§ 31-37. Denial of service for non-compliance.

A licensee may deny pickup of solid waste or recyclable materials if:

(a)

Solid waste containers contain hazardous wastes; or

(b)

Solid waste containers contain human waste and other potentially infectious materials, inerts (rocks, sod, concrete, bricks, asphalt and similar solid material) plaster, dirt and class I (toxic) chemicals as listed in CCR Title 23; or

(c)

A manually collected solid waste container together with its contents weighs in excess of fifty-five (55) pounds; or

(d)

Recyclable materials contain solid waste or other non-recyclable materials; or

(e)

Recyclable materials are placed in a container that is incompatible with the licensee's approved method to handle recyclable materials; or

(f)

Containers are not loaded properly, or are not placed for safe handling and pickup.

In such cases where the licensee denies service to a customer, the licensee shall leave a notice attached to the rejected unit that describes the reason(s) for nonservice.

(Ord. No. 3336, § 2, 5-27-97)