City of Storm Lake issued the following announcement on Oct. 23.
Recently, the City of Storm passed on third reading an ordinance amending Chapter 3-1 of Title III of the city code related to Garbage Storage and Collection to revise requirements relating to the collection of garbage and its storage out of doors. It is the intent of the amendment to add clarity to the ordinance to ensure garbage is handled and stored in a manner that prevents blowing and scattering through the community.
The effective date for implementation of the changes is January 1, 2021. Following are items that have been clarified by the amendment to current city code:
• If commercial containers such as dumpsters are used by commercial customers for the storage of garbage and recyclable materials, such containers shall be suitable incapacity for the storage of garbage and recyclable materials accumulating in a normal collection period of seven days.
• If a commercial customer’s commercial containers do not have the capacity to store garbage and recyclable materials accumulating in a normal collection period of seven days, the commercial customer shall arrange with a collector for a shorter collection period so that the storage capacity of the commercial customer’s commercial containers is adequate to contain the garbage and recyclable materials.
• Commercial customers shall employ commercial or industrial balers for the compression of recyclable materials if needed to prevent the blowing and scattering of cardboard and other recyclables and to allow for the storage of such materials as required by this Chapter.
• Commercial containers used by commercial customers shall (1) be equipped with closeable lids and kept covered; (2) be properly maintained and kept in good repair to ensure fitness for use and prevent garbage or recyclable materials from falling or blowing out, (3) prominently display the name of the owner of the commercial container, and 4) be marked or labeled in such a way as to inform the collector whether the contents of the container are garbage or recyclable materials.
• Equipment used in such transport operations shall clearly and prominently display the collector’s name and telephone number.
The Mayor and City Council have encouraged, through the Storm Lake Proud initiative, general beautification of the community and an awareness of how simple steps can assist in achieving a better appearance for the city through better management of garbage.
Working together we can accomplish the goal of the Mayor and City Council in beautification of the community. We are all Storm Lake Proud. We are all proud to live in the City Beautiful.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Storm Lake
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