All recyclables placed at the curbside by residents for collection pursuant to the curbside program established pursuant to Section 952.04 shall be prepared for collection in accordance with the following:
(a) All newsprint shall be placed in brown paper grocery bags or tied in bundles not exceeding forty pounds in weight nor exceeding one foot in thickness each.
(b) Cardboard shall be flattened and tied in bundles not exceeding forty pounds in weight with dimensions not exceeding three feet by one foot by three feet. Cardboard bundles shall be placed at the designated pick-up point.
(c) Glass, cans and plastic containers shall have caps and lids removed, shall be rinsed free of contaminants, and shall be placed commingled in a recycling container. Only recycling containers designated by the City shall be utilized for recyclable material collection.
(d) Curbside magazines shall be placed in brown paper grocery bags, securely fastened or tied in bundles not exceeding one foot in thickness each.
(e) Yard waste collected curbside shall meet the following regulations:
(1) All bundles of brush shall be less than 3 feet in length, 3 feet in diameter and weigh no more than forty pounds each. All stems and branches shall be less than 4 inches in diameter. All stems and branches in excess of 4 inches in diameter are excluded from the City’s yard waste program and must be handled privately.
(2) Yard waste shall either be bundled or placed in a biodegradeable paper yard waste/leaf bag or in an authorized yellow yard waste container as designated by the Public Works Director for collection by the City’s collection contractor. There is no limit on the quantity of bags or bundles, however, each bag or can shall not exceed forty pounds and each bundle shall not exceed forty pounds.
(f) No material shall be placed at the designated pick-up point earlier than 5:00 p.m. the evening of the day preceding a scheduled collection day. Material shall be placed at the designated pick-up point by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Bundled cardboard, bundled or bagged newsprint, bundled or bagged curbside magazines, the commingled recyclables container and bundled or bagged yard waste (March 1 - December 15) shall be placed at the curbside for collection adjacent to one another and clearly separated from containers of solid waste. (Ord. 31-2007. Passed 9-18-07.)