[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 1]
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Solid
Waste Management Ordinance of Lincoln, Arkansas."
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 2]
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this ordinance to
regulate the storage, collection, transportation, processing, recovery
and disposal of solid waste in order to protect the public safety,
health and welfare and to enhance the environment of the people of
Lincoln, Arkansas, and the surrounding area.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 3]
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following words and phrases
shall have the meaning given herein unless their use in the text of
the ordinance clearly demonstrates a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL SOLID WASTE
The solid waste that results from the rearing and slaughtering
of animals and the processing of animal products and orchard and field
crops.
BULKY WASTE
Items whose large size preclude or complicate handling by
normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
COLLECTION
Act of removing solid waste from the central storage point
at the source of generation to a disposal site.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE
Solid waste material which has no effect on house fly and
insect reproduction and which does not harbor rodents and which is
generated in such a minimal volume as to necessitate collection no
more often than once per week.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE II
Solid waste which has an effect on house fly and insect reproduction
or harbors rodents and is generated by stores, offices and other activities
that do not turn out a product; which emanates from consumers where
generation of solid waste requires collection not more than twice
weekly.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE III
Solid waste which has an effect on house fly and insect reproduction
or harbors rodents and is generated by stores, offices and other activities
that do not actually turn out a product; and which emanates from consumers
whose generation of solid waste requires collection more often than
twice weekly, but less than five times weekly.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE IV
Solid waste which has an effect on house fly and insect reproduction
or harbors rodents and is generated by stores, offices and activities
that do not actually turn out a product; and which emanates from consumers
whose generation of solid waste requires collection five times per
week.
[Ord. No. 1988-6, Sec. 2]
CONTRACTOR
Any person, firm or corporation authorized by special permit
to handle the collection and transportation of solid waste within
the corporate limits of the City of Lincoln, Arkansas.
DEAD ANIMALS
Animals that have died from any cause except those slaughtered
for human consumption.
DISPOSAL
The orderly process of discarding used or unwanted material.
DWELLING UNIT
Any structure which serves as self-contained primary housing
or shelter for at least one family or business.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Those wastes such as toxic or radioactive or pathogenic substances
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property.
INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE
Solid waste that results from industrial process and manufacturing
from firms which do business with other businesses or which is generated
in such volume as to make classifications as a commercial category
not feasible.
[Ord. No. 1988-6, Sec.
3]
NATURAL RESOURCES
Materials which have useful physical or chemical properties
which exist, unused, in nature.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust,
estate or any other legal representative, agent or assigns.
POLLUTION
The condition caused by the presence in the environment of
substances of such character and in such quantities that the quality
of the environment is impaired or rendered offensive to life.
RECOVERED RESOURCES
Materials which still have useful physical or chemical property
after serving a specific purpose and can therefore be reused or recycled
for the same or other purpose.
RECYCLING
A process by which recovered resources are transformed into
new products in such a manner that the original products lose their
identity.
RENDERING
A process of recovering fatty substances from animal parts
by heat treatment, extraction and distillation.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
All solid waste that normally is generated in a residential
environment. This definition applicable to the solid waste from a
building of two or less separate units.
SALVAGE
The utilization of waste materials.
SANITARY LANDFILL
A site where solid waste is disposed using sanitary landfill
techniques.
SCAVENGING
The uncontrolled removal of materials in solid waste management.
SCRAP
Discarded or rejected materials or parts of material that
result from manufacturing operations and are suitable for reprocessing
or recycling.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The purposeful systematic control of the generation, storage,
collection, transport, separation, processing, recovery and disposal
of solid waste.
STORAGE
The interim containment of solid waste, in an approved manner,
after generation and prior to ultimate collection and disposal.
TRANSPORT
The movement of solid waste subsequent to collection.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 6;
amended by Ord. No. 86-4; 2-23-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-2]
All residential and nonresidential solid waste shall be collected
at sufficient intervals to protect the environment, provided that
such solid waste shall be collected no less often than once per week,
weather permitting.
[Ord. No. 221, Sec. 4]
Non-bulky waste shall be picked up provided there are not over
two non-bulky items per pick-up, this includes such items as brush,
vegetable garden and flower garden waste and weeds. All such items
must be tied in bundles of not over five feet in length, and not over
55 pounds in weight. There will be an additional charge of $0.25 for
each additional bundle, provided, however, the capacity of the solid
waste truck is able to handle such items.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 9]
All bulky items shall be stored within the residence of the owner. The Director shall be notified by each resident of the type and location of items of bulky waste to be collected and shall make the same available for pick-up according to rules and regulations to be established by the Director under the regulatory authority of §
5.20.04 of this ordinance.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 10]
Any resident who has, or finds a dead animal on his premises
or on the public right-of-way near his premises, shall promptly notify
the Animal Control Officer of its location and type and shall make
such remains available for collection and disposal.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 11]
All solid waste collection shall be carried out by the City
or a person licensed to do business in the City of Lincoln.
[Ord. No. 01-2, Sec. 1]
Collection of trash and litter on public streets and alleys
shall also be carried out under the supervision of the City Solid
Waste Department of the City.
[Ord. No. 2007-13, Sec. 2;
amended 2-20-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-3; 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-15; 11-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-38; 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-36; 1-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-02]
A. Residential units.
One time per week; 95-gallon contractor-supplied cart
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$14.95 per month
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B. Commercial establishments.
One time per week:
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95-gallon contractor-supplied cart
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$25 per month
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2-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$90 per month
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4-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$130 per month
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6-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$145 per month
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8-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$180 per month
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Two times per week:
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2-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$125 per month
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4-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$205 per month
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6-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$225 per month
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8-yard contractor-supplied dumpster
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$265 per month
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C. Effective
date of sanitation fees. The effective date of the sanitation fees,
as amended in this section, shall be December 13, 2023.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 16]
No person shall dump any trash or litter on any public or private
tract of real property within the corporate limits of the City of
Lincoln. No person shall litter the streets, alleys and public rights-of-way
in the City of Lincoln with cans, bottles, boxes, paper or other loose
waste. No person shall burn or cause to be burned any trash, refuse,
litter or other forms of solid waste unless it is expressly allowed
by Arkansas law.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 17]
The Solid Waste Management and Disposal Code of the state of
Arkansas is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as
if it had been set forth in full herein.
[Ord. No. 206, Sec. 18]
The City Court shall have original jurisdiction in all prosecutions
arising out of the enforcement of this ordinance. Any person found
guilty of violating any provisions hereof shall be fined a sum of
not less than $10 nor more than $100. Each day a person, firm or corporation
is in violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed
a separate offense.