[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Monona
as Title 8, Ch. 3, of the 1994 Code; amended in its entirety 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 11-11-629. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The purpose of this chapter shall be to maintain and protect public
health and sanitation by removal of garbage, rubbish and other waste
material generated in the City of Monona, to eliminate dispersal of
garbage, waste and other waste material along the streets, roads and
other public and private properties in and near the City of Monona,
and to provide a comprehensive City recycling program.
B.
The City of Monona finds participation in a mandatory source-separation
recycling program appropriate in this jurisdiction to conserve available
local landfill capacity. The City further finds it appropriate to
participate in both county-wide and state-wide recycling programs
to conserve energy, recycle valuable resources, and protect public
health, welfare and the environment. The City also finds participation
in these programs appropriate to achieve consistency with county-wide
recycling policies to ensure that the City will be able to use the
county-owned landfill and the county material recycling facility.
The following words or phrases, as used in this chapter, shall
have the meanings set out below:
Clean woody vegetative material no greater than six inches
in diameter. This item shall not include stumps, roots or shrubs with
intact root balls.[1]
Classified as any item too large to fit into the collection
cart when permitted.
A container authorized and provided by the City for use in
the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials from residential
properties.
Collectable recyclables shall include aluminum containers,
corrugated paper and other container board, glass containers, magazines,
newspaper, office paper, rigid plastic containers including those
made of PETE and HDPE, steel containers, and bimetal containers. The
items listed as collectable recyclables in this definition may be
modified by the Director of Public Works in accordance with the effective
date of Wisconsin law or applicable Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources regulations or variances therefrom. The Director of Public
Works shall be responsible for informing the public of all acceptable
collectable recyclables.
The person or persons specifically authorized by the Common
Council to collect garbage, refuse and recyclable materials and dispose
of the same.
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the
construction, 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.
Any waste accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter,
liquid or solid, that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing
in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables, including
that from houses, butcher shops and similar establishments, and including
natural content of moisture. Any combination of garbage and refuse
shall always be deemed to be garbage for the purpose of this section.
A residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer,
clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave oven, oven, refrigerator,
furnace, boiler, dehumidifier, water heater or stove.
Any radioactive, volatile, highly flammable, explosive, toxic
or hazardous materials. Hazardous materials shall include, but not
be limited to, any amount of waste listed or characterized as hazardous
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state
agency pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
as amended, and applicable state law.
Automotive and related batteries that are composed of lead
plates with an acid electrolyte which is designated as a recyclable,
but does not include nickel-cadmium batteries, dry cell (flashlight)
batteries or batteries used in calculators, watches, hearing aids
or similar devices.
Any container, package or material that contains infectious
waste or that is from a treatment area and is mixed with infectious
waste.
Materials which are recyclable but not eligible for pickup
in the City's curbside recyclables collection program; includes
lead-acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil and yard waste.
All PYREX® glass, window glass, light bulbs, mirrors,
broken glass and china, all polystyrene foam, and melamine-type plastics,
all waxed paper, waxed cardboard, garbage and rubbish, etc., not defined
as recyclable materials.
Those wastes that are unwholesome, have an unpleasant smell,
or are otherwise noxious and/or offensive, such as manure, filth,
slop, carcasses, carrion meat, fish, entrails, hides and hide scrapings,
paint, kerosene, oil or greasy substances, and objects that may cause
injury to any person or animal or damage to vehicles, such as barbed
wire, briar thorns, and similar materials.
A rigid or semirigid container made of high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) or polyethylene terphalate (PET) which is coded with a Society
of the Plastics Industry code 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7.
Any needle or other device used for the administering and/or
transfer of any medicine, drug, solution or substance for the medical
treatment of any disease or condition of any human or animal; and
any scalpel, knife, tool or appliance used for the treatment, correction
or modification of any disease, condition or physical state of any
human or animal, where exposure to such thing in an uncontained or
unprotected state could subject a human or animal to a needle stick,
cut, laceration or other type wound or to contact with any blood or
other bodily fluid of another or any bacteria, virus or any other
infectious, toxic or hazardous substance.
