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Sec. 86-82. Depositing for collection.
(a) Placing in container or in piles. Pending collection by city collectors, refuse shall be placed in a container by
every customer in accordance with these rules:
(1) All garbage originated at a residence shall be deposited in the garbage container supplied by the city.
(2) All trash originating at a residence shall be placed for collection as follows:
a. Leaves, grass clippings, paper, packing material, and other material subject to being scattered by
wind, or which would take undue time of collectors in handling, should be placed in throw-away
type containers.
b. Material not subject to being scattered by wind may be placed in a neat pile at the point of
collection.
c. Tree limbs, small amounts of wood and other like material shall be cut not to exceed four feet in
length when practical and be placed in a neat pile at the point of collection.
d. Trash will be collected from each residence in accordance with the schedule established by the
superintendent.
e. A residential customer may use a container not exceeding 30 gallons capacity for trash. No bolts,
pipe, pipe fittings, broken concrete, rocks, or any other object which may damage the
mechanism used in packer-type collection units shall be placed in any such container with other
types of trash.
(3) All garbage originating at a commercial premises shall be deposited in the commercial container
supplied by the city.
(4) All trash originating at a commercial establishment shall be placed for collection as follows:
a. All cardboard boxes, paper and other materials shall be placed in the commercial container.
b. Leaves, packing material, and other material subject to being scattered by wind should be placed
in bags or other containers inside the commercial container.
c. Tree limbs, small amounts of wood, and other like material, shall be cut not to exceed four feet in
length, when practical, and be placed in a neat pile at the point of collection.
d. No long boards, pipe, metal frames, wire, rope, chains, broken concrete, rocks or other object
which might damage the mechanism used in packer-type collection units shall be placed in any
commercial container.
The containers mentioned in this section shall be placed in accordance with the applicable provisions
of subsection 86-82(b) or subsection 86-82(c).
(b) Storage and collection; residential.
(1) Point of storage of garbage. The point of storage for all residential garbage containers shall be at one
of these places:
a. Within a building located on the customer's premises; or
b. In the rear of the customer's premises.
(2) Position for collection of garbage. The position for collection for all residential garbage containers shall
be one of the following:
a. In the front of the customer's premises between the street and sidewalk;
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b. On the city's side of the ditch; or
c. On the customer's side of the curb, unless otherwise specified by the superintendent.
(3) Time of garbage collection. Not later than 7:00 a.m. on regular service collection days, every customer
desiring service shall place his residential garbage container in position for collection. Failure to place
containers before the time may result in noncollection. After a residential garbage container has been
emptied, it shall be returned to the point of storage by the customer.
(4) Point of storage of trash. The point of storage for all residential trash containers is at the rear of the
customer's premises.
(5) Position for collection of trash. The position for collection for all residential trash containers and trash
shall be one of the following:
a. Between the street and the sidewalk;
b. On the customer's side of the ditch; or
c. On the customer's side of the curb,
unless otherwise specified by the superintendent.
(6) Placing trash. Trash to be removed from a residence shall be placed by the customer in position for
collection not more than two days before the scheduled collection.
(c) Storage and collection; commercial.
(1) Point of storage of refuse. The point of storage for all commercial containers shall be at the rear or side
on the customer's premises, when practical.
(2) Position for collection of refuse. The position for collection for all commercial containers shall be at the
point designated by the superintendent.
(3) Time of refuse placing. Not later than 7:00 a.m. on regular service collection days, every customer
receiving commercial container service shall have his commercial container accessible for collection.
Failure to provide access to trash containers before this time may result in noncollection.
(4) Point of storage of trash. The point of storage for all commercial trash not suitable to be placed in the
container shall be placed beside the container for collection.
(Code 1961, §§ 10-15—10-17)