As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for one family and used in accordance with Chapter 195, Zoning.
Waste from the preparation, cooking and consumption of food; metal,
glass, plastic and paper containers for food and household products; and paper,
cartons, rags and similar disposable household items.
An entire lot in single ownership used in accordance with Chapter 195, Zoning, for business, country club or institutional purposes.
Dry combustible or noncombustible material, which shall include only
the following items: ashes, magazines and newspapers when tied securely into
bundles, clothing, small wooden crates and small pieces of metal.
A.
Garbage and rubbish containers. All garbage and rubbish
shall be placed in suitable watertight containers equipped with handles and
a conveniently removable lid, which containers shall be kept tightly covered
and maintained in a sanitary condition by periodic cleansing.
B.
Container capacity. Garbage and rubbish containers shall
have a capacity not exceeding 24 gallons and shall not weigh more than 75
pounds when filled, except that special containers having a capacity of not
over one cubic yard, the contents of which can be automatically loaded into
the collection vehicle, may be used when approved by the village. Bundles
of paper, cardboard boxes and similar materials adequately tied and not exceeding
75 pounds shall be treated as one container.
C.
Separation of garbage and rubbish. Garbage and rubbish
shall be placed and maintained in separate containers. Broken glass or metal
with jagged or sharp edges or other harmful material shall be properly packaged
to prevent injury to the collector.
A.
Day of collection. Garbage and rubbish shall be collected
from each dwelling unit and each nondwelling facility in the village not less
than two days weekly on regularly scheduled days to the extent practicable
during the hours designated by the Board of Trustees of the village. Such
collection shall be subject to variations to the extent deemed necessary by
the village if and when extraordinary conditions warrant. There shall be no
collections of any type on Sundays and on the following holidays: New Year's
Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day.
A.
Dwelling units. It shall be the duty of all occupants
of dwelling units to place or cause to be placed any and all containers of
garbage and rubbish at the rear or side of said dwelling unit at a place which
is safe and readily accessible to collection vehicles or at such other location
as may be approved by the village on the basis of convenient accessibility.
B.
Nondwelling facilities. It shall be the duty of the owner
of a lot containing a nondwelling facility to place or cause to be placed
any and all containers at a location on said lot which is not visible from
any street and which is readily accessible to collection vehicles or at such
other location as may be approved by the village on the basis of convenient
accessibility.
None of the following items shall be placed for collection or collected
by the village:
A.
Building rubbish or waste materials from building, construction
or earthmoving operations.
B.
Furniture and household appliances.
C.
Solid or liquid waste resulting from industrial processes
and manufacturing operations, such as, but not limited to, food processing
waste, boiler house cinders, lumber scraps, shavings and sawdust, waste oil
or grease or automobile parts.
D.
Volatile or explosive materials, such as gasoline, benzine,
kerosene, turpentine, cartridges, shells, ammunition or gunpowder.
Garbage and rubbish shall be collected by the village in accordance
with this article and shall not be collected from any dwelling unit or nondwelling
facility where such collection involves a violation of this article.
