The City will provide landscape and special waste collection service to all buildings and premises within the corporate limits of Carbondale provided the owners and/or persons occupying said property desire such service and follow the regulations as set forth herein.
A. Placed At Curbside: All landscape and special waste shall be set at curbside for collection.
B. Landscape Waste Collection: Landscape waste collection shall be facilitated through a call in scheduling basis. Collection shall be scheduled and set out in the following manner:
1. Owners and/or persons wishing to schedule a collection of their landscape waste shall notify the Office of the MES Manager of their need. The MES Manager will schedule a date for collection which normally will be no later than five (5) working days after notification.
2. Yard waste and leaves set out for collection shall be contained within a paper lawn waste bag having a capacity of not more than thirty (30) gallons. The bag shall be closed by draw strings or twist ties and of a durable strength to withstand the contents contained therein, and shall not exceed twenty five (25) pounds in weight. At no time shall yard waste or leaves be double bagged or shall smaller bags be grouped together into larger bags.
3. When set out for collection, tree branches and smaller pieces of wood shall be contained in tied bundles not exceeding five feet (5') in length or twenty five (25) pounds in weight; while larger pieces of wood shall be set out individually for collection and shall not exceed five feet (5') in length or twenty five (25) pounds in weight.
4. Landscape waste not contained as specified shall not be collected by the City and the owner and/or person occupying the building and/or premises shall be responsible to rebag and/or rebundle the yard waste for collection at the next scheduled date.
5. While waiting collection, all yard waste bundles shall be tied securely so that they all can be grasped and supported with one (1) hand without failing. Individual pieces of wood shall be neatly stacked so that they can be easily accessed by the collector.
6. When the City provides landscape waste collection services at the curbside for landscape waste contained in paper lawn waste bags, bundles, and/or individual pieces of wood, the fee for collection shall be paid by purchasing and affixing one (1) City landscape and special waste collection sticker per bag, bundle and/or individual item of wood which has been placed at the curbside for collection.
C. Vacuum Leaf Collection: The Vacuum Leaf Collection Program shall be available to buildings and/or premises qualifying for residential refuse collection only.
1. To participate in this program, leaves must be raked to the curbside in loose piles for collection by the City's vacuum truck. At his discretion, the MES Manager may also set other guidelines as he determines necessary to safely and efficiently operate this program.
2. Owners and/or persons wishing to schedule vacuum collection of their leaves shall notify the Office of the MES Manager of their need. The MES Manager will schedule a collection which normally will be no later than ten (10) working days after notification.
3. When the City provides vacuum leaf collection services to a building and/or premises for leaves raked loose to the curbside, the fee for collection and disposing of said loose leaves shall be as determined by resolution of the City Council and shall apply per leaf stop and/or separate pile.
4. During the months of November, December, and January of each year a discounted seasonal vacuum leaf collection rate may be offered as determined by resolution of the City Council.
D. Special Waste Collection: Special waste collection shall be facilitated through a call in scheduling basis. Collection shall be scheduled and set out in the following manner:
1. Owners and/or persons wishing to schedule a collection of their special waste shall notify the Office of the MES Manager of their need. The MES Manager will schedule a date for collection which normally will be no later than five (5) working days after notification.
2. White goods, appliances, and tires shall be free of other debris and refuse. Refrigerators, freezers and the like shall have the doors removed or tied shut to prevent persons from becoming trapped inside.
3. Furniture, lumber and other such items are not eligible for collection as special waste and shall be disposed of as refuse as detailed within this chapter.
4. When the City provides special waste collection services at the curbside the fee for collection shall be paid by purchasing and affixing the required number of City landscape and special waste collection stickers to the item(s) and placing them at the curbside for collection. The required number of landscape and special waste collection stickers for each item shall be set by resolution of the City Council. (Ord. 2017-24)