Only recyclable materials shall be placed in the recycling container.
Solid waste, yard waste, brush and limbs, construction debris, tires,
special waste, large dead animals, hot ashes/coals and stable matter
such as dirt, brick and rock will not be accepted. In the event a
customer places garbage or any other item in the container designated
for recycling, the customer shall be responsible for removing the
garbage or other items from the container.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any recyclable
materials in or around a container that cannot be completely contained
within the container. Any recyclable materials not placed in the container
will not be collected and will remain the responsibility of the customer.
Container lids shall be kept closed to prevent scattering of the contents.
Shredded paper may be recycled but must be contained in a clear plastic
bag before placement in the container.
(Ordinance O-20-009, sec. 2, adopted 5/7/20)
Customers shall be provided one (1) recycling container per
residential unit that has a city utility account that is billed for
residential solid waste service on a monthly basis. Additional containers
may be available upon request, for an additional fee as established
by the city council.
Recycling containers will be collected bi-weekly on a regularly
scheduled day. Containers must be placed at the curb, or other approved
collection point, no later than 8:00 a.m. on the customer’s
designated collection day. Containers shall not be placed at the curb
for collection before 8:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled
collection day. Serviced containers shall be removed from the curb,
or other approved collection point, and returned to a location near
or adjacent to the dwelling structure no later than 8:00 p.m. on the
day of collection.
Customers shall ensure that containers placed for collection
are not blocked by a motor vehicle and are at least three (3) feet
from other carts, mailboxes, vehicles, trees, telephone poles, water
or gas meters, or other fixed objects. Containers shall be placed
with arrows on the top of the cart facing the street. Carts shall
not be placed on a sidewalk, over sprinkler heads, or under low-hanging
tree limbs or cable/electrical wires.
Containers cannot be stored at the curb. All containers must
be stored near or adjacent to (side or back) the residential dwelling
occupied by the customer. Residential structures that do not have
an area on the side or back may store containers in front of the residential
dwelling as long as they are stored in manner that is not displeasing
to neighbors or diminish the overall look of the neighborhood.
(Ordinance O-20-009, sec. 2, adopted 5/7/20)
