County trash pickup rules and bulky item limits

Establishment of Services.The County Engineer is authorized to establish regular collection service for removal of refuse.Collections will not be made from inside structures or enclosures unless approved by the Department of Public Works. Grass cuttings, bundles of hedge cuttings, etc. must be placed adjacent to the public right-of-way as designated in Section 21-2.2(a) to be eligible to be picked up.Removal of Bulky Items. The regular collection service shall not remove items such as: tires, crates, white goods, sofas, chairs, pipe, auto parts weighing more than five (5) pounds, mufflers, tree limbs greater than three (3) feet in length, trees and shrubbery cuttings and other like items with a combined volume of more than one (1) cubic yard. The owner or occupant of any building, house, structure, land or benefitted property is responsible for the removal and disposal of these prohibited items at a County refuse transfer station, landfill, recycling facility or other approved disposal area at his or her own expense.Frequency of Regular Collection Service. Regular County collection service shall be provided once per week for the protection of public health and the control of flies, insects and rodents on regularly scheduled days as established by the Department of Public Works.Charges for Unusual Locations, Types and Accumulations. Installations with unusual locations, types or accumulations of refuse may be serviced by the Department of Public Works provided that such service is within the capabilities of the Department. Charges for such collection and disposal may be established by the County Engineer based on actual costs.Parking Interfering with Containers. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle of any nature within six (6) feet of any container used in the County container collection service in such a manner which would interfere with the removal of refuse from such container or block the approach to such container.