By contract dated 1st day of October, 2018, the city has outsourced
the collection of solid waste to Total Roll Off, LLC dba Republic
Services of Brenham, a Delaware limited liability company duly authorized
to do business in the state, hereinafter referred to as “Republic
Services.” Hereafter the collection of solid waste within the
city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city will be
governed by the following terms.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
Plastic sacks designed to store refuse with sufficient wall
strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total
weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed 35 lbs.
Metal receptacle designed to be lifted and emptied mechanically
for use primarily at selected municipal facilities and large commercial
and industrial units.
Stoves, refrigerators (with all CFC removed), water tanks,
washing machines, furniture and other similar items, and, materials
other than construction debris, large dead animals, hazardous waste
or stable matter with weights or volumes greater than those allowed
for bins or containers, as the case may be (to be collected by city).
City of Bellville, Texas.
All bulky waste, construction debris, garbage and rubbish
generated by a producer at a large commercial and industrial unit.
All premises, locations or entities, public or private, requiring
refuse collection within the corporate limits of the city which are
not a residential unit or municipal facility.
Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling,
repair or demolition operations at a residential unit, municipal facility
or large commercial and industrial unit.
A ninety-five (95) gallon receptacle purpose of curbside
collection of garbage, rubbish and yard waste supplied by the contractor
for residential and small commercial and is constructed of plastic,
metal or fiberglass, having handles of adequate strength for lifting,
and having a tightfitting lid.
A waste material depository designated by contractor, including
but not limited to sanitary landfills, transfer stations, incinerators,
recycling facilities and waste processing/separation centers licensed,
permitted or approved by all governmental bodies and agencies having
jurisdiction and requiring such licenses, permits or approvals to
receive for processing or final disposal of waste material and small
dead animals.
Any and all small dead animals not exceeding 10 lbs; every
accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that
results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in,
handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation, decay or decomposition
of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits, grains or other animal or vegetable
matter (including, but not by way of limitation, used tin cans and
other food containers; and all putrescible or easily decomposable
waste animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies
or rodents); except (in all cases) any matter included in the definition
of excluded waste.
The term multifamily shall refer to all residential dwelling
units of more than one (1) unit considered to be condominiums, duplexes,
apartment houses or grouped housing.
An operator or occupant of a commercial or industrial facility
or a residential unit who generates garbage, rubbish, yard waste or
recyclable materials.
A dwelling within the corporate limits of the city or its
extraterritorial jurisdiction occupied by a person or group of persons
comprising not more than four families. A residential unit shall be
deemed occupied when either water or domestic light and power services
are being supplied thereto. A condominium dwelling, whether of single
or multi-level construction, consisting of four or less contiguous
or separate single-family dwelling units, shall be treated as a residential
unit, except that each single-family dwelling within any such residential
unit shall be billed separately as a residential unit. For purposes
of this contract, a residential unit shall include a producer at a
small commercial business whose garbage and rubbish is placed in not
more than four (4) ninety-five (95) gallon containers per collection
day, including but not limited to, offices, stores, service stations,
restaurants, amusement centers, schools, churches, etc. located within
the boundaries of the city.
An open top container ranging from 20, 30 and 40 yards used
for the placement of construction debris and other types of waste.
All waste wood, wood chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter,
paper, pasteboard, rags, straw, used and discarded mattresses, used
and discarded clothing, used and discarded shoes and boots, combustible
waste pulp and other products such as are used for packaging, or wrapping
crockery and glass, ashes, cinders, floor sweepings, glass, mineral
or metallic substances, and any and all other waste materials not
included in the definition of excluded waste.
Animals or portions thereof less than ten pounds (10 lbs.)
in weight that have expired from any cause, except those slaughtered
or killed for human use.
Useless, unwanted or discarded materials with insufficient
liquid content to be free-flowing, that result from domestic, industrial,
commercial, agricultural, governmental and community operations which
require proper storage, collection, transportation and disposal to
prevent environmental pollution inimical to public health, safety
and welfare. Solid waste does not include sewage, earth or material
used to fill land in accordance with construction codes, mining residues,
and slag, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste water
effluents which are not acceptable for disposal in sanitary sewage
treatment system or any material included in the definition of excluded
waste.
Waste material is all nonhazardous, solid waste (including
garbage, rubbish, yard waste and recyclable materials) generated at
residential units that is not excluded by this contract. Waste material
shall not include any excluded waste.
Grass, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, tree trimmings, branches,
and tree trunks. For yard waste collection services, grass, needles,
leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, and small tree trimmings. There will
be no collection from personal cans or bags outside the 95 gallon
contractor issued cart.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
Excluded waste is all large dead animals, hazardous waste,
offal waste, stable matter, vegetable waste, and special waste.
Hazardous waste is a form of excluded waste and is defined
as any radioactive, volatile, corrosive, highly flammable, explosive,
biomedical, infectious, biohazardous, toxic or listed or characteristic
hazardous waste as defined by federal, state, provincial or local
law or any otherwise regulated waste. Hazardous waste 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 including future amendments thereto,
and any other applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations.
Solid waste originating from education, health-care and research
facilities such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories
and other similar establishments.
Animals or portions thereof equal to or greater than ten
pounds (10 lbs.) in weight that have expired from any cause, except
those slaughtered or killed for human use.
Waste animal (land or marine) matter from establishments
such as butcher shops, slaughterhouses, food processing and packing
plants, rendering plants and fertilizer plants.
