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Sec. 8.64.035. - Composting —handling and collection requirements. A. All compostable materials shall be drained of liquid before being deposited for collection. B Compostable matenals containers shall be provided by the city or its contractor Such containers shall be used only for the collection of compostable materials. C. Each hauler providing compostable materials containers may also establish such reasonable and industry accepted requirements, rules, or regulations for the separation and preparation of compostable material as are necessary to provide for its orderly collection. Except for materials not properly prepared for composting, haulers may not dispose of compostable materials set out for collection by their customers by any means other than delivery to a lawfully operating compostables processing facility D No person shall place, leave, deposit or dispose of any compostable matenals on any street, alley, or other public place, or on any private property, unless the compostable materials are wholly contained within a compostable materials container Any accumulation of compostable materials in violation of this chapter is declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. E. Compostable matenals containers shall be kept off the street, curb, sidewalk and all other public ways, except for the period beginning 6.00 p.m. on the day prior to the day of collection and ending 9.00 p.m. on the day of collection. Section 6. Section 8 64 040 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words added are underlined, words deleted are strreken4lifeigh) Sec. 8.64.040. — Refusei and recycling and . compostable materials responsibility A. Refuse,. and recycling and compostable materials shall be gathered, deposited, disposed of, and placed in the manner provided for in this chapter by the owner, tenant, or occupant of the property, or the agent or contractor of any of the foregoing, and each of the foregoing persons may be held jointly and severally liable for any violation of this chapter B It shall be unlawful for any person to set out or allow to be set out, deposited, or stored for collection any refuse,. Of recycling or compostable matenals other than that which has accumulated from the regular residential use of the premises upon which such refuse or recycling materials are set out, deposited, or stored for collection. Ordinance No. 1766, Series 2018 Page 4 of 9