§ 23-67. Collectible refuse.


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  • The following refuse, in addition to other materials prescribed by the director of public works, shall be considered as collectible:
    A. 
    Putrescent animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or from the preparation of foods;
    B. 
    Cooled ashes and residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material;
    C. 
    Nonputrescent solid wastes, including paper, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, yard clippings and other materials that can be properly placed in the required receptacle;
    D. 
    Dead animals not exceeding seventy-five pounds each in weight, excluding animals from a slaughterhouse or laboratory;
    E. 
    Residential collectible refuse: each pickup shall be limited to three thirty-two-gallon capacity cans or five thirty-two-gallon capacity bags;
    F. 
    Commercial collectible refuse shall be limited to the dumpster container assigned to the service unit.
    G. 
    Any collectible refuse which does not meet the above definition shall be assessed a "special pickup rate" as specified in the annual budget resolution.