(A) Preparation of garbage and commercial refuse for collection containers. The following rules and regulations shall govern the accumulation of garbage and commercial refuse.
(1) Containers. The Enterprise shall provide containers for curbside residential, on-site commercial and onsite industrial garbage and commercial refuse collection, except as prohibited elsewhere in this chapter.
(a) Residential containers. Each household paying the approved fees shall be provided with one mobile container of a capacity of one-half cubic yard or as determined by the Enterprise as being the most cost efficient to the Enterprise. Each mobile container will be assigned to a street address and remain there unless ordered moved by the General Manager. Additional containers may be provided to residents for which an additional fee may be charged if approved by the General Manager. The Enterprise shall provide containers to any residents exempted from curbside collection by the General Manager for any reasons of health or age. Exempted residents will be provided backyard collection service.
(b) Commercial and industrial containers. The Enterprise shall furnish to commercial and industrial customers, paying the approved fees, containers of a type compatible with the Enterprise’s collection equipment and of a size determined by the Enterprise to be the most cost effective for the customer and the Enterprise.
(2) Container maintenance. The Enterprise shall be responsible for maintaining all containers in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations. Containers damaged through customer abuse shall be repaired or replaced by the Enterprise at the customer’s expense.
(3) Containers covered. All containers shall be kept covered except when being emptied or filled.
(4) Container location. All containers for each premises shall be set out together at a designated collection point no earlier than the day prior to the day of collection by the Enterprise. In no event shall the container capacities exceed two cubic yards on any day of collection. The designated collection point must be approved by the General Manager or his or her representative. In the interest of accessibility, public health or safety to the public or Enterprise employees, the General Manager may order the designated collection point changed. It shall be the property owner’s responsibility to maintain in good condition the designated collection point.
(5) Removal of garbage. No person shall remove any garbage, commercial refuse or trash from the designated containers without the consent of the property owner or occupant, except Enterprise employees.
(6) Scattering of garbage. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any garbage, commercial refuse or trash on any public or private property that is not placed in the proper container.
(B) Garbage and commercial refuse collection and disposal. The following rules are established pertaining to the collection and disposal of garbage and commercial refuse within the city.
(1) Enterprise’s authority and responsibility.
(a) All garbage and refuse generated in the city shall be the property of the Enterprise, which is responsible for its collection and disposal. The General Manager may authorize properly certified individuals and/or firms to perform specialized collection and disposal functions in order to comply with state and federal solid waste regulations and meet certain state or federal solid waste goals. The General Manager may establish an application process to facilitate the decision making process. Any decision of the General Manager with regard to an application may be appealed to the Enterprise, if done so within 14 calendar days of receiving the decision by filing the request in writing with the Enterprise office.
(b) The Enterprise shall maintain a collection service of sufficient size and capability to provide adequate and timely collection of garbage and commercial refuse.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or firm, except the Enterprise, to engage in or conduct any collection of garbage and commercial refuse within the city’s corporate limits without special written permission from the Enterprise, acting by and through its General Manager. Any individual or firm providing such service without proper consent shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to a civil penalty as established herein. Collection at each premises shall constitute separate offenses.
(d) Properly permitted individuals and/or firms are authorized to collect and dispose of hazardous wastes if properly licensed to conduct business in the City of Hopkinsville.
(2) Customer’s responsibilities.
(a) All garbage and commercial refuse to be collected shall be placed in the approved container. Garbage and commercial refuse not in approved containers may not be collected.
(b) For curbside collection, all mobile containers must be at the curb before 7:00 a.m. on collection day. All mobile containers shall be removed from the curb by 8:00 p.m. of the collection day.
(c) For backyard collection, containers will be collected only from the designated collection point on collection day. Any containers not in the designated collection point by 7:00 a.m. of the collection day may be passed by the Enterprise until the next scheduled collection.
(C) Trash and building material collection. The following rules are established pertaining to the collection and disposal of trash and building material within the city.
(1) The Enterprise shall maintain a collection service of sufficient size and capability to provide adequate and timely collection of trash.
(2) All trash, household goods and furniture shall be set out together at a designated collection point no earlier than the day prior to the day of collection by the Enterprise. For purposes of this section, household goods shall include, but not be limited to, furniture, clothing, appliances, carpet, drapes and mattresses. Except as provided in division (C)(4) below, any loose material, such as lawn clippings, shall be bagged by the owner before placement at the designated collection point. Limbs may be collected separately from other trash, based on the availability of crews and equipment. Limbs larger than six inches in diameter shall be cut into 18-inch or shorter lengths and stacked separately.
