The following words, terms and phrases when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means a residential household where refuse, rubbish or recyclable
material pickup shall be in the rear or side of household no further
than five feet from the side or rear of such household and in an unenclosed
area.
means tree and shrub trimmings and limbs, etc., in bulk which
exceed four feet in length and cannot be loaded readily into regular
refuse, rubbish containers.
means stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines,
dryers, furniture, appliances and other waste materials with weights
or volumes greater than those allowed for containers, but specifically
excluding:
Loose construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste, medical
waste or stable matter;
Any refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners or other appliances
that do not contain written or visual evidence that the chlorofluorocarbons
have been removed by a certified, authorized and licensed technician;
and
Any other objects or items that contractor is precluded by federal,
state or local law or regulation from collecting or disposing in a
municipal sanitary landfill.
means tree, shrub and brush trimmings, or newspapers and
magazines securely tied together forming an easily handled package
not exceeding four feet in length or 50 pounds in weight.
means metal containers supplied by contractor affording capacity
to service a commercial unit so as to prevent spillage, unsightly
and unsanitary conditions.
means any commercial, industrial or institutional enterprise
operating within the corporate limits of the city, including any residential
dwellings occupied by a person or a group of persons comprising more
than four families.
means the person, firm corporation or other legal entity
under contract with the city for collection of garbage, trash, recyclable
material and other nonhazardous waste within the city.
means waste building materials resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair or demolition operations, including without limitation,
dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, lumber, shingles, plaster, sand, gravel
and other waste building materials.
means any plastic bag or cardboard box with a capacity or
volume of 33 gallons or less and which is capable of containing garbage,
trash or yard waste without leaking or emitting odors, and which weighs,
when loaded, less than 50 pounds.
means a residential household in which all members of the
household are physically handicapped to the extent that they are unable
to place garbage or recyclable materials at curbside. All handicapped
customers shall be charged the curbside rate charged other residential
customers. The fact of such handicap must be certified to contractor
by the city manager of the city.
means any waste, which is:
Defined as such by the laws of the United States and/or the
state and/or the regulations promulgated thereunder;
Because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical,
or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute
to an increase in mortality;
Contains polychlorinated biphenyls or any other substance, the
storage, treatment or disposal of which is subject to regulation under
the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act as amended and the state
and federal regulations promulgated thereunder;
Contains a reportable quantity of one or more hazardous substances,
as defined in the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act as amended and the state and federal regulations
promulgated thereunder or as defined under any other state or federal
law and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
All fecal material, oil, sludge, and any radioactive, pathological,
toxic, acidic or volatile materials, or other waste, chemical, compound,
mixture, substance, or article designated by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency or other appropriate agency of the United States
or the state to be "hazardous" as that term is defined by or pursuant
to federal or state law.
means any closed, waterproof, plastic or metal container
or can with a capacity or volume of 33 gallons or less and which is
capable of containing garbage, trash or yard waste without leaking
or emitting odors, and which weighs, when loaded, less than 50 pounds.
means business houses, boardinghouses, offices, theaters,
hotels, restaurants, cafes, eating places, tourist camps, apartments,
sanitariums, roominghouses, schools, private residences, vacant lots,
and all other places within the limits of the city, where garbage,
trash or rubbish is generated or accumulates.
means:
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Metal cans:
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Rinse metal cans and place in bin.
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Aluminum:
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Aluminum drink cans, compacted.
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Glass:
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Clear, green or brown glass bottles and jars. No mirrors, window
glass, plate glass or light bulbs. Colored glass is accepted.
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Plastic:
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Only plastic bottles with recycling symbols of #1, #2, #3, #4,
#5 and #7 can be recycled. Examples of these bottles include milk
jugs, soft drink liter bottles, cleaning bottles and shampoo bottles.
Please rinse and remove all lids.
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Newspaper, magazines, catalogs:
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Place newspaper, magazines, and catalogs in the bottom of your
"Recyclebox". Slick or glossy inserts should be included with newspaper.
Don't put out on a rainy day. Be sure that newspaper is secured so
that it doesn't fly away.
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Junk mail, cardboard and mixed household paper:
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Place all junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, chipboard
and any other household paper product in a brown paper grocery bag
and put beside and/or inside your bin. These loose paper products
need to be separate from other materials in your bin. No tissues,
wet paper or paper contaminated with food products are accepted. All
cardboard must be broken down to a size that will fit inside the bin.
