§ 10-11. Curbside pickup of household rubbish.

The board of public works may institute weekly curbside collection of household rubbish materials from residential dwelling units. The types of materials designated as household rubbish shall be as set forth in regulations established by the board of public works.

Residential household rubbish (for single through five (5) residential dwelling units per building) shall be sorted and packaged as follows:

(a)

Containers for household rubbish must be city issued. From time to time the board of public works may designate areas of the city to be serviced by automated/semi-automated collection in which case the board of public works shall designate acceptable container type and size.

(b)

All household rubbish containers shall be placed curbside no sooner than 3:00 p.m. the day preceding the collection day nor later than 6:00 a.m. on the designated collection day. Containers shall not be placed within five (5) feet of all obstructions (parked vehicles, mail boxes, other solid waste containers, trees bushes, etc.) Empty containers shall be removed from curbside no later than twelve (12) hours after collection.

(c)

Extinguished cold ash, saw dust, cat box litter, and other similar particulate waste must he doubled bagged prior to placement in collection containers.

(d)

Household syringes shall be disposed of in accordance with all state and federal regulations and/or procedures established by the board of public works.

(e)

Latex (water base) paint shall be dried using "cat box" clay or similar absorbent material prior to disposal with rubbish. Latex paint can lids must be removed prior to disposal with rubbish to indicate no liquid material remains. Latex paint may also be spread on newspapers, dried, and discarded in rubbish. All other paints and chemicals, liquid and solid, must be disposed of during scheduled household hazardous waste collections, or as specified by the board of public works. Motor oil and antifreeze may be disposed of by residents at the transfer station, see section 10-10. Empty chemical containers are not considered hazardous waste and should be disposed of with rubbish.

All household rubbish is subject to inspection at curbside or designated pickup locations by the collector and/or the city to determine proper separation and segregation of recyclable solid waste and other solid waste as set forth in this article.

The director or their designee, upon receipt of notice of a violation shall give written notice to the generator of the solid waste that a violation has occurred. Upon receipt of a second notice of violation as to the same generator, the director shall issue a second notice of violation which shall advise the generator that subsequent violations shall be cause for penalties in accordance with this article, and that future recyclable solid waste from said dwelling unit shall not be collected at the sole option of the city.

Large quantity of solid waste and/or large residential items that would not normally fit into a standard household rubbish container; including appliances, large furniture (sofas, chairs, mattresses, etc.) water heaters; may be collected curb side after scheduling a special pick-up with the public works department. Each residential property is permitted one (1) scheduled special pick-up per year. The board of public works may, from time to time, modify the special pick-up scheduling requirements, fees, and/or materials included therein.

(Ord. of 6-12-01; Ord. of 7-13-10; Ord. of 6-12-12)