(a) Each subscriber shall receive a waste container from the City's Contractor and shall use the provided waste container in accordance with the Contractor's regulations. Subscribers shall place the container and any other solid waste at the curb line, alley line or regular place of pick up. To the extent any subscriber exceeds the amount of waste permitted under the tier of service chosen by the subscriber, the subscriber will be responsible for excess waste charges authorized under the franchise. To the extent possible, all waste shall be placed inside the provided container. Waste placed outside the provided container shall be contained in the following manner and at the subscriber's expense:
(1) Sealed plastic bags, designed as refuse containers, with a mil thickness of at least 1.5 and a maximum capacity of 30 gallons or 50 pounds, 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 only when the provided container is inadequate for the volume of waste.
(2) Cardboard boxes will be acceptable containers for bulky or loose material other than garbage; however, the Contractor may refuse to accept such boxes if they are overloaded or become wet. The pick up of these items is subject to the charge listed for this service in the City's contract.
(3) The use of 55 gallon drums is prohibited.
(4) The Contractor shall not be responsible for the condition or serviceability of containers other than those supplied by the Contractor, and is not required to empty non-serviceable containers. Charges for excess waste will apply based upon tier of service selected, notwithstanding the subscriber's use of self-provided containers.
(5) Recyclable items eligible for the curbside recycling program maintained by the City's recycling collection contract shall be placed at the curb line or alley line in such separate and distinctly marked containers as shall be provided by the recycling contractor or as specified by the City's Director of Public Service.
(b) Bulk items not fitting within the provided container shall be collected by the Contractor subject to additional bulk item charges specified by the Contractor and approved in the Franchise, as follows:
(1) Bulk material (boards, fending, paneling, carpeting, other building materials, etc.) shall be in four foot lengths and tied in eighteen inch bundles, weighing not more than fifty pounds.
(2) Loose material (rock, bricks, blocks, dirt, sand, cement, etc.) must be bagged, boxed or placed in trash cans and also subject to the above weight restrictions. Cardboard boxes used as receptacles will not be picked up if they have become wet.
(3) Large items (discarded furniture, appliances, bicycles, etc.) shall be placed at the usual place of collection at the curb or alley line prior to the time of regular collection on the day of collection.
(4) Yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, weeds, shrub trimmings and tree trimmings) shall be in four foot lengths and tied in eighteen inch bundles, weighing no more than fifty pounds.
(5) Whole Christmas trees shall be collected without additional charge whenever placed at the point of collection by the resident during the first three service cycles after December 25 of each year. At other times, the authorized charge will apply.
(6) Bulk items that once contained Freon gas shall be subject to a standard bulk charge if certified as having the gas removed, prior to being placed at the point of collection by the resident. Items containing Freon will be subject to an additional fee.
(7) The Contractor shall not be required to collect animal wastes or disposable diapers unless they are wrapped in moisture-proof materials and are undetectable by odor.
(8) The Contractor will not be required to pick up mattresses or box springs that have not been wrapped in a plastic cover made for that purpose.
(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 6:00 p.m. of the day before 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. 2016-84. Passed 6-27-16.)