[Adopted 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 425]
The Mayor and Council of New Castle believe
that recycling provides numerous benefits to the citizens of New Castle,
such as reducing the consumption of nonrenewable sources of energy
and raw materials; extending the life of landfills and reducing municipal
costs associated with landfill fees; reducing emissions of greenhouse
gases; and saving energy. It is thus the intention of this article
to establish a recycling program where economically feasible.
The Director of Public Services or his or her
designee is directed to establish a yard waste recycling program to
recycle yard waste items such as grass clippings, tree trimmings,
leaves, disposed Christmas trees, and other such organic material
that may, upon the opinion of the Public Services Director, be reasonably
recycled.
A.
From April 1 through October 31 of each year, grass
clippings will only be collected on special grass collection pickup
days as established by the Director of Public Services.
B.
Grass clippings left for pickup shall be placed at
curbside in cans, containers, or paper bags on the day of the scheduled
special grass collection. No can, paper bag or container left for
grass collection shall weigh more than 40 pounds per can, bag, or
container.
C.
Grass that is mixed with regular household garbage
or trash will not be collected.
D.
Grass that is left for collection in plastic bags
will not be collected.
E.
Branches will not be collected as part of this program,
but will be collected free of charge upon a request made to the Public
Services Department at 322-9813.
F.
Grass collected under the grass collection program
shall be mixed with other yard waste collected for the purpose of
producing compost at the City's Yard Waste Recycling Area. Compost
created as a result of this program will be used by the City for landscaping
needs of the City as determined by the Public Services Director.
G.
When the Public Services Director has determined that
a sufficient quantity of compost has been created to fulfill the needs
of the City, the excess compost shall be made available for use of
City residents under a program established by the Public Services
Director.
A.
City of New Castle residents desiring to dispose of
routine branches and tree limbs from their property may request a
special pickup from the Public Services Department at any time of
the year by calling 322-9813.
B.
Tree limbs and branches shall not be left out at the
curb until the scheduled day of the branch collection pick up.
C.
No fee will be charged for special pick up under the
branch collection program.
D.
Branches and limbs left for special pick up must be
bound in bundles no larger than four feet by two feet, and no limb
shall be any larger than eight inches in circumference.
A.
City of New Castle residents may deposit leaves from
trees on their property along the curbside for pick up by City personnel
from October 1 through November 30 of each year.
B.
At no other time may residents place leaves at curbside
except under the leaf collection program unless a special pick up
is requested by calling the Public Services Department at 322-9813.
C.
No other material such as trash, garbage, rocks, stone,
or other unsuitable material shall be placed amongst leaves for pick
up under the leaf collection program.
D.
No fee will be charged for pick up under the leaf
collection program.
A.
City of New Castle residents may deposit their Christmas
trees along curbside for pick up by City personnel from December 26
through January 26 of each year.
B.
Christmas trees longer than eight feet in length must
be cut to sections no longer than eight feet in length.
C.
No fee will be charged for pick up under the Christmas
tree collection program.
A.
Anyone found to be in violation of the Recycling Ordinance
will receive a written warning by the Public Works Department which
will normally consist of tagging the improper placement of material
along curbside.
B.
Following the issuance of two warnings, any subsequent
violation shall be referred to the Code Enforcement Officer for enforcement
action.
C.
Each violation in excess of three shall result in
the issuance of a fine of $50.
Individuals may appeal enforcement action to
the Board of Building Appeals.
