This article shall be known as the "Solid Waste
Management Ordinance of the Town of Trenton," hereinafter referred
to as this "this article."
It is hereby declared to be the purpose and
intent of this article to enhance and improve the environment and
promote the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Trenton by establishing
minimum standards for the storage, collection, transport, processing,
separation, recovery and disposal of solid waste.
For the purpose of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meaning given herein unless different
meanings are clearly indicated by the context:
An establishment engaged in the rearing of animals. Establishments
engaged in slaughtering animals or processing of animal products or
orchard and field crops shall be regulated by the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling
by normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
All property other than residential units and shall include
boardinghouses, motels and resorts.
The back edge or curb and gutter along a paved street or
where one would be if the street was paved and had curb and gutter.
Yard wastes such as leaves, grass clippings, flowers and
other similar vegetation, but specifically excludes sod, dirt, twigs,
fruit, vegetables and other similar material.
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the
repair, remodeling or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber,
roofing and sheathing scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt and
plaster, conduit, pipe, wire, insulation and any other materials resulting
from the demolition of buildings and improvements.
The orderly process of discarding useless or unwanted material.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner
that does not protect the environment.
A place of habitation occupied by a normal single-family
unit or a combination of persons who may be considered as equivalent
to a single-family unit for the purposes of this article.
Includes every refuse accumulation of animals, fruit or vegetable
matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking,
dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables originally
used for foodstuffs.
Those wastes, such as toxic, radioactive or pathogenic substances,
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property and the environment, or as defined in Chs. NR
500 to NR 690, Wis. Adm. Code.
Waste material, except garbage, rubbish and refuse, directly
or indirectly resulting from an industrial processing or manufacturing
operation.
Solid waste scattered about in a careless manner, usually
rubbish, or as defined in Chs. NR 500 to NR 690, Wis. Adm. Code.
Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities or a building or group of buildings consisting
of four or more dwelling units, or as defined in Chs. NR 500 to NR
690, Wis. Adm. Code.
Individuals, firms, corporations and associations, and includes
the plural as well as the singular.
Collection services provided by a person licensed to do same
by the DNR.
Waste material that can be remanufactured into usable products
and shall include, by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation,
glass, plastics, newspapers, cardboard, and metals (aluminum, steel,
tin, brass, etc.).
Includes all waste material, including garbage, rubbish and
industrial waste, and shall, by way of enumeration but not by way
of limitation, include grass, leaves, sticks, tree branches and logs,
stumps, stone, cement, boards, furniture or household appliances,
garden debris, or as defined in Chs. NR 500 to NR 690, Wis. Adm. Code.
All solid waste that normally originates in a residential
environment from residential dwelling units.
An individual household capable of independent habitation
by a family unit. A single-family dwelling shall be considered to
be one residential unit; a multifamily dwelling shall be considered
to be multiple residential units, the number of residential units
to equal the number of family units to be housed therein. Residential
units shall not include boardinghouses, motels or resorts.
Includes combustible and noncombustible waste material, except
rocks, concrete, bricks and similar solid materials, plaster or dirt,
that is incidental to the operation of a building and shall include,
by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation, tin cans, bottles,
rags, paper, cardboard, and sweepings.
The uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in solid
waste management.
Garbage, rubbish and other useless, unwanted or discarded
material from agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities. Solid waste does not include solid or dissolved
material in domestic sewage, or as defined in Chs. NR 500 to NR 690,
Wis. Adm. Code.
The interim containment of solid waste in an approved manner
after generation and prior to collection and ultimate disposal.
Areas where persons place containers during noncollection
days as well as areas where containers are set out on collection day.
Storage areas shall be kept in a nuisance- and
odor-free condition. Litter shall not be allowed to accumulate. Collection
crews will not be responsible for cleaning up loose materials from
any containers which have become ruptured or broken due to wet conditions,
animals, vandalism or other cause. The occupant and/or owner shall
be responsible for cleaning up this litter. Litter not collected shall
not be allowed to accumulate. Violation will result in the occupant
and/or owner being notified to clean up his area, with continued violation
resulting in the owner being prosecuted under the provisions of this
article and other Town ordinances.
[Amended 7-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024.07.03]
A.
General container standards.
(1)
Containers shall provide for efficient, safe and sanitary handling
of solid wastes, except for bulky or certain yard wastes a provided
for herein.
(2)
Containers for residential units shall be of metal, durable plastic
or other suitable, moisture-resistant materials, including heavy-duty
refuse disposal plastic bags.
(3)
Containers for residential units shall not exceed 95 gallons'
capacity.
(4)
Containers shall be equipped with suitable handles and tight-fitting
covers and shall be insect-tight and watertight.
