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(b) Trash shall not be placed next to fences, mail boxes, structures, in streets or alleys, in drainage structures or ditches, under power lines or low hanging trees. Trash placed in these areas or other areas that are considered hazardous to crews or equipment will not be collected. SECTION 8. CITY NOT TO COLLECT UNLESS CHAPTER COMPLIED WITH. The City Solid Waste Division shall not collect garbage or trash where it is not prepared for collection and placed as designated in this chapter. Failure to remove and dispose of unauthorized garbage and trash shall be a violation of this ordinance. The City reserves the right to have the garbage and trash removed by the City's commercial contractor and billed to the owner, as outlined under Section 6(b). SECTION 9. GARBAGE AND TRASH NOT COLLECTED BY THE CITY. (a) The City's Solid Waste Division will not collect and dispose of tires, automotive waste oil, concrete, brick, rock or earthen material of any kind. Tires and automotive waste oil will be accepted at the City's Recycling Center in small quantities only from residential customers. Residents with concrete, brick, rock, or earthen material must make arrangements with a private contractor or haul the above to an approved site accepting this type of waste. Businesses shall follow approved Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission regulations for proper disposal of tires and automotive waste oil. (b) Demolition debris from any structure, whether ordered demolished by the City or not, as well as large accumulations of trash on vacant lots, will be considered commercial trash, and will not be collected by the City Solid Waste Division. Property owners will be responsible for the proper disposal of demolition debris and debris from vacant lots through personal means or by contacting the City's commercial solid waste contractor for removal of demolition debris. (c) Hazardous materials, whether placed for collection or commingled with residential or commercial garbage or trash; any closed containers, cans, pails, drums or barrels containing any substance. Paint and solvent containers of any kind will be empty, with any lids removed to allow any residual product to dry or evaporate prior to being placed for collection. SECTION 10. PROHIBITED DUMPING GENERALLY. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, unload, discharge, or in any manner place thereon or cause to be placed thereon, any garbage, trash, or other waste materials, except as specifically allowed in this Chapter, on any lot, tract or parcel of land located within the City limits, except at Solid Waste landfills which are owned, maintained, operated, or contracted by the City, or at such places as are designated for Solid Waste Disposal by the Texas Natural Resource 4