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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan
Recyclables. Magazines, newspapers, and clean office paper that is not contaminated by garbage or other waste
material, cardboard, clean cans, food containers, food container glass, glass and plastic beverage containers, and
other material collected or accepted as part of the city recycling program.
Refuse. Synonymous with “solid waste,” refuse includes garbage waste or rubbish.
Restricted areas. As designated by the city, these are areas where, in the city’s opinion, a combination of high
density, lack of space for containers, and street width under thirty feet makes the curbside placing, maintaining
or collection of garbage, waste and recyclables hazardous to the health and welfare of the residents.
Rubbish. Solid waste that is not garbage waste, including but not limited to combustible and noncombustible
material, shrubbery, yard trimmings, clippings, wood, paper, packing materials, crockery, pasteboard, discarded
clothing, rugs, straw, rubber, metal, plastic, and construction waste and debris.
Solid waste. Synonymous with “refuse,” solid waste includes garbage waste or rubbish.
Special waste. Wastes not fitting into the above categories, including but not limited to dead animals,
abandoned automobiles and major parts thereof, large furniture objects, tree trunks, stumps, sod, garden rubble,
dirt, major limbs exceeding eight inches in diameter, and street sweepings.
Yard refuse. Trimmings and prunings from trees and shrubs, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, vines, dropped
fruit from on-site trees, arising from the development, maintenance and care of residential gardens and yards.
When the word “waste” or “waste matter” is used, it refers to any or all of the above. (Ord. 955 §2; Ord. 967 §2;
Ord. 1254 §1; Ord. 1524 §1; Ord. 2054 § 1, 2001; Ord. 2173 §1, 2005)
32.01.020 Mandatory service.
Except as permitted in Sections 32.01.070 and 32.01.080, each occupancy shall subscribe to waste collection
service as provided by the city or its duly authorized agent. (Ord. 995 §2; Ord. 967 §2; Ord. 2173 §1). (Ord. 955
§2; Ord. 967 §2; Ord. 2054 § 1, 2001; Ord. 2173 §1, 2005)
32.01.030 Prohibited acts.
(a) No garbage or other waste matter shall be burned, nor shall garbage, waste materials, yard refuse or
rubbish be allowed to accumulate, be buried, dumped, scattered, or placed on any property within the city,
except as otherwise permitted by this code or other ordinances. Nothing in this section shall prohibit
composting if it is not violative of basic sanitary standards or other applicable standards established by the city,
county, state, or other agency having jurisdiction.
(b) The city or its duly authorized agent shall have the exclusive right to gather and collect garbage, yard
refuse, recyclables, and other solid waste within the city. It shall be unlawful for any person, except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, to gather or collect garbage, yard refuse, recyclables or other solid wastes
within the city. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 40059, the city reserves the right to issue
an exclusive franchise for the handling of solid wastes.
Notwithstanding any other provisions set forth in this chapter to the contrary, the exclusive right shall exclude:
(1) The collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of any solid waste otherwise within the scope of this
chapter which is transported to an appropriate disposal facility by an officer or full-time permanent employee of
the commercial, construction, or industrial enterprise that generated the Solid Waste (but not including any
independent contractor, non-employee agent, or representative, or other contractor of such enterprise.
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(2) The sale or donation of source-separated recyclables by the person or entity that generated such material
(the “generator”) to any person or entity other than the city’s duly authorized agent; provided, however, if the
generator is required to pay a monetary or non-monetary consideration for the collection, transportation,
transfer, or processing of recyclables, the fact that the generator receives a reduction or discount in price (or in
other terms of the consideration, the generator is required to pay) shall not be considered a sale or donation.
(c) A resident may petition the city manager for permission to collect and haul away the wastes generated on
the premises of such resident. Such a permit may be granted by the city manager, if, in his/her opinion, such
would be in the best interests of the city. Such a permit may be used subject to any conditions reasonably
related to the protection of the public health and welfare, and shall be for a period not to exceed one year.
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