A. The city or its agent shall collect, remove and dispose of all residential solid waste unless otherwise provided in this chapter. All residential solid waste shall be collected, removed and disposed of with such frequency and in such manner as the governing body may from time to time establish by regulation.

B. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this chapter, no garbage or refuse shall be moved or hauled away or transported upon the streets or public ways of the city except by the city or its agent and except by authorized persons hauling commercial solid waste as provided in this chapter. It is declared unlawful for any person, except as permitted in this chapter, to haul or remove solid waste in the city.

C. Commercial establishments, public or quasi-public institutions and establishments creating commercial solid waste may remove commercial solid waste themselves or may employ the services of authorized contractors to remove commercial solid waste. Authorized solid waste haulers must apply for and receive permission to do so from the city. Haulage of solid waste must be done in the manner and at such times and in such vehicles as may be approved for such purposes as the governing body may from time to time by regulation provide.

D. Nothing in this section shall preclude persons from hauling their own garbage, trash or community waste over the streets and alleys of the city in vehicles and containers approved by the personnel of the city as the governing body may authorize.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed as eliminating the charge made for solid waste service. (Ord. 8/27/2002B (part))