§ 109.1-5-3. Solid Waste to be Collected.

(a)

MSW generated by normal household or commercial activities from premises to which collection services are being provided shall be collected in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.

(b)

The following materials are not subject to the collection requirement of 109.1-5-3:

(1)

Dead animals and pets;

(2)

Manure;

(3)

Tree stumps;

(4)

Dirt, stone, rock, and brick;

(5)

Containerized liquids;

(6)

Friable asbestos;

(7)

Lead-acid batteries;

(8)

Appliances containing ozone-depleting chemicals;

(9)

Scrap metal and discarded appliances that are over 50 pounds in weight or 48 inches in length; and

(10)

Poisons, corrosives, flammables, explosives or other unacceptable or hazardous waste. It should be noted that items considered to be household hazardous waste (HHW) are subject to the collection requirements of 109.1-5-3.

(c)

For materials required to be collected curbside under this Article: (1) materials too large for containers shall be collected if tied securely in bundles not exceeding four feet in length; and (2) no single container or bundle shall exceed 50 pounds gross weight.

(d)

The base price for any collection contract shall include the minimum level of service unless otherwise approved by the Director. The minimum level of service for collection by material type shall be as follows:

(1)

Refuse: For residential customers, weekly removal of all refuse that is set out and prepared in accordance with Section 109.1-5-3(c). For non-residential customers, weekly collection is required unless specifically approved by the Director in writing.

(2)

Recyclable Materials: weekly removal of all recyclable materials from residential and non-residential customers properly prepared and set out. Other collection frequencies may be adopted for containerized and non-residential recycling service through application for and approval of an alternative recycling system.

(3)

Yard waste from single-family and townhouse residential units, including brush: from March 1 to December 24, weekly removal for recycling of up to ten individual bags, containers, or bundles. Brush may be limited to individual pieces or bundles of no greater than 50 pounds in weight, four feet in length, and no piece larger than six inches in diameter. Outside this period, yard waste may be collected with refuse.

(4)

Christmas trees from single-family and townhouse residential units: removal and recycling of all trees of less than 8 feet in length that are set out during the first two weeks of January.

(e)

Nothing in this Chapter shall preclude the collector from providing a higher level of service than required, with regard to frequency, quantity, size, material type, or other factor.

(f)

All MSW collected by the collector, upon being loaded into the collection vehicle, shall become the property of the collector. (13-15-109.1.)