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Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the deposit of leaves in a neat <br />and careful manner in the tree lawn or any street in the autumn during the period <br />designated by the Department of Public Works for collection. <br />Section II. Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 16 -27 of the South Bend Municipal Code be <br />and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />See.16 -27. Policy regarding disposal of yard waste. <br />It is hereby stated as the policy and law of the City of South Bend that all yard waste <br />as defined herein generated by or emanating from the City, whether from residential, <br />commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental sources, shall not be landfilled. <br />Such yard waste, whether collected by the City, commercial lawn services, tree <br />services or private carriers, shall be disposed of at the City's Organic Resource <br />Facility for recycling; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent any <br />individual or company from otherwise recycling yard waste in a manner approved by <br />the Director of the Department of Public Works. No yard waste materials will be <br />accepted from outside the incorporated limits of the City of South Bend, Indiana. <br />Section III. Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 16 -28 of the South Bend Municipal Code be <br />and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />Sec.16 -28. Separation of yard waste from trash and garbage; tree limbs. <br />All generators, handlers, collectors and haulers of yard waste shall handle such waste <br />in a manner so as to assure that yard waste will not be co- mingled with trash and <br />garbage. Yard waste may shall not be delivered to the Organic Resource Facility in <br />plastic bags_ ~ in Inese ,.,..,a'." . It shall be delivered either in biodegradable paper <br />bags or in a loose condition; provided, however, that all brush and tree limbs shall be <br />cut in lengths not to exceed forty -eight (48) inches and shall be bundled. The Organic <br />Facility cannot process and will not accept tree limbs in excess of six (6) inches in <br />diameter or stumps. These items may be disposed of by landfill or in any other <br />lawful manner. <br />Section IV. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after adoption by <br />the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />Attest: <br />City Clerk <br />Member, South Bend Common 6ouncil <br />tR <br />yVihitf�� BCJG.t Ll I'd'ro fS�UB, <br />