(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the City or the City's designee, to remove, take or collect, without permission of the owner or generator, any recyclable materials which have been set out for the purposes of curbside recycling.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove from any container, box, collection vehicle, depot or other receptacle any recyclable materials without permission of the owner of the receptacle or the generator of the recyclable material.

(c) As used in this section, the term "recyclable material" shall mean materials which are separated from garbage or refuse for the purpose of recycling, and shall include but not be limited to newspapers, glass, aluminum and plastic containers. (Code 1979, § 40-30; Ord. No. 2005-12, § 138, 4-11-2005)