All Discarded Materials shall be the property and responsibility of the Person that produced them. In the event the Generator of Discarded Materials is unknown, such materials shall be the property and responsibility of the Owner of the parcel upon which they have been deposited. Once legally deposited in a Container that is placed and at the Collection location, with the exception of Excluded Waste, all Discarded Materials shall become the responsibility of the authorized County Franchisee or other entity that is responsible for their Collection. If such County Franchisee or other entity can identify the Person or business that produced Excluded Waste inadvertently collected by that enterprise, responsibility for Excluded Waste shall remain with said Person. If such Person cannot be identified, the County Franchisee or other entity shall be responsible for proper Disposal of the Excluded Waste and shall assume responsibility for its Disposal and related costs.
(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)