1. Only one-family through four-family dwellings are eligible for solid waste collection service.

2. All refuse and recyclables to be collected shall be placed at the tree-belt by 7:00 A.M. of the scheduled collection day, but no earlier than 24 hours in advance of the collection day. On days when more than one class of materials are being collected, the various items such as refuse, recyclables, bulky items, yard waste, etc. shall be placed separate and apart from each other.

3. Paper products for recycling shall be placed in a paper bag and set out on top of, or next to, the blue recycling container.

4. Residents who do not participate and comply with the mandatory recycling provisions are subject, after one notice, to fines of up to $50 for each violation. This will be enforced to reduce disposal costs.

5. Residents who experience problems with the collection service may telephone the collection contractor, Allied Waste at 592-9411 or the Department of Public Works at 821-0600 or 821-0624.

6. Refuse collection will be weekly. The collection of recyclables will be bi-weekly throughout the year. The dates for recyclable and other collections are indicated on the collection schedule.

7. Materials placed on the tree-belt in noncompliance with these regulations and the Schedule of Collections must be removed therefrom within 48 hours following a collection day.

8. Christmas trees will be collected during the month of January. Collection schedule to be posted.  Christmas trees over 7' in length must be cut in half.

9. State and Local Waste Bans

REFUSE

1. All refuse must be in containers. Allowable containers are: Metal or plastic containers having a maximum capacity of 30 gallons and two handles, one on each side; or plastic bags having a maximum capacity of 7 cubic feet. No cardboard boxes or paper bags may be used. Wood or coal ashes must be placed in plastic bags.

2. Refuse means the solid wastes generated from the operation of a household garbage.

SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED ARE THE FOLLOWING:

• YARD WASTE- Including leaves, grass clippings, hedge trimmings, brush, and branches under 1" in diameter, stumps, trees, tree trunks, or parts thereof.
• AUTOMOBILE BODIES - including motors and parts thereof and metal pipes.
• DEMOLITION WASTE - inluding insulation, masonry, concrete, bricks, pipe, plaster, sheetrock, asphalt shingles and stone.
• BULKY WASTE
• HAZARDOUS WASTES
• RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - found in chemotherapy treatment waste or by-product.
• Materials to be RECYCLED
• BUTTON BATTERIES
• RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
• LEAD BATTERIES
• LIQUID WASTES

3. Garbage shall not be placed loosely in barrels.

4. Containers should not be loaded to such a weight that they cannot be lifted by one person.

5. One RUBBER TIRE without rim may be disposed of per collection.

Items to be collected include
Plumbing fixtures, furniture, mattresses, bedsprings, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners, water heaters, power equipmcnt if gas and oil are drained, and other bulky wastes.

Any refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier to be collected must have a certificate affixed to it, by a qualified technician, that all freon (CFC's) have been removed.   Contact your appliance service firm for this service.

Materials specifically excluded from bulk collection:
Household rubbish; garbage; liquid wastes of any kind; home heating oil tanks unless cut in half and cleaned of all oil; rubber tires, propane tanks, automobile chassis, bodies, engines, parts and batteries; concrete or masonry; tree stumps, trunks, branches, brush, bushes, lawn clippings, leaves, and hedge trimmings; metal cans and drums or containers unless an end has been removed and it can be ascertained that no material remains in the container; lumber; sheet rock; materials from the operation of a household business; and hazardous waste.