[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Maple Bluff 12-13-1990 (§ 11.08 of the 1986
Code); amended in its entirety 5-14-2019. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The person or persons specifically authorized by the Village
Board to collect garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclable materials
and dispose of the same.
All organic kitchen waste that attends the storage, preparation,
use, cooking or serving of food.
Has the meaning specified in § 180-18.
Has the meaning specified in § 180-18.
Has the meaning specified in § 180-18.
Includes all useless waste, except leaves, trees, tree limbs,
brush, earth or stone. Construction waste or materials shall be classified
as rubbish provided that said waste or materials do not exceed in
quantity two thirty-gallon containers or 100 pounds per collection.
Has the meaning specified in § 180-18 and further includes all garbage and rubbish as herein defined.
Has the meaning specified in § 180-18.
A.
Except as otherwise specifically directed or authorized by the Village Board under Subsection B, solid waste containers from all residential and commercial premises shall be placed at the curbline adjacent to the street designated in the published collection schedule.
B.
The Village Board may direct or authorize the placing of solid waste
containers in a manner different than that provided herein in order
to facilitate a more reasonable mode of collection from particular
premises.
A.
No container or bag placed for collection shall exceed 50 gallons
in capacity or 50 pounds in weight.
[Amended 11-9-2021]
B.
All rubbish placed for collection shall be placed in suitable containers
of not more than 30 gallons in capacity or 50 pounds in weight.
C.
Any garbage or rubbish not placed for collection in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter may be refused by the collector.
D.
All persons having solid waste, including recyclable materials, shall
place the same in suitable containers not sooner than 24 hours prior
to the regularly scheduled collection time, and no person shall permit
solid waste or containers thereof to accumulate or remain at the curbline
longer than 12 hours thereafter.
A.
No person shall place any garbage on any street, alley, sidewalk
or other public or private property unless the same shall be placed
in containers or bags for Village collection at the times and in the
manner as herein provided.
B.
No person shall place for collection any solid waste at the curbline
or alley adjacent to any premises not owned or occupied by such person.
A.
The Village crew or other persons designated by the Village will
pick up yard waste, for disposal in the Village-owned landfill.
B.
The Village crew or other persons designated by the Village will
pick up lead acid batteries, waste oil, waste tires, and major appliances
which will then be recycled or properly disposed of by the Village.
C.
Disposal of items other than regular rubbish and recyclables for
commercial and retail establishments shall be arranged and paid for
by the retailer or commercial establishment owner.
Persons shall not pilfer or disturb recyclables, garbage, rubbish,
solid waste or yard waste once those materials are placed for collection.
All recyclable materials, garbage, rubbish, solid waste or yard waste
placed for collection pursuant to this chapter shall thereupon become
the property of the municipality or the municipality's authorized
agent or a private collector/hauler which persons in the municipality
have contracted to perform functions pursuant to the recycling plan
provided in this chapter. Only persons authorized by the municipality
or the generator of waste shall collect or handle recyclable materials
once those materials have been placed appropriately for collection.
Any and each collection by unauthorized persons in violation of this
provision shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
A.
Collector to refuse pickup of nonconforming solid waste. The Village's collector shall refuse to pick up any solid waste containing recyclable material not separately contained or bundled as provided in Chapter 180. In addition the violator shall clean up, remove and pay the cost of cleanup or removal of any garbage or rubbish placed in violation of this chapter.
B.
Illegal dumping prohibited. No person shall dump, dispose of, deposit,
litter or store any solid waste in the Village, except in solid waste
containers in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