(3) Except for limbs, no more than two cubic yards (six feet by three feet by three feet) of building material or trash, shall be placed at the designated collection point for any regular collection day at owner occupied residential properties. No business, landlord or contractor shall place any building material, garbage, limbs or household goods at a designated residential collection site.
(4) During the fall of each year at times designated by the Enterprise, loose leaves will be collected by the Enterprise at the owner’s curbside. During this leaf collection period, an owner shall not be required to bag leaves for collection. No owner shall place leaves for collection in the street or on a sidewalk. All weekly trash collection will be suspended during this leaf collection period, and an owner shall be prohibited from placing trash at the designated collection point.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person or firm, except pursuant to temporary collection service permits, to engage in or conduct any collection of trash or building material within the city’s corporate limits. Any individual or firm providing the service without proper consent shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to a civil penalty as established herein. Collection at each premises shall constitute a separate offense.
(D) Disposal service.
(1) The Enterprise shall maintain or have access to a facility for disposal of garbage, commercial refuse, building material and trash generated within the city’s corporate limits. All garbage, commercial refuse, building material and trash generated within the city shall be disposed of at the designated facility. Operation of a facility by the city shall be under the control and direction of the Enterprise.
(2) Disposal of any garbage, commercial refuse, building material or trash at the city’s facility must be authorized by the Enterprise and done in accordance with adopted guidelines and in compliance with any applicable state or federal regulations. Any persons residing outside or firm located outside the corporate limits of the city can be denied permission to use the facility, which shall be reserved primarily for the use of the city and its citizens.
(3) Fees for using the disposal facility shall be established and shall be of sufficient amount to defray the yearly operating costs of the facility.
(E) Rate schedule.
(1) Collection service utilization and payment.
(a) Each residence, apartment building, office building, commercial establishment, industrial location or other garbage or commercial refuse generating site within the city’s corporate limits shall be provided with garbage and commercial refuse collection service and charged a fee consistent with the below rate schedule.
(b) Fees established for garbage and commercial refuse collection are to be based primarily on volume and frequency of collection. The minimum fees shall be set forth in the below rate schedule. However, the Department is authorized to levy additional regular charges for special collection problems relating to weight, classification, distance, manpower requirements or other unusual and extraordinary circumstances caused by the customer.
(c) Billing for garbage collection shall be done on a monthly basis and may be included on other billings sent out by city agencies.
(2) Rates. Garbage and trash collection rates are established to be charged as follows:
(a) Minimum garbage and trash collection rates.
Minimum Classification | Monthly Rate |
Apartments | $25.00 each |
Economy | $16.44 each effective July 1, 2022 $20.71 each effective July 1, 2023 $25.00 each effective July 1, 2024 |
Residences utilizing 95-gallon container | $25.00 each |
(b) Commercial refuse.
