[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 3892 §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
COMMERCIAL REFUSE CUSTOMER
Means any commercial, industrial or institutional establishment or group of establishments together with its/their owner(s) and/or occupants or officer(s), and housing facilities containing more than two (2) adjoining dwelling units (duplexes).
CITY
Means the City of Rolla as a governmental entity.
COLLECTION SERVICE
Means to travel from location to location gathering loose or containerized solid waste materials.
COMMERCIAL HAULER
Means any person who, except as an agent of the City, collects and disposes of solid waste and receives money or other considerations for said service.
DIRECTOR
Means the Director of the City of Rolla Environmental Services Department.
[Ord. 3892 §1]
DWELLING UNIT
Means any room or group of rooms located within a structure which form(s) a single habitable unit with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and hygiene.
GARBAGE
Means all animal and vegetable wastes subject to decay resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Means any waste or combination of wastes, which, because of quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illnesses, or pose a present or potential threat to humans and/or the environment.
INFECTIOUS WASTE
Means waste that is capable of producing an infectious disease because it contains pathogens of sufficient virulence and quantity so that exposure to the waste by a susceptible human host could result in an infectious disease. These wastes include blood and blood products, sharps and other items contaminated with blood, discarded biological products, human and animal bi-products, etc.
MAJOR APPLIANCES
Means clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, woodstoves, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, refrigerators and freezers, and any other appliances as regulated by the State of Missouri due to their hazardous components (i.e. Freon, mercury switches, PCB/s).
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Means household wastes and commercial, agricultural, governmental, industrial and institutional wastes which have chemical and physical characteristics similar to household wastes.
OCCUPANT
Means any person who singly or jointly or severally with others shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit either as owner or tenant.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Means those materials which can be diverted, removed, or recovered from the waste stream to be used, reused, sold or recycled whether or not they require subsequent separation and processing. Recyclable materials include but are not limited to paper, paper products, cardboard, plastics, bottles, cans, glass, metals, etc.
RECYCLING
Means the separation and reuse or remanufacture of recyclable materials which might otherwise be disposed of by landfilling.
REFUSE
Means both garbage and solid waste as defined in this Section.
REGULATED WASTE
Means any waste material requiring special handling and/or disposal as specified by law. Regulated waste includes, but is not limited to lead-acid batteries, yard waste, tires, major appliances, used oil, asbestos, contaminated soil, etc.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE CUSTOMER
Means the occupant and/or owner of any detached single-family dwelling unit, up to and including duplexes.
RUMMAGE
To rummage means "to physically exam and/or search through."
SCAVENGE
Scavenging, or to scavenge, means "to rummage or search through a refuse or recycling container for purposes of removal of items."
SOLID WASTE
Means municipal wastes, garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials including, but not limited to, solid and semi-solid waste materials resulting from residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental activities.
YARD WASTE
Means organic debris (e.g. grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs, bark, branches, flowers, etc.) which is produced as part of yard and garden development and maintenance. The definition of yard waste shall include Christmas trees that do not contain ornaments, tensile, or flocculent.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
(a) 
The City, through its duly authorized agents, shall have an exclusive right to provide collection services for the removal of refuse, solid waste, and unprocessed recyclable materials within the incorporated limits of the City of Rolla, MO and it shall be unlawful for any other person or entity to provide a collection service, for the removal of refuse, solid waste, and unprocessed recyclable materials in the City, except as may otherwise be provided in this section. No person or entity shall duplicate the collection services provided by the City unless authorized to do so. As used in this section, "unprocessed recyclable materials" means loose recyclable materials that have not been compressed, compacted, baled, bundled, crushed, granulated, or otherwise consolidated for transport to an end market. As used in this section "end market" means a manufacturer that will use the processed recyclables as feedstock or raw materials in the production of new goods. However, nothing contained herein shall prevent a person or entity that generates recyclable materials from transporting the recyclable materials they have generated to a business engaged in purchasing and processing recyclable materials.
(b) 
The storage, collection, processing and disposal of solid waste will be managed in accordance with local and state laws and rules. All processing facilities and disposal areas utilized shall have appropriate local and state permits.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1; Ord. 4673, §1]
(a) 
The City shall, as a matter of public welfare, promote recycling as a preferred waste management alternative, make available collection services and drop-off facilities, and, as approved by the City Council, adopt such charges as will encourage refuse customers to recycle appropriate solid waste materials.
