[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Siren as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-8-1988 as Title 6, Ch. 3 of the 1988 Code]
This article shall be known as the "Solid Waste
Management Ordinance of the Village of Siren," hereinafter referred
to as "this article."
It is hereby declared to be the purpose and
intent of this article to enhance and improve the environment and
promote the health, safety and welfare of the Village by establishing
minimum standards for the storage, collection, transport, processing,
separation, recovery and disposal of solid waste.
For the purpose of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein unless different
meanings are clearly indicated by the context:
An establishment engaged in the rearing and slaughtering
of animals and the processing of animal products or orchard and field
crops.
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling
by normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
All property other than residential units and shall include
boardinghouses, motels and resorts.
The back edge or curb and gutter along a paved street or
where one would be if the street was paved and had curb and gutter.
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the
repair, remodeling or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber,
roofing and sheathing scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt and
plaster, conduit, pipe, wire, insulation and any other materials resulting
from the demolition of buildings and improvements.
The orderly process of discarding useless or unwanted material.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner
that does not protect the environment.
A place of habitation occupied by a normal single-family
unit or a combination of persons who may be considered as equivalent
to a single-family unit for the purposes of this article.
Includes every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable
matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking,
dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables originally
used for foodstuffs.
Those wastes such as toxic, radioactive or pathogenic substances
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property and the environment.
Waste material, except garbage, rubbish and refuse, directly
or indirectly resulting from an industrial processing or manufacturing
operation.
Solid waste scattered about in a careless manner, usually
rubbish.
Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities or a building or group of buildings consisting
of four or more dwelling units.
Individuals, firms, corporations and associations, and includes
the plural as well as the singular.
Collection services provided by a person licensed to do the
same by the DNR.
Waste material that can be remanufactured into usable products
and shall include, by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation,
glass, plastics, newspapers, cardboard, and metals (aluminum, steel,
tin, brass, etc.).
Includes all waste material, including garbage, rubbish and
industrial waste, and shall, by way of enumeration but not by way
of limitation, include grass, leaves, sticks, tree branches and logs,
stumps, stone, cement, boards, furniture or household appliances,
and garden debris.
All solid waste that normally originates in a residential
environment from residential dwelling units.
An individual household capable of independent habitation
by a family unit. A single-family dwelling shall be considered to
be one residential unit; a multifamily dwelling shall be considered
to be multiple residential units, the number of residential units
to equal the number of family units to be housed therein. Residential
units shall not include boardinghouses, motels or resorts.
Includes combustible and noncombustible waste material, except
rocks, concrete, bricks and similar solid materials, plaster or dirt,
that is incidental to the operation of a building and shall include,
by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation, tin cans, bottles,
rags, paper, cardboard, and sweepings.
The uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in solid
waste management.
Garbage, rubbish and other useless, unwanted or discarded
material from agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities. "Solid waste" does not include solid or
dissolved material in domestic sewage.
The interim containment of solid waste in an approved manner
after generation and prior to collection and ultimate disposal.
Areas where persons place containers during noncollection
days as well as areas where containers are set out on collection day.
Storage areas shall be kept in a nuisance- and
odor-free condition. Litter shall not be allowed to accumulate. Collection
crews will not be responsible for cleaning up loose materials from
any containers which have become ruptured or broken due to wet conditions,
animals, vandalism or other cause. The occupant and/or owner shall
be responsible for cleaning up this litter. Litter not collected shall
not be allowed to accumulate. Violation will result in the occupant
and/or owner being notified to clean up his area, with continued violation
resulting in the owner being prosecuted under the provision of this
article and other Village ordinances.
A.
General container standards. Suitable containers of
a type approved by the Village shall be provided by the property owner
or tenant in which to store all solid waste except for bulky or certain
yard wastes as provided for herein. Containers, in order to be approved,
shall provide for efficient, safe and sanitary handling of solid wastes.
They shall be maintained in a nuisance- and odor-free condition and
shall be sufficient to prevent the scattering of contents by weather
conditions or animals.
B.
Approved containers. All garbage created, accumulated
or produced shall be deposited in containers of a type approved by
the Village Board. Each container for a residential unit shall be
equipped with suitable handles and tight-fitting covers, shall be
watertight and shall have the capacity of not less than five gallons
and not more than 30 gallons. All garbage containers shall be kept
in a neat, clean and sanitary condition at all times. All garbage
containers for residential units shall be of metal, durable plastic
or other suitable, moisture-resistant materials, including heavy-duty
refuse disposal plastic bags, and shall not exceed 30 gallons' capacity.
Other containers for multifamily residential units (such as dumpsters)
may be used with the express approval of the Village Board. Containers
including contents shall not exceed in weight that which one person
can safely lift (50 pounds). Metal garbage cans shall be of sufficient
thickness to resist denting during normal handing by collection crews.
Plastic garbage bags must be closed with a tie and shall consist of
plastic material not damaged by freezing and not susceptible to melting.
They shall be capable of being handled during hot and cold weather
without damage during normal handling by collection crews. Plastic
bags shall be of sufficient strength to allow lifting and loading
of contents without tearing.
C.
