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CHAPTER 16
GARBAGE AND TRASH
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DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases for the purpose of this
Chapter shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section:
(A)
“Garbage” is hereby defined to include all organic household or kitchen
wastes, such as rejected or unused food and food residue and paper necessarily used for
wrapping.
(B)
“Ashes” is hereby defined to include the residue from the combustion of
fuel used for heating.
(C)
“Household Rubbish” is hereby defined to include inorganic
incombustible household waste such as tin cans, metal ware, bottles, broken glass, crockery,
stoneware and similar refuse resulting from the regular operation of a household, not classed as
garbage or miscellaneous rubbish.
(D)
“Miscellaneous Rubbish” is hereby defined to include combustible
rubbish such as papers, boxes, brush and leaves and any other rubbish or waste resulting from the
operation of a domestic or business establishment, such as grass cuttings, tree trimmings, debris
from building construction, repair or remodeling, discarded equipment and similar waste.
(E)
“Recyclables” is hereby defined as all newspaper, aluminum, clear glass,
chipboard and plastic materials left by residents in the manner prescribed by the Village so as to
be picked up by the duly authorized and licensed waste and refuse haulers so authorized by the
Village in accordance with the schedule established between the Village and the licensed waste
and refuse haulers. (Ord. No. 99-02)
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REMOVAL REQUIRED. The owner, occupant or lessee of any
premises in the Village shall remove from such premises or otherwise dispose of all garbage,
ashes, tin cans, metal ware, broken glass, crockery, stoneware and all refuse and rubbish of every
description whatsoever at least once each week and shall keep such premises at all time free and
clear of any accumulation of garbage, ashes, tin cans, metal ware, broken glass, crockery,
stoneware and all refuse and rubbish of every description whatsoever.
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BURNING GARBAGE PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, or corporation, to burn, or set fire to, or cause to be burned, or cause to be set fire,
any garbage any place within the Village unless so authorized by the Pollution Control Board of
the Environmental Protection Agency. (See Chapter 27 – Open Burning)
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LICENSE
FOR
PRIVATE
REFUSE
AND
GARBAGE
COLLECTION REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or
corporation to engage in the business of collecting, hauling or transporting through the streets,
alleys or public ways of the Village any garbage, ashes, household rubbish or miscellaneous
rubbish, as herein defined, without first obtaining a license from the Village to engage in such
business. The fee for such license shall be as provided in Section 16-1-11 hereof and shall be
payable into the corporate Village fund. The Village Clerk before issuing such a license shall
require the owner of such vehicle to obtain the written approval of the Chairman of the Village
Health and Safety Committee to the effect that the vehicle to be used for such purpose is
satisfactorily constructed to prevent the littering of the street. The Chairman of the Village
Health and Safety Committee shall inspect every vehicle licensed under this Section not less than
once each year during the term of the license. It shall be required as a condition of receiving a
license of operate a waste and refuse hauling operation within the Village that the said duly
licensed waste haulers pick up all newspaper, aluminum, clear glass, chipboard and plastic
materials left by residents in the manner prescribed by the Village in accordance with a schedule
to be established between the Village and the licensed waste and refuse haulers. No licensee
granted a license pursuant to this Code shall charge more to Village residents for picking up
recycling materials.
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LICENSE PREREQUISITES. No applicant shall be granted a license
unless he shall have provided himself with the proper and necessary machinery and other
appliances for properly taking care of and disposing of said garbage in conformity with ordinance
and the health regulations of the State of Illinois, the County of Sangamon, the Township of
Cartwright and the Village of Pleasant Plains. No license shall be granted to any applicant who
has been convicted of a felony or been guilty of any willful violation of any health or sanitary
provisions of the Village, or of this Code, or is in default on any contract with the Village.
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ONE CLASS OF LICENSE; TERM. There shall be one (1) class of
license issued which license shall entitle the licensee to collect garbage, ashes and rubbish, both
household and miscellaneous, as those terms have been previously defined herein. All licenses
granted pursuant to this Chapter shall be reviewed annually in April of each year and shall not be
renewed if the Village Board determines that the performance of the waste and refuse haulers is
not meeting standards established by the Village Board.
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COLLECTION. For all customers within the Village corporate limits
who have contracted for pick-up service not more often than one (1) time per week each licensee
shall provide service to all of said customers on the same one (1) day of each week to the end
that except for those customers contracting for pick-up service more often than one (1) time per
week all garbage and refuse pick-up by a particular licensee within the Village will be
accomplished on one (1) day of each week.
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BOND. Before a license hereunder shall be issued, each applicant shall
execute and deliver to the Village, a surety bond in the penal sum of a minimum of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), running to the Village, such bond to be conditioned that such
applicant shall at all times conduct an orderly business and that he shall at all times observe and
comply with the ordinances of the Village relative to the license issued hereunder, and that such
licensee will pay all fines, penalties and costs which such licensee may incur for any violation of
any ordinance of the Village. (Ord. No. 390; 07-02-84)
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VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS. All vehicles used in the collection of
ashes, household rubbish and miscellaneous rubbish shall have a tight cover over the truck bed.
Such cover may be of metal or canvas or similar material, but shall be so designed as to prevent
the dropping or falling of any part of the contents therefrom during transportation. All truck
bodies used wholly or in part for the collection, transportation and dumping of garbage shall be
of all metal construction and shall be of at least nine (9) cubic yards in load capacity. All truck
bed covers provided for herein shall be closed at all times while the vehicle is in transit anywhere
within the corporate limits of the Village.
All vehicles shall be fully insured as to public liability and property damage and
employees employed in the operation of said vehicles, whether driver or helper, shall be fully
covered by Workmen’s Compensation Insurance.
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NO LIMITATION UPON NUMBER OF LICENSES ISSUED. There
shall be no limitation upon the number of licenses which may be issued pursuant to this Code.
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LICENSE FEE AND TERM. The fee for license provided hereunder
shall be Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) annually payable in full in advance of issuance
of license. No part of said fee may be refunded for any reason unless the license shall not be
issued, in which event the entire amount shall be refunded to the applicant. The term of the
license shall be one (1) year, commencing May 1.
(Ord. No. 386; 05-07-84)
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