(5)
Containers shall be maintained in a condition that is neat, clean,
sanitary, nuisance- and odor-free.
(6)
Containers shall be sufficient to prevent the scattering of contents
by weather conditions or animals.
(7)
Containers including contents shall not exceed the weight limit set
forth in the curbside collection contract.
B.
Curbside collection vendor provides containers.
(1)
The Town shall contract with a vendor to provide residential curbside
collection of refuse and recycling materials.
(2)
The contract shall require the vendor to provide one refuse and one
recycling container for curbside collection and shall be responsible
for repairing or replacing containers that are damaged, unless the
damage is caused by negligence of the resident.
(3)
Additional collection containers and related services may be negotiated
directly between the vendor and resident.
[Amended 7-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024.07.03]
A.
General standards for collection of refuse and recycling.
(1)
Plastic garbage bags must be closed with a tie and shall consist
of plastic material not damaged by freezing and not susceptible to
melting.
(2)
All animal manure and litter from pets shall be wrapped and placed
in the refuse container.
(3)
Dead animals. It shall be unlawful to deposit any dead animals or
parts thereof for refuse collection. This subsection shall not apply
to animal parts from food preparation for human consumption or remnants
from deer processing.
(4)
Recycling materials shall not be placed in plastic bags.
B.
Placement for collection.
(1)
All residential solid waste and refuse shall be placed in the approved
container and shall be placed at the curb no later than 6:00 a.m.
the morning of the scheduled collection, but not more than 24 hours
prior to such time.
(2)
All refuse and recycling containers shall be removed from the curb
within 24 hours after the regular collection time.
(3)
Town employees or employees of licensed collectors will not enter
any structures to remove refuse or recycling, except by written agreement
with the property owner.
(4)
No containers other than those approved and provided for Town collection
shall be placed, kept, stored or located within the road right-of-way
of a street or alley; provided, however, that the Town Board may authorize
the location of such containers within the public right-of-way at
specified places and times when such location is necessary for the
expeditious collection and disposition of refuse.
(5)
The Town shall provide one collection of garbage and refuse per week,
pursuant to a schedule established by the Town.
(6)
The Town shall provide one collection of recycling either every week
or every other week, pursuant to a schedule established by the Town.
(7)
There shall be no collection on the following holidays: New Year's
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day. Collections which would ordinarily be made on a regular
holiday will occur on the following secular day.
A.
Undrained food wastes. It shall be unlawful to place
any garbage or other food wastes in a container for collection unless
it is first drained and wrapped.
C.
Improper placement. It shall be unlawful to place,
or allow to be placed, any solid waste upon the roads, streets, or
public or private property within the Town contrary to the provisions
of this article.
D.
Compliance with article. It shall be unlawful to store,
collect, transport, transfer, recover or dispose of any solid waste
within the boundaries of the Town contrary to the provisions of this
article.
E.
Improper transportation. It shall be unlawful to transport
any solid waste in any vehicle which permits the contents to blow,
sift, leak or fall therefrom. If spillage does occur, the collection
crew shall immediately return spilled materials to the collection
vehicle and shall properly clean, or have cleaned, the area. All vehicles
used for the collection and transportation of solid waste shall be
durable, easily cleanable and leakproof, if necessary, considering
the type of waste and its moisture content.
F.
Interference with authorized collector. No person
other than an authorized collector or a law enforcement officer shall
collect or interfere with any garbage after it shall have been put
into a garbage receptacle and deposited in the proper place for the
collector, nor shall any authorized person molest, hinder, delay or
in any manner interfere with an authorized garbage collector in the
discharge of his duties.
G.
Scavenging. It shall be unlawful for any person to
scavenge any solid waste or refuse placed for collection on the terrace
without the permission of the owner.
H.
Private dumps. It shall be unlawful for any person
to use or operate a dump.
I.
Noncollectible materials. It shall be unlawful for
any person to place for collection or deposit at the Town Hall yard
any of the following wastes:
J.
Hospital wastes. It shall be unlawful for any person
to place for collection any pathogenic hospital wastes. Such items
as needles and syringes may be disposed of as long as they are contained
to eliminate injury to collection crews.
K.
Mandatory separation of materials for composting.
No person in the Town shall place for collection or dispose of deciduous
materials.
The accumulation or deposit of garbage, trash
or putrescible animal or vegetable matter in or upon any lot or land
or any public or private place within the Town which causes the air
or environment to become noxious or offensive or to be in such a condition
as to promote the breeding of flies, mosquitoes or other insects,
or to provide a habitat or breeding place for rodents or other animals,
or which otherwise becomes injurious to the public health, is prohibited
and declared to constitute a nuisance.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to place, deposit or cause to be deposited, for collection, any waste
or refuse not generated within the corporate limits of the Town of
Trenton.
