Bradbury Municipal Code Art. III Collection/Mandatory Service

(a) All solid waste and recyclables collected within the City for a fee, service charge, or other consideration, shall be collected by a solid waste enterprise under the provisions of a collector agreement awarded by the City Council.

(b) No person, firm, corporation or solid waste enterprise, other than those referenced in Subsection (a) of this section, shall negotiate or contract for, undertake or receive, collect or transport solid waste from within the City for a fee, service charge or other consideration therefor, except as specifically provided herein.

(c) Each residential property owner and householder in the City shall at all times utilize the services of the authorized collector and pay the fees approved by the City Council for the collection of solid waste and/or recyclables from such premises as shall be owned by the owner and shall at all times comply with City policies and programs with regard to solid waste recovery, reduction of solid waste and recycling of solid waste. No person shall enter into an agreement for solid waste or recycling which is not a collector, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 5105)

(a) The collector shall collect and dispose of all solid waste placed for collection in compliance with this chapter from each customer at least twice during the calendar week, or less if provided for in an approved collector agreement. Routes of collection shall be so arranged that collection from any premises will be made on the same day of each week. The collector shall possess a sufficient number of vehicles including spares to maintain the collection schedule at all times.

(b) The schedule for collection of solid waste shall be submitted annually to the City for approval by the City Manager. No later than November 30 of each year, the collector shall submit to the City its proposed collection schedule for the ensuing calendar year. The schedule shall indicate all regular collection days which fall on a holiday and the collection day which is proposed to be substituted therefor (if any) so as to ensure that collection shall take place twice each week. Upon approval by the City Manager, the collector shall mail a written notice to all customers of such schedule no later than December 31 of each year.

(Prior Code, § 5106)

(a) No collection within the City shall be made between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday or at any time on Sunday.

(b) No delivery or removal of containers by a collector may be made between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the next day.

(c) The City Manager may waive the requirements of this section when necessitated by conditions beyond the control of the collector.

(Prior Code, § 5107)

If the collector releases, or permits or causes the release of any solid waste on public or private property in the City at any time, it shall forthwith clean up, contain, collect and remove same.

(Prior Code, § 5108)

All field employees of the collector shall wear name tags to enable identification while providing service to the public.

(Prior Code, § 5109)

The collector shall so conduct its operations as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to public traffic or disruption to the existing noise levels of the area within which collections are made.

(Prior Code, § 5110)

At such time as the solid waste or recyclables are placed for collection at the usual place of collection, the solid waste or recyclables are the property of the collector.

(Prior Code, § 5111)

It shall be unlawful at any time for any person, including the collector, to burn, bury or dump any solid waste or recyclables within the City.

(Prior Code, § 5112)

The collector shall, at all times, comply with City policies and programs regarding solid waste recovery, reduction of solid waste and recycling of solid waste, including the City's source reduction and recycling element. Such policies and programs may be established or modified of the City Council. Compliance with such policies and programs shall be a condition of any collector agreement issued pursuant to this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 5113)