Contractor or City. Nothing in this section, shall be deemed to limit the right of an authorized agent or the City to bring a civil action against any person who violates this section, nor shall a conviction for such violation exempt any person from a civil action brought by an authorized recycling contractor or the City.
(Ord. 1814. Passed 7-1-93.)