The disposal of refuse by and through private contractors in
the Village shall conform and adhere to this chapter as to the type
of receptacles, time of placing garbage and refuse at or near the
curbline or along the frontage and storage of garbage in commercial
premises.
All refuse accumulated in the Village shall be collected, conveyed
and disposed of by the Village under the supervision of the Superintendent.
The Superintendent shall have the authority to make regulations concerning
the days of collection, type and location of waste containers and
such other matters pertaining to the collection, conveyance and disposal
as he or she shall find necessary and to change and modify the same
after notice as required by law, provided that such regulations are
not contrary to the provisions hereof.
Refuse, except as otherwise provided in this article, which
shall be collected and disposed of by the Village, must be contained
in receptacles or bundled as provided in this article and placed at
the curbline, or along the frontage if no curb exists, for collection.
Whenever branches, limbs of trees, cuttings of shrubs or hedges shall be offered for collection and disposal, the same shall be placed in 30 gallon biodegradable paper bags or in open receptacles clearly marked for organic waste, or securely bundled and tied with twine in lengths of not more than four feet and shall not exceed 50 pounds per bundle. Branches shall not exceed four inches in diameter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit private composting of garden and yard waste. All tree removal activity must comply with Chapter
248.
Corrugated boxes and cardboard cartons offered for collection
by the Village shall be made flat, packed in bundles and securely
tied with twine, or placed inside one of the cartons or boxes or in
reusable recycling receptacles for pick up.
Shredded paper, or similar paper waste resulting from a paper-shredding
process, shall be placed for collection with recyclable paper and
cardboard in a secure manner, such as inside a corrugated box or cardboard
carton and shall not be bagged in plastic or other nonpaper material.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a waste, garbage
or refuse receptacle or its cover to remain at the curbline, along
the frontage or in the front yard of any premises owned, leased or
occupied by such person beyond 11:59 p.m. of the same day collection
has been completed.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take, remove or collect
tin cans, metal, rags, bones, papers, rubbish, garbage or refuse from
any box, barrel or other container placed upon any street, road, avenue,
highway or sidewalk in the Village for removal therefrom by the Village
or to disturb or interfere in any way with any tin cans, metal, rags,
papers, bones, rubbish, garbage or refuse of any kind contained in
such boxes, barrels or other containers. When newspapers are placed
within the vicinity of the curb line for pickup, collection and recycling,
they shall become the property of the Village Department of Public
Works, and it shall be unlawful for any person, other than an owner,
lessee, occupant or authorized representative of the Department of
Public Works, to pick up, take, remove or tamper with such newspapers
and appropriate the same to his or her own use.
The maximum amount of refuse or waste material of any kind collected
by the Village from any one store, restaurant, manufacturing establishment,
place of business or other commercial premises within the Village
shall be 375 pounds per week. The computation of such weight shall
be made by the Superintendent or a designee and shall include all
collections during the week.