8436-93 Amending Various Sections Throught Chapter 16 Refuse

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contents, more than seventy-five (75) pounds . (b) Refuse containers up to a maximum capacity of fifty-five (55) gallons may be used as receptacles for refuse that is bagged in sturdy plastic bags . City collectors will remove bagged refuse from such containers, but will not lift such containers to empty them. Unbagged refuse in such containers will not be removed by the City. Such refuse is the responsibility of the owner or occupant, and may constitute a nuisance. (c) The Department of Public Works may allow the use of special containers for residential refuse where mechanical means are used for emptying such refuse into the truck. (d) Yard waste, as defined herein, shall be collected by the City on a weekly basis for disposal and recycling at the City' s Organic Resource Facility. Each owner, occupant or lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling shall separate and keep separate any yard waste from the remainder of the residential refuse for collection. Such yard waste shall be placed in sturdy plastic bags or other containers for collection segregated from the trash and garbage. Tree limbs and brush of a diameter of less than six (6) inches shall be bundled together in lengths of forty-eight (48) inches or less . Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from recycling yard wastes on their own property for their own use or from giving such yard wastes to another for recycling or use; provided, however, that such recycling neither creates a public nuisance nor is otherwise injurious to the public health, welfare or safety. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the deposit of leaves in a neat and careful manner in the tree lawn of any street in the Autumn during the period designated by the Department of Public Works for collection. (e) Containers containing garbage shall be kept covered at all times . Containers containing trash and yard waste shall be sufficient to prevent the blowing, scattering or spreading of such trash and yard waste. The Department of Public Works shall be the final judge of the sufficiency of such containers . Sec. 16-9. Garbage and trash to be collected in containers only. Collections by the City shall be made only of garbage and trash residential refuse that is contained in containers or as otherwise set out in section 16-8, above. In no event shall City collectors pick up, rake or sweep up garbage or household trash or trash from the ground, except as provided in section 1G 5G16 57 . Sec. 16-10. Garbage required to be wrapped. (a) All accumulations of garbage which shall be placed in containers shall be securely wrapped to prevent its exposure to the air. (b) All trash containing any garbage particles must be placed in containers with tight-fitting lids or covers . Sec. 16-11 . Time and place for collection of garbage and trash. (a) Garbage and trash Residential refuse shall be collected at least once a week. (b) The Department of Public Works shall establish all routes for City collection throughout the City.