(A) Garbage, rubbish, refuse, and recycling shall be placed in the containers provided by the city. The containers must be placed curbside for city collection. Any garbage, rubbish, refuse or recycling placed outside the container or placed in a non-city issued container will not be picked up by city crews.
(1) All containers shall be set at the curb with the lid opening facing the street and the container handle facing the house.
(2) Containers shall have the lid closed at all times. Containers with refuse above the rim may not be picked up.
(B) The city may refuse to collect any refuse and/or recycling when containers are improperly used. Improper use includes, but is not limited to: use contrary to the requirements provided in this chapter or policies of the department, trash in the recycling container, yard waste or any other prohibited item in the refuse or recycling container, containers left in the right-of-way beyond time limit shown in this chapter, abuse and/or destruction of the containers outside of normal wear and tear, and uses deemed inappropriate by the city.
(C) The city shall provide one regulation refuse container and one regulation recycling container to each qualifying residence as part of the refuse/recycling fee. These containers remain the property of the city and shall remain at the property as assigned. For any lost or stolen container, a police report should be made and a replacement container may be obtained from the city at the property owner’s expense as established in § 35.70.
(D) All refuse and recycling containers must be placed curbside no sooner than 5:00 p.m. the evening before scheduled collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. the morning of the scheduled collection day.
(E) All containers must be removed from the right-of-way by 7:00 a.m. the day following collection. Failure to remove in this time period may result in a citation.
(1980 Code, § 94.04) (Ord. 2751, passed 5-17-1971; Am. Ord. 2968, passed 3-5-1973; Am. Ord. 4306, passed 5-16-1983; Am. Ord. 6635, passed 7-17-2000; Am. Ord. 7850, passed 2-2-2009; Am. Ord. 8594, as amended, passed 8-1-2016; Am. Ord. 8661, passed 2-20-2018) Penalty, see § 94.99