(A) There is hereby established a voluntary village-wide residential recycling program to be operated by the village's exclusive single waste hauler to provide for the separation of certain designated recyclable materials from normal household refuse for placement in specially designated containers provided by the single waste hauler. The respective approved containers for recyclables and landscape waste shall be used only for the purpose of storing the materials on site and for the placement of those materials curbside.
(B) Recycling containers shall be stored on the residential premises in conformance with the provisions of this chapter and may be placed at the designated location for collection only during the times specified in this chapter.
(C) Once recyclable materials have been placed in or alongside the container and set at the curb or other designated collection location, the materials become the property of the village and the contract hauler, and it shall be unlawful for any other person to move, remove or tamper with recyclables or landscape waste and each act of moving, removing and/or tampering in violation hereof from one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as provided in this chapter.
(D) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter:
(1) Any person may donate recyclables and landscape waste to any other person whether operating for profit or not for profit; and
(2) Any person may maintain his own compost pile or site so long as such site or pile neither constitutes a nuisance to surrounding property owners nor endangers the public health or safety.
(Ord. 2004-O-15, passed 9-7-04) Penalty, see § 95.99