(a) Nonresidential and Residential with Containers. The City shall charge each school, church, industry, commercial establishment, place of business or other nonresidential building, or multifamily dwelling of four units or more that has assigned approved container collection of one cubic yard or larger on the basis and at the rate as follows:
(1) Container charges (monthly).
A. Effective until January 1, 2025, the amount billed per container per month shall be at the rate of five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) per cubic yard, per week:
Volume | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 cubic yard | $22.00 | $44.00 | $66.00 | $88.00 | $110.00 | $132.00 |
2 cubic yards | 44.00 | 88.00 | 132.00 | 176.00 | 220.00 | 264.00 |
3 cubic yards | 66.00 | 132.00 | 198.00 | 264.00 | 330.00 | 396.00 |
4 cubic yards | 88.00 | 176.00 | 264.00 | 352.00 | 440.00 | 528.00 |
5 cubic yards | 110.00 | 220.00 | 330.00 | 440.00 | 550.00 | 660.00 |
6 cubic yards | 132.00 | 264.00 | 396.00 | 528.00 | 660.00 | 792.00 |
7 cubic yards | 154.00 | 308.00 | 462.00 | 616.00 | 770.00 | 924.00 |
8 cubic yards | 176.00 | 352.00 | 528.00 | 704.00 | 880.00 | 1056.00 |
B. Effective for bills due after January 1, 2025 the amount billed per container, per month shall be at the rate of five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) per cubic yard, per week for all containers four (4) cubic yards and more and the amount billed per container, per month shall be at the rate of seven dollars ($7.00) per cubic yard for containers smaller than four (4) cubic yards:
Volume | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 cubic yard | $28.00 | $56.00 | $84.00 | $112.00 | $140.00 | $168.00 |
2 cubic yards | 56.00 | 112.00 | 168.00 | 224.00 | 280.00 | 330.00 |
3 cubic yards | 84.00 | 168.00 | 252.00 | 336.00 | 420.00 | 504.00 |
4 cubic yards | 88.00 | 176.00 | 264.00 | 352.00 | 440.00 | 528.00 |
5 cubic yards | 110.00 | 220.00 | 330.00 | 440.00 | 550.00 | 660.00 |
6 cubic yards | 132.00 | 264.00 | 396.00 | 528.00 | 660.00 | 792.00 |
7 cubic yards | 154.00 | 308.00 | 462.00 | 616.00 | 770.00 | 924.00 |
8 cubic yards | 176.00 | 352.00 | 528.00 | 704.00 | 880.00 | 1056.00 |
Containers of a size not specified shall be charged at a rate prorated in the manner prescribed above.
(2) Additional hourly charges shall be assessed to customers for failure to provide City workers reasonable access to rubbish or garbage to be collected or in any other way impeding the process of efficient collection. Time shall be assessed at a rate of four (4) times the current hourly MEO pay rate, rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) All container deliveries and container charges are subject to a fee of the current hourly MEO pay rate, rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Cardboard Collection shall be charged at one half (1/2) of the trash/rubbish rate.
(b) Residential and Nonresidential Without Container Collection.
(1) Effective until July 1, 2024. A minimum monthly pick-up charge of sixteen dollars ($16.00) per dwelling unit as defined by Section 941.01(a)(3) shall apply to all multifamily residential accounts of three (3) units or less and to all nonresidential accounts that are not serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or more. Multi-family residential accounts of four (4) units or larger have the option of installing an approved collection container according to the plans and specifications on file from the Director of Service. All accounts that are serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or larger shall be billed according to the container charges as defined in subsection (a)(l) hereof.
(2) Effective for bills due after July 1, 2024 and before July 1, 2025. A minimum monthly pick-up charge of eighteen dollars ($18.00) per dwelling unit as defined by Section 941.01(a)(3) shall apply to all multifamily residential accounts of three (3) units or less and to all nonresidential accounts that are not serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or more. Multi-family residential accounts of four (4) units or larger have the option of installing an approved collection container according to the plans and specifications on file from the Director of Service. All accounts that are serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or larger shall be billed according to the container charges as defined in subsection (a)(1) hereof.
(3) Effective for bills due after July 1, 2025. A minimum monthly pick-up charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) per dwelling unit as defined by Section 941.01(a)(3) shall apply to all multifamily residential accounts of three (3) units or less and to all nonresidential accounts that are not serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or more. Multi-family residential accounts of four (4) units or larger have the option of installing an approved collection container according to the plans and specifications on file from the Director of Service. All accounts that are serviced by an approved collection container of one cubic yard or larger shall be billed according to the container charges as defined in subsection (a)(1) hereof.
(4) Any residential special pick-up defined as a collection requested other than the regularly scheduled day shall have an additional ten dollars ($10.00) charge.
(5) Unless otherwise specified in subsection (a)(l) hereof, the City shall charge each single-family residential and multifamily residential dwelling unit of three (3) units or less sixteen dollars ($16.00) per month for the pick-up of all garbage and normal household rubbish which is properly prepared as described in Section 941.01(a).
(c) Other Charges (Nonresidential and Residential).
