Each subscriber shall place his trash at the curb line, alley line or regular place of pick up, and shall provide for himself/herself and at his/her own expense the number of containers needed to properly dispose of his/her refuse.
Metal or plastic cans or barrels, with a maximum capacity of forty-five (45) gallons or fifty (50) pounds, and two (2) handles and a tightly-fitting lid, are considered to be authorized containers for trash.
Carts of capacity of ninety (90) or ninety five (95) gallons or less provided or approved by the City's Refuse Contractor are limited to the maximum capacity of forty-five (45) gallons or fifty (50) pounds.
The use of fifty-five (55) gallon drums are prohibited as refuse containers.
Sealed plastic bags, as purchased for Minimum Generator Service shall have a mil thickness of at least 1.5 and a maximum capacity of thirty (30) gallons or fifty (50) pounds. Plastic bags must be placed in a can or barrel for pickup. Plastic bags must be identifiable by the City's Refuse Contractor.
The City's Refuse Contractor shall tag all containers which are unauthorized or unserviceable, which do not have serviceable handles for lifting and carrying, which have holes in the bottom, or which are otherwise not suitable for use. These tags shall advise the subscriber of the reason why the container may not be used.
The subscriber shall properly wrap, bag or bundle refuse/ solid Waste, garbage, rubbish and trash before depositing it in collection containers. The City's Refuse Contractor shall not be required to collect animal wastes or disposable diapers unless they are wrapped in a moisture-proof material and are undetectable by odor.
Cardboard boxes will be acceptable containers for bulky or loose materials other than garbage; however, the City's Refuse Contractor may refuse to accept such boxes if they are overloaded or become wet. No cardboard box and contents shall exceed fifty (50) pounds or have a dimension greater than four (4) feet cubed.
Residents will be required to place all items for pick up at their regular place of pick up, unless alternative arrangements are made with the City's Refuse Contractors.
Each container placed at the curb or alley as designated above, and each other item set out for collection, shall be placed at the location no earlier than 7:00 p.m. of the day before collection. The containers shall be removed from the required designated location for pickup by 7:00 p.m. the day collection has taken place.
Yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, weeds, shrub trimmings, holidays trees and bushes, brush, branch and tree trimmings) shall be collected at proscribed times by the City or may be taken to the City's Yard Waste Transfer Site by the subscriber. Curb side pickup shall conform to the Director of Public Service's Rules and Regulations relating to Yard Waste.
(Ord. 2021-078. Passed 8-18-21.)