(a) It shall be the duty of each person requiring the removal of garbage and/or refuse to provide suitable portable approved garbage cans for holding garbage and substantial containers for holding refuse. The garbage cans shall be watertight and provided with suitable handles on the outside and a tight-fitting cover which shall not be removed except when necessary in the use of such cans. Each can shall have a capacity of not more than thirty-two gallons provided, however, that in cases where there are large quantities of garbage, larger sized garbage cans may be used with the permission of the Director; in no case shall they be larger than can be handled by two men and weigh no more than sixty pounds. All garbage, before being deposited in the cans, shall be thoroughly drained of all water and other fluids and securely wrapped. Refuse containers shall be of substantial construction and shall in no case be larger than can be handled by two men. No garbage shall be placed in any refuse container, and no night soil shall be placed in either garbage cans or refuse containers.
(b) Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar rubbish shall be cut in lengths not exceeding four feet and shall be securely tied in bundles before being deposited for collection. Newspapers, magazines and other printed matter, not placed in containers, shall be securely tied in bundles not exceeding sixty pounds in weight.
(c) No property owner, residential tenant or business shall be permitted to use municipal trash receptacles as the primary use of refuse disposal.
(Ord. 9574-18. Passed 4-16-18.)