a. Yard Waste is defined as compostible organic waste resulting from the maintenance of lawns, gardens, landscaping and trees which include grass clippings, tree branches and leaves.
(Ord. No. 1291, § 1, 10-12-94)
b. Commencing October 1, 1994, and thereafter, yard waste must be collected for disposal by the Town through its waste disposal contractor only if it is properly packaged. Proper packaging of yard waste shall be accomplished in the following proscribed manner:
Yard waste must not be co-mingled with other forms of garbage, refuse or rubbish or waste product and must be packaged in one of the following acceptable methods:
1. Loosely, in molded plastic or metal trash containers with a capacity of not less than twenty (20) gallons not more than thirty-two (32) gallons; or
2. In biodegradable Kraft paper bags; or
3. If yard waste is sticks and branches, such yard waste must be securely bundled into packages not exceeding two (2) cubic yards in size, and cut into lengths not exceeding four (4) feet.
(Ord. No. 1291, § 2, 10-12-94)
c. Proper packaging of yard waste further requires that each yard waste package must have a specially designated sticker affixed to it. The designated stickers are available for purchase by the citizens of Schererville at a cost of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) each through the Town of Schererville's Clerk-Treasurer's Office.
(Ord. No. 1291, § 3, 10-12-94)
d. Any yard waste not properly packaged and bearing the required sticker will not be collected by the Town or its waste disposal contractor; such improperly packaged yard waste shall be tagged with a red sticker by the Town's waste disposal contractor.
Further, that any provisions stated elsewhere in any other ordinance(s) which are inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this ordinance as it pertains to yard waste disposal collection and fees, are deemed null and void.
That if any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance.
(Ord. No. 1291, § 4, 10-12-94)