(b) 
In addition to the City's existing programs and services, persons or entities are encouraged to target recyclable materials or recycling services not being addressed by the City's collection/drop-off services. Commercial customers with significant quantities are encouraged to recover materials for recycling. Not-for-profit entities are encouraged to utilize recycling opportunities for fund raising efforts.
(c) 
Upon request by the City, any person, business, or entity providing recycling services within the City of Rolla, shall provide to the City, records of types and quantities of materials recycled.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
(a) 
A person may be authorized to operate as a commercial solid waste hauler within the city upon obtaining such licenses as may be required by the city and a determination by the City Council that the public convenience and necessity are served by such authorization, and, that the service to be provided by the hauler applying for said authorization, cannot be provided by the City.
(b) 
All vehicles used to collect and transport solid waste shall be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary condition. The vehicles are to be of standard refuse packer body design with watertight and covered bodies. If a roll-off style truck is used, the roll-off container must be tarped when being transported carrying any contents.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any refuse customer to:
(a) 
Deposit refuse in any refuse container other than his/her own or that is assigned for his/her use by the City.
(b) 
Accumulate or dispose of refuse in any manner or at any location which the City Council deems a nuisance to the public health or safety.
(c) 
Fail to place their refuse container at the nearest street curb or street edge on the date of collection for collection purposes, except refuse customers who have provided the City with a written verification from a physician stating they are physically unable to place the refuse container at the street, in which case all refuse will be placed in securely tied plastic bags.
(d) 
Place the refuse container at the curb or street edge more than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the scheduled collection, or failure to remove the refuse container from the curb side or street edge to the front line of the house within twenty-four (24) hours of the day of collection. A violation will result in the property owner being notified of the requirement to remove the container from the street edge. Noncompliance within a five-day time limit will result in the tenant being notified of the requirement via posting of the property and the property owner being notified via mail, and also can result in the issuance of a citation with a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense, fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second offense, and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for offenses thereafter. For purposes of enforcement, the property owner and the tenant of a property will be held jointly or severally liable.
(e) 
Fail to place garbage in tied plastic bags prior to depositing such refuse in containers.
(f) 
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to rummage through or scavenge items from any refuse or recycling container owned serviced, or maintained by the City.
(g) 
Place liquid waste (i.e. paint, waste oil, chemicals) in a refuse container or bags to be collected by the City.
(h) 
Burn, paint, or otherwise deface any refuse or recycling container owned by the City.
(i) 
Place bulk or loose refuse or waste items at the curb or street edge more than seventy-two (72) hours in advance of a pre-arranged collection or a scheduled annual citywide cleanup.
[Ord. 4102]
(j) 
Place hazardous, infectious or regulated waste in a refuse container that is not intended for such wastes and marked as such. Any infectious wastes generated from residential sources must be placed in a rigid leak-proof, puncture resistant container with a tight fitting lid. Infectious wastes generated from commercial sources cannot be discarded into the municipal solid waste stream unless processed and sterilized to specifications required by law.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
The city may enforce collection of such service charge as may be established in this Chapter by bringing legal action against any refuse customer to recover any sums due for services plus the cost of such action. Customers that are sixty (60) or more days behind in paying for service shall have their refuse container(s) repossessed until such time that payment is made and the account is in good standing, and a twenty dollars ($20.00) re-delivery fee will be charged before service is reinstated.
[Ord. 3768, §1; Ord. 4295, §1]
It shall be the duty of all customers to comply with the following procedures pertaining to yard waste:
(a) 
All yard waste shall be separated by the owner or occupant from all other garbage and refuse accumulated on the premises and shall be composted on the premises or placed in paper biodegradable bags and set out for collection by the City.
(b) 
All yard waste shall be collected from residential, commercial, industrial and institutional premises at least once each week.
(c) 
Yard waste must be placed at the curb on the customers’ regular pick up day in a paper biodegradable bag.
(d) 
The number of paper biodegradable bags containing yard waste which citizens may place out for collection shall be unlimited.
(e) 
Persons choosing not to compost yard waste on their own property may place yard waste in paper biodegradable bags.
(f) 
Nothing in this Chapter is intended to prevent an owner from transporting yard wastes accumulating on premises of the owner, provided such yard waste is disposed of at city-approved composting station or neighborhood collection sites in accordance with policies established by the City.