[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the bucket, bag, box or other container supplied
by and/or identified by the City or the Authorized Recycling Contractor
or the donor of such recyclable materials as the container into which
recyclable materials shall be placed and which shall be located at
the curbside.
Shall mean a person, firm, partnership, corporation or other
entity authorized under and by virtue of a contract with the City
to collect recyclable materials within the City limits.
Shall mean material such as, but not limited to, newspapers,
glass, metal and aluminum cans, plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard
and used motor oil which are separated from other garbage or refuse
for the purpose of recycling.
Shall mean the process of collecting and turning used products
into new products by reprocessing or remanufacturing them.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
Recyclable material placed at the curbside for collection by
an authorized recycling contractor becomes the property of the authorized
recycling contractor.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
No person other than an authorized recycling contractor shall
remove recyclable material which has been placed at the curbside.
Any and each violation hereof from one (1) or more recycling collection
locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable
as provided in this section.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, break, destroy,
scatter, scavenge, collect or take any recyclable materials without
the consent of the resident of the premises or the authorized recycling
contractor.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
It shall be unlawful for a person other than:
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
Nothing in this chapter shall limit the right of an individual
person, organization, or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise
dispose of recyclable material, provided that any such disposal is
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
Nothing in this part shall be deemed to limit the right of the
authorized recycling contractor to bring a civil action against any
person who violates the above described sections of this chapter,
nor shall a conviction for such violation exempt any person from a
civil action brought by an authorized recycling contractor.
[Ord. #89-08, §§ 1, 2]
Violation of any part of this section shall be an infraction
or misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1-9 of the Albany Municipal Code.
