(A) Residential garbage containers. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter for recyclable materials and landscape (yard) waste for single-family detached residential units in the village, the container shall be a commercially manufactured container which has a close- fitting cover and is provided with handles. The containers shall have a capacity of not less than 20 nor more than 35 gallons. Total weight of the contents placed in the container at any one time shall not exceed 50 pounds. Refuse that is too large or heavy for the container such as construction materials and the like may be placed alongside the container in such a manner that it cannot be scattered.
(B) Nonresidential garbage container. The containers shall be commercially constructed and have a close-fitting cover. The size of the container shall be determined by the scavenger company.
(C) Plastic bags. Plastic bags outside the garbage container may only be used for refuse. Wet garbage, such as food scraps, and the like in plastic bags must be placed in a metal or hard plastic container with a tight-fitting lid.
(Ord. 79-0-023, passed 6-18-79; Am. Ord.
90-0-053, passed 6-26-90; Am. Ord. 2019-O-043, passed 8-6-19) Penalty, see § 96.99