A red container for sharps of a type of construction that
will reasonably resist penetration of sharps, and which has been generally
approved for such a medical use, and which is labeled as containing
sharps and, if appropriate, infectious waste and/or biohazard substances.
Garbage, refuse and all other discarded or salvable solid
materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial,
commercial and agricultural operations and from domestic use and public
service facilities, but does not include solids or dissolved materials
in wastewater effluent or other water pollutants.[3]
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris, including
clean woody vegetative material no greater than 1/2 inch in diameter.[4]
A.
Administration. The weekly collection of solid waste shall be administered
by the Director of Public Works.
B.
Carts, residential.
(1)
The owner or occupant of each residence will be provided one City-owned
solid waste collection cart. Residents can obtain one additional collection
cart (as offered by the collector) by contracting directly with the
collector for the additional cart and extra collection therefrom.
(2)
Cart sizes provided by the City are 64 gallons and 96 gallons.
(3)
The volume of garbage placed for collection on one day shall be no
more than 96 gallons as offered through the City curbside solid waste
collection program. The option of a second cart and weekly collection
therefrom must be contracted directly between the property owner and
the collector.
(4)
Before placing any garbage in the cart for collection, each patron,
when possible, shall wrap it in paper or secure it in a plastic bag.
(5)
Food waste shall be drained and wrapped before being placed in carts
or bags.
C.
Commercial and multifamily establishments.
(1)
The City or its authorized collectors shall provide refuse collection
services only to residential properties and multifamily properties
with eight or fewer residential units.
(2)
Multifamily properties of three to eight units shall receive one
solid waste dumpster of appropriate size as provided by the collector.
(3)
The City or its authorized collectors shall not provide refuse collection
services to multifamily properties with nine or more units or to commercial/residential
structures.
D.
Condominiums. Each condominium association in the City shall be responsible
for establishing compliance with this chapter by the owner of each
condominium unit and shall submit its plan for compliance to the City
for approval and shall submit for approval of the City any changes
in such plan. Each condominium unit shall be treated the same as a
single residential dwelling or the entire condominium shall be treated
for such purposes as a multifamily dwelling. In approving such a plan,
the City shall consider which plan under the circumstances would better
promote the purpose of this chapter.
E.
Limitations on placement.
(1)
Carts shall be placed for collection by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled
collection day. No carts shall be placed for collection prior to 7:00
p.m. the day before collection day and shall be removed within 24
hours after collection. To accommodate street parking by the Monona
Grove High School students, the contractor shall begin collection
at 6:30 a.m. at the following locations:[1]
(2)
Carts shall be placed on the driveway apron or in the grassy area
behind the curb edge, with the opening facing the street or curb.
(3)
During the winter months, carts shall be placed on the driveway apron
or on the grassy area behind the curb edge which has been cleared
of snow accumulation.
(4)
Carts shall not be placed in the street, gutter or on a snowbank.
(5)
State law prohibits electronics, yard waste, oil and filters from
being placed in a solid waste cart and landfill.
(6)
Construction debris shall not be collected by the City's contracted
collector. It shall be the responsibility of the owner and/or contractor
to dispose of construction debris as provided by law.
F.
Lawn wastes. Lawn wastes (grass clippings, leaves and garden debris)
will not be collected through a curbside collection program. Residents
are encouraged to compost these items. These items may also be placed
in the yard waste dumpsters located at the City Public Works Garage
(851 Femrite Drive). Lawn waste must be removed from bags, and no
brush or garbage is allowed in the yard waste dumpsters. Collectors,
landscapers and residents who live outside of the City limits are
prohibited from placing yard waste material in the yard waste dumpsters.
A.
Applicability. This section
shall be applied to all persons and/or entities, however organized,
within the City of Monona.
B.
Administration. The biweekly collection of collectable recyclables
shall be administered by the Director of Public Works.
C.
Carts, residential.
