(A) Bulky waste.
(1) Items defined as bulky waste shall not be eligible for regular twice-weekly collection. The collection of these items must be scheduled in advance as a special pickup.
(2) Logs, large branches or stumps exceeding six inches in diameter shall be scheduled in advance and collected as a special brush pickup through the Forestry Section.
(B) Construction debris. Those items defined as construction debris shall not be eligible for a regular twice-weekly collection. The collection of construction debris must be scheduled in advance as a special pickup.
(C) Garbage or other refuse. All garbage, or other refuse, before being placed in garbage cans for collection, shall have drained from it all liquids and shall be placed in a plastic or paper trash bag.
(D) Recyclables. All recyclable materials shall be prepared as directed by the Sanitation Rules and Regulations. All recyclables must be placed in approved carts or bins.
(E) Yardwaste. Leaves and lawn clippings shall be deposited in biodegradable paper bags. Each biodegradable bag must have a city yard waste sticker affixed to it. Tree trimmings of less than six inches in diameter, hedge clippings and similar material shall be cut to a length not to exceed four feet in length and securely tied in bundles not to exceed two feet in thickness before being deposited on the parkway for collection. Each bundle must have a city yard waste sticker affixed to it. Christmas trees are pickup curbside on scheduled recycling days during the month of January. Trees must be cut in six-foot lengths, free of all lights and ornaments. Trees that are placed out for collection cannot be placed in plastic bags. Trees must be placed at the curb on the scheduled day by 7:00 a.m. and no more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled collection.
(F) Compliance. No garbage or other refuse shall be collected by the city’s collectors under any circumstances unless the materials to be collected are prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(Prior Code, § 18-8) (Ord. 91-59, passed 9-3-1991; Ord. 2015-56, passed 10-5-2015)