(A) Residential refuse and garbage shall be collected and disposed of by the Department of Sanitation for which a charge may be made by the city. The Department is not required to collect and dispose of any commercial refuse or garbage. Commercial refuse and garbage may be collected and disposed of by the Department if a charge covering the cost of collection and disposal thereof is established and collected by the Department. Highly combustible rubbish shall not be collected by the Department and none shall be placed or deposited in any container for collection. Residential refuse and garbage shall be collected at regular intervals on collection days to be determined by the Department of Sanitation for the various sections of the city. The Department shall determine the points of collection when not otherwise designated in this subchapter and shall distribute to all households notices or memoranda outlining the provisions of this subchapter and stating the collection days and points of collection.
(B) Brush clippings are not to be any larger than two inches round and no longer than four feet. They are to be tied in bundles no larger than 18 inches round.
(C) All hypodermic needles, tubing with needles attached, syringes (with or without attached needles), or any sharp object that has been contaminated with blood and/or bodily fluids, must be contained in a puncture resistant container before disposal in containers to be collected by the city.
(D) To preserve the public health and to protect the public interests, mandatory municipal trash pickup for all residential refuse shall be enforced. Those wishing a waiver or believe they do not qualify, may appeal to the Public Health and Housing Committee.
(1960 Code, § 18-2-2) (Ord. 5602, passed 7-1-1996; Ord. 7898, passed 10-19-2015) Penalty, see § 92.99