(1)
The owner or occupant of each residence will be provided one City-owned
recyclables collection cart. Residents can obtain one additional collection
cart (as offered by the collector) by contracting directly with the
collector for the additional cart and collection therefrom.
(2)
Cart sizes provided by the City are 64 gallons and 96 gallons.
(3)
The volume of collectable recyclables placed for collection on one
day shall be no more than 96 gallons as offered through the City curbside
solid waste collection program. The option of a second cart and collection
therefrom must be contracted directly between the property owner and
the collector. Residents may, on occasion, place a limited amount
of additional recyclables, secured in a clear plastic bag, next to
the cart for pick up. Residents who consistently place extra recyclables
outside the cart, however, will be required to purchase a second cart.
(4)
Residents shall separate collectable recyclables from garbage and
other solid waste and shall keep the collectable recyclables clean
and free of contaminants, oil, grease and other nonrecyclable materials,
including, but not limited to, household hazardous waste and medical
waste.
D.
Commercial and multifamily establishments.
(1)
The City or its authorized collectors shall provide refuse collection
services only to residential properties and multifamily properties
with eight or fewer residential units.
(2)
Multifamily properties of three to eight units shall receive one
recycling dumpster of appropriate size as provided by the collector.
(3)
The City or its authorized collectors shall not provide refuse collection
services to multifamily properties with nine or more units or to commercial/residential
structures.
E.
Condominiums. Each condominium association in the City shall be responsible
for establishing compliance with this chapter by the owner of each
condominium unit and shall submit its plan for compliance to the City
for approval and shall submit for approval of the City any changes
in such plan. Each condominium unit shall be treated the same as a
single residential dwelling or the entire condominium shall be treated
for such purposes as a multifamily dwelling. In approving such a plan,
the City shall consider which plan under the circumstances would better
promote the purpose of this chapter.
F.
Limitations on placement.
(1)
Carts shall be placed for collection by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled
collection day. No carts shall be for collection prior to 7:00 p.m.
the day before collection day and shall be removed within 24 hours
after collection. To accommodate street parking by the Monona Grove
High School students, the contractor shall begin collection at 6:30
a.m. at the following locations:[1]
(2)
Carts shall be placed on the driveway apron or in the grassy area
behind the curb edge, with the opening facing the street or curb.
(3)
During the winter months, carts shall be placed on the driveway apron
or on the grassy area behind the curb edge which has been cleared
of snow accumulation.
(4)
Carts shall not be placed in the street, gutter or on a snowbank.
G.
Prohibited recyclable material disposal. No person shall:
(1)
Mix or permit the mixing of recyclable material with nonrecyclable
material intended for collection by the City or its authorized collector
or a third party.
(2)
Deposit or cause to be deposited any recyclable material at any authorized
collection site while the site is closed.
(3)
Deposit or cause to be deposited any lead-acid battery in any container
designated for the collection of recyclable or nonrecyclable material
or place out for collection by the City or its authorized collector
or a third party.
(4)
Deposit or cause to be deposited any recyclable material in or upon
any public street, water or grounds in the City of Monona except for
specified collection periods.
(5)
Deposit or cause to be deposited any recyclable material in any container
not specifically intended for the collection of recyclable material.
(6)
Deposit or cause to be deposited any nonrecyclable material in any
container specifically intended for the collection or deposit of recyclable
material.
(7)
Place refuse, garbage or debris on the property of another or on
public property without permission.
H.
Residential separation.
(1)
All owners or occupants of single-family, two-family, condominium
or multifamily (units up to a total of eight units in size) dwellings
shall comply with all procedures adopted by the City for the separation
of recyclable materials and shall further utilize the carts or dumpsters
as designated by the City or its designee. Multifamily properties
of three to eight units shall receive one solid waste dumpster of
appropriate size as provided by the collector.[2]
(2)
Residents not receiving solid waste collection service from the City
or its authorized collector shall provide adequate separate carts
for the collection and disposal of recyclable material.
I.
Multifamily residential separation.
(1)
For the purpose of this subsection, "multifamily dwelling" means
a dwelling intended to be the residence of nine or more families.
