The following regulations shall govern the preparation of refuse for collection and disposal.
(A) Garbage. All garbage and refuse shall have the liquid drained therefrom, and shall be wrapped in paper, plastic, or other like material before it is placed in the container for collection. Ashes and cinders shall be placed in a separate container provided for that purpose, and no ashes shall be deposited in any container until they are cold. Containers which fail to have a top, as required in this article, or which become rusted or broken, and therefore are unable to contain garbage and refuse in a satisfactory manner, shall not be used.
(B) Rubbish. All rubbish shall be drained of liquid before being deposited for collection.
(C) Trimmings. Tree trimmings, hedge clippings, and similar materials shall be cut to a length not to exceed eight feet, and a diameter of no more than eight inches, and shall be hand placed at the edge of the yard with the cut end towards the road for easy pickup. Trunk cut lengths shall not exceed three feet in length. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, or allow to be placed, any tree or shrubbery trimmings on any streets or sidewalks in the town so as to obstruct free passage of persons and vehicles thereon.
(D) Yard waste.
(1) Tree limbs, brush, shrubbery, cuttings, leaves, and other yard refuse will be collected without charge so long as the amount does not exceed 18 cubic yards in a one week (seven days) time span. All yard debris/refuse must have originated on site, and be place within five feet of the street/sidewalk. At no time can yard debris/refuse be placed in the street or on the sidewalk. By placing debris/refuse out for collection, the citizens/property owner agrees to hold the town harmless for any minor damage to their yard and/or property as a direct result of removing the yard debris/refuse. Any collection above and beyond the 18 cubic yard threshold will be collected on a first come, first serve basis. Nothing in this article would prohibit any citizens/property owner from hiring contractors for removal of yard debris/refuse at their own expense.
(2) Property owners may rent a dumpster from the town, when available, to dispose of larger accumulations. No stumps will be picked up.
(E) Special bulk collection of loose matter. Any property owner desiring special bulk collections of loose matter not in closed containers, or tied in bundles, may request a special collection for which a charge will be made. If sufficient workforce and equipment is/are available, town personnel are authorized to make such special collections; provided, the person making the request agrees to pay for the labor and equipment used at the rate adopted, from time to time, by the Town Council. Alternately, property owners may rent a dumpster from the town, when available, to dispose of special bulk collections.
(F) Large rocks, tree trunks, tree stumps, tree limbs, construction, and demolition debris. No large rocks, tree trunks, tree limbs of more than eight feet in length, or any other heavy objects shall be collected by the town. No waste construction and demolition debris structures under construction or recently completed. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the town will collect construction and demolition debris if:
(1) The debris was generated by a home owner working on his or her own home; or
(2) If the debris fits within the size limitations set forth in this subsection (F) and subsection (D) above.
(G) Special collections. Material to be collected by special collections shall be placed in neat piles and so located that such refuse can be easily loaded on trucks for disposal. Materials shall not block sidewalks or roadways.
(H) Limitations on town pickup. Any person or business requiring regular pickup of more than three 55-gallon garbage cans of solid waste, or an amount of equivalent thereto, must contract with a private solid waste collector for pickup.
(I) Recycling. Materials to be recycled shall be placed in receptacles provided by the town, and shall be subject to such requirements and limitations as the town may impose.
(Ord. 16-92, passed 8-3-1992; Ord. 33-2003, passed 11-3-2003; Ord. 4-2006, passed 2-6-2006; Ord. 30-2014, passed 8-4-2014)