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Article 9-2
GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTIONSections:
9-2-1 Collection Agency
9-2-2 Collection Hours
9-2-3 Rates
9-2-4 Preparation or Disposal of Refuse
9-2-5 Location for Pick Up
9-2-6 Lids and Covers
9-2-7 Use of Containers
9-2-1 Collection Agency
The town, or other collectors authorized by the town, shall collect all refuse within the town. No person, except as provided in this chapter, shall collect or gather refuse within the town.
9-2-2 Collection Hours
The hours of collection of refuse shall be designated by the council.
9-2-3 Rates
The council shall from time to time fix the rates and classifications for garbage and trash collection within the town and shall make such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to properly administer and enforce this chapter.
9-2-4 Preparation or Disposal of Refuse
All refuse shall be prepared for collection or disposed of as follows:
A. Garbage. The customer shall furnish containers for the accumulation, storage and collection of all garbage. Such containers shall be tightly covered and be of rust-resistant metal or plastic and shall have handles on the outside. The maximum capacity of each container shall not exceed twenty gallons and loaded for collection shall not exceed fifty pounds in weight. Such containers shall be kept in good repair and in a sanitary condition.
B. Trash. Trash shall be placed in containers or tied in bundles by the customer and set out for collection. Containers may be garbage containers described above, or boxes not exceeding three square feet by four feet deep. In any event, the weight of a loaded container or bundle shall not exceed fifty pounds. Customers wishing to retain disposal boxes should mark the box "SAVE" in a readily seen manner.
C. Brush. Brush shall be cut into such a size that one person can readily load the individual pieces into a truck or chipper and shall be piled in neat order with all long branches parallel to one another and shall have all metal or foreign materials removed to facilitate chipping.
D. Appliances and Vehicles. The customer shall remove or cause to be removed all discarded appliances, vehicles or equipment from their premises or the public right-of-way.
E. Building Materials. All owners, contractors and builders of structures shall, upon the completion of any structure, gather up and haul away, at their sole cost and expense, all refuse of every nature, description or kind, which has resulted from the building of such structure, including all lumber scraps, shingles, plaster, brick, stone, concrete and other building material, and shall place the lot and all nearby premises utilized in such construction in a sightly condition. Residential customers may dispose of small amounts of building materials from time to time, providing the building materials are placed in a container as described above and contain no concrete, masonry or soil.
F. By-products. Any commercial or manufacturing establishment which by the nature of its operations creates an unusual amount of by-product refuse may be required by the town to dispose of its own wastes as opposed to having the town or authorized collection agency provide the service.
G. Dangerous Waste. Dangerous wastes shall be placed in a proper container, plainly marked "DANGER". The town or the authorized collection agency may deny service for certain dangerous wastes and require the customer to properly dispose of it by other means.
H. Soil and Concrete. Waste soil, concrete, masonry blocks, sod and rocks shall be disposed of by the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises.
9-2-5 Location for Pick Up
A. All refuse prepared for collection shall be placed on the curb, or if no curb, the right-of-way line, along a dedicated street or alley, except that by mutual contractual agreement between the garbage collection agency and the customer, collection may be made on the premises. All containers and piles of refuse shall be so located as to not be a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
B. When necessary to set containers at the front curb, they may be set out after six o’clock p.m.of the day preceding regular collection and shall be removed from the curb by six o’clock a.m.of the day after collection.
9-2-6 Lids and Covers
The lids or covers of all containers shall at all times be kept secure so that flies and other insects may not have access to the contents and shall only be removed while the containers and receptacles are being filled, emptied or cleaned.
9-2-7 Use of Containers
It is unlawful for any person to deposit, or cause to be deposited, any refuse in any container that he does not own or is not entitled to use as a tenant.
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