J.
Commercial separation. Owners or occupants of commercial, retail,
industrial and governmental facilities shall provide, at the owner's
expense, adequate separate carts or dumpsters for the collection and
disposal of recyclable material.
K.
Notification required.
(1)
Owners of two-, three- and four-family dwellings and all multifamily
dwellings shall notify all tenants on move-in and on a semiannual
basis thereafter of City and county recycling requirements.
(2)
Owners of commercial, retail, industrial and governmental facilities
will notify all users, including employees, agents and customers,
on a regular basis of City and county recycling requirements.
L.
City-provided services. The City or its authorized collectors shall
provide recycling services only to residential properties and multifamily
properties with eight or fewer residential units.
A.
Program authorized. The City authorizes the collector to administer
a City Council-approved fee-based bulk-item collection program, which
provides an opportunity for residents to coordinate independently,
based on need, with the City's authorized collector to collect
items such as, but not limited to, bulk items, junk, appliances, tires,
electronics, etc.
B.
Program operating procedures. Persons wishing to have bulk items
and noncollectable recyclable material picked up must call the City's
authorized collector in advance to arrange for such service. Bulk
items and noncollectable recyclable materials are items that are not
eligible for pickup in the City's curbside solid waste and recyclables
collection program. Bulk items and noncollectable recyclable materials
include, but are not limited to, the following items: general appliances,
appliances containing freon, tires, batteries, electronics, large
metal, furniture, junk, etc. Items that are requested to be collected
by the City's authorized collector shall occur on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month and shall be placed curbside by 7:00
a.m. on collection day. Items can be placed at the curb 24 hours in
advance of collection. Items placed at the curb outside of the specified
date and times are prohibited.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
C.
Electronics recycling and disposal. Wisconsin's Recycling Law
prohibits disposal of certain electronic devices in Wisconsin landfills,
burning in an incineration facility, or placing these devices in a
container intended for disposal or incineration. This prohibition
is placed on any person, business or entity in the State of Wisconsin.
All persons in the City shall separate the following electronic devices
from their post-consumer waste and recycle with an authorized or licensed
collector: televisions, monitors, all types of computers and peripherals,
printers, copiers, fax machines, video recorders and players, telephones
and cell phones, and stereo components.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
A.
[1]Applicability. This section shall apply to all persons
and entities who, directly or through the services of the City of
Monona or another third party, dispose of or attempt to dispose of
solid wastes at any Dane County-owned landfill and includes all persons,
governmental operations and businesses, commercial, retail and industrial
enterprises, however organized and of whatever type.
B.
Prohibited yard waste and brush disposal. No person shall:
(1)
Dispose of yard materials in a solid waste landfill or incinerator,
and as regulated by § 287.07(2), Wis. Stats.
(2)
Mix or permit the mixing of yard waste or brush with solid waste
for City curbside garbage collection or place or permit the placing
of yard waste or brush out for City curbside garbage collection.
(3)
Deposit yard waste at any authorized yard waste or compost site while
the site is closed.
(4)
Deposit yard waste or brush in or upon any public street, water or
grounds in the City of Monona.
(5)
Intentionally deposit or mow grass clippings from his or her property
onto any City street.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
C.
Permitted yard waste disposal. It shall be lawful to:
(1)
Deposit yard waste at any authorized City of Monona yard waste dropoff
site or any authorized compost site while such authorized sites are
open in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Director of Public Works and approved by the Common Council.
D.
Owner responsibility. Every owner or operator shall be responsible
for maintaining all property under his or her control in accordance
with the requirements of this section.
E.
Brush collection.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 12-14-667]
(1)
The City operates a curbside residential brush collection and chipping
service through an authorized contracted service provider. Department
of Public Works staff may also complete this task as needed, or assist,
as directed, with the brush collection program in the event of severe
weather. This service is for the disposal of brush generated from
routine yard maintenance and is intended to provide residents with
a means for disposing of tree and/or brush trimmings. The brush collection
program is not a means for disposing of entire trees.
