Section
General Provisions
95.01 Definitions
95.02 Disposal of rubbish in yard, on premises prohibited
95.03 Sweeping rubbish into streets prohibited
95.04 Transporting garbage into town for disposal prohibited
95.05 Hauling rubbish in private vehicles
95.06 Town to perform garbage collection
95.07 Charges for collection of garbage
95.08 Interference with receptacles set out for collection
Residential Collection
95.20 Definition
95.21 Mobile refuse containers
95.22 Care and maintenance of containers; prohibited waste material
95.23 Garbage collection schedule
95.24 Special collection for large loads
95.25 Builders and contractors to remove debris
95.26 Placement and preparation of garbage for collection
95.27 Exemption
95.28 Improperly placed or prepared garbage
Commercial and Industrial Collection
95.40 Containers
95.41 Location
95.42 Care and maintenance of containers
95.43 Prohibited waste materials
95.44 Recycling
95.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Open burning, see § 94.25
Statutory reference:
Regulation of trash and garbage, see G.S. § 160A-303.l
GENERAL PROVISIONS
For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ASHES." Refuse resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material.
"AUTOMOTIVE WASTE." Tires, wheels, shock absorbers, body parts, and chassis.
"BUILDING RUBBISH." Refuse from the construction, remodeling, and repair of houses, commercial buildings, and other structures, included but not limited to excavating earth, stones, brick, lumber, plaster, concrete, shingles, insulation, and waste parts generated by the installation and replacement of structures and facilities.
"BULK CONTAINERS." A waterproof metal container of not less than one nor more than six cubic yards in size, equipped with a liquid drain and a hinged lid, and compatible with the town's collection vehicles.
"GARBAGE." Animal and vegetable refuse resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food, including a minimum amount of liquid necessarily incidental thereto.
"INDUSTRIAL WASTE." Waste from factories, processing plants, and other manufacturing enterprises.
"MOBILE REFUSE CONTAINERS." Rolling, plastic, and steel refuse containers with a capacity of 80 to 90 gallons, designed for storage of residential and small business refuse and capable of being automatically dumped by the town's residential and business collection equipment.
"PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR." The Town Director of the Public Works Department providing sanitation service or his designated agent.
"RUBBISH." Refuse (exclusive of garbage and ashes) including but not limited to paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, rubber, leather, tree bush and hedge branch cuttings and trimmings, yard trimmings, grass, leaves, pine straw, tin cans, metal, glass, crockery, dirt, earth, dust, garden plants, tobacco leaves, corn shucks, and the like.
"WASTE." Unwanted or discarded material resulting from community activities including solids, liquids, and gases.
(Ord. 80-81-5, passed 9-8-80; Am. Ord. 85-86-10, passed 5-12-86)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, or deposit upon any yard or premises, whether public or private, any garbage, trash, rubbish, or filth of any kind.
(Ord. 80-81-5, passed 9-8-80; Am. Ord. 85-86-10, passed 5-12-86) Penalty, see § 95.99
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