[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Cambria 3-7-1988 as Title 6, Ch. 3 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Title. This chapter shall be known as the "Solid Waste
Management Ordinance of the Village of Cambria, Wisconsin," hereinafter
referred to as "chapter."
B.
Garbage and refuse collection service. All garbage
and refuse collection service shall be provided by Village personnel
or private firms under contact with the Village.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose and
intent of this chapter to enhance and improve the environment and
promote the health, safety and welfare of the Village by establishing
minimum standards for the storage, collection, transport, processing,
separation, recovery and disposal of solid waste.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein unless different
meanings are clearly indicated by the context.
An establishment engaged in the rearing and slaughtering
of animals and the processing of animal products or orchard and field
crops.
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling
by normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
The act of removing solid waste from the storage area at
the source of generation.
The back edge of curb and gutter along a paved street or
where one would be if street was paved and had curb and gutter.
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the
repair, remodeling or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber,
roofing and sheathing scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt and
plaster, conduit, pipe, wire, insulation and any other materials resulting
from the demolition of buildings and improvements.
The orderly process of discarding useless or unwanted material.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner
that does not protect the environment.
A place of habitation occupied by a normal single-family
unit or a combination of persons who may be considered as equivalent
to a single-family unit for the purposes of this chapter.
Includes every refuse accumulation of animals, fruit or vegetable
matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking,
dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables.
Those wastes, such as toxic, radioactive or pathogenic substances,
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property and the environment.
Waste material, except garbage, rubbish and refuse, directly
or indirectly resulting from an industrial processing or manufacturing
operation.
Solid waste scattered about in a careless manner, usually
rubbish.
Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial, or
institutional activities or a building or group of buildings consisting
of four or more dwelling units.
Individuals, firms, corporations and associations, and includes
the plural as well as the singular.
Collection services provided by a person licensed to do same
by the DNR.
Waste material that can be remanufactured into usable products
and shall include, by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation,
glass, plastics, newspapers, cardboard, metals (aluminum, steel, tin,
brass, etc.).
Includes grass, leaves and sticks not longer than four feet
and bundled to be picked up on Mondays, or when weather permits. The
removal of an entire tree will be the responsibility of the owner.
[Amended 6-6-2003]
All solid waste that normally originates in a residential
environment from residential dwelling units.
A single-family home, duplex, townhouse, condominium or a
building with three or fewer dwelling units.
Includes combustible and noncombustible waste material, except
garbage, refuse and industrial waste, that is incidental to the operation
of a building and shall include, by way of enumeration but not by
way of limitation, tin cans, bottles, rags, paper, cardboard, sweepings.
The uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in solid
waste management.
Garbage, rubbish and other useless, unwanted or discarded
material from agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities. Solid waste does not include solid or dissolved
material in domestic sewage.
The interim containment of solid waste in an approved manner
after generation and prior to collection and ultimate disposal.
Areas where persons place containers during noncollection
days as well as areas where containers are set out on collection day.
Storage areas shall be kept in a nuisance- and
odor-free condition. Litter shall not be allowed to accumulate. Collection
crews will not be responsible for cleaning up loose materials from
any containers which have become ruptured or broken due to wet conditions,
animals, vandalism or other cause. The occupant and/or owner shall
be responsible for cleaning up this litter. Litter not collected shall
not be allowed to accumulate. Violation will result in the occupant
and/or owner being notified to clean up his area, with continued violation
resulting in the owner being prosecuted under the provision of this
and other Village ordinances.
[Amended 6-3-2019]
A.
Yard waste refuse container standards. Suitable containers of a type
approved by the Village shall be provided by the property owner or
tenant for bulky or certain yard wastes as provided for herein. Containers,
in order to be approved, shall provide for efficient, safe and sanitary
handling of yard wastes. They shall be maintained in a nuisance- and
odor-free condition and shall be sufficient to prevent the scattering
of contents by weather conditions or animals.
B.
Solid waste and recyclable containers. Approved residential solid
waste and recyclable containers shall be authorized cart containers
specified and issued by the Village. One approved solid waste and
one approved recyclable container shall be assigned to each residential
dwelling unit and those commercial locations authorized. The container,
including contents, shall not exceed the safe lifting capacity of
the collection vehicle when placed for collection. Containers shall
be maintained in a nuisance- and odor-free condition. The owner or
occupant at each location at which an approved container is assigned
shall be responsible for maintaining the specific container assigned
in a nuisance- and odor-free condition and in functional condition
for continued solid waste and recyclable pick up.
C.
No other containers will be emptied for solid waste and recyclables,
regardless of the contents or weight of the container, and anything
outside of the carts will not be picked up.
