8.25.170 Ownership.
Solid waste, or any other discarded material, remains the property of the generator until the occurrence of any of the following events:
A. Public Trash Cans. The generator legally discards the solid waste; for example, a restaurant customer discards a beverage container into a refuse receptacle provided by the restaurant where the customer purchased the beverage; or an automobile passenger discards litter in a refuse receptacle located at a gas station for use of customers.
B. Self-Haul. The owner, occupant, manager or other person in possession, charge or control of a premises where solid waste is generated removes solid waste located on the premises and legally discards the solid waste; for example, a resident self-hauls yard debris to the borough baler and landfill.
C. Contract Hauler Collection. The contract hauler collects solid waste from its customer and recycles or disposes of it in accordance with law.
Absent the occurrence of these events, solid waste, or other material, remains the property of the generator even if the generator abandons the solid waste, exercises no dominion or control over the solid waste or asserts no ownership of the solid waste. If the generator abandons that solid waste, for example by litter or illegal dumping, the manager may clean up and discard the solid waste and charge the generator the related solid waste handling costs. [Ord. FY2010-07 §3, 2010].