§ 96.04. REGULATIONS FOR TRASH COLLECTION.  


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  • (A) All trash containers shall be placed at the curb line or alley line within 24 hours of pick up. Department of Public Works employees shall not access private property to collect trash. Trash containers shall be removed from the curb line and the public right-of-way within 24 hours of being emptied. Trash containers shall not be required to be moved from the alley line.
    (B) Blue trash containers (totes) marked “The City of Beech Grove” are the preferred containers. It is recommended that different containers not be used to prevent lifting injuries to Department of Public Works employees.
    (C) All refuse shall be placed in the approved blue container (Tote) labeled “City of Beech Grove”. All other containers will not be picked up. Refuse not placed in the approved blue container (Tote) labeled “City of Beech Grove” will not be picked up. Wood and tree shrubbery is not construed as trash and will be picked up via a chipper machine or brush truck when these vehicles become available.
    (D) Any fee derived for the collection of normal trash shall be produced monthly on the Beech Grove sewage works bill.
    (E) Any single or double family dwelling (unit) that utilizes more than two trash containers shall be billed $5 per each trash container emptied (after the second one) on each sewage works billing period.
    (Res. passed 11-1-76; Am. Ord. 23, 2012, passed 8-6-12; Am. Ord. 5, 2016, passed 4-4-16) Penalty, see § 96.99