5.40.030 Use of solid waste collector – Exceptions.
(1) Use. Except as provided in 5.40.030(2) and 5.40.030(3) every person shall use a solid waste collector to remove and transport solid waste from a premises.
(2) Exceptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1),
(a) Nonregular or occasional basis. A person who is not a solid waste collector may remove, transport, and dispose of accumulations of solid waste from their own premises or the premises of another person on a non-regular or occasional basis for disposal at a disposal facility or for waste recycling if in doing so the person doing so would not be required to have a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 81.77 RCW as now existing and in accordance with any amendments that may hereafter be made thereto. Provided, however, this exception does not excuse or exempt a person in charge of a premises from complying with the mandatory requirement of regular solid waste removal from a premises by a solid waste collector as required in this Chapter.
(b) Abandoned vehicles. Removal of abandoned vehicles or parts thereof is not the responsibility of a solid waste collector, but may be removed from a premises and disposed of pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 12.30 PCC as now existing and in accordance with any amendments that may hereafter be made thereto.
(c) Construction and demolition waste. Construction and demolition waste from a premises may be removed, transported, and disposed of at a disposal facility by the person in charge of a premises or someone acting at that person's direction, or it may be removed by a solid waste collector.
(d) Dead animals. Every person in charge of a premises upon which a dead animal is located shall immediately cause the carcass to be
(i) preserved or interred so as to be incapable of attracting or providing food for vectors; or,
(ii) delivered to an appropriate facility for scientific or educational study purposes; or,
(iii) cremated; or,
(iv) removed for disposal by the city animal control officer.
A solid waste collector is not responsible for removing the carcass of a dead animal from a premises.
(e) Dangerous wastes. Dangerous wastes shall not be removed from a premises by a solid waste collector regularly servicing that premises unless the solid waste collector has agreed with the person in charge of a premises to do so and that person has complied with the requirements for removal, if any, of the solid waste collector. Otherwise, removal, transporting, and disposal of dangerous wastes is the responsibility of the person in charge of a premises.
(f) Problem wastes. Problem wastes shall not be removed from a premises by a solid waste collector. Removal, transporting, and disposal of problem wastes is the responsibility of the person in charge of a premises.
(g) Septage. Septage shall not be removed from a premises by a solid waste collector. Removal, transporting, and disposal of septage is the responsibility of the person in charge of a premises.
(h) Yard waste. Yard waste from a premises may be removed, transported, and disposed of by the person in charge of a premises or someone acting at that person's direction, or it may be removed by a solid waste collector.
(3) Exception – Recyclable solid waste. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the person in charge of a premises or a person generating recyclable solid waste may, without using the services of a solid waste collector,
(a) remove recyclable solid waste from a premises and dispose of it for waste recycling.
(b) arrange for the removal of recyclable solid waste from a premises and disposal of it for waste recycling.
(4) Provided, however, that the solid, yard, and recyclable waste removed from a premises for disposal or waste recycling pursuant to the exceptions set forth in subsections (2) and (3) shall be loaded and transported so that the contents of the load does not leak, blow, or fall from the load when it is transported. (Ord. 90-13 §3, 1990).