§ 9-56-11. Leaves, grass, trimmings, trees and paper.

A.

Leaves, grass cuttings and garden trimmings, weeds and roots from which all dirt has been removed shall be deposited in disposable containers or carts and placed adjacent to the front property line or at the back property line where alley collection is provided or, when exempted from cart participation, in the regular can-type container, provided that it does not create an amount of solid refuse substantially greater than normal so as to require the collector to make an extra trip to remove such solid waste, provided further, that such solid waste is loose in such regular container and not tightly compacted so as to cause difficulty to the collector in removing the same from the container. The director of solid waste may grant waivers of this section in cases of hardship. Disposable containers for such solid waste shall be cardboard cartons or plastic bags or moisture resistant paper bags and such containers shall have tops, ties or other means of preventing spillage, scattering or blowing away of the solid waste and be moisture proof or kept dry and be of sufficient strength to contain the solid waste without spillage during handling. They shall not exceed in size the approximate capacity of a 30-gallon regulation solid waste container which is considered the maximum size for manual lifting by a collector.

B.

Large accumulations of magazines and newspapers shall be bundled and securely tied.

C.

Bulky solid waste and tree trimmings shall be separated from other solid waste and neatly placed adjacent to the front property line.

D.

Limbs or logs in excess of 13 inches in diameter and five feet in length will not be collected by the city.

E.

All solid waste shall be drained and separately wrapped and placed in the cart or, where exempted from cart participation, in individual can-type containers or mechanically dumped commercial containers. Solid waste and other liquid substances shall not be kept in the same individual can-type containers with ashes and rubbish.

(Ord. No. 5707, § 15-11, 9-25-2018)