§ 78-94. Placing of materials for collection.  


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  • No garbage can or trash container shall be kept upon or adjacent to any street, sidewalk, parkway, front yard, side yard or other place within the view of persons using the village streets and sidewalks; except that:

    (1)

    Placing for collection. Not earlier than noon on the day preceding that upon which garbage and refuse collection are customarily made from such premises, such garbage cans and trash containers shall be placed within six feet of the street or just inside the curb for the purpose of permitting the collection of garbage and refuse from such containers, and such garbage cans and trash containers shall be removed from such place on the same day collection is made.

    (2)

    Erection of bins for accumulation. The owner or occupant of any premises may, while the owner of a multifamily/condo will, erect or construct and maintain upon any portion of their own premises, on a parkway or public walk, a permanent bin, pit or other structure in which garbage cans or trash containers may be kept; however, such bin, pit or other structure shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and sightly condition. Commercial trash bins for large boxes or similar trash and other accumulation of a nature other than garbage shall have four sides, screened roof and access door and be constructed on the owner's property, accessible for direct loading into a private hauler's vehicles. All boxes shall be flattened before depositing in a container.

    (3)

    Restriction of tire collection. No businessman, resident or nonresident shall place for disposal any tires. The department of public works and contractor are instructed to leave all tires placed for collection day.

    (4)

    Items not picked up. The following items will not be picked up by the village or contractor in connection with its regular weekly garbage collection, but will be accepted for disposition by the contractor at the West Bend transfer station or possibly picked up if called in arrangements and payment for pickup is made. Certain conditions for the following preparations are made by the owner or resident generating such items of waste:

    a.

    Miscellaneous metal. Sort by content, if possible. Remove all nonmetal attached.

    b.

    Major appliances. Place in the designated area for arranged pickup.

    c.

    Waste oil. Transport waste oil to the deposit station, free from any foreign substance.

    d.

    Tires. Refer to subsection (3) of this section. (Make arrangements with a tire retailer or West Bend transfer station for disposal.)

    e.

    Grass clippings and leaves. Place in the designated area at the village garage, free from foreign debris.

    f.

    Nonrecyclable materials (furniture, carpeting, etc.). Check with contractor or West Bend transfer station for disposal.

    g.

    Batteries. Place adjacent to recycling bin at the curb for pickup.

(Code 1983, § 17.07)