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F1 (b) All trash containing any garbage particles must be placed in containers with tight- fitting lids or covers. Sec. 16 -11. Collection of Garbage, Time and Place (a) Garbage and trash shall be collected at least once a week. (b) The Department of Public Works shall establish all routes for City collection throughout the City. Sec. 16 -12. (a) Containers for garbage and trash shall be placed at all times in such places as to be readily accessible for the removal or emptying by the City or other hauler, and placed in such a manner and in such a place that such containers will not constitute a public nuisance in any respect. (b) Where alley collections are to be made, such containers shall be placed within five (5) feet of the alley line at the time and day of collection, but shall not at any time be placed within the limits of the alley itself. In those areas where, in the opinion of the Department of Public Works, collection by alley is not practical or feasible, or in those areas where no alleys exist at all, the containers shall be placed for collection in compliance with the rules and regulations that shall be adopted by the Department of Public Works. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prevent a private trash hauler from contracting with any residential unit for other than curb -side or alley pick -up so long as such pick -up does not constitute a public nuisance in any respect. ARTICLE 4. REFUSE HAULING Sec. 16 -27. Refuse Collection or Hauling; License Required (a) No one shall haul or collect any garbage or trash of any kind, type or nature without having first obtained from the Department of Administration and Finance a license for the same.