Weekly collections are to be made under the following conditions:
(A) Approved containers required. All units shall set out solid waste and recycling for collection by the contractor, or approved subcontractor, in approved containers.
(1) Responsibility for containers. The contractor shall retain ownership of all approved containers. Damaged, or lost, approved containers shall be replaced with the costs of replacement to be billed to the customer, unless the damage, or loss, is caused by the contractor. If a resident fails to return an approved container upon moving from a residential unit, the resident shall be billed for the replacement of the approved container.
(2) Non-recycling. Non-recyclables shall not be placed in the approved container for recycling.
(B) Location. All solid waste and recycling shall be placed at a location by 6:00 a.m. on the designated weekly collection day that is readily accessible to the contractor’s personnel.
(1) Residential waste and recycling. Residential waste and recycling shall be placed at a single collection point within six feet of the curb, or at another approved location. Scavenging of recycling materials placed at the curb in approved containers shall not be permitted.
(2) Commercial waste and industrial waste. Solid waste shall be kept on the premises in approved containers, and placed at a single collection point in a place near the street or alley, readily accessible to the collection vehicles.
(3) Accessibility. The contract shall provide front porch, or house line, service to any resident age 65, or older, or who has a documented disability that makes the placement of the approved containers on the curbside difficult.
(C) Residential solid waste and recycling collection frequency. The contractor shall collect, one time per week, on a set schedule, the residential waste for each residential unit that is placed in a provided container, as set forth herein. Provided containers shall be placed by the resident of a unit in a location that is readily accessible to the contractor and its collection equipment, not to exceed six feet from the curb, or edge, of the travel portion of the street, road, or alley, and not to be located in a manner that will block the driveway or mailbox, or otherwise inhibit proper servicing. The contractor shall not be required to collect any residential waste that is not placed in a provided container, any residential waste from a provided container that is overloaded, or a provided container that is not properly placed curbside.
(D) Holidays. There shall be no residential waste, or recycling, collection on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The collection of residential waste, or recycling, for days which fall on a holiday, or on days of inclement weather where collection is not possible, shall occur on the earliest possible day as set forth by the contractor.
(2021-17, passed 6-28-2021)