Walnut Creek Municipal Code Art. 2 Collection of Garbage and Refuse

The Council may enter into an agreement with any person granting to such person the exclusive right and privilege of altering, shredding, compacting, processing, moving, removing, collecting, purchasing, selling and/or transporting and/or disposing of any and all garbage, refuse and/or rubbish produced, excluding recyclable materials, kept and/or accumulated either on private or public property within the City limits upon such terms and conditions as the Council may from time to time determine to be in the best interests of the City, and in such event it shall be unlawful for any person other than the contractor to alter, shred, compact, process, move, remove, collect, purchase, sell and/or transport and/or dispose of any and all garbage, refuse and/or rubbish produced, excluding recyclable materials, kept and/or accumulated within the City limits for compensation of any kind.

Notwithstanding the above, any person who produces garbage, refuse and/or rubbish may reduce the volume thereof on his premises, providing no compensation of any kind is paid for such service, and further providing that the containers into which it is deposited are first approved by the City's contractor.

(Ord. 722, eff. 4/17/1964; § 1, Ord. 1209, eff. 5/8/1974; § 1, Ord. 1721, eff. 7/28/1989; § 2, Ord. 1746, eff. 8/10/1990)