[Adopted 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 15-2022[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I, Collection, adopted Ord. No. 8-1997 (Secs. 13.08.010 through 13.08.140 of the 1996 Municipal Code), as amended.
In the interpretation of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings.
AUTOMATED SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
The method of collecting solid waste through the use of mechanical collection equipment and special containers to accommodate the collection.
BULK WASTE
Solid waste that may require special handling and management, and which by reason of its bulk, shape, or weight cannot be placed in a container or bundled. This waste includes, but is not limited to: Christmas trees, furniture, mattresses, and other large, bulky items. No construction material will be collected as a bulk item. Construction debris would include permanent fixtures of the home generated by a contractor or commercial business enterprise.
GARBAGE
Any waste material in the process of or subject to decomposition or decay incident to ordinary domestic or business use or purpose and shall include among other things kitchen refuse, animal or vegetable matter, decaying and decomposing substances. This definition includes the meat and vegetable waste solids resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods as well as the containers in which such items were sold or stored.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Any wastes presenting a clear danger to health and safety by reason of their biological, pathological, explosive, radiological, or toxic characteristics.
RESIDENTIAL USER
All owners, tenants, occupants or persons in possession of, or exercising control over, a dwelling unit such as a single-family home or a multifamily dwelling of two or less units, and who utilize or purport to utilize the City or its authorized agent for the collection of solid waste, rubbish, trash and recyclables.
RUBBISH
Includes rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, wood, excelsior, sawdust, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture and other combustible solids not considered by the City to be of a highly volatile or explosive nature, metals, metal shavings, tin cans, glass crockery and other similar materials, but not the wastes resulting from building construction or alteration work. It shall also include any small accumulation of cellar or yard dirt.
SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
A specially designed wheeled ninety-six-gallon container, or other sizes as designated by the Department of Public Works, issued by the City to its residents to accommodate the automated collection operation to be used for the deposit, disposal, and collection of solid waste. These containers are property of the City.
A. 
All City issued ninety-six-gallon solid waste containers are to be placed by residential users at the curb or within five feet of improved roadway at one collection point. In the case of corner lots, solid waste shall be placed at the improved roadway most accessible to the collection vehicle. This shall include all streets, accepted or otherwise, and shall include those streets that are temporarily closed for repairs or construction. In the latter case, special collection points shall be designated by the City Administrator if the condition of the street would prevent access thereto.
B. 
No garbage shall be placed at the point designated for collection at or near any street, alley, lane, road, highway or other public place earlier than 6:00 p.m. before the designated day for collection, and shall be removed from the point designated no later than 6:00 p.m. the day after the designated day for collection. Items placed at the curb prior to this time are subject to the penalties set forth in § 300-8.
C. 
Containers shall be placed at the curb with the lid opening facing the street.
D. 
Containers shall be placed in a manner which provides for at least two feet of clear space around each side of the container.
E. 
Containers shall be placed in a manner which avoids interference from overhead obstructions.
F. 
Containers shall be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition.
G. 
The Director of Public Works has the right to designate collection points located on dead-end and one-way streets, which provide the most efficient and safe route to accommodate automated solid waste and recyclables collection.
H. 
No collection of solid waste will be provided to dwellings under construction, dwellings being remodeled, vacant or unoccupied dwellings, vacant lots or vacant lands or those properties/residences without a valid temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy.
A. 
Upon receipt of a container described in this chapter, all solid waste is to be placed into City-issued, ninety-six-gallon containers. City-issued solid waste containers are the property of the City. The City will provide each Residential User with a single ninety-six-gallon container. Each residential dwelling with more than two units will be provided with a single additional ninety-six-gallon container per two additional units (i.e., residential dwellings with three to four units will receive two containers).
B. 
Additional containers can be obtained for a fee, only after a clear demonstration of need is established by the Department of Public Works in accordance with City policy, adopted by resolution the Common Council, as same may be amended from time to time. The request must be made in writing to the Clerk of Burlington City and state clearly the reason(s) needed for the additional container. A follow up investigation, including at least three random inspections, will be conducted by the Department of Public Works. The fee to obtain an additional container is $200 and all such containers shall remain the property of Burlington City.
C. 
Contents placed into the container should not exceed the maximum rating of 125 pounds. It is the responsibility of the resident to maintain the container in a clean, sanitary, and overall safe manner. Additionally, it is the resident's sole responsibility to alert the City of damage to the container that prohibits the ability for it to be effectively utilized for disposal and collection, and theft of a container.
D. 
Upon an event of theft, a police report shall be filed, and Public Works shall be provided with a copy of the report. Upon submission of the police report, the property will be issued another container at no charge.
The Mayor or designee shall have the authority to establish, alter, or amend the schedule for the collection of residential solid waste.
A. 
There will be no collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
B. 
Solid waste shall be collected one time per week pursuant to the City's solid waste contract.
A. 
The following materials shall not be collected as part of the City's solid waste program. This list is not exhaustive. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to: asbestos, asbestos containing waste materials, asphalt roofing products containing more than 1% asbestos, resilient floor coverings, demolition materials, excavation materials; commercial, industrial, hazardous and medical waste generated from commercial facilities or medical offices. Also included are construction materials generated by private contractors, yard wastes which are not generated at the property of the residential user and on premises yard waste generated by a lawn service, landscaper, or tree service contractor.
(1) 
Private contractors shall remove the debris materials from the site and shall dispose of the debris properly at their own cost. This debris is not to be placed for normal residential collection.
(2) 
All chemical and corrosive wastes and other hazardous materials as defined within are prohibited to be placed for residential pick up.
(3) 
Furniture, carpets, bedding and similar household items resulting from any house clean-out (including, but not limited to, any sale, eviction, or move-in/move-out) will not be collected. Disposal of such items shall be the responsibility of the owner (at time of disposal) of the property and/or real estate agent.
(4) 
Leaves, grass clippings, tree stumps, tires, auto parts, newspapers, glass, aluminum, electronic waste, and corrugated cardboard will not be collected.
(5) 
Cardboard boxes may not be used to dispose of regular household trash. Cardboard is recyclable and must be placed into City supplied recyclable containers in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 300, Article II.
A. 
All rubbish, except for mattresses, shall be securely tied, where applicable, and shall be of such size that the longest dimension thereof, shall not exceed three feet and the total weight thereof shall not exceed 60 pounds. Material shall be free of protruding nails, screws, staples or other dangerous conditions.
B. 
Mattresses left for bulk collection must be covered in a disposable mattress bag before being placed at the curb and must be left for collection in a manner which does not obstruct any public right of ways.
C. 
Bulk items, as defined above, that do not fit into the ninety-six-gallon trash container will be collected twice per month, on alternate weeks. A maximum of two items per household will be collected, unless otherwise set forth by the Director of the Department of Public Works.
The following municipal officials of the City of Burlington shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this article: the Superintendent of Public Works and/or his/her designee, the Code Enforcement Officer, and the Zoning Official. Moreover, any Burlington City resident who observes a violation under this chapter may file a complaint by notifying the Department of Public Works during normal business hours.
A. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurred or continues to occur.
B. 
Any items collected by the Department of Public Works due to the homeowner's failure to comply with the requirements in this article for automatic collection shall be subject to the fee schedule set forth in § 146-24.