(1) A. For the producers of nonresidential or residential multi-family units of three (3) or less, garbage and/or rubbish other than defined or as described in subsections (a) and (b) hereof requiring pick-up by the City Sanitation Department, a charge of seven dollars ($7.00) per cubic yard shall be assessed. Not properly prepared garbage and/ or rubbish for residential units of three (3) or less shall be charged at a rate of seven dollars ($7.00) per cubic yard. Cubic yardage shall be determined by sanitation truck hopper loads. There shall be a minimum charge of one cubic yard. For producers of garbage and/or rubbish in quantities larger than twenty-eight (28) uncompacted cubic yards per pick-up, a partial truck load rate shall apply as follows:
Description (Panels) | Volume Compacted (Cubic Yards) | Flat Rate |
1 | 7.5 | $200.00 |
2 | 15 | 400.00 |
3 | 22.5 | 600.00 |
Additional charges may be assessed if access to loading or other delays cause undue time to be expended in the collection prices as defined by subsection (a)(2) hereof.
B. 1. Roll off container rate schedule:
(Pull rates shall be set based upon location of required disposal site regardless of the number of pulls per week.)
a. Effective until January 1, 2025:
$100.00 - Medina Paper Recycling (20 minute round-trip)
$150.00 - Medina County Central Processing Facility (45- 60 minute round-trip)
$175.00 - Zollinger sand and gravel (75-90 minutes round- trip)
$200.00 - Rumpke Transfer Station - Broadview Heights (105-120 minute round- trip)
$200.00 - Strongsville Transfer Station (105-120 minute round-trip)
$150.00 - Liverpool Waste Water Treatment Plant Digester (45-60 Minute round-trip)
$150.00 - Country View Auto Recycling - Spencer (45-60 minutes round-trip)
$275.00 - Congress Lake Farms - Mogador (150-180 minutes round-trip)
$275.00 - Kurtz Bros. Inc. - North Canton (150-180 minutes round-trip)
Accounts needing special consideration shall be set by the Board of Control. (Special consideration could be special handling, disposal site at a location further away, etc.)
b. Effective for bills due after January 1, 2025:
$125.00 - Medina Paper Recycling (30 minute round-trip)
$225.00 - Medina County Central Processing Facility (60-90 minute round-trip)
$225.00 - Zollinger sand and gravel (75-90 minutes round- trip)
$325.00 - Rumpke Transfer Station - Broadview Heights (105-120 minute roundtrip)
$325.00- Strongsville Transfer Station (105-120 minute round-trip)
$150.00 - Liverpool Waste Water Treatment Plant Digester (45-60 Minute round-trip)
$225.00- Country View Auto Recycling - Spencer (60-90 minutes roundtrip)
$450.00 - Congress Lake Farms - Mogador (150-180 minutes round-trip)
$450.00- Kurtz Bros. Inc. - North Canton (150-180 minutes round-trip)
$450.00 - Rumpke, Noble Rd. Landfill - Shiloh (150-180 minutes round-trip)
Accounts needing special consideration shall be set by the Board of Control. (Special consideration could be special handling, disposal site at a location further away, etc.)
2. Roll off container rental rate schedule: Accounts needing special consideration, such as special handling, disposal site at location further away, etc. shall be set by the Board of Control on the request of the Service Director. At no time shall the recommended rate be less than the cost of service.
3. All temporary, residential and non-permanent commercial and compactor style roll off customers shall be subject to a seventy-five dollars ($75.00) additional pull charge fee per container pulled.
(2) A. For multifamily residential accounts of four (4) units or larger, the collection of special rubbish items including refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters, trash compactors, furnaces, couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs or other similar rubbish items shall be charged at the rate of seven dollars ($7.00) per cubic yard. Charges shall be levied according to the volume when placed in the truck hopper. A one-yard minimum charge shall apply to all special pick-up rubbish.
B. In observance of "Earth Week", local civic groups who register with the Service Director may have the materials they collect to help clean up the environment collected by the City at no charge during the month of April.
(3) Long term container rental schedule: The City shall charge each customer that specifically contracts with the City for the long term rental of a sanitation collection container the rental rate set forth below. Containers are available to qualified accounts based on availability. Long term rental customers shall be charged for collection according to the schedule set forth in subsection (a)(1) hereof. There shall be no minimum charge or maximum rental time for long term customers, however, the City reserves the right to withdraw any container at its discretion.
Front and Rear Load Containers Volume (Cubic Yards) | Monthly Rental |
1-8 | $10.00 |
(4) Claims by the City or users of the service for reclassification shall be reviewed by the Board of Control. Copies of their conclusions shall be on file for review.
(5) Grass clippings shall not be mixed with normal household rubbish or garbage. Yard waste shall be separated from normal household rubbish and placed in approved metal or solid plastic containers not to exceed forty (40) gallons in size or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight. Containers shall have a secure handle(s) and solid bases. Yard waste may not be placed in paper boxes or paper or plastic bags.
(6) Tree limbs, brush and branches shall be cut to lengths between forty- eight (48) and sixty (60) inches. The limbs, brush and branches shall be tied into manageable bundles not exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in diameter or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight. These materials shall be collected by the City on the same collection day as the scheduled rubbish collection day. Yard waste such as limbs, trunks, stumps, etc. in excess of eight (8) inches in diameter or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight will not be picked up.
The City shall annually collect, at no charge, decorative evergreen trees and branches during the two (2) to three (3) week period immediately following December 25.
(d) Customers Outside City Limits. Commercial hauling is permitted outside the corporate City limits in an area not-to-exceed the geographic boundaries of the four (4) adjacent townships at a ten percent (10%) premium.
(Ord. 88-24. Passed 4-22-24.)