Householder to provide containers. It shall be the
duty of every occupant, tenant and proprietor of any residential unit
to provide, or ensure the sanitation service provides, and at all
times keep in a suitable place readily accessible to the garbage collector
garbage containers capable of holding all garbage which would ordinarily
accumulate on such premises between the times of successive collections.
The owner of any multiple dwelling shall furnish or require the tenant
thereof to furnish proper garbage containers. Garbage containers located
at multiple dwellings shall be marked so as to indicate the residential
unit to which they belong.[1]
D.
Ashes. Cold, completely extinguished ashes may be
left for collection in cardboard containers.
E.
Illegal containers. Containers not approved consist
of metal barrels and drums, wooden or cardboard barrels, wheelbarrows
and other such containers not approved by this article. These containers
will not be emptied regardless of contents or weight.
A.
Placement for collection.
(1)
Residential solid waste shall be accessible to collection
crews. Residential solid waste in approved containers shall be placed
immediately behind the curb of the public street for collection. Yard
and bulky wastes from residential units shall likewise be placed in
neat, orderly fashion behind the curb. During winter months, solid
waste shall not be placed on top of the snow bank, nor shall it be
placed in the roadway. The owner shall either shovel out an area behind
the curb in which to place his wastes or he shall place it in his
driveway. Collection crews will not collect residential solid waste
unless it is placed at the curb of a public street. Residential units
shall bring their solid waste to the public right-of-way for collection.
Should collection crews be unable to discharge contents of garbage
cans into collection vehicles using normal handing procedures, the
cans, including contents, will be left at curbside. The owner shall
make provisions to assure that the solid waste therein can be collected
on the next collection day. Collection crews will not empty garbage
cans by means other than dumping.
(2)
No garbage containers or other containers for refuse
other than those of the Village shall be placed, kept, stored or located
within the right-of-way of a street or alley; provided, however, that
the Village Board may authorize the location of such containers within
the public right-of-way at specified places and times when such location
is necessary for the expeditious collection and disposition of refuse.
B.
Restriction on time of placement. All receptacles and containers for refuse and rubbish and all bundles of rubbish shall be placed in collection locations as designated in Subsection A above only after 6:00 p.m. on the evenings prior to the regular collection time the following day. All receptacles, bags and containers for refuse and garbage disposal shall be removed from the curbside collection point within 24 hours after the regular collection time. Village employees or employees of licensed collectors will not enter any structures to remove garbage or refuse, except by written agreement with the property owner.
A.
Dead animals. It shall be unlawful to place any dead
animal, or parts thereof, in a container for collection; provided,
however, that this subsection shall not apply to animal parts from
food preparation for human consumption.
B.
Undrained food wastes. It shall be unlawful to place
any garbage or other food waste in a container for collection unless
it is first drained and wrapped.
D.
Improper placement. It shall be unlawful to place,
or allow to be placed, any solid waste upon the roads, streets, or
public or private property within the Village contrary to the provisions
of this article.
E.
Compliance with article. It shall be unlawful to store,
collect, transport, transfer, recover, incinerate or dispose of any
solid waste within the boundaries of the Village contrary to the provisions
of this article.
F.
Improper transportation. It shall be unlawful to transport
any solid waste in any vehicle which permits the contents to blow,
sift, leak or fall therefrom. If spillage does occur, the collection
crew shall immediately return spilled materials to the collection
vehicle and shall properly clean, or have cleaned, the area. All vehicles
used for the collection and transportation of solid waste shall be
durable, easily cleanable and leakproof, if necessary, considering
the type of waste and its moisture content. Collection vehicles shall
be cleaned frequently to prevent nuisances and insect breeding and
shall be maintained in good repair.
G.
Interference with authorized collector. No person
other than an authorized collector shall collect or interfere with
any garbage after it shall have been put into a garbage receptacle
and deposited in the proper place for the collector, nor shall any
person molest, hinder, delay or in any manner interfere with an authorized
garbage collector in the discharge of his duties.
H.
Scavenging. It shall be unlawful for any person to
scavenge any solid waste placed for collection.
I.
Private dumps. It shall be unlawful for any person
to use or operate a dump.
L.
Animal or human wastes. It shall be unlawful for any
person to place animal wastes and/or human wastes for collection.
These wastes should be disposed of in plastic bags or in the sanitary
sewer system. Such items as kitty litter may be placed for collection
if animal wastes are removed prior to disposal.
M.
Hospital wastes. It shall be unlawful for any person
to place for collection any pathogenic hospital wastes. Such items
as needles and syringes may be disposed of as long as they are contained
to eliminate injury to collection crews.
N.
Building waste. All waste resulting from remodeling,
construction or removal of a building, roadway or sidewalk shall be
disposed of by the owner, builder or contractor.
The accumulation or deposit of garbage, trash
or putrescible animal or vegetable matter in or upon any lot or land
or any public or private place within the Village which causes the
air or environment to become noxious or offensive or to be in such
a condition as to promote the breeding of flies, mosquitoes or other
insects, or to provide a habitat or breeding place for rodents or
other animals, or which otherwise becomes injurious to the public
health is prohibited and declared to constitute a nuisance.
