Waste delivery and disposal; source separation.

Collectors are not responsible for brush, bulk refuse, garbage, refuse or yard trimmings that originate at any residence or establishment other than the owner's or customer's. Solid waste generated or originated within the Town of Webster which has been left for collection or which is delivered by the generator of such waste to a facility shall be disposed of as follows:

A. Waste delivery and disposal.

(1) Prior to initial collection or transportation, such solid waste shall be source-separated by the generator into recyclable materials and remaining solid waste as provided in the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

(2) Recyclable materials shall not be commingled with other solid waste during collection, transportation or storage following collection. The Town of Webster may order such exceptions as it determines are in the public interest.

(3) All recyclable materials generated or originated within the Town of Webster must be delivered to an authorized recycling facility or handled through a waste stream reduction program.

(4) No authorized recycling facility or waste stream reduction program shall receive recyclable materials generated or originated within the Town of Webster except as permitted by law.

(5) Disposal of solid waste which is barred from all authorized recycling facilities by rules, regulations or orders promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the Monroe County Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Law or by any other law, regulation or ordinance shall not otherwise be regulated by this chapter.

(6) No hazardous waste may be delivered to an authorized recycling facility.

B. Preparation of recyclables for collection.

(1) Recyclables shall be prepared for collection in accordance with guidelines provided by the refuse collectors and approved by the Town or otherwise established by the Town. Haulers shall provide curbside collection of recyclables. Recyclables to be picked up must be set out in appropriate containers as specified by the Commissioner of Public Works or his/her division head, agent or designee, or any subsequent and pertinent ordinance or law, and be at the curb no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before evening on the day preceding the scheduled collection day.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

(2) All refuse haulers must be in compliance with the Monroe County Solid Waste Recycling Law.

C. Preparation of yard waste for collection.

(1) All brush must be cut to a length of not more than four feet. All branches/brush under two inches in diameter must be bundled. The bundles should be bound with rope or twine (not wire), should not weigh more than 60 pounds and should not be more than 16 inches across.

(2) Yard waste material which is not properly prepared or which exceeds the volume and/or weight requirements will not be collected. The resident will be responsible for making alternate arrangements for collection within seven days of generation.

D. Preparation of garbage/refuse.

(1) Garbage/refuse shall be stored in proper containers. Such receptacle shall be a container of sufficient capacity, and said container shall have handles, a tight-fitting cover and shall be watertight. All such receptacles shall be securely closed at all times. Wheelbarrows, lawn carts, fifty-five-gallon drums, fiber barrels and waste baskets are not considered suitable containers for collection of garbage/refuse.

(2) Garbage/refuse to be picked up must be set out for collection no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before the evening of the day preceding the scheduled pickup day.

E. Construction and demolition waste.

(1) Remodeling, construction and demolition debris, road waste and debris resulting from the repair of utilities and roadways and residential property structures shall be collected and disposed of by the municipality, utility or private contractor performing such work and generating the material.

(2) Remodeling debris generated by the homeowner shall be collected by the refuse hauler. Refuse collectors shall collect up to an amount as would fit into a five foot by five foot square, and three feet high, or equivalent volume. If the amount generated by the resident exceeds this amount, the resident is responsible for making alternative collection arrangements within seven days of generation. All material must be in containers not weighing more than 60 pounds each.