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1 ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, GARBAGE AND REFUSE, OF THE LAURINBURG CITY CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAURINBURG Section 1: Chapter 12, Garbage and Refuse, of the Laurinburg City Code is hereby amended by deleting the Chapter in its entirety and replacing it with the following: SOLID WASTE ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the different a indicates clearly context meaning: - Batteries shall mean all transportation type batteries such as those found in motorcycles, boats, cars, trucks, tractors and lawnmowers, etc. Bulk Container shall mean a container of steel construction with a 4, 6, or 8 cubic yard capacity that is water tight and capable of being dumped by the city s front loading garbage truck. Bulk Recycling Container shall mean a container of steel construction with an 8 cubic yard capacity that is designed for the purpose of recycling corrugated cardboard or other designated products and is capable of being dumped by the city s front loading garbage truck. Contract Waste shall mean any waste materials resulting from work performed by contractors or persons for hire, but not including waste resulting from work performed by persons doing routine yard work such as raking, pruning and grass cutting. This shall include, but not be limited to, construction materials and materials resulting from tree removal or lot clearing. Furniture shall mean couches, chairs, tables, lamps, beds, bed springs and mattresses, cabinets and other types of furniture. Garbam shall mean the organic waste matter, both animal and vegetame, from houses, kitchens, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc., comprising chiefly of waste food and not including liquid that may be drained into the sanitary sewer. Garbage shall also mean various kinds of paper, but does not include newspaper nor corrugated cardboard or other paper products designated as recyclable.

2 c i Hazardous Material shall mean any substance, liquid, solid or gas, inside or out of a container that has been determined to be hazardous to humans, animals or the environment. This shall include, but not be limited to, explosives, flammables, corrosives, carcinogens, cleaners, solvents, paints, gas, oil, human and animal feces, medical waste and any other substances declared by state or federal agencies to be hazardous. Medical Waste shall mean any substance resulting from medical procedures that is or contains human blood or human blood components, human tissue, human parts, or medical material or equipment contaminated with any of the preceding items. This includes all needles, sharps, of any kind used on humans or animals. Recyclables shall mean any product determined to be of a recyclable nature and so designated by the city council, including but not limited to, aluminum; green, brown, or clear glass; newspaper; computer paper; P. E. T. (clear and green only) and H. D. P. E. plastics ; used oil; steel cans; corrugated cardboard, and batteries. Trash shall mean any material not described as yard waste, white goods, furniture, garbage, hazardous waste, contract waste, medical waste or recyclable such as, but not limited to, old clothing, toys, small appliances, etc. White Goods shall mean stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, water heaters and dishwashers. Yard waste shall mean shrub and grass clippings, tree limbs and leaves. Solid Waste shall mean all furniture, garbage, medical waste, recyclables, trash, white goods and yard waste that is collected by the city. Sec Disposal of solid waste generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, cast or deposit upon any yard or premises, public or private, any solid waste except, in compliance with this ordinance and/or the city s solid waste policies adopted, from time to time, by the city council. Sec Depositing solid waste on streets and sidewalks. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit in, sweep or rake into any street, sidewalk or gutter any solid waste except in accordance with policies adopted, from time to time, by the city council for depositing of such solid waste. Sec Unauthorized removal of solid waste. Ord. No Page 2 of six

3 Sec Unauthorized removal of solid waste. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a person under the direction of the superintendent of the sanitation department to haul or remove any solid waste set out for collection as provided in policies adopted, from time to time, by the city council. Sec Solid waste from outside the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to haul or carry any solid waste into the city from outside the city, except for recyclables, and leave or deposit such solid waste within the city. Sec Transporting garbage. It shall be unlawful for any person to haul or have hauled, carried or transported any garbage on any street within the city except in metal containers, covered vessels, or containers for liquids with tight-fitting covers, that prevent all liquids from leaking onto city streets. Sec Transporting solid waste generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to haul or have hauled, carried or transported any solid waste on any street in the city unless such solid waste is secured or covered in such a manner so as to prevent its escape from the means of transportation. " Sec Disposal of hazardous materials. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or place for disposal any hazardous material within the city limits; providing however that the city may, from time to time, provide means for disposal of certain hazardous materials. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any material determined by the city to be recyclable, in any manner other than that prescribed by the city for recyclable materials. Sec Level of Service ARTICLE 11. COLLECTION SERVICE DIVISION 1. GENERALLY It is the intention of the city to provide the level of solid waste service necessary to protect the public health and safety and to maintain an esthetically pleasing community in the most economical way possible. Ord. No Page 3 of six

