No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any public or private
premises shall permit the accumulation upon his premises of garbage,
food processing waste or any refuse that has been in contact with
or soiled by animal or vegetable wastes, except in covered containers
meeting the following requirements:
A.
Watertight.
B.
Provided, with a tight-fitting lid.
C.
Rust resistant.
D.
Structurally sound to withstand handling stress.
E.
Easily filled, emptied and cleaned.
F.
Flytight and rodentproof.
G.
If offered for public collection it shall be no larger than 30 gallons
capacity and furnished with side handles, a bail or other suitable
lifting device; however, power-operated bulk containers are excluded
from this requirement.
H.
Disposable bags of plastic or paper manufactured for solid waste
disposal may be used, provided that they are further contained in
an approved container as specified above or in a suitable frame or
protective device.
Household refuse consisting of books, magazines, boxes, newspapers
or other nonputrescible rubbish being offered for public collection
need not be placed in an approved container provided it is securely
tied in bundles or completely contained in disposable boxes not larger
then 24 inches by 24 inches by 36 inches. Bundles of tree limbs, brush,
yard trimmings or other household rubbish offered for public collection
may not be larger than 48 inches long and 18 inches in diameter.
No person shall deposit refuse on any land, developed or undeveloped,
or in, under or outside any building, occupied or unoccupied, or permit
the accumulation of refuse on his own premises in a manner that may
provide harborage or breeding places for vectors, mosquitoes, other
insects, vermin or rats.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the normal accumulation
of waste from farm animals in areas zoned for agricultural use.
No person shall deposit in a public litter receptacle, "Green
Box," or otherwise offer for public collection any hazardous waste.
