[Adopted 12-7-2005 as Title 8, Ch. 4, of the 2005 Village
Code]
The following definitions shall be applicable in this article:
All items which are not recyclable, not burnable, or of the
compost nature, and all kinds of organic waste resulting from the
preparation or consumption of food.
Colored plastic bags specifically designated for the purpose
of garbage collection, approved by the Village Board and sold by the
Village of Argyle and/or approved local retailers for the purpose
of garbage collection, and which is tightly sealed by wire, cord or
a plastic sealing lock.
Any item, such as aluminum cans, newspapers, cardboard, glass
containers of any color, recyclable plastic containers, used motor
oil, designated to be separated from garbage/trash for the purpose
of salvage and reuse or for the sale or other transfer to others for
such salvage and reuse.
A galvanized metal or heavy plastic canister with a tightly-fitting
cover which is animal/rodent proof.
Includes waste products such as wire or metal of any kind,
nonrecyclable plastics, china, crockery, ashes or other nongarbage
waste material which results from the normal operation of a household,
but not including bodily waste. Large cartons or crates shall constitute
"trash" if such cartons or crates are broken down to a size suitable
for handling by the garbage collector and are compacted into a specified
bag or dumpster. Brush and branch clippings or cuttings and tree limbs
shall not constitute "trash" for the purpose of collection.
Three garbage districts, all of which are subject to the provisions
of this article, are hereby established as follows:
A.Â
Residential. Village garbage collection shall be compulsory for all
residents of the Village living in a dwelling composed of not more
than eight dwelling units under one roof or housing development.
B.Â
Commercial. This shall include all business establishments and occupants
of dwelling units of more than eight units under one roof or one housing
development.
C.Â
Industrial. This shall be the ordinary understanding of businesses
classified as industrial.
A.Â
Every household or occupant of any dwelling or place of business
within the Village of Argyle shall provide one or more standard garbage/trash
containers of sufficient capacity to contain all garbage/trash that
may accumulate between collections and which shall be secure from
animals and/or rodents.
B.Â
Those qualifying under commercial and industrial may have and maintain
dumpsters and may arrange for hauling, providing the hauler does not
exceed one ton per load.
Every household or occupant of any dwelling or place of business
within the Village must purchase garbage bags from the Village Clerk-Treasurer
or local retail outlets at a price established by the Village Board
for such bags from time to time unless the user qualifies for the
use of a dumpster as set forth in this article.
No person or business shall engage in the collection or removal
of garbage or refuse within the Village limits of the Village of Argyle
unless he or it is employed by the Village of Argyle or unless he
or it has received permission to do so from the Village Board.
A.Â
All garbage/trash shall be transmitted by every household or occupant
of any dwelling or place of business classified as residential to
a site specified by the Village Board in the Village of Argyle and
placed in a dumpster or container provided by the Village of Argyle.
The Village of Argyle shall retain the right to review and list acceptable
items for recycling.
B.Â
The Village of Argyle will provide transportation or removal of said
garbage/trash from the Village site.
A.Â
The cost of garbage bags which must be purchased from the Village
of Argyle shall be at a scale of rates fixed from time to time by
the Village Board. In the event for any reason the Village cannot
require the purchase of garbage bags or shall be unable to purchase
the same for any reason, then, in lieu thereof, the Village Board
may require the purchase of a sticker to be applied on each garbage
bag which is the equivalent and the same as the cost of said bags,
and it shall be unlawful to place in Village dumpsters any garbage
bag not purchased from the Village or approved retail outlets or having
an appropriate sticker placed on said bag.
B.Â
All charges established by the Village Board for the purchase of
garbage bags and/or for the garbage and refuse collection which shall
become delinquent shall be a direct lien upon the property served
in accordance with the statutes of the State of Wisconsin and may
be levied as a charge against the real estate.
A.Â
Materials which are not garbage/trash which will not be collected
by the Village collector shall include logs or branches, earth, sod,
rock, concrete, by-products of building demolition or remodeling such
as plaster, lath, boards, scrap lumber, shingles, roofing materials
and similar materials.
B.Â
Undrained garbage/trash bags weighing more than 40 pounds will not
be accepted for collection.
C.Â
Garbage/trash bags which have been over-capacitated, ripped or torn
open will not be accepted for collection.
The Village Board may establish a collection site for the collection
of recyclables. Receptacles shall be placed at the site. Recyclables
shall be placed only in the receptacle designed for each class of
recyclables. All recyclables shall be properly prepared for acceptance,
as defined by the Village Board and noted at the collection site.
No person shall dump or dispose of any garbage or refuse other than
recyclables, as defined in this article, in the receptacles or at
the collection site in a disorderly fashion or outside the provided
receptacles.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, all police officers
and the Health Officer to strictly enforce the provisions of this
article and see that all violations thereof are promptly abated and
the violators thereof prosecuted, and to sign complaints as the complaining
witness and to appear and testify as to any violations of this article.
Village officials of the Village of Argyle may at all reasonable
times, upon duly executed written complaint of any persons showing
reasonable cause or in the conformance with the duties of his office,
enter into and inspect any place or vehicle to ascertain health conditions
and to carry out the provisions of this article.
