For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BIN. A watertight metal or heavy plastic receptacle with a hinged plastic lid and a capacity of between one and eight cubic yards, designed or intended to be mechanically dumped into a packer type truck.
BRUSH. Trimmings from shrubs, trees or other woody plants.
BUNDLED. The bringing together of items that are no more than five feet in length and the combined weight of which is no more than 50 pounds. Brush bundles must be bound with twine or other biodegradable tie, not wire or plastic. No single piece of brush shall be over five inches in diameter.
CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS. Commonly used or discarded materials removed from construction, remodeling, repair, renovation or demolition operation on any pavement, house commercial building, or other structure, or from landscaping. Such materials include, but are not limited to, dirt, sand, rock, bricks, plaster, gypsum wallboard, aluminum, glass, asphalt material, plastic pipe, roofing material, carpeting, concrete, wood, masonry, trees, remnants of new construction materials, including paper, plastic, carpet scraps, wood scraps, scrap metal, building materials, and packaging.
DEBRIS. Material that is incapable of immediately performing the function for which it was designed, including but not limited to: the remains of something broken down, apparently abandoned to the elements, destroyed or collections of equipment which are missing parts, not complete in appearance and in an obvious state of disrepair, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, which has been stored, abandoned or otherwise disposed of improperly.
DWELLING UNIT. A single unit, with separate access for each unit, providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
GARBAGE. Waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food and wastes resulting from the handling, storage or sale of produce.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Waste, in any amount, which is defined, characterized or designated as HAZARDOUS WASTE by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, or other federal or state law. It may include lead acid batteries, mercury, motor oil, paint (when still in liquid form), paint thinner, propane gas and used tires.
OVERSIZED ITEM. Any item that is either: greater than 50 pounds in weight; does not fit in a receptacle; is greater than five feet in length or is unable to be bundled. OVERSIZED ITEMS shall include items such as white goods and household furniture. OVERSIZED ITEMS shall not include collections of equipment, boats, boat trailers and vehicles or large automotive parts thereof, such as engines or toppers, large chunks of concrete, large amounts of bricks, assembled playground equipment, assembled storage sheds or similar materials.
OVERSIZED WASTE STICKER. An adhesive backed sticker with a logo imprinted by the city or the city’s waste hauling contractor, and required to be attached to each oversized item placed on the terrace for collection, unless during established clean up days.
PRIVATE SOLID WASTE HAULER. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the removal of solid waste, and any other materials which are collected and disposed of, from any location within the city not covered by either an exclusive collection contract between the city and a contracted waste hauler, or a franchise agreement between the city and a franchised hauler. Receptacles used in conjunction with a PRIVATE SOLID WASTE HAULER are not permitted to be placed upon a city terrace.
RECEPTACLE. All containers used for the deposit of ashes, brush, debris, garbage, trash or yard waste. Containers shall be galvanized or noncorrodible metal or plastic, rodent- and insect-proof, waterproof and of a suitable gauge and construction to ensure durability, equipped with a tight-fitting cover and handles so that they may be lifted, wheeled or carried by one person. Durable plastic bags, securely fastened, may also be used. Yard waste and brush may be contained in heavy duty, kraft paper bags designed for yard waste and brush collection. No such container shall exceed 50 pounds loaded weight, unless the container is designed and equipped to be hydraulically lifted by a waste disposal vehicle and approved for that use by the city and its waste hauling contractor. Cardboard boxes, paper sacks, truck beds, wagons and trailers are not proper RECEPTACLES. When being used on a construction site, truck beds and trailers may be considered RECEPTACLES.
RECEPTACLE, RECYCLING. A watertight heavy plastic receptacle with a rated capacity of approximately 64 or 96 gallons, having a hinged, tight-fitting lid, and two wheels.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. Items which have post-consumer use or value, including but not limited to the following: paper (newspaper, magazines, kraft paper, mixed paper, paperback books and phone books), glass, steel and bi-metal cans, aluminum cans, #1 polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) plastics (such as soda and juice bottles) and #2 high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastics (such as milk jugs, water and laundry detergent bottles); #3 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or vinyl) plastic (such as vegetable oil bottles); #4 Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastic (squeezable bottles, such as mustard or honey); #5 Polypropylene (PP) plastic (such as ketchup and medicine bottles); and #7 Other plastic (such as certain types of food containers.
REFUSE. All ashes, debris, garbage, trash, oversized items and other wastes. Yard waste, brush, hazardous waste and recyclable materials are not REFUSE.
SOLID WASTE. All refuse, yard waste, recyclable materials and any other materials, which are collected for disposal and/or processing.
TERRACE. The area between the property line and the curb or, in the absence of a curb, between the property line and the nearest edge of the street paving.
TRASH. Combustible materials, including but not limited to scrap lumber, old rope, rags, paper, newspaper, magazines, plastic or paper containers or other packaging material, bedding, carpeting, padding, cartons, boxes, barrels, broken toys; noncombustible materials, including but not limited to metals, empty bottles of different kinds and sizes, tin cans, broken toys, metal furniture, roofing shingles, plumbing fixtures and piping, upholstered furniture, dirt, rock, bricks and pieces of concrete, glass, rubber, crockery or other mineral waste deposited, left, discarded or scattered, that may become a breeding place for insects, rodents or vermin, or that may give off unpleasant odors or create a health or fire hazard where located.
WHITE GOODS. Appliances, including stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and any appliance commonly used for household purposes.
YARD WASTE (GREEN WASTE). Any vegetative matter resulting from normal yard and landscaping maintenance that is not more than five feet in its longest dimension or five inches in diameter and weighs no more than 50 pounds. GREEN WASTE includes, but is not limited to, plant debris such as grass clippings, leaves, prunings, weeds, branches, brush, undecorated Christmas trees, and other forms of vegetative waste.
(1990 Code, § 24-3) (Ord. 06-3131, passed 5-15-2006; Ord. 12-3371, passed 11-19-2012; Ord. 22-3684, passed 11-7-2022)