(a) Each subscriber shall place his garbage and refuse at the curb or alley line, and shall provide for himself, at his own expense, in the following manner:
(1) Sealed plastic bags, designed as refuse containers, with a mil thickness of at least 1.5 and a maximum capacity of thirty gallons, and metal or plastic cans or barrels, with two handles and a tightly-fitting lid, are considered to be authorized containers for refuse or garbage. Bags or cans may not weigh more than fifty pounds.
(2) Cardboard boxes are not acceptable containers.
(3) The Village Service or contractor shall tag all containers, which are unauthorized or unserviceable, which do not have serviceable handles for lifting and carrying, which have hole 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.
(4) The subscriber shall properly wrap garbage before depositing it in collection containers.
(b) Additional items not fitting within the containers named above shall be collected by the contractor or Village Service as follows:
(1) Bulk material (boards, fencing, paneling, carpeting and the like) shall be cut into four-foot lengths and tied in eighteen-inch bundles, weighing not more than fifty pounds.
(2) Loose materials (rocks, bricks, blocks, dirt, sand, cement and the like) must be bagged, boxed, or placed in trash cans and is also subject to the above weight restrictions.
(3) Cardboard boxes used as receptacles will not be picked up if they become wet.
(4) Furniture or appliances shall be picked up on the last regular collection day of the month. The contractor or Village Service may assess an additional charge for such items.
(5) The contractor or Village Service shall not be required to collect animal wastes or disposable diapers unless they are wrapped in moisture-proof material and are undetectable by odor.
(6) Subscribers shall be required to place all items for pickup at their regular place of pickup.
(c) 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 twenty-four hours prior to the regular date for collection in the locality as established by the contractor. The containers shall be removed from the required location within twenty-four hours after the collection has taken place.
(Ord. 1471. Passed 2-18-02.)