Every person shall dispose promptly of all solid waste accumulated or generated on property which he or she owns or rents in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter, and in accordance with other ordinances and laws. No person other than the collector of solid waste or special waste handling and removal contractors as defined in Section 6.12.010 of this chapter shall collect any solid waste within the city for the purposes of resale or otherwise.

Recyclable materials shall be separated from nonrecyclable materials before collection or transport such that the material remaining in the load or container is all recyclable commodities or are materials from a residential curbside collection program under the authority of RCW 35.21.130.

Any and all persons who, whether for profit or not, collect or transport any recyclable materials to, from or within the city shall be required to be licensed as a collector of recyclable materials and shall carryout the operations as authorized by license under Chapter 5.62 (Collection of Recyclable Materials). (Ord. M-3193 § 22, 1995; Ord. M-1497 § 12, 1974; Ord. C-33 § 13, 1943)