CHAPTER 957
Garbage and Refuse

957.01   Definitions.

957.02   Duty to remove garbage and offal.

957.03   Contracts for disposal of garbage; bond.

957.04   Storage regulated.

957.05   Receptacles required.

957.06   Hauling of garbage, offal and rubbish.

957.07   Collector’s compensation.

957.99   Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

   Contracts with county garbage and rubbish disposal districts - see Ohio R.C. 343.08

   Collection and disposal of garbage - see Ohio R.C. 715.43, 717.01

   Employment of scavengers - see Ohio R.C. 3707.39

   Disposal and transportation upon public ways - see Ohio R.C. 3736.20 et seq.

   Vehicle loads dropping, sifting, leaking - see TRAF. 339.08

   Littering - see GEN. OFF. 521.08

957.01 DEFINITIONS.

   (a)   “Garbage and offal” means all refuse and waste of animals, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, which accumulated in the use and preparation of food for the table, that has been discarded and abandoned and is no longer of value to the owner for ordinary purposes of domestic consumption. The term also includes all refuse matter arising from the dealing in or storing of such substances.

   (b)   “Refuse matter” means only such matter as was either in fact noxious or has been refused and abandoned by its owner as worthless.

   (c)   “Rubbish” means dirt, chips, shavings, bottles, broken glass, crocker, tin, cast or wooden ware, shoes, cans, boxes, rags, dead weeds, paper, circulars, handbills, boots, ashes or any other litter or trash whatsoever. It does not include branches of trees or leaves.

(Ord. 421. Passed 6-18-51.)

957.02 DUTY TO REMOVE GARBAGE AND OFFAL.

   Each person, firm or corporation producing or having garbage or offal shall remove the same, or cause it to be removed by persons properly authorized to the place permitted or provided for by the Municipality, at times and in the manner prescribed herein.

   (a)   Residential collections must be made once each week and on the same day of the week, as near as possible, in the period commencing May 1 and ending September 30. Collections shall be made once in each uniform period of ten days from October 1 to April 30, and during such period, rubbish shall be collected when such service is required.

   (b)    The commercial collections shall be from any and all restaurants, hotels, public eating places and other mercantile establishments handling perishable food supplies daily or as necessary during the period from May 1 to September 30 and at least three times each week from October 1 to April 30. During the entire year collection shall be made as may be necessary, but frequently enough to remove the hazard of fire.
(Ord. 421. Passed 6-18-51.)