Brush.
Tree, shrub, and bush trimmings.
Commercial waste.
All acceptable waste generated by a customer at a commercial premises, excluding unacceptable waste and debris, but including acceptable brush.
Contractor.
A private firm that the city contracts with for the collection, transportation, and/or disposal of solid waste and the collection and processing of recyclable materials.
Customer.
A residential user, and/or commercial/industrial user who generates refuse.
Debris.
Dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, lumber, plaster, sand or gravel, other waste building materials, automobile frames, or large, uncut dead trees.
Garbage.
All animal and vegetable matter, such as waste material and refuse from kitchens, residences, grocery stores, butcher shops, restaurants, cafes, drugstores, hotels, roominghouses and boardinghouses and other food products.
Health officer.
The person designated by the city manager as the health officer of the city or his authorized agent.
Premises.
All public and private establishments, including individual residences, multifamily dwellings, residential care facilities, hospitals, schools, businesses, other buildings, and all vacant lots.
Recyclable.
Any materials, including, but not limited to, newsprint, magazines, catalogs, copy paper, office paper, plastic containers (#1, PET and #2 HDPE), aluminum cans, metal (tin) cans, and household paper products to include junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, chipboard, and telephone books, which would otherwise become residential or commercial waste, but are separated and collected for processing, use, or reuse.
Refuse.
Residential and commercial bulky waste and construction debris generated at residential or commercial premises. Refuse excludes debris and unacceptable waste.
Residential waste.
All acceptable waste generated by a customer at a residential premises, excluding unacceptable waste and debris, but including acceptable brush.
Rubbish.
Trash such as feathers, coffee grounds, ashes, tin cans, bottles, papers, paper bags, boxes, glass, grass, shrubs, yard cleanings, grass clippings, leaves and tree trimmings.
Unacceptable waste.
Any waste, which, if accepted by the contractor, would cause a landfill permit violation, be unlawful, cause substantial damage to a landfill or the contractor’s equipment or facilities, or present a substantial danger to the public health or safety.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
The city shall contract with one or more contractors for the collection, removal and disposal of all garbage, refuse, rubbish and brush in a systematic and efficient manner in order to keep the entire city in a clean and sanitary condition. All waste accumulated or produced within the city’s jurisdiction shall be collected and disposed of by the city’s contractor or a duly authorized agent or employee of the city.
(b) 
No person except the duly authorized agents, contractors, or employees of the city shall empty receptacles, solid waste containers, or recycling bins or transport solid waste and recyclables on the streets, alleys, and public thoroughfares of the city.
(c) 
No person shall sweep, throw or deposit any garbage, rubbish, trash, other refuse material, dirt, concrete, rocks or stagnant water into, upon or along any drain, gutter, alley, sidewalk, street or vacant lot or land, or upon any public or private premises within the corporate limits of the city.
(d) 
No person shall sweep, throw, or deposit any organic or inorganic garbage, rubbish, or trash into a privately owned or rented garbage receptacle without the consent of the property owner or an agent of the property owner.
(Ordinance 18-27 adopted 5/1/18)
(a) 
Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any premises in the city is hereby required to participate in the city’s solid waste collection and recycling service program and to pay the rates established by ordinance for such services.
(b) 
Customers shall place all residential or commercial waste in either a receptacle issued by the contractor or an acceptable solid waste container meeting the requirements of section 6.02.006. The lids or covers of all receptacles or containers in which garbage or refuse is deposited shall at all times be kept secure and fastened so that flies, mosquitoes, or other insects, as well as rodents or animals may not have access to the contents thereof. Such lids or covers shall be removed only while receptacles or containers are being filled or emptied.
(c) 
Customers shall place all residential recyclable materials in a receptacle issued by the contractor.
(d) 
Customers shall not include unacceptable waste in residential or commercial waste.
(e) 
Customers shall drain all residential or commercial waste mixed with water or other liquids before disposal into a receptacle or solid waste container. Customers shall keep substances from accumulating on the inside of a receptacle or solid waste container.
