[1997 Code § 373-28]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The residue left from fires in heaters, ranges and stoves.
Animal and vegetable matter that has been used as food and
the waste therefrom and dead animals and parts of the same.
The shells from oysters and clams that have been used as
food.
Household waste such as paper, rags, cardboard boxes, old
bottles, broken crockery, tin cans, worn-out furniture, tree and hedge
trimmings, lawn clippings and all waste that accumulates around dwellings,
except refuse from building operations and repairs, such as lime,
brick, cement and lumber.
[1997 Code § 373-29]
Every householder or proprietor of a hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse,
market house, store or theater shall provide suitable receptacles
for garbage, rubbish and ashes to be placed at the point most convenient
for collections, said point or location to be fixed by the Department
of Public Works.
[1997 Code § 373-30]
A.
The receptacle for garbage shall be a galvanized iron or other metal
receptacle approved by the Board of Health, shall be watertight, provided
with suitable handles and a tight-fitting cover that will prevent
access of flies to the contents, and shall be kept covered at all
times Their capacity shall be not less than four gallons nor more
than 20 gallons.
B.
The receptacles for trash shall be either barrels or boxes of no
greater capacity than a sugar barrel.
C.
The receptacle for ashes shall be either boxes or cans or small barrels
that can be handled by one man. The receptacle for shells shall be
the receptacle for ashes.
[1997 Code § 373-31]
Owners of apartment houses shall at all times when such apartments
are occupied furnish community receptacles for garbage, trash and
ashes in which the tenant may empty the receptacles used for each
apartment, except stores and restaurants, the proprietors of which
shall furnish their own receptacles.
[1997 Code § 373-32]
The placing of garbage in the receptacles for trash or ashes,
or the placing of either trash or ashes in receptacles for garbage,
or the sprinkling of disinfectants or poisonous chemicals on the contents
of the garbage receptacle is prohibited.
[1997 Code § 373-33; New]
A.
The contents of the receptacles enumerated in this article shall
only be emptied by the authorized contractors or their employees,
by depositing in vehicles authorized by the Board of Health. The tenants
of all premises shall cause receptacles to be kept clean, and no rainwater
or other liquid shall be allowed to enter the garbage receptacle.
B.
Every receptacle from which the garbage has been removed by any licensed
collector shall be entirely emptied of its contents and not any of
the contents shall be allowed to fall upon the ground. The covers
of receptacles shall be placed upon the receptacle after the contents
have been removed.
C.
The receptacle for trash shall be carefully returned to the place
from which it was taken. The practice of throwing the receptacle to
the ground from the top of the vehicle is hereby prohibited. Any receptacle
broken with deliberate intent or in violation of this section shall
be replaced at the expense of the contractor. In addition to the penalty
hereinafter provided, any person violating any of the provisions of
this Article or any other section thereof shall, for each and every
offense be liable for the penalty of not less than $5 and not more
than $500, to be recovered before any person and in such court having
jurisdiction.
