A. Responsibility: No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any solid waste container which is serviced by the city any "prohibited substance" as defined in this article. The city manager may, by special agreement, contract to haul prohibited substances when placed in special containers and clearly labeled. Unless the city manager has contracted by special agreement to haul the prohibited substances, it is the responsibility of the generator of such substances to ensure their removal.
B. Construction Waste: "Construction and demolition waste", as defined in this article, shall not be placed in solid waste containers. Removal of construction waste shall be the responsibility of the owner of the real property upon which such waste is generated. Roll-off containers shall be required by the city for construction and demolition materials generated on residential properties, remodeling and similar construction projects whether the work is performed by a property owner or licensed contractor.
C. Unacceptable Materials: Unacceptable materials will not be collected under this article and may subject the producer to a fine under this article. It will be the generator's responsibility to ensure the removal of unacceptable materials. Unacceptable material may be removed by the city at the generator's expense as set forth in this article. Unacceptable material may be collected through special collection events that are periodically scheduled by the city manager, or the manager's designee.
D. Prohibited Materials: The following materials are unacceptable for contained solid waste collection as described in this article:
1. Improperly Prepared Materials: Improperly prepared materials is any acceptable material that is not properly prepared for collection. "Improperly prepared for collection" shall include otherwise acceptable materials which are set out for collection at the wrong time or in the wrong place.
2. Automotive Parts: Automotive parts shall be acceptable. "Automotive parts" includes any part or combination of parts of any kind of motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, batteries, seats, engines, fuel tanks, doors, auto glass, and upholstery.
3. Soil, Rock, Masonry And Other Similar Materials: Soil, rock, masonry, sod, gravel, cement, concrete, masonry blocks, bricks, tile or any other similar materials shall be unacceptable.
4. Gardening And Landscape Business Waste: No landscapers, tree trimmers, lawn maintenance businesses or similar operators may dispose of yard waste or any other solid waste in solid waste containers unless the waste is generated solely from the grounds of the property and the property owner or manager has approved such disposal.
5. Fire Hazards: No hot ashes, hot cinders, burning matter, loose sawdust, flammable or volatile liquids, or any other material which presents a fire hazard shall be acceptable.
6. Hazardous Material: Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which is designated by the U.S. environmental protection agency or appropriate agency of the state of Arizona to be hazardous, as that term is defined by or pursuant to federal or state law. Hazardous material includes, but is not limited to, herbicides, pesticides, explosives, medical wastes except household medical waste as allowed by this article, and radioactive, toxic, flammable or corrosive materials.
8. Contaminated Materials: Contaminated materials. (Ord. 15-848, 11-23-2015)