In Lincoln, the owner of every dwelling must provide for collection and removal of solid waste by a licensed waste hauler at least once a week (LMC 8.32.205). Buildings with more than two units require twice-weekly pickup. Rural Lancaster County residents arrange their own licensed-hauler service.
Lincoln Municipal Code 8.32.205 requires the owner of every dwelling in the city to provide for the collection and removal of solid waste by a licensed waste hauler at least once a week; owners of dwellings with more than two units must provide collection at least twice a week. Lincoln uses an open, subscription system: residents contract directly with private licensed haulers rather than a single city contractor. Waste haulers must be city-licensed under Chapter 8.32. On unincorporated Lancaster County land there is no mandatory-collection ordinance; acreage owners arrange service with a licensed hauler or lawfully self-haul to a permitted facility.
Failing to provide required collection is a violation of Chapter 8.32; solid-waste violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail, with each day a separate offense.
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