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'140" " its premises, personally segregate (by waste type) from other solid waste the recyclable solid waste to be sold or donated, and (b) the person may not pay the buyer or the donee any sums, consulting fees or other fees in lieu of charging for collection, or other tangible consideration for collecting, processing, or transporting such segregated recyclable solid wastes. A person who simply receives a discount of, or reduction in, the collection and disposal service rates of its unsegregated solid waste shall not be deemed to be selling or donating recyclable solid wastes for purposes of this exception. (d) A gardener, tree trimmer, or person engaged in landscape maintenance who has a business license to operate in the city may collect yard waste or other organic solid wastes which it generates as an incidental portion of providing its licensed services. Any yard waste or other organic solid waste collected pursuant hereto must be transported by the gardener, tree trimmer or person to a composting facility permitted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board in accordance with all laws and regulations. (e) Any person may collect, transport, and dispose of solid waste during a period in which collection services by the city or its solid waste collection contractor are interrupted or delayed due to a labor strike or other circumstances affecting collection services throughout the city, provided such persons comply with any and all directives of the executive director of public works. (f) Any person with whom the city has an agreement for the collection, transportation and disposal of construction and demolition solid waste which has accumulated and/or been generated at a temporary construction site may haul such waste during the term of such agreement. (g) The executive director of public works may, by written permit, authorize provision of bin service if the city's solid waste collection contractor fails to provide such service within five (5) calendar days after a customer order and such service is not thereafter provided within twenty-four (24) hours after notice to the city's solid waste collection contractor of such failure by the executive director of public works. (h) Any person other than the city or its solid waste collection contractor who collects, transports, recycles, composts, or disposes of solid waste, or who pays another to do so, other than as permitted by subsection (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) is guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.