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9.20.045 Third party removal prohibited. It is a violation of this chapter for any person, except the person with the collection contract with the city, to remove solid waste, recycling and organic waste from any location within the city. Excepted from this prohibition is: (A) a donation of recyclable materials and/or organic waste when no fee is paid for removal of such materials; (B) a donation of food for food recovery, meaning actions to collect and distribute food for human consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as otherwise defined in Title 14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 18982(a)(24), in compliance with state, county and local laws and regulations; (C) a contractor which removes solid waste, recyclables and/or organic waste using the contractor's own employees from a project site where the solid waste, recycling and organic waste was generated by that contractor; (D) a contractor which removes animal waste, animal remains from slaughterhouses or butcher shops, grease and/or used cooking oil; and (E) a contractor which removes solid waste, recyclables and/or organic waste from a public school, county facility and/or federal facility. 9.20.050 Solid waste, recyclables and organic waste - Preparation. The city shall require each and every person in possession, charge or control of any residential unit or commercial facility where solid waste, recyclables and organic waste collection is required, to keep or cause to be kept, all solid waste, recyclables and organic waste in suitable and sufficient watertight carts or bins. Such person, or designee, shall separate solid waste, recyclables and organic waste materials into appropriate carts or bins that are specifically intended for the separate collection of solid waste, recyclables and organic waste for the purpose of collection and processing. These carts or bins shall be adequate to contain the amount of solid waste, recyclables and organic waste matter ordinarily accumulating during the intervals between collections. All solid waste, recyclables and organic waste shall be placed in said carts or bins, unless otherwise provided by ordinance, agreement or resolution. Carts or bins shall be required to be kept in a sanitary condition by the owner and shall be covered to prevent access of flies to the contents thereof. 9.20.060 Solid waste, recyclables and organic waste - Collection. A. The city may make such regulations concerning the number and manner of collections of solid waste, recyclables and organic waste as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, but in no case shall collection services less than once a week be permitted. B. Times and dates of collection shall be according to a schedule prepared by collector and approved by the city. 9.20.070 Solid waste, recyclables and organic waste - Removal. A. Unless otherwise provided in a collection contract entered into pursuant to Section 9.20.100, solid waste, recyclables and organic waste collected in the city shall be hauled in all - steel -body motor trucks, and disposed or recycled in such a manner as not to be offensive to any reasonable person, or create an unsanitary or filthy place, building or highway. The truck bodies shall be constructed of sufficient strength to withstand fire within, without endangering adjacent property. Such bodies shall be washed at least once a week, shall be kept well -painted, and otherwise appear as neat as possible under the circumstances. All solid waste, recyclables and organic waste in the truck shall be completely covered with suitable covering when hauling solid