2008-02-25 Regular Council Session Agenda

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PART II SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, GENERALLY. 8.12.100 Preparation of Solid Waste for collection. All garbage, before being placed in refuse containers for collection, shall have drained from it all free liquids. All rubbish shall be drained of liquid before being deposited for collection. Ashes shall be thoroughly cooled before being placed in a refuse container. All yard waste shall be separated from all other refuse and disposed of pursuant to Section 8.12.140. 8.12.110 Refuse containers—types and requirements. A. All refuse containers shall be kept clean and closed while storing refuse and shall be maintained in good condition. Permanent containers shall be leakproof, free of rust, and without ragged or sharp edges or any other defects liable to hamper or injure the person handling the contents thereof. Disposable containers as permitted by the director of public works shall be manufactured of either polyethylene or paper approved and intended for indoor and outdoor storage of dry or wet refuse. B. No person shall damage, destroy, deface, or alter the appearance of any refuse container. C. The city shall provide residential refuse containers, including containers for single-stream recycling, and all refuse containers provided by the city are and shall remain the property of the city. 8.12.120 Types of refuse containers; replacement. A. One to Two Family Residential Buildings. For one and two family buildings, roll-out plastic carts shall be provided for refuse storage and collections, except where collections are from the alley. Carts shall have a capacity of either sixty (60) or ninety (90) gallons or other size as designated by the director of public works. The use of sixty (60) gallon carts shall be limited to units occupied by no more than two persons, one of whom is at least sixty five (65) years of age. Carts shall have wheels, handles, and a hinged, tight-fitting lid capable of containing refuse and reducing odors, and shall be compatible with existing city equipment for mechanical lifting and dumping. Carts shall weigh, with contents when full, not in excess of two hundred (200) pounds. Mechanical box-type containers shall be used for alley collections or where permitted by the director of public works. B. Three to Four Family Residential and Non-Residential Buildings. For three-family and four-family residential buildings, and for non-residential buildings, refuse shall be stored in a mechanical box-type container or containers. Mechanical box-type containers shall (1) have a capacity of one and one-half cubic yards or greater, (2) have a hinged, tight-fitting lid capable of containing refuse and reducing odors, and (3) be equipped with lugs and brackets, permitting city sanitation trucks or private contract haulers to mechanically pick up and remove the refuse content. Roll-out plastic carts may be used for three-family and four-family residential buildings where permitted by the director of public works.