§ 94-197. Disposal prohibitions.

(a)

No person shall place, allow to be placed or cause to be placed in the county's solid waste management facilities or any solid waste receptacle or commercial containers set out for regular collection by the collector, or at any solid waste collection point, or in any other place where it might reasonably be expected to be transported to the county's solid waste management facilities the following types of prohibited solid waste:

(1)

Wearing apparel, bedding or other waste from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have been present as determined by the health officer, except where removal and disposal of such materials is performed under the supervision and direction of the health officer.

(2)

Razor blades, metal binding straps, broken glass and other like materials which may cause personal injury to employees of the collector or the board unless wrapped, rendered harmless or identified as injurious materials.

(3)

Hazardous waste.

(4)

Improperly treated biomedical waste.

(5)

Used oil or lead acid batteries except that these items may be delivered separately to the county's solid waste management facilities or a permitted solid waste management facility for recycling purposes.

(6)

Hypodermic needles and lancets and other like devices used in the self injection or injection by others for the treatment or control of an illness, such as diabetes or allergies. Except that these items may be delivered separately by residents to the county's designated homeuser sharps collection sites in appropriate sharps containers for proper removal and disposal by a licensed biomedical waste transporter.

(7)

Mercury containing devices or device components that contain mercury.

(8)

Liquid waste.

(9)

Containers holding liquids, unless the container is a small container similar in size to that normally found in household waste and the waste is household waste.

(10)

Containers greater than 20 gallons in capacity unless the ends have been removed or cut open, or they have a series of punctures on the top, bottom, and all sides to ensure the container is empty and free of residue. The empty container or tank shall be compacted to its smallest practical volume for disposal.

(11)

Any wastes prohibited by state or federal law from disposal in the county's solid waste management facilities.

(b)

The director shall have the authority to inspect the waste being deposited in a solid waste receptacle or at the county's solid waste management facilities by any person at any time to determine whether such waste contains hazardous wastes or any improperly treated biomedical wastes or other prohibited waste, and to take whatever action he deems necessary to ensure that the customer ceases the placement of such waste into the solid waste disposal system.

(c)

The disposal of hazardous waste, any improperly treated biomedical waste, or sharps on public or private property within the county, except as provided for by federal, state and local regulations, is prohibited.

(d)

The disposal of used motor oil or lead-acid batteries on any public or private property within the county, except as provided for by federal or state regulations is prohibited.

(Code 1979, § 12-28; Ord. No. 97-25, § 1, 7-22-97; Ord. No. 08-42, § 19, 10-14-08; Ord. No. 14-03, § 17, 1-28-14)