[Art. 31 of the 1998 General Ordinance Compilation]
The following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
PROHIBITED MATERIALS
Materials that contain hazardous, or toxic substances or are not
suitable for residential disposal, and which will not be collected or permitted
to be placed in recyclable containers as set forth in the rules and regulations.
RECYCLABLES
Specific types of recyclable materials as shall be designated by
the Board of Trustees pursuant to rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Discarded solid waste material which may be reclaimed and is in the
form of paper, glass, metals and plastics.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Rules and regulations which are duly adopted by the Board of Trustees
at a public meeting.
The owner, lessee or occupant of every dwelling within the Village shall
separate and dispose of recyclables as follows:
A. Prior to collection, all recyclables shall be processed
and cleaned, with all contents removed, in accordance with the rules and regulations.
B. Recyclables shall be placed in an approved color-coded
container which has been designated for the particular recyclable group. Recyclables
shall not be stored or mixed in the same container with other forms of solid
waste.
C. Newsprint shall be bundled and securely tied with a string
or placed in a brown paper bag.
D. Recyclables shall be collected on a periodic basis and
properly disposed of at a suitable processing center.
Containers for the purpose of collecting and storing recyclables will
be initially provided by the Village to every dwelling. Such containers will
remain the property of the Village and must be kept clean and in good condition.
Recycling containers are not to be used for any purpose other than as described
herein and in accordance with the rules and regulations. In the event that
such containers are lost, damaged or stolen, additional equivalent containers
must be provided by the property owner at his own expense.
The schedule and applicable procedures for the collection of recyclables
by independent carters shall be provided, in writing, to each property owner
in the Village who is serviced by said carter. Each property owner shall be
responsible to comply with said schedule and procedures.
It shall be the duty of the Village Building Inspector, Code Enforcement
Officer, Police Department, and any other individual designated by the Board
of Trustees and they shall have the power, right, and authority to enforce
the provisions of this article and issue appearance tickets for violations.
The Board of Trustees is empowered and authorized to promulgate and
establish by resolution, any rules and regulations which are necessary and
proper to implement and administer the provisions of this article.
In the event that any portion, paragraph, or provision of this article
shall be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity
shall not effect the provisions of any other portion, paragraph or section
hereof.
This article shall take effect January 1, 1990, or on such other date
as shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Art. 32 of the 1998 General Ordinance Compilation]
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
CARTER
Any person who operates, conducts or supervises a business the principal
purpose of which is the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste.
COLLECTION VEHICLE
A vehicle designed, built and used for the purpose of collecting
solid waste.
EMPLOYEE
Any person who is employed by or otherwise acts on behalf of a carter
in the operation of its business, either on a full- or part-time basis.
GARBAGE
Includes putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, and other household
wastes, excluding recyclables.
LICENSE
A filed and approved application.
OPERATE
To pick up, collect, load or otherwise perform the collection of
solid waste, or the supervision or direction of such activities.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
PROHIBITED MATERIALS
Includes solid or liquid waste resulting from
industrial processes and manufacturing operations such as, but not limited
to, food processing waste, waste oil or grease or automobile parts; volatile
or explosive materials such as gasoline, benzine, kerosene, turpentine, cartridges,
shells, ammunition or gunpowder; and such other material as may be designated,
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
RECYCLABLE
Include newsprint; metal, glass and plastic containers used for food
products; and such other materials as shall be designated by resolution of
the Board of Trustees.
RUBBISH
Include nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) such as leaves,
grass, plant clippings, weeds, branches, limbs, metal, wood, glass, bedding,
crockery and similar materials and such other materials as may be designated
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
SOLID WASTE
Include all material classified as garbage, rubbish, trash and recyclables
as previously defined, excluding prohibited material.
TRASH
Include such bulk articles as appliances, furniture, bed springs,
mattresses and building materials.
A license shall not be issued to an applicant, unless the Board of Trustees
or its designated representative is satisfied that applicant has complied
with all terms and conditions of this article and rules and regulations.
Every licensee shall keep complete and accurate books of account with
respect to the operation of his business. All such records shall be retained
by the licensee for at least three years.
The Village Clerk, when issuing a license, shall also issue a window
placard as approved by the Board of Trustees for each collection vehicle of
the licensee to be operated in the Village. The placard shall be displayed
in the driver's side front windshield of each vehicle. The placard shall contain
the license number of the vehicle and the signature of the Village Clerk.
Each licensed collection vehicle shall have on the outside of each door
of the cab the name and address of the licensee in letters not less than four
inches in height, either painted or otherwise securely affixed.
Upon the sale, dissolution, suspension or discontinuance, whether voluntary
or involuntary, of the business of a licensee, it shall be the duty of the
licensee to notify the Village Clerk and surrender the license and all window
placards to the Clerk.
The Board of Trustees, after a duly noticed public hearing, may promulgate
rules, regulations and standards to ensure the quality, efficiency and effectiveness
of the enforcement, interpretation and implementation of this article.
Notwithstanding the payment of any license fee, the issuance of any
license or inspection and approval by the Village, the Village, including
its agents and employees, shall be under no obligation whatsoever concerning
the adequacy, operation or maintenance of a carting business or of its service
to Village residents, nor does it assume any liability whatsoever for the
actions of any carter.