For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FAMILY DOMESTIC UNIT. Any single independent family unit, irrespective of the number of persons constituting the family, but shall not include a situation where more than one family lives together in any single residence or abode, but in such situation, each of the independent families shall be deemed and regarded as a separate and distinct family domestic unit. Each independent family unit living in a multiple dwelling residence, apartment house, or any type of residence (including mobile homes other than mobile homes in a licensed mobile home court) shall each be deemed a FAMILY DOMESTIC UNIT for the purposes of this chapter. A rooming house that supplies lodging only for hire and which does not serve meals to any lodgers and does not permit cooking and eating on the premises shall be deemed a FAMILY DOMESTIC UNIT for the purposes of this chapter.
GARBAGE. Solid and semisolid putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparing, cooking, storing, serving or consuming of food, or of material intended for use as food, and all offal, excluding useful industrial byproducts, from all public and private establishments and from all residences.
MULTI-FAMILY UNIT. A residential duplex to four-plex unit for the purpose of town garbage collection.
REFUSE. Putrescible and non-putrescible wastes, including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residues, street cleanings, market and industrial solid wastes, and sewage treatment wastes in dry or semisolid form.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid waste consisting of combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as ashes, paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, trees or portions of trees, or other litter with similar properties.
SCAVENGING. The unauthorized removal of an item(s) from a town-owned garbage can, recycling can, roll-off container, or solid waste property, including the landfill and material recovery facility.
YARD WASTE. Natural, non-putrescible solid vegetation waste produced by commercial or private residential landscaping activities. The waste shall include lawn cuttings, lawn rakings, branches, trees, garden waste, and other similar waste vegetative material, all free of other debris or rubbish.
(Ord. passed 6-19-2018)
The town shall contract for all residential garbage and trash collection within the town including single-family or multi-family, up to and including 4-plex units; residents receiving garbage service are required to utilize the contracted service provider through the municipality. All residents of single family residences and multi-family units within the town receiving town garbage service shall pay the charges and fees specified in resolution and shall comply with the following rules and regulations pertaining to the collection of trash and garbage.
(A) Residents of the town, subject to this chapter, shall comply with collection approved by the town in the manner which follows:
(1) All residents of the town and each family unit (single through 4-plex) who are subject to this chapter shall be issued one collection container by the contracted service provider.
(2) Each family unit (single through 4-plex) shall have one collection container for garbage unless a request is submitted at town hall.
(3) Only garbage service provided collection containers shall be allowed for use.
(4) All requirements of the garbage service provider shall be followed.
(5) If the container is stored outside, it shall be kept so as to protect the container and its content from animals. Garbage placed in the containers shall be bagged and tied to prevent blowing during collection. Loose garbage placed in the container is prohibited.
(6) Residents should place the collection containers in a location suitable and readily accessible for collection by the collection truck no later than 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Containers shall be removed from the curb within 24 hours of being emptied.
(B) Residents of the town are responsible for picking up trash and garbage from tipped containers.
(C) If a collection container becomes unusable due to damages resulting from causes other than the collection truck, the resident shall be responsible for purchasing a new container from the service provider.
(Ord. passed 6-19-2018)
Yard waste collection is limited to residents who live within municipal town limits. Yard waste will not be collected for disposal, it must be delivered without any container to the yard waste disposal containers located on 1st Street. No yard waste shall be commingled with any trash, rubbish, infectious or hazardous waste, or other non-yard waste materials.
(Ord. passed 6-19-2018; Ord. passed 12-20-2022)
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