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Other:
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Other items that are identified as recyclable by the city and
contractor, or as the result of changes inany local, state or federal
laws, ordinances, or regulations.
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means contractor shall provide for each residential customer
a container of no less than 16 gallons.
means every accumulation of waste (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, limited to decomposable animal
waste or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents
and all waste material generated at a residential, commercial, industrial
or institutional location, or construction site which must be disposed
of to prevent the attraction of flies, rodents, scavengers, unnecessary
odor or to prohibit unsightly accumulation of refuse or fire hazards.
Refuse shall not include any waste materials included in the definition
of hazardous waste or medical waste.
means small amounts of containerized or tied and bundled
waste building materials including privacy fencing (provided such
fencing materials do not exceed four feet by six feet in size or are
dismantled and tied into bundles not exceeding 50 pounds) generated
by a residential property owner or tenant remodeling or repairing
a residential unit.
means a dwelling within the corporate limits of the city
occupied by a person or group of persons comprising not more than
four families. A separate residential unit shall be determined when
either water or domestic electric power services are being supplied
thereto. Each single-family dwelling within any condominium building
or group shall be counted separately as a residential unit.
means all residentially generated waste wood, wood products,
grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, chips, shavings, sawdust,
printed matter, paper, pasteboard, rags, straw, used and discarded
mattresses, white goods, pulp and other products such as are used
for packaging or wrapping, crockery, glass, ashes, cinders, floor
sweepings, mineral or metallic substances and any and all other waste
materials not included in the definition of brush, bulky waste, bundle
or boxed bundle, debris, residential repair debris, refuse, medical
waste or hazardous waste.
means any waste which is:
Defined as such by the laws of the United States and/or the
state and/or the regulations promulgated thereunder;
Medical waste, including infectious or pathological waste from
laboratories, research facilities, and health and veterinary facilities;
Dead animals and/or slaughterhouse waste;
Sludge waste, including water supply treatment plant sludges
and stabilized and/or unstabilized sludges from municipal or industrial
wastewater treatment plants;
Liquid waste, which for the purposes of this chapter, means
any waste material that is determined to be or contain "free liquid"
by the paint filter test (EPA Method 9095);
Waste from an industrial process;
Waste from pollution control process;
Waste transported in bulk tanker;
Friable and or nonfriable asbestos waste;
Empty containers which have been used for pesticides, herbicides,
fungicides, or rodenticides;
Containerized waste (e.g., a drum, barrel, portable tank, box,
pail, etc.) of a type listed in this definition;
Residue or debris from the cleanup of a spill or release of
chemical substances, commercial products or other wastes listed in
this definition;
Soil, water, residue, debris or articles which are contaminated
from the cleanup of a site or facility formerly used for the generation,
storage, treatment, recycling, reclamation, or disposal of wastes
listed in this definition, including soil contaminated from under
ground storage tanks used or formerly used for the storage of petroleum
products;
Residential wastes, only if a change in federal or state law, statute, regulation, rule, code, ordinance, permit, or permit condition, which occurs after the effective date of the franchise agreement in appendix B, art. I, requires special or additional management that differs from the requirements applicable on the effective date of the agreement in appendix B, art. I; or
Any waste that requires other than normal handling, storage,
management and/or disposal.
[Code 1984, ch. 11, § 16(A); Ord. No. 839-98, § I, 5-12-1998]
The disposal of refuse and rubbish at any place within the city
limits or within 5,000 feet outside of the city limits is prohibited
and the disposal of trash or brush in any place within the city limits
is prohibited unless such trash or brush is disposed of in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter.
[Code 1984, ch. 6, § 5(D)]
No person shall meddle with, pilfer or scatter the contents of any disposable or permanent refuse or rubbish container, or recyclable materials container, nor junk any item in any alley or street within the city. No person shall take or remove recyclable materials which have been placed for collection as provided in this division, provided, however, it shall be a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the person was a peace officer, an employee of contractor, or was acting under the direction of a peace officer. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor involving public health and sanitation and shall be punished therefor as provided in section 1-14.
[Code 1984, ch. 6, § 5(E)]