Special waste is a form of excluded waste and is defined
as nonhazardous, solid waste that is subject to additional governmental
regulations or special handling requirements in collection, transportation,
processing or disposal as a result of the characteristics of, or processes
which generate such waste. Special waste includes, but is not limited
to:
Waste iron from a commercial or industrial activity;
Waste generated by an industrial process or a pollution control
process;
Waste which may contain free liquids;
Waste which may contain residue and debris from the cleanup
of a spill of petroleum, chemical or commercial products or wastes,
or contaminated residuals;
Articles from the cleanup of a facility which generates, stores,
treats, recycles or disposes of chemical substances, commercial products
or wastes;
Wastes which are nonhazardous as a result of proper treatment
pursuant to subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
of 1976 (“RCRA”);
Asbestos containing or asbestos bearing material that has been
properly secured under existing federal, state, provincial and local
laws, rules and regulations;
Containers that once contained hazardous substances, chemicals,
or insecticides so long as such containers are “empty”
as defined by RCRA;
Municipal or commercial solid waste that may have come into
contact with any of the foregoing;
Filter cake sludge wastes from wastewater treatment processes;
Wastes containing any regulated polychlorinated biphenyls; and
Ash, sludge, tires and powders.
All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in
or about a stable, or any animal, livestock or poultry enclosure,
and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock.
Putrescible solid waste resulting from the processing of
plants for food by commercial establishments such as canneries. This
definition does not include waste products resulting from the preparation
and consumption of food in places such as cafeterias and restaurants.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
(a)
Location of polycart containers, bins for collection.
Each polycart container shall be placed at curbside for collection.
Curbside refers to that portion of right-of-way adjacent to paved
or traveled city roadways (including alleys). Polycart containers
shall be placed as close to the roadway as practicable without interfering
with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When
construction work is being performed in the right-of-way, polycart
containers shall be placed as close as practicable to an access point
for the collection vehicle. Contractor may decline to collect any
polycart container not so placed or any waste material not contained
in the polycart container as specified in the applicable exhibit to
Ordinance 1582. Contractor shall provide bins for commercial and industrial
units whenever customer requests their use. Each bin shall be placed
in an accessible, outside location on a hard surface according to
individual agreement. Contractor may decline to collect refuse in
bins not so placed or refuse not properly placed in bins.
(b)
Hours of operation.
Collection of waste material shall
not start before 7:00 a.m. or continue after 8:00 p.m. on the same
day. Exceptions to collection hours shall be affected only upon the
mutual agreement of the city and contractor.
(c)
Routes of collection.
Residential unit and municipal
facilities collection routes shall be established by the contractor.
Contractor shall submit a map designating the residential unit and
municipal facilities collection routes to the city at least two (2)
weeks in advance of the commencement date for such route collection
activity. Contractor shall publish at its expense a map of the residential
unit collection routes in the newspapers published of such size to
clearly show all pertinent information. The contractor may, from time
to time, make changes in routes or days of collection affecting residential
units or municipal facilities, provided such changes in routes or
days of collection are submitted to the city at least two (2) weeks
in advance of the commencement date for such changes. Contractor shall
promptly give written or published notice to the affected residential
units.
(d)
Holidays.
(2)
Contractor may decide to observe any or all of the above mentioned
holidays by suspension of collection service on the holiday, but such
decision in no manner relieves contractor of his obligation to provide
collection service at residential units at least once per week. Contractor
shall notify city two (2) weeks in advance with holiday service schedule.
In the event that one of the collection days falls on a holiday, we
will collect your waste on the next regularly scheduled business day
(excluding Sunday). In the event of an “act of God,” we
will collect your waste on the following scheduled business day (excluding
Sunday).
(e)
Complaints.
All complaints shall be made directly to
the contractor and shall be given prompt and courteous attention.
In the case of alleged missed scheduled collections, the contractor
shall investigate and, if such allegations are verified, shall arrange
for the collection of waste materials not collected within 24 hours
after the complaint is received.
(f)
Collection equipment.
The contractor shall provide an
adequate number of vehicles meeting standards and inspection requirements
as set forth by the laws of the state for regular municipal waste
collection services. For waste material collection, all vehicles and
other equipment shall be kept in good repair and appearance at all
times. Each vehicle shall have clearly visible on each side the identity
and telephone number of the contractor.
(g)
Office.
The contractor shall maintain an office or such
other facilities through which it can be contacted by direct visit
or by local (toll free) call from anywhere in the city. It shall be
equipped with sufficient telephones and shall have a responsible person
in charge from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on regular collection days.
(h)
Hauling.
All waste material hauled by the contractor
shall be so contained, tied or enclosed that leaking, spilling or
blowing is minimized.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
Waste materials collection and disposal rates. All fees for the services of collection of solid waste shall be billed and collected by the city and shall be payable at city hall. The rates shown in appendix A to this code shall as adjusted by ordinance from time to time as costs to the city are adjusted by the contractor.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
(a)
Solid waste shall be collected and disposed of in a workmanlike manner
one (1) time per week residential refuse placed in polycart containers
at curbside at each residential unit located within the service area
(“residential waste collection services”). Each residential
unit shall offer no more than four (4) 95-gallon container (cart contents
only).
(b)
The contractor shall provide the polycart containers for weekly curbside
collection of the waste materials from the residential units as specified
below. Polycart containers shall be placed at curbside by 7:00 a.m.
on the designated collection day. All garbage, yard waste and rubbish
must be contained inside the polycart with the lid securely closed
(no personal cans or bags outside the cart will be collected).
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
Republic Services shall collect and dispose of in a workmanlike
[manner] and the city agrees to pay a fee for said collection of commercial;
in accordance with the commercial pricing matrix identified and described
above. Industrial refuse will be billed to customer with a 5% franchise
fee paid to the city.
(Ordinance 1582 adopted 3/19/19)
