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Nothing in this chapter requires a franchise for the following businesses or practices:

A. The collection, transportation and reuse of repairable or cleanable discards by a private charitable organization regularly engaged in such business or activity.

B. The collection, transportation and reuse or recycling of totally source separated materials or operation of a collection center for totally source separated materials by a religious, charitable, benevolent or fraternal organization which organization was not organized or operated for any solid waste service or management purpose and which organization is using the activity for fund raising.

C. The collection, transportation or redemption of returnable beverage containers under ORS Chapter 459A.

D. The generator or producer who transports and disposes of waste created as an incidental part of regularly carrying on the business or service of licensed auto wrecking, demolition, land clearing, construction, gardening or landscaping; street sweeping, auto body recovery, or septic tank pumping or sludge collection. Janitorial service does not include cleanup of accumulated or stored wastes as a stand-alone service.

E. The transportation by a person of solid waste generated or produced by such person to a disposal site, resource recovery site or market. The transportation by a landlord of residential property of solid waste generated or produced by tenants or occupants to a disposal site, resource recovery site or market.

F. The purchase of totally source separated solid waste for fair market value.

G. The providing of service to a State or Federal agency under written contract with such agency.

H. The providing of service for hazardous wastes conditionally exempt under Oregon Environmental Quality Commission rules.

I. The burning of clean combustible waste products (wood, paper) in a residential fireplace, wood stove, or furnace. [Ord. NS-2246, 2015; Ord. NS-1272, 1980]