[Amended 2-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-18-696]
(2)
Brush shall be placed at the curb no more than 14 days prior to the
scheduled collection week.
(3)
Brush shall be placed at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Monday of the
collection week. Collection is not available for stumps, logs or tree
roots. Collection is not available for brush trimming performed by
a private contractor.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689; 2-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-18-696]
(4)
Brush shall be placed in an orderly manner, uniformly stacked, behind
the curb with all cut ends facing the street or parallel with the
street facing the direction of traffic. Brush piles that are not uniformly
stacked or piles that are tangled will not be collected.
[Amended 2-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-18-696]
(5)
The City's contractor will collect one brush pile per address
per scheduled collection period. Limbs shall not exceed six inches
in diameter or be greater than 10 feet in length. Overall brush pile
dimensions are not to exceed four feet by four feet by 10 feet (or
six cubic yards). Any excess brush shall be removed from the terrace
by the property owner within seven days after the scheduled collection.
[Added 2-19-2018 by Ord.
No. 2-18-696]
(6)
Brush and other refuse shall be kept separate at the curbside and
shall not be placed in the street.
(7)
Holiday trees shall be placed at the curb for collection by the contracted
service provider.
A.
The City authorizes a municipal leaf collection program. The leaf
collection program normally begins during the month of October of
each year. The curbside leaf collection shall continue as long as
seasonal conditions permit. Collection schedules may vary depending
on weather conditions and leaf collection volume.
B.
Prohibited acts. No person shall intentionally place leaves on the
property of another or on public property, including streets, parks
or gutters.
C.
Collection requirements.
(1)
Residents shall rake their leaves to the curbside terrace (not into
the gutter) in windrows no wider than three to four feet. Leaves containing
yard waste, brush or garbage will not be collected.
(2)
No bags of leaves or brush will be collected by the City.
(3)
Residents who want to bag their leaves or dispose of them on days
other than the regular collection day can dispose of them at the disposal
site located at the City Public Works Garage (851 Femrite Drive).
A.
The following items will not be picked up either in the curbside
garbage collection program or the curbside bulk item collection program:
(1)
Hazardous waste;
(2)
Toxic waste;
(3)
Chemicals;
(4)
Explosives or ammunition;
(5)
Drain or waste oil, antifreeze or flammable liquids;
(6)
Large quantities of paint;
(7)
Dead animals;
(8)
Stumps;
(9)
Gravel or concrete;
(10)
Building waste and construction debris;
(11)
Animal or human waste;
(12)
Hot ashes (ashes that are fully extinguished and dry may be
left for collection in noncombustible carts);
(13)
Any metal barrels or other petroleum-containing vessels.
B.
The aforementioned materials shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed
by federal or state laws or as provided for herein.
A.
Household sharp medical waste disposal.
(1)
Household sharp medical waste is not to be deposited in any other
place or manner in the City of Monona than as hereinafter provided.
(2)
Acceptable means of disposing of household sharp medical waste include:
(3)
No container for household sharp medical waste or loose household
sharp medical waste may be mixed with recyclables.
B.
Collector to refuse pickup of nonconforming household sharp medical
waste. The City's collector shall refuse to pick up any solid
waste or recyclables containing household sharp medical waste not
separately contained and prepared as provided in this section.
It shall be unlawful to bring refuse or lawn waste from outside
the City of Monona limits into the City limits for disposal unless
specifically authorized by written agreement with the City.
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 City, 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 animals, or which
otherwise becomes injurious to the public health, is prohibited and
declared to constitute a nuisance. Refuse areas shall be kept in a
nuisance-and odor-free condition. Refuse shall not be allowed to accumulate.
Violation will result in the occupant and/or owner being notified
to clean up his or her area, with continued violations resulting in
the owner being prosecuted under provisions of this and other City
ordinances.
It is expected that from time to time federal and state statutes
and regulations will require that items other than the items which
have been deemed to be recyclable herein shall be recycled. In such
event, this chapter shall be deemed to include and shall require such
other items to be recyclable hereunder.
