Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Art. III Containers for Solid Waste

Franchisees furnishing containers to customers for storage of refuse, green waste, organic waste, recyclable materials and/or any other solid waste shall comply with the following requirements:

A. Provide containers designed for safe handling that shall be designed and constructed to be non-absorbent, watertight, vector-resistant, durable, and easily cleanable.

B. Provide containers equipped with close-fitting and tight-fitting lids or covers that can be readily removed.

C. Provide containers that comply with the color, signage, and labeling requirements specified in 14 CCR 18984.7 and this chapter.

D. Provide each of its customers with one or more containers for each type of discarded materials for which the customer has subscribed to be collected separately by franchisee. Franchisees may provide split bins to collect up to two types of discarded materials.

E. Clearly label each container with the franchisee's name and phone number.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.290), 3-15-2022)

A. No person other than the franchisees who provides collection services at the premises, the owner of the container, such owner's agent or employee, or the person upon whose premises such container is located, shall remove any material from any container.

B. No person other than the owner or occupant of the premises where a container is located, or the franchisee who provides collection services at the premises where the container is located, shall handle a container. Any solid waste customer who damages or destroys a container shall be charged a replacement fee. A solid waste customer shall not be charged a replacement fee if the container is damaged or destroyed due to ordinary wear and tear.

C. No person shall intentionally tamper with, injure, destroy or remove any container or other equipment used for the storage of solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste. No person shall throw containers from any vehicle to the ground, or in any other manner break, damage, or roughly handle containers.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.300), 3-15-2022)

Any container to be placed for collection containing solid waste, organic waste, market refuse, recyclable materials or rendering waste shall have a tightly fitting cover, which cover shall be used at all times.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.310), 3-15-2022)

A. Every person occupying or in possession of any residential premises in the city shall provide or be provided with sufficient containers to accommodate the amount of solid waste, recyclable materials and/or organic waste generated by the premises. Residents can subscribe to the appropriate service level by choosing the cart size and number of containers. The containers shall be constructed of hard rubber or rigid plastic and shall be constructed so as not to permit the contents to sift or pass through any opening other than the top.

B. Containers suitable for automated collection are available in 35-, 64- and 96-gallon capacities.

C. Containers suitable for manual collection must be able to be emptied into an automated collection cart or into front- or rear-end loader vehicles, shall have a capacity of not more than 45 gallons, and shall weigh not more than 60 pounds when placed for collection.

D. Other types of containers are allowed to be used for the following city-approved special events on residential premises: the twice-yearly excess trash collection events; the twice-yearly brush clearing events; and during specified weeks within the winter holiday season.

E. Any green container waste that cannot be placed in a container may be placed for collection at the same place and time as the container, if they are securely tied in bundles that are not heavier than 50 pounds, not more than four feet in length, and not more than 18 inches in diameter.

F. Curbside service.

1. In the case of residential premises that receive curbside service, each container (including bundles) shall be kept on the premises from which it is to be collected except on the day designated for collection. On the appropriate day, the containers shall be placed for collection on the curb in front of the premises or on the curb at the side of the premises where the premises are adjacent to more than one street. When the premises are adjacent to a paved alley of sufficient width to allow easy passage of collection vehicles, the containers shall be placed within two feet of the rear property line of the premises and must be readily accessible for collection from the alley. The franchisee and residential customer may agree, for an additional fee, or the administrator may require, under unique circumstances, that collection be made from another location on the premises.

2. No residential customer who receives curbside refuse removal service shall place or permit to be placed any solid waste, recyclable materials, organic waste and/or any container therefor at the place of collection at the residential premises before 4:00 p.m. of the day preceding the scheduled collection or leave any such container at the place of collection after 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.320), 3-15-2022)

No cardboard box or paper bag shall be used as a disposal pick-up container for solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.330), 3-15-2022)