(A) Loose garbage and refuse. It shall be the responsibility of a person, group, or entity causing loose refuse to be deposited on the street or other public place to immediately place it in an approved City Utilities Sanitation Department toter. It shall not be the responsibility of the Sanitation Department to collect any solid waste before it is properly contained.
(B) Wind-blown refuse. It shall be a violation of this chapter to cause or permit to accumulate any dust, ashes, or trash and other such material that can be blown away by the wind anywhere in the city limits. All material should be properly dampened, bagged, secured, and placed in a City Utilities Sanitation Department Toter.
(C) Garbage to be secured. While awaiting pick-up, all solid waste to be collected by the City Utilities Sanitation Department that by its size is capable of being placed in a toter shall be placed in such toters with all toxic substances removed.
(D) Toters.
(1) All residential and governmental solid waste that by its size is capable of being placed in a toter which is to be picked up by the City Utilities Sanitation Department shall be placed in either 96-gallon or 64-gallon toters. Bags of trash that are outside the toter will not be picked up.
(2) All 96-gallon or 64 gallon toters shall be plastic, with tightly fitting lids, in clean, neat, and sanitary condition and must be originally provided by City Utilities Sanitation Department.
(3) For regular solid waste pick-up service by the City Utilities Sanitation Department, each customer shall be provided with one toter at no charge. Additional toters can be purchased through City Utilities Sanitation Department at the cost paid by the City Utilities Sanitation Department.
(4) Any non-conforming container being utilized as a container for pick-up by the City Utilities Sanitation Department will not be collected.
(5) The City Utilities Sanitation Department retains the right to charge its customers for a toter if it is lost, stolen, or damaged by means other than normal wear and tear or acts of other persons.
(E) Brush, limbs and branches, logs, Christmas trees.
(1) Brush, limbs, branches, and logs shall be stacked neatly at the curb with base or cut ends pointing toward street and will be collected by the City Utilities Sanitation Department on a call-in basis.
(2) Any tree that is topped, pruned, or removed by a contractor will not be the responsibility of the City Utilities Sanitation Department. The customer shall pay for the removal of all limbs and logs.
(F) Leaf season leaves.
(1) All leaf season leaves shall not be bagged. Leaf season runs approximately October 1 to November 30.
(2) All leaves shall be raked and placed within three feet of the curb for collection during leaf season. Leaves should not be raked into the street.
(3) Leaves raked to the alley will be picked up at the last of the season.
(G) Yard waste.
(1) Yard waste shall be placed in either 96-gallon or 64-gallon toters. Yard waste includes uncontaminated organic waste: garden waste, wood chips, grass clippings, leaves, plants, sawdust, pine needles, fruits, and rose and bush clippings will be collected if by its size is capable of being placed in a toter which is to be picked up by the Bedford City Utilities Sanitation Department on trash day from April through October. November through March is on a call-in basis. Bags of yard waste that are outside the toter will not be picked up. Yard waste cannot be accepted in bags in the toter.
(2) Yard waste toters can be purchased with the City Utilities Sanitation Department paying half the cost and the customer paying the other half of the purchase cost of the toter.
(H) Collection of ashes. No ashes shall be set out for collection unless they are dampened to avoid dust, then placed in plastic bags and securely fastened. Secured bags of ashes then can be placed in toters for collection.
(I) Appliances. Appliances will be collected by the City Utilities Sanitation Department as long as the appliance is placed within three feet of the curb on a call-in basis.
(J) Refrigerated appliances. Refrigerated appliances with Freon or without a compressor such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners are accepted on a call-in basis but must be properly tagged with a sticker purchased from Lawrence County Refrigerated Recycling Facility located east of the transfer station before pickup.
(K) Salvage metal items. Salvage metal items (with oil and fuel removed): clean light iron, auto springs, bicycles, metal containers, rear ends, metal wire, charcoal grills, lawn chairs, fence posts, and fence clean of vegetation will be picked up by the Sanitation Department on a call-in basis. No pressure vessels of any kind (such as propane tanks, fire extinguishers, etc). No metal items with fluids (such as gas and oil) such as engine blocks, auto transmissions, lawn mowers with engines attached.
(L) Furniture. Furniture such as couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, beds, tables, etc, are picked up on a call-in basis.
(M) Loader items. Items unable to be chipped, such as root balls and stumps, are picked up on a call-in basis. Dirt should be removed as much as possible.
(N) Refusal to collect refuse. Collection of trash, garbage, solid waste, or other refuse by the City Utilities Sanitation Department may be refused any time it is not presented for pick-up or it is in violation of any provision herein provided. In such cases the customer shall promptly and properly dispose of the trash, garbage, or solid waste. Failure to comply or dispose of the waste within five days shall be a violation of this section and subject to citations issued by Plan Commissioner.
(O) Holidays. If a regularly scheduled trash collection day falls on an observed city holiday, collection services may still be picked up on that holiday or there may be a Saturday pickup dependent on the observed holiday by the city. A city holiday office calendar and associated rescheduled trash services are produced to customers annually.
(P) Placement of toters for pick-up.
(1) All toters should be placed three feet from the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the customer’s pick-up day. If the customer has more than one toter, they need to be placed two feet apart and clear of any obstruction (that is, mailbox, car, etc.).
(2) Once collection has occurred, all emptied toters picked up curbside from the street shall be removed from the curb and returned to the residence the same day. Toters should be stored in such a manner as to not be visible from the street front.
(Q) Construction waste and large items.
(1) Solid waste resulting from work performed by a contractor, resulting from performing construction, cleaning, or remolding, or produced in any other activity, shall not be collected by the Sanitation Department. All such solid waste shall be removed at the contractor’s or customer’s expense.
(2) Occasional large quantities of solid waste, rubbish, trash, debris, or other refuse over and above the toter provided and purchased requires pick up on a call-in basis.
(R) Contracts to collect and remove certain items. Any owner of real estate which is located within the city, or the owner’s authorized representative, who does not otherwise pay the collection fee set forth in either § 94.03 or § 94.10 may contract with the city to collect and remove brush, limbs, branches, logs, Christmas trees, leaves, yard waste, ashes, appliances, refrigerated appliances, salvage metal items, furniture, and loader items on a call-in basis. The city’s cost of collecting and removing said items shall be paid by the owner and shall include the city’s labor, materials, equipment, and any other expenses incurred as a result of collecting and removing the items. The city Utilities Department shall give written notice to the owner of the amount of the costs incurred by the city and shall include a demand for payment of said costs. If the costs or charges are not fully paid within 30 days after delivery of the written notice to the owner or the owner’s authorized representative, the costs shall thereupon be delinquent and a penalty of 10% of the amount of the costs and charges shall be applied to said account.
(Ord. 27-2009, passed 9-8-09; Am. Ord. 23-2010, passed 11-9-10; Am. Ord. 22-2023, passed 11-20-23) Penalty, see § 94.99