A. 
Generally. Within the limits hereinafter provided, all refuse accumulated in the Village shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Village, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. No person other than an employee or agent of the Village shall collect, convey or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the Village over any of the streets or alleys of the Village.
B. 
Exception for actual producers. This section shall not prohibit the actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse has accumulated from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of such refuse, provided that such producers or owners comply with the provisions of this chapter and with any other governing law.
C. 
Exception for outside collectors. This section shall not prohibit collectors of refuse from outside of the Village from hauling such refuse over Village streets, provided that such collectors comply with the provisions of this chapter and with any other governing law.
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.
A. 
Generally. Reusable waste receptacles must be leakproof and constructed of corrosion-resistant metal or other material which will not absorb water or other liquids, grease or oil, with tight-fitting covers, of no more than 35 gallons in capacity, and shall not contain more than 75 pounds when filled to four inches below the top of the receptacle; or a dumpster as defined in § 225-1. All waste receptacles and dumpsters must be kept covered and maintained in sound condition, be clean and sanitary at all times, and free of foul odors. The exterior of such reusable waste receptacles must be safe for handling, including having no cracks, holes or jagged edges and having handles or bales in workable condition.
B. 
Alternates. All refuse offered for collection which cannot be securely bundled and tied or held in waste receptacles as described in Subsection A shall be placed for collection in containers approved by the Superintendent. The combined weight of such container and contents shall not exceed 75 pounds.
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.
A. 
Basic service. Generally, all waste receptacles, alternate containers and bundles of refuse shall be collected at the curb line. Waste receptacles and bundles of refuse to be collected shall be placed at the curb line for collection no sooner than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time on the evening before the scheduled day of collection in accordance with a collection, schedule to be established and published by the Superintendent.
B. 
Special dumpster service.
(1) 
Any property, whether commercial, industrial, residential or other, which, because of its location, layout or design, public safety or the volume of materials to be collected, is unable to place garbage, trash, refuse or recyclables at the curb line for collection in an approved waste receptacle or alternate container, or which requests or requires on-site pick up and removal, may, subject to regulations to be established from time to time by the Superintendent, place such materials in dumpsters for collection at approved locations on the property or at the curb line as determined by the Superintendent for collection by the Village.
(2) 
Any property which produces a volume of garbage on two or more scheduled collection days in a thirty-day period which requires or would require more than five thirty-five-gallon receptacles containing not more than 75 pounds when filled to four inches below the top of the receptacle must, at the discretion, upon review and approval of the Superintendent, place all garbage generated by such property in one or more dumpsters for collection.
C. 
Fee for special dumpster service. Any property owner or occupant requesting or requiring special on site or curb line dumpster collection service shall, as a condition of such special service, pay an annual fee to the Village of Ossining for each dumpster placed for collection. The amount of such fee shall be determined quarterly by the Board of Trustees and shall be paid in advance. Only dumpsters displaying proper Village identification tags or markings shall be eligible for collection service.
D. 
Unacceptable materials. The following waste materials will be refused collection and must be disposed of by means of private collection services to be paid for by the owner or occupant of the premises generating same:
(1) 
Compacted garbage and baled materials of any kind;
(2) 
Any item which may not be disposed of at the Westchester County Resource Recovery Facility at Charles Point, such as but not limited to batteries or other devices with a hazardous component (cadmium, lead, lithium, mercury, etc.), biohazardous waste (toxic, pathological, biological, etc.), any type of ammunitions or explosives (live or spent), and contained gaseous waste; and
(3) 
All items which are excluded from collection under the recycling requirements as set forth in the Westchester County Source Separation Law and any regulations and guidelines as promulgated and published from time to time by Westchester County.
E. 
Rubbish, sometimes referred to as "bulk pickup" items, shall be separated from garbage and placed at the curb line or in the case of properties receiving special dumpster collection service at an approved on site location for collection, in accordance with a collection schedule to be established and published by the Superintendent. The total amount of rubbish to be collected from any one property on any one scheduled collection day shall not exceed a total of 1.5 cubic yards of material, which is equivalent to a block eight feet long, three feet high and two feet wide in depth. Any item of bedding (mattress or box spring) included with rubbish for collection must be fully encased in a sealed plastic bag.
F. 
Required recycling. Recycling is mandatory in the Village of Ossining. All persons must comply fully with Westchester County Source Separation Law; a summary of guidelines relevant to such law can be found in the notice published by the Village in accordance with § 225-15.
G. 
The person who is the owner or operator of a takeout restaurant, delicatessen or luncheonette shall provide not less than one authorized private receptacle for the collection/receipt of trash, litter, paper, napkins, cups and remnants of food and nonfood items at each exit available to the patrons as they leave the premises. If the person who is the owner or operator of the establishment shall fail to provide such receptacles, such person shall be in violation of this chapter.
A. 
The Superintendent shall promulgate the times for collection of refuse in the various parts of the Village and it shall be deemed sufficient notice to all persons of such time of collection after the same has been posted in the Village Clerk's office and published in the official newspaper, and the effective date of such collections shall become binding on all persons 10 days after such public posting.
B. 
The Superintendent may schedule separate collections for various types of garbage and rubbish, including recyclables. Where rubbish is collected by special collections or on special collection days, notice of collections and the rules and regulations for the collection of rubbish or special collection days shall be promulgated by the Superintendent and published prior to collection. The Superintendent may refuse to collect rubbish from any one business establishment exceeding 100 pounds in weight on any special collection day. The Superintendent may approve collection of rubbish by special appointment from residential property owners only.
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.