For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. For purposes herein shall mean the City Administrator or designee authorized to administer the terms and conditions of this agreement for the city.
BAGS. Shall refer to plastic sacks designed to store refuse with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed 50 lbs.
BIN. A metal receptacle designed to be lifted and emptied mechanically for use primarily at selected municipal facilities.
CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE, RUBBISH & YARD WASTE COLLECTION. A receptacle that is designated for the purpose of curbside collection of garbage, rubbish and yard waste and is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass having handles of adequate strength for lifting and having a tight-fitting lid. The weight of a container and its contents shall not exceed 35 pounds.
CONTAINER FOR RECYCLING. A receptacle designed for the purpose of curbside collection of recyclable materials, and is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass, having handles of adequate strength for lifting, and having a tight-fitting lid. The weight of a container and its contents shall not exceed 50 pounds.
MANURE. All excrement of domestic animals and fowls, hay, straw or other substance which has been used for stable bedding.
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS. Refers to all residential dwelling units of more than one unit considered to be condominiums, apartment houses or grouped housing.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. Shall include, but is not limited to, aluminum food and beverage containers, steel or bimetal food and beverage containers, empty (cleaned) paint containers (tin and bimetal), newsprint and all material that comes with newspapers, mixed paper, junk mail, catalogs, phonebooks), all corrugated cardboard (OCC and "Kraft" paper), glass food and beverage containers (clear, amber and green), plastics PETE #1 (soft drink, liquor bottles, food containers), HDPE #2 (milk, juice, water containers, laundry detergent, bleach bottles).
REFUSE. Means:
(1) All household and kitchen wastes, as discarded food or food residue and paper necessarily used for wrapping, aluminum and tin cans, books, newspapers, boxes and cartons, providing all such materials are of a size sufficiently small to permit being placed in the fixed volume collection cart or in a conventional waste container or plastic bag;
(2) Rubbish. All waste wood, wood chips, shavings, sawdust, printed paper, paper, pasteboard, rags, straw, used and discarded mattresses, used and discarded clothing, used and discarded shoes boots, combustible waste pulp and other products such as are used for packaging or wrapping crockery and glass, ashes cinders, floor sweepings, glass, mineral or metallic substances, and any and all other waste materials not included in the definition of excluded waste;
(3) Small dead animals. Animals or portions thereof less than ten pounds in weight that have expired from any cause, except those slaughtered or killed for human waste;
(4) Solid waste. Useless, unwanted or discarded materials with insufficient liquid content to be free-flowing, that result from domestic, industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental and community operations which require proper storage, collection, transportation and disposal to prevent environmental pollution detrimental to public health, safety and welfare. Solid waste does not include sewage, earth or material used to fill land in accordance with construction codes, mining residues, slag, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste water effluents which are not acceptable for disposal in sanitary sewage treatment system or any material included in the definition of excluded waste;
(5) Waste material. Waste material is all non-hazardous solid waste (including garbage, rubbish, yard waste and recyclable materials generated at residential units that is not excluded by this subchapter. Waste material shall not include any excluded waste;
(6) Bulky waste. Household items of such size as to render them unsuitable for deposit in a refuse container, but which one person can lift into a refuse truck, such as furniture, storm doors and windows, carpet, drywall and certain wood, and not exceed 50 pounds. ‘White goods' are typically defined as: All discarded refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers and other small domestic and commercial appliances and are NOT included in the Bulky Waste definition. Bulky Waste must be placed out for pickup on the designated collection day. Each stop (as defined below) may place out for collection from the garbage disposal services provider two bulky items per week. If a resident has more than two items of bulky waste that can be fit into a two cubic yard dumpster, the resident can contact the Public Works Department for pick up by appointment. If a resident has more than two items of bulky waste that can not fit into a two cubic yard dumpster, the resident is responsible for removal/disposal of the same and is subject to fines if removal/disposal is not completed.
(7) Amounts of sod, earth and rocks, provided these items are put in suitable containers not exceeding 50 pounds in weight each and placed out for pickup on the designated collection day; and
(8) All mattresses, without exception, must be adequately wrapped or covered in order to be collected. Contractor will purchase and provide the city with 500 king-size mattress covers within 30 days of the execution of this agreement.
RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS. All single-family homes, two-family developments and three-family developments within the city.
STOP. Shall mean a residential location, which is allowed to have a mobile collection container(s). In the case of a residential location having more than one dwelling unit, such residential location shall be considered to have the number of stops equal to the number of dwelling units contained within the respective residential location (for example, a three-flat shall be considered to have three stops).
YARD WASTE MATERIAL (also known as landscape waste). Grass, garden clippings, branch and tree trimmings, shrubbery and leaves.
(Prior Code, § 50.01) (Ord. 1889, passed 9-11-1961; Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015; Ord. 2021-053, passed 10-26-2021; Ord. 2023- 008, passed 1-24-2023)