4 The actual level of service shall be established by the city council, from time to time, as a matter of policy. Sec Preparation and location of solid waste for collection. All solid waste shall be prepared and placed in a manner as prescribed by the city council, from time to time, in its solid waste policy. Sec Location of trash, yard waste, recyclables, white goods, furniture and contract waste. All trash, yard waste, recyclables, white goods, furniture and contract waste placed for removal by the city shall be placed within the parkway strip between the curb and the sidewalk contiguous to the front of the premises of origin. Where there is no sidewalk or curb, either or both, these materials shall be placed contiguous to the front of the premises of origin reasonably adjacent to the street. None of these items shall be placed in any street, gutter, canal or ditch or upon any sidewalk in the city. Sec Removal of containers after collection by city. Garbage and recycling containers placed adjacent to the street for - removal by the sanitation department shall be removed from their position adjacent to the streets or sidewalks after the contents have been taken by the sanitation department, not later than some hour of the same day of garbage or recyclable removal, except that at places of business or manufacturing, empty containers shall not be left on the street for more than thirty minutes during the hours between 9 : 00 a.m. and 6: 00 p. m. Sec Collection of solid waste by persons other than the city. No person other than the city shall perform for pay the service of collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from within the city limits unless authorized to do so by the city. Sec Charges for collection and disposal of solid waste. For the service of collecting and disposing of solid waste, the owner or occupant of each premises located within the city shall be charged such rates as may be established, from time to time, by the city council. Such charges shall be considered a debt owing to the city from the owner or occupant of such premises and shall be billed to the owner or occupant on a monthly basis. Sec Disposition of contract waste. Contract waste shall be removed by the contractor, the person hired to do the work or by the owner of the premises where it may be located at the owners expense. The owner or person responsible for the removal of such contract waste maymake application to the superintendent of the sanitation department who may, if there is sufficient manpower and time Ord. No Page 4 of six

5 available, have the city remove such contract waste at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises. The charge for such service shall be determined by the sanitation superintendent. DIVISION 2. RECEPTACLES Sec Requirement of receptacles. It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating, renting or occupying any dwelling, business, building or other place where garbage accumulates or is produced to provide receptacles for all such garbage for removal by the sanitation department in accordance with policies established from time to time by the city council. Sec Construction and maintenance. All receptacles, residential and commercial, shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with policies established by city council. Sec Location. All receptacles, residential and commercial, shall be located in accordance with policies established by the city council. Sec Use by persons other than owners. (a) Generally. No person shall place any garbage or trash in any receptacle owned by another person whether corporate or individual without the consent of such owner. No person residing outside the city limits shall place any garbage or trash in any receptacles serviced by the sanitation department except those receptacles placed on public streets or rights-of-way for use by the public. (b) Recycling receptacles. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any materials into any container, which has been designated by the city to be a recycling container, unless the label (or some other type document) posted on or at the container authorizes such items to be deposited therein. Sec Handling and treatment. Sanitation workers shall exercise every reasonable care in the handling of garbage, trash and recyclable receptacles provided for in this article and shall not willfully break, deface or damage such receptacles. Sec Burning solid waste. I It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any solid waste in any solid waste container. Ord. No Page 5 of six

6 Sec Cleaning. No solid waste receptacles shall be cleaned on public property except under the supervision of the superintendent of the sanitation department and no residual solid waste from the cleaning of solid waste receptacles shall be allowed to drain into a public gutter, street, sidewalk or storm sewer or into a constant flowing or intermittent flowing stream or stream bed. - See Removal of improperly placed solid waste. The city shall not be responsible for the removal of any solid waste which is not placed in the proper receptacles or located in the proper location as prescribed by policy adopted by the city council. Sec Liquids and semi-liquids. No liquid or semi-liquid matter will be collected by the city nor shall such matter be put in receptacles placed for removal by the sanitation department. Sec Improper receptacles. The city sanitation workershall remove all boxes, pails and wooden or metallic receptacles which do not meet standards established by policy adopted by the city council, from time to time, and such nonstandard receptacles shall not be returned to the owner. - Sec Interference. No person shall pick through, handle, interfere with or remove the contents of any receptacle set out for removal of the contents by the city. Section 2: This ordinance shall be in full force on and after the 1st day of December, ADOPTED the 22nd day of November, CuJL.=A&LL@ William R. Purcell, Mayor Ord. No Page 6 of six

7 Solid Waste Survey Results (Margin of error+/- 5%) Do you recycle? Yes: 78% No: 22% Do you compost your leaves or other yard waste? Yes: 45% No: 55% Would YOU buy a home composter and take 30 minute a training course to learn to compost your yard waste? Yes: 15% No: 85% Do you think litter is a problem in Laurinburg? Yes: 71% No: 29% ir 5, What do you think is the best way to stop littering? Law enforcement 32% Adopt-A-Spot 33% Education 34% How would you like your garbage collected: Back door twice a week 63% Back door once a week 12% Curbside twice a week 22% Curbside once a week 3% Have you noticed that the sanitation trucks are now marked with the items that they pick up? Yes: 44% No: 56% 8. How do you rate your solid waste collection: Good Excellent Product Recycling 42% 46% 11% 1% Garbage 58% 18% 19% 5% Limbs h Leaves 46% 22% 26% 6% Trash 14% 58% 11% 17% * This survey was taken by St. Andrews College students during the month of December 1994.

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