1. Personal cans (32 gallon to 96 gallon).
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | ||||
Up to 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | ||||
Up to 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
4 | $16.21 | $20.26 | $24.31 | $28.36 | $32.41 |
8 | $32.42 | $40.52 | $48.62 | $56.72 | $64.82 |
12 | $48.63 | $60.78 | $72.93 | $85.08 | $97.23 |
16 | $64.84 | $81.04 | $97.24 | $113.44 | $129.64 |
20 | $81.05 | $101.30 | $121.55 | $141.80 | $162.05 |
24 | $97.26 | $121.56 | $145.86 | $170.16 | $194.46 |
2. Commercial cart (96 gallon).
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
4 | $23.56 | $47.12 | $70.68 | $94.24 | $117.80 | $141.36 |
8 | $47.12 | $94.24 | $141.36 | $188.48 | $235.60 | $282.72 |
12 | $70.68 | $141.36 | $212.04 | $282.72 | $353.40 | $424.08 |
16 | $84.24 | $188.48 | $282.72 | $376.96 | $471.20 | $565.44 |
20 | $117.80 | $235.60 | $353.40 | $471.20 | $589.00 | $706.80 |
24 | $141.36 | $282.76 | $424.08 | $565.44 | $706.80 | $848.16 |
3. Two cubic yard container.
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
4 | $43.13 | $86.26 | $128.77 | $172.52 | $215.65 | $258.78 |
8 | $86.26 | $172.52 | $258.78 | $345.05 | $431.31 | $517.57 |
12 | $128.77 | $313.30 | $386.31 | $515.09 | $643.86 | $772.63 |
16 | $172.52 | $345.05 | $517.47 | $690.18 | $862.62 | $1,035.15 |
20 | $215.65 | $431.31 | $646.96 | $862.62 | $1,078.28 | $1,293.93 |
24 | $258.78 | $517.57 | $776.36 | $1,035.15 | $1,293.93 | $1,552.72 |
4. Four cubic yard container.
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
4 | $86.27 | $172.54 | $258.82 | $345.09 | $431.36 | $517.64 |
8 | $172.54 | $345.06 | $517.64 | $690.18 | $862.73 | $1,035.28 |
12 | $258.49 | $516.98 | $775.48 | $1,033.97 | $1,292.46 | $1,550.96 |
16 | $345.09 | $390.18 | $1,035.28 | $1,380.37 | $1,725.47 | $2,070.56 |
20 | $431.36 | $862.73 | $1,294.10 | $1,725.47 | $2,156.83 | $2,588.20 |
24 | $517.64 | $1,035.28 | $1,552.92 | $2,070.56 | $2,588.20 | $3,105.84 |
5. Six cubic yard container.
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
4 | $129.40 | $258.80 | $388.21 | $517.61 | $647.02 | $776.42 |
8 | $258.80 | $517.61 | $776.42 | $1,035.23 | $1,294.04 | $1,552.85 |
12 | $388.21 | $776.42 | $1,164.64 | $1,552.85 | $1,941.07 | $2,329.28 |
16 | $517.61 | $1,035.23 | $1,552.85 | $2,070.47 | $2,588.09 | $3,105.71 |
20 | $647.02 | $1,294.04 | $1,941.07 | $2,588.09 | $3,235.12 | $3,882.14 |
24 | $796.42 | $1,52.85 | $2,329.28 | $3,105.71 | $3,882.14 | $4,658.57 |
6. Eight cubic yard container.
Number of Pickups Per Month | Number of Containers Per Customer | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | $172.54 | $345.09 | $517.64 |
8 | $345.09 | $690.18 | $975.00 |
12 | $517.64 | $1,035.28 | $1,500.00 |
16 | $690.18 | $1,350.00 | $2,070.56 |
20 | $862.73 | $1,725.47 | $2,588.20 |
(c) Roll off container.
1. Transport fee. All roll off containers will be charged $165 per haul, plus landfill charge. Each roll off will be charged $1 per day, rental fee.
2. Waste disposal fee. A flat rate of $40 per ton with a $3 minimum charge at the landfill.
3. Green waste disposal fee:
a. Green waste will be collected from residential properties within the city at no additional charge provided the customer is in good standing with the Enterprise.
b. All other customers are subject to the following fees: A flat rate of $45 per ton plus a $3 minimum charge for transfer station fees.
4. Appliance disposal fee:
a. Appliances, such as, but not limited to, washers, dryers, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, heating and air conditioning units, hot water heaters and water coolers will be collected from residential properties within the city subject to a $15 fee. To be collected, appliances must be placed on the curb of the property in the same location as trash and/or garbage containers; and
b. Appliances will be received during normal operating hours at the landfill subject to a $15 fee.
5. Move-out/cleanup and container delivery fees:
a. The Enterprise establishes a special move-out/cleanup fee of the cost of one ton average weight. This service is only available to vacant residential properties without garbage service; and
b. The Enterprise establishes a container delivery fee of $5 per container to deliver containers to residential customers.
6. For all waste disposal fees as herein above described in division (E)(2)(c)2 and all green waste disposal fees as herein above described in division (E)(2)(c)3, a volume discount fee per customer is provided as follows:
Tonnage
0 through 100 tons per calendar month = $40 per ton
101 through 200 tons per month = $34 per ton
201 through 300 tons per month = $29 per ton
301 tons and all over per month = $25 per ton
Monthly waste disposal tonnage per calendar month and green waste tonnage per calendar month may be combined by the same customer to receive the volume discount fee as set forth herein.
(3) The foregoing rates are based on average waste types, volumes, weight and pickup frequency. The Department is authorized under this section to vary from these minimum rates when and if weight, volume, type and pickup frequency or other unusual factors deviate from the average service.
(4) Upon approval of the Hopkinsville Solid Waste Enterprise Board, the collection and/or disposal fees, excluding environmental remediation fees, may be waived for government agencies, churches and other non-profit organizations.
(Ord. 25-98, passed 12-29-1998; Ord. 36-2001, passed 2-19-2002; Ord. 13-2003, passed 9-2-2003; Ord. 25-2003, passed 12-16-2003; Ord. 29-2004, passed 12-21-2004; Ord. 34-2006, passed 9-5-2006; Ord. 05-2012, passed 4-17-2012; Ord. 06-2012, passed 8-7-2012; Ord. 06-2019, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 19-2021, passed 9-7-2021)