After July 1, 1996, no City of Fort Wayne resident shall dispose of vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance or land-clearing to any solid waste landfill.
(A) Leaves are prohibited from the landfill. In the fall, leaves cannot be placed out with the garbage for collection, loose or in biodegradable lawn bags. Leaves will be collected by the city Street Department loose or in biodegradable paper lawn bags during the fall collection season.
(B) Beginning January 1, 2000, vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance may be set out for garbage collection. Grass clippings and other vegetative matter must be containerized in biodegradable paper lawn bags or refuse storage containers. Tree branches must be cut to three feet in length and placed in refuse storage containers or bundled with string or twine. Bundles cannot exceed 60 pounds in weight. Individual limbs cannot exceed three inches in diameter.
(Ord. G-19-96, passed 8-13-96; Am. Ord. G-38-07, passed 12-18-07) Penalty, see § 50.99