The collection and disposal of all residential garbage, commercial garbage, trash, refuse, construction debris and industrial waste in the city, whether private or public, shall be under the supervision of the Code Enforcement Officers.
(A) All normal accumulations of residential garbage, residential refuse and residential trash generated at residential dwelling structures will be collected by the city or its designee. Industrial waste, debris, commercial garbage and all garbage and refuse generated at locations that are not residential dwelling structures shall be disposed of by the owner. Residential dwelling structures will be the only structures with trash collection by the city because nonresidential structures are exclusively commercial enterprises, the cost of trash collection is a reasonable business expense for the enterprises, and the city has determined that tax revenue required for trash collections for nonresidential structures would be unreasonably high. Although rental buildings with 4 units or less are also commercial in nature in regard to the land owner, the cost to the city for trash collection for same is reasonable.
(B) Commercial garbage and industrial waste shall be stored and collected in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Public Works.
(C) Citizens at residential dwelling structures are encouraged to avail themselves of the city recycling program. The city or its designee, concurrently with the collection and disposal of residential garbage, trash and refuse, also will collect recyclables at residential dwelling structures. Recyclables include the following:
(1) Newspapers and inserts, office and copy paper, junk mail, telephone books, paper bags, computer paper and other papers (but not contaminated paper, soiled napkins, carbon paper or envelopes with plastic windows);
(2) Magazines and catalogs;
(3) Green, brown and clear glass (but not pyrex, light bulbs, plate glass, drinking glasses, ceramics, auto glass, tempered glass or mirrors);
(4) Aluminum, steel, tin and bi-metal cans (but not cans that have contained pesticides, herbicides or paint, aluminum foil, disposable aluminum plates or pie tins);
(5) All #1 and #2 plastics (but not #1 and #2 plastic that contained motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides or herbicides, plastic lids, polystyrene, plastic wrap or plastic bags);
(6) Household dry-cell batteries (but not lead-acid batteries, such as those used in automobiles, motorcycles, lawnmowers, boats and the like); and
(7) Corrugated cardboard and paperboard boxes such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes or beverage cartons (but not waxed boxes, pizza boxes or other contaminated boxes).
(1979 Code, § 99.03) (Ord. 4217, passed 9-11-1995; Am. Ord. 5076, passed 12-3-2007
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