[Amended 9-3-1996 by Ord. No. 1537(11)]
A. 
Household solid waste. All residences located in any area in which refuse collection is done by the City or approved contractors shall have sufficient container capacity to accommodate their normal volume of solid waste between collections. All refuse shall be collected from every residential dwelling of four units or fewer at least once per week. Residential units developed within a commercial development shall be considered commercial. Refuse and recyclable material are to be collected from the residences at the street curb or behind residences where City alleys exist.
[Amended 11-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1740(20); 1-3-2017 by Ord. No. 2015(11)]
(1) 
Refuse containers and recycling bins.
(a) 
Only plastic bags and standard garbage cans with a maximum volume of 30 gallons may be used for refuse. The maximum weight of any full refuse container shall be 60 pounds. Material that must be recycled and placed in the designated recycling bin pursuant to Article III, Recycling, shall be placed in bins provided by the City or by the owners or agents of the property.
(b) 
All containers are to be kept in areas of easy accessibility, with a path to the containers to be kept clear of snow, cars and other obstacles.
(c) 
Refuse or recyclable material that has been scattered by wind, animals or vandals is the responsibility of the resident.
(2) 
Collection dates. Dates for collection will be assigned to each residence or established by the Common Council and will be on a regular schedule except in weeks with a holiday. The observed holidays are New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The rule for holidays is that collection normally occurring on the above holidays will be delayed to the next regular day of collection. (For example, if the holiday occurs on Monday, the observed holiday is Monday and collection will occur on Tuesday.)
(3) 
Collection times. No containers shall be placed at curbside or, if picked up in the alley, at the alley's edge prior to 12 hours of collection day, and containers shall be removed within 12 hours after collection. The collection of solid waste will be made during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Changes to the current routing may be implemented upon prior approval by the City. Solid waste and recyclables will be set within five feet of the edge of the road by 7:00 a.m. to assure pickup.
(4) 
Household solid waste includes the following items with these established rules for collection:
(a) 
Major appliances. Major appliances, including appliances containing Freon, reasonably generated at the residence will be collected on a reasonable basis. Such pickup requires special handling by the collection contractor, and prior arrangements for collection must be made by the resident through the office of the collection contractor.
(b) 
Tires. Tires will be collected curbside pursuant to a user pay program. Pickup fees will be collected on delivery, with the resident being charged for pickup according to the payment schedule provided by the contractor.
(c) 
Furniture and building materials. Collection shall include the collection of televisions, couches, furniture, tables, other large items, building materials and any other items manageable by one person and not banned from landfill disposal as described by state law. Small quantities of building materials (lumber, plasterboard, etc.) shall be accepted by the collection contractor if placed in standard garbage cans and if the weight per container does not exceed 60 pounds. Lumber must be cut in lengths not exceeding four feet. (Loose building materials shall not be subject to collection hereunder.)
(d) 
"Household solid waste" is limited to the above items as are generated at the residence by typical residential uses, not by any off-site operations, any business operation, or any other nontypical residential use.
[Added 12-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2088(9)]
B. 
Ammunition. A person shall not dispose of unwanted ammunition in garbage or trash pickup but can take such unwanted ammunition to the Police Department for proper disposal.
C. 
Household hazardous materials. All household hazardous materials, such as weed killers, paint thinners, gasoline, etc., shall not be deposited into normal refuse collection.
D. 
Persons who may collect rubbish and refuse.
[Added 12-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2088(9)]
(1) 
In an area with residences in which refuse collection is done by the City or by City-approved contractors, no person, unless she/he has a contract with the City of Burlington permitting him/her to collect and remove rubbish and refuse, or unless he/she is a City employee acting under the direction of the Common Council, shall collect or remove any rubbish or refuse which has been deposited or placed by any person at curbside, or at the alley's edge where a City alleys exists, adjoining his/her premises for collection by the City as herein provided. "Person" as used in this section includes individuals, partnerships, associations, and bodies politic or corporate.
(2) 
Notwithstanding the above, residents may retrieve their own rubbish, refuse, or bulky items at any time prior to collection.
[Added 6-6-1989 by Ord. No. 1262(3); amended 11-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1740(20); 10-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1956(10); 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 1995(1)]
A. 
Applicability. This section shall apply to all persons and entities who or which, directly or through the services of the City of Burlington or another third party, dispose of or attempt to dispose of solid wastes at any City-owned landfill, compost site, or City right-of-way, including all persons, governmental operations and business, commercial, retail and industrial enterprises however organized and of whatever type.
B. 
Prohibited yard waste disposal. No person shall:
(1) 
Mix or permit the mixing of yard waste with solid waste for City curbside garbage collection or place or permit the placing of yard waste out for City curbside garbage collection.
(2) 
Deposit yard waste at any authorized yard waste or compost site while the site is closed.
(3) 
Deposit grass clippings, garden debris, stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls in or upon any public street or waterway in the City of Burlington.
C. 
Permitted yard waste disposal. It shall be lawful to:
(1) 
Deposit yard waste at any authorized City of Burlington compost sites while such authorized sites are open in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Works Director and approved by the Common Council without charge.
(2) 
Deposit leaves at curbside to be collected by the City during a fall collection of leaves if such property is eligible to be served by regular City garbage collection in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Works Director and approved by the Common Council.
(3) 
Deposit brush behind the curbside no earlier than three days before scheduled brush pickup.
D. 
Contractor services.
(1) 
All contractor services must include the removal of brush and yard waste, except leaves, generated as a part of their work. The City will not be responsible for removing any contractor-generated material from City rights-of-way with the exception of leaves from properties served by regular City garbage collection.
(2) 
All property owners within the City of Burlington not served by regular City garbage collection may drop off yard waste for a fee at the compost site during scheduled hours of operation. The said fee shall be established from time to time by a resolution(s) adopted by the Common Council.
E. 
Owner responsibility. Every owner or operator shall be responsible for maintaining all property under his control in accordance with the requirements of this section.
F. 
Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to forfeiture per occurrence. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. A penalty shall be imposed pursuant to § 265-2 of this chapter.
[Added 9-1-1992 by Ord. No. 1398(9)]
A. 
Household sharp medical waste shall not be deposited in any other place or manner in the City of Burlington other than as hereinafter provided.
B. 
Acceptable means of disposing of household sharp medical waste shall be limited to depositing said waste at the City of Burlington Fire Department at hours specified by the Department and in the containers supplied. Household sharp medical waste shall be deposited in the manner prescribed by the Fire Chief.
C. 
It shall be unlawful to deposit household sharp medical waste in any manner with household or commercial garbage.
D. 
No container for household sharp medical waste or loose household sharp medical waste may be mixed with recyclables.
E. 
Any person who shall violate any prohibition of this section, including the placement of household sharp medical waste contrary to the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, § 1-4, of this Municipal Code. Each day or incident of violation shall be deemed a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of the penalty provided herein, the court may order the violator to clean up, remove and pay the costs of cleanup or removal of any garbage or rubbish placed in violation of this section and pay for the cost of all medical care necessary should an injury be caused by the improper disposal of household sharp medical waste.
[Amended 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 1868(10)]