(f) 
To the fullest extent possible, customers should protect recyclable materials against contaminates that require disposal at a landfill rather than recycling.
(g) 
Customers shall place a receptacle or solid waste container on or near the curbline or at such a point as the contactor shall find and designate to be the most accessible for collecting and removing. The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent the placement of rubbish for collection as provided in other sections of this article.
(h) 
Customers shall cut to no more than four (4) feet in length, bundle (no bundle shall weigh more than fifty (50) pounds), and stack at curbside, any brush that cannot be placed in a disposable container. Brush collected under this subsection shall not exceed one hundred (100) pounds by weight nor one cubic yard by volume on any one collection day.
(i) 
Customers shall keep all acceptable solid waste, recyclable materials, bulky waste, and/or acceptable brush securely closed or bundled in such a manner as to prevent the scattering of the contents thereof and to render said contents inaccessible to insects, rodents, and other animals.
(j) 
Customers shall wrap all animal matter that is subject to decomposition in paper or a plastic bag before deposit in a receptacle or solid waste container.
(k) 
Customers shall return their receptacle or solid waste container to a point at least forty (40) feet behind the front property line of the lot within twenty-four (24) hours of the time the receptacle or solid waste container is emptied.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
The following materials are recyclable materials to be collected by the contractor under the recycling services program:
(1) 
Office paper;
(2) 
Newsprint;
(3) 
Magazines and catalogs;
(4) 
Aluminum beverage cans;
(5) 
Steel/tin cans;
(6) 
Plastic bottles #1 PET, & #2 HDPE; and
(7) 
Household paper products to include junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, chipboard, and telephone books.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
The following unacceptable waste is excluded from collection by the contractor:
(1) 
Hazardous waste, medical waste, special waste, asbestos;
(2) 
Heavy accumulations such as brush, broken concrete, ashes, sand or gravel, automobile frames, dead trees and any other bulky or heavy materials;
(3) 
Manure from cow lots, horse stables, poultry yards, pigeon lofts, and other animal or fowl pens;
(4) 
Waste oil from garages and filling stations;
(5) 
Waste from killing and dressing plants;
(6) 
Heavy dead animals, such as cows, horses, and mules; and
(7) 
Any other waste which is prohibited from disposal at the landfill by the contractor.
(b) 
Unacceptable waste shall be removed and disposed of at the expense of the owner or person controlling same and under the direction of the health officer.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
A person owning, managing, operating, leasing, or renting any residential premises shall provide and maintain a suitable solid waste container or containers of sufficient number to hold the garbage and rubbish that accumulates on the premises.
(b) 
An acceptable solid waste container shall be sturdy, have two (2) handles on the container’s body, and have a tightfitting lid or cover that also has a handle. An acceptable solid waste container shall not exceed a capacity of thirty (30) gallons. Securely tied plastic bags of 1.3 mil thickness or greater may be used for lightweight solid waste provided that the solid waste does not puncture or penetrate the plastic bag.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
The health officer shall, in addition to other city enforcement agencies, make inspections to determine whether garbage, trash and rubbish is being properly collected, removed, and disposed of as required by this article or any other applicable health ordinance. To insure full compliance with this article, appropriate and timely action shall be taken should the health officer or any enforcement agency encounter any violations.
(Ordinance 09-381 adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
Rates and charges required in this section are provided for in section 1.50.521, fee schedule, of this code of the city.
(b) 
Should any commercial/industrial establishment affected by this section require more frequent garbage collection services, the establishment shall contact the contractor directly to make such arrangements and shall pay the additional rate directly to the contractor, as set by the rate schedule in section 1.50.521.
(c) 
The collection, removal or disposal of garbage within the city’s jurisdiction and/or the rent or lease of garbage containers to individuals or commercial/industrial establishments within the city’s jurisdiction by any person, business or corporation other than the city or its contractor is expressly prohibited.
(Ordinance 19-27, sec. 3, adopted 5/7/19)