4.200 Solid Waste Collection Franchises.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, for profit or gain, to transport, store or dispose of any solid waste collected from another person, unless the person engaging in such collection, transport, storage or disposal is franchised by the City Council. This provision does not apply to:
(a) collection, storage or transportation for purposes of material recovery by a charitable, fraternal or non-profit organization where the funds for such material will be used for charitable purposes,
(b) collection, storage or transportation for purposes of material recovery where no charge is made for such service,
(c) the recycling of used beverage containers on which a deposit was paid by the consumer,
(d) transporting solid waste material through the City that is neither collected nor disposed of within the City,
(e) a contractor employed to demolish, construct or remodel a building or a landscape contractor or arborist who is hauling lawn and garden waste,
(f) a dealer disposing of equipment traded in on the purchase of other equipment from such dealer,
(g) a department or agency of the City of Medford,
(h) collection of used motor oil and anti-freeze from service stations and garages,
(i) collection and disposal of junk car bodies and components,
(j) collection and disposal of used Christmas trees, or
(k) the collection and transportation of clean wood waste to be reprocessed and recycled into useable fuel.
(2) As used herein "solid waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible wastes, whether in solid or liquid form, except liquid-carried industrial wastes or sewage hauled as an incidental part of a septic tank or cesspool-cleaning service; the term includes but is not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, demolition and construction wastes, vehicle tires, discarded home and industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semi-solid wastes, and the following source-separated recyclable materials: newspapers, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, container glass, aluminum, corrugated cardboard and kraft paper, and high-grade office paper.
(3) Any person or company which collects and transports clean wood waste to be reprocessed and recycled into useable fuel shall file a quarterly report with the City of Medford of the volume of wood waste collected within the City of Medford.