Sec. 382.406. - Waste receptacles.

(a) Garbage and rubbish shall be placed for collection separately from trash and shall be placed in waste receptacles not exceeding 40 pounds in total weight and which meet one of the following additional standards: (1) A container of no more than 30-gallon nor less than twelve-quart capacity which is: (i) Free from jagged and sharp edges, (ii) Free from inside structures, such as inside bands or reinforcing angles, which would prevent free discharge of the contents, (iii) Watertight and impervious material, and (iv) Provided with a tightfitting cover to protect the contents from flies, insects, rats and other animals. (2) A wet-strength Kraft paper bag of not more than four-cubic foot capacity having the characteristics, markings and method of securing as are prescribed by regulation of the Department. (3) A plastic bag having an inside circumference of at least 40 inches and not more than 60 and one-half inches and an inside length of at least 22 inches and not more than 37 1/2; inches, and having characteristics, markings and method of securing as are prescribed by regulation of the Department. (b) Trash capable of being containerized shall be placed for collection in either a garbage receptacle meeting the standards for garbage and trash collection or a disposable container. Tree trunks, stumps, limbs, trimmings or waste building materials shall not exceed five feet in length. The contractor shall not be required to collect tree trunks, stumps, limbs and trimmings generated by tree surgeons and/or any commercial entity engaged in tree trimming/removal. Any and all such tree trunks, stumps, limbs and trimming generated by tree surgeons and/or any commercial entity engaged in tree trimming/removal shall be collected, removed and properly disposed of in accordance with Chapter 380 . Upon application by an owner or applicant of residential premises and upon finding extenuating circumstances, the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management may order the contractor to collect any tree trunks, stumps, limbs and trimmings to the extent those items do not exceed five feet in length or five cubic yards per week and to the extent the Director of Solid Waste and Resource Management's order shall not violate the contractor's contract with the City. The contractor shall not be required to collect trash which does not comply with the requirements in this subsection or which exceeds five cubic yards per week. (c) All property owners, residents, occupants and tenants receiving residential waste collection service pursuant to this Chapter shall place waste receptacles, disposable containers and other items at the curbside, unless the contractor has agreed to provide a special service collection at another location. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 89-1168-679, § 17; Ord. 2012-545-E, § 1) Note— Former § 617.406.