106.02 COLLECTION SERVICE.

   The collection of solid waste within the City shall be only by collectors licensed by the City.

106.03 COLLECTION VEHICLES.

   Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of garbage and similar putrescible waste or solid waste containing such materials shall be leakproof, durable and of easily cleanable construction.  They shall be cleaned to prevent nuisances, pollution or insect breeding and shall be maintained in good repair.

(IAC, 567-104.9[455B])

106.04 LOADING.

   Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of any solid waste shall be loaded and moved in such a manner that the contents will not fall, leak, or spill therefrom, and shall be covered to prevent blowing or loss of material.  Where spillage does occur, the material shall be picked up immediately by the collector or transporter and returned to the vehicle or container and the area properly cleaned.

106.05 FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION.

   All solid waste shall be collected from residential premises at least once each week and from commercial, industrial and institutional premises as frequently as may be necessary, but not less than twice each week.  Yard waste shall be collected from residential, commercial, industrial and institutional premises at least once each week.

106.06 LOCATION OF CONTAINERS.

   Containers for the storage of solid waste, except yard waste, awaiting collection shall be placed outdoors at some easily accessible place by the owner or occupant of the premises served.  Yard waste shall be stored with other solid waste except that the same shall be presented to the curb in a marked container as designated by each hauler not sooner than 24 hours prior to pickup.

106.07 BULKY RUBBISH.

   Bulky rubbish which is too large or heavy to be collected in the normal manner of other solid waste may be collected by the collector upon request in accordance with procedures therefor established by the Council.

106.08 YARD WASTE.

   Yard waste will be collected provided it is stored in containers as provided in Section 105.09 of this Code of Ordinances so as to prevent the dispersal of such waste upon the premises served or upon adjacent property or public rights-of-way.  Brush and tree trimmings shall be securely tied in bundles not more than four feet in length and not more than two feet in diameter.  The bundles shall be bound by means of hemp, sisal, cotton or other non-metallic, biodegradable cord material.  No single piece of brush or tree trimmings shall be more than three inches in diameter.  Yard waste shall be separated from garbage or refuse.  Yard waste shall not be mixed with garbage or refuse.  The weight of any individual container or bundle shall not exceed sixty-five (65) pounds.