(a) For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Waste” includes garbage, rubbish, recyclables, bulk items, and yard waste.
(2) “Garbage” includes all animal and vegetable matter, singularly or in combination, which has been used as food, or intended to be used as food for humans. Specifically excluded from garbage shall be any yard waste, such as leaves, grass, weeds, branches, flowers and fruits.
(3) “Rubbish” includes all household waste not considered recyclable, including, but not limited to, contaminated paper, broken glass and crockery, floor sweepings, disposable diapers and other personal hygiene products, clothes, shoes, rubber, leather, and general household scraps. Specifically excluded from rubbish shall be: construction debris such as stones, masonry, concrete, lumber, shingles, tar paper, auto parts, engines, tires, batteries, paints, liquids, and any hazardous waste materials.
(4) “Recyclables” includes aluminum cans, tin cans, bimetal cans, glass food and beverage containers, PET and HDPE plastic containers, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, corrugated cardboard, and any other material designated by the Administrator.
(5) “Bulk items” includes household furnishings and appliances, which must be set at curbside on regular trash pickup day. Customers to have Freon removed from appliances (e.g., refrigerators, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners) and have them properly tagged for removal by trash hauler.
(6) “Yard waste” includes leaves, grass, weeds, branches, bushes, flowers, fruits, and any vegetable matter commonly associated with residential property maintenance. Christmas trees are included in the definition of yard waste.
(7) “Person” means any person, organization, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association, estate, trust, or other commercial or legal entity.
(b) No person who owns, occupies or is in charge of any parcel of property within the Village shall do or allow any of the following on said property:
(1) Place or deposit on the curb or tree lawn any waste unless it is intended for regular weekly waste removal/pick-up.
(2) Place or deposit on the curb or tree lawn any waste intended for regular weekly waste removal/pick-up earlier than noon on the day before such pick-up is scheduled; provided, however, yard waste may be placed on the curb or tree laws for pick-up at any time on the day before such pick- up is scheduled.
(3) Place any waste intended for pick-up unless such waste is generated from the premises.
(4) Leave waste at the curb or tree lawn for collection unless it is in a proper container. For purposes of this subsection, a proper container can be plastic bags, metal cans, or plastic cans, all weighing less than fifty pounds each when full. No fifty-five gallon metal drums may be used.
(5) Fail to containerize waste in a manner adequate to prevent scavenging animals and the natural elements from littering the area. Any such litter at the collection site shall be cleaned up by the person responsible for placing the waste at that location.
(6) Fail to remove by 6:00 p.m. on the pick-up day any reusable waste containers that are left by the hauler after the weekly waste removal/pick-up.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2006-103. Passed 8-14-06.)