A.
Placement for collection. Solid waste and recyclables shall be accessible
to collection crews. Solid waste and recyclables in approved containers
shall be placed immediately behind the curb of the public street for
collection or in a place designated by the Director of Public Works,
or it will not be collected. A clear area, four feet away from other
objects, is needed to facilitate grabbing the collection cart by the
collection truck. During winter months, solid waste and recyclables
shall not be placed on top of the snow bank, nor shall they be placed
in the roadway at any time. The owner or occupant shall either shovel
out an area behind the curb in which to place the approved container(s)
or shall place it in the driveway. Should collection crews be unable
to discharge contents of solid waste and recyclable carts into collection
vehicles using normal handling procedures, the carts, including the
contents, will be left at curbside. The property owner shall be responsible
to assure that the solid waste and recyclables therein can be collected
on the next collection day. Collection crews will not empty carts
by means other than dumping, nor will they pick up waste or recyclables
from the ground or from any other containers.
[Amended 6-3-2019]
B.
Restriction on time of placement. All receptacles and containers for refuse and rubbish and all bundles of rubbish shall be placed in collection locations as designated in Subsection A above only after 6:00 p.m. of the evening prior to the regular collection time the following day. All receptacles, bags and containers for refuse and garbage disposal shall be removed from the curbside collection point within 24 hours after the regular collection time. Village employees or employees of licensed collectors will not enter any structures to remove garbage or refuse except by written agreement with the property owner.
C.
Collection
schedule. Municipal refuse collection services shall be on a schedule
as established by the Village Board. Only those items approved by
this chapter shall be left for collection, except that any material,
including branches, may be left for collection on the first Monday
of each month.
A.
Dead animals. It shall be unlawful to place any dead
animal, or parts thereof, in a container for collection; provided,
however, this section shall not apply to animal parts from food preparation
for human consumption.
B.
Undrained food wastes. It shall be unlawful to place
any garbage or other food wastes in a container for collection unless
it is first drained and wrapped.
D.
Improper placement. It shall be unlawful to place,
or allow to be placed, any solid waste upon the roads, streets, public
or private property within this municipality contrary to the provisions
of this chapter.
E.
Compliance with chapter. It shall be unlawful to store,
collect, transport, transfer, recover, incinerate or dispose of any
solid waste within the boundaries of this locality contrary to the
provisions of this chapter.
F.
Improper transportation. It shall be unlawful to transport
any solid waste in any vehicle which permits the contents to blow,
sift, leak or fall therefrom. If spillage does occur, the collection
crew shall immediately return spilled materials to the collection
vehicle and shall properly clean or have cleaned the area. All vehicles
used for the collection and transportation of solid waste shall be
durable, easily cleanable and leakproof, if necessary, considering
the type of waste and its moisture content. Collection vehicles shall
be cleaned frequently to prevent nuisances and insect breeding and
shall be maintained in good repair.
G.
Interference with authorized collector. No person
other than an authorized collector shall collect or interfere with
any garbage after it shall have been put into a garbage receptacle
and deposited in the proper place for the collector, nor shall any
unauthorized person molest, hinder, delay or in any manner interfere
with an authorized garbage collector in the discharge of his duties.
H.
Scavenging. It shall be unlawful for any person to
scavenge any solid waste placed for collection.
I.
Private dumps. It shall be unlawful for any person
to use or operate a dump.
J.
Burning of waste. It shall be unlawful for any person
to burn solid waste in any manner, except as provided elsewhere in
this Code.
L.
Animal or human wastes. It shall be unlawful for any
person to place animal wastes and/or human wastes for collection.
These wastes should be disposed of in plastic bags or in the sanitary
sewer system. Such items as "kitty litter" may be placed for collection
if animal wastes are removed prior to disposal.
M.
Hospital wastes. If shall be unlawful for any person
to place for collection any pathogenic hospital wastes. Such items
as needles and syringes may be disposed of as long as they are contained
to eliminate injury to collection crews.
N.
Building waste. All waste resulting from remodeling,
construction or removal of a building, roadway or sidewalk shall be
disposed of by the owner, builder or contractor.
The accumulation or deposit of garbage, trash
or putrescible animal or vegetable matter in or upon any lot or land
or any public or private place within the Village which causes the
air or environment to become noxious or offensive or to be in such
a condition as to promote the breeding of flies, mosquitoes or other
insects, or to provide a habitat or breeding place for rodents or
other animals, or which otherwise becomes injurious to the public
health is prohibited and declared to constitute a nuisance.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to place, deposit or cause to be deposited for collection any waste
or refuse not generated within the corporate limits of the Village.
