Solid waste shall be disposed of as follows.
(A) The contractor shall deliver all collected garbage to the city’s transfer facility under rates established by the contractor according to the awarded bids.
(B) The city shall dispose of all collected garbage and refuse by delivery thereof to an approved landfill location, currently the Tri County Landfill at Pukwana, South Dakota as part of the city’s sanitation enterprise.
(C) The city shall be authorized to secure the appropriate license or permit, to operate a transfer facility, and to provide transportation of trash to the Tri County Landfill for city residents and its contractor, and may also provide such services for other persons or entities for such charges and fees as the city may establish by resolution of the City Council. Fees shall be established to include, at a minimum, the cost of operating the transfer station, the cost of transportation, and the cost of tipping or disposal fees charged by the Tri County Landfill. The city shall operate the transfer station and transportation/disposal activities as part of the sanitation enterprise.
(D) The city may furnish a site for the disposal of metal, treated and untreated wood, grass clippings, leaves, branches, trees and domestic animal carcasses by authorized users, and may impose fees therefor as part of the city’s sanitation enterprise.
(1) Authorized users may dispose of wild game remains that have been obtained through legal hunting.
(2) Authorized users may dispose of remains resulting from the lawful processing of wild game for human consumption.
(3) The city may accept such waste from nonresidents for additional fees.
(E) Burning of solid waste is prohibited within the city.
(Prior Code, § 4.05.07) (Ord. 259, passed - -; Ord. 261, passed - -; Ord. 796, passed - -; Ord. 1050, passed 5-15-2023) Penalty, see § 10.99