(a) Preparation of refuse.
(1) Garbage shall be placed in a plastic bag and deposited promptly in solid waste cans or carts. If the garbage is wet, it shall have the liquid drained off and it shall be wrapped in paper or other combustible material, thus preventing smell and the breeding of flies in summer months and the freezing and adhering to the sides of the can in winter months.
(2) All ashes must be fully extinguished prior to placement in solid waste cans or containers for collection by the town.
(b) Solid waste containers.
(1) Existing multi-family complexes with three or more units receiving service prior to July 1, 2005
a. Every person producing or having solid waste shall provide and keep on the premises or property occupied or used by him sufficient solid waste containers to handle all accumulations of solid waste on such premises or property in the intervals between collections by the department of public works; provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to increase the limitations on service otherwise prescribed in this article.
b. Each container shall be of such size and shape as to be handled by one person and shall have a minimum of two handles. Each container shall have a tight-fitting, watertight cover, shall be of metal or plastic construction, shall have a capacity of not less than ten gallons, or more than 32 gallons, shall be kept covered at all times, and shall be maintained in good, serviceable condition, free from defects such as ragged or sharp edges that will hamper or injure the persons collecting the contents thereof. Otherwise, it must be promptly replaced by a proper container.
(2) Roll-out cart curbside service.
a. The town shall furnish each solid waste collection customer with a roll-out cart. This container shall be used by each residential solid waste collection customer to store solid waste materials. It shall be the responsibility of each customer to maintain that container in a functional state of repair and to report any damage to or loss of that container immediately to the department of public works. Each container is and shall remain the property of the town and shall remain at a customers' residence after that customer has moved or otherwise vacated the dwelling.
(c) [Public nuisance.] All persons shall cover and secure all solid wastes, keeping them in a clean and orderly manner and preventing them from being scattered by animals, wind or other means, and becoming a public nuisance. The person generating solid wastes that becomes a public nuisance shall be responsible for the immediate cleanup of such material.
(d) Storing of solid waste.
(1) All combustible and noncombustible solid waste shall be stored in containers complying with this article.
(2) Every owner and every occupant or other persons in control of any building or land in the town, including vacant property, shall be kept the same in a clean and orderly condition, shall not allow solid waste to accumulate in any building or on any land (vacant or occupied), and shall deposit solid waste for collection by the department of public works in accordance with the provisions of this article and the town solid waste collection policy.
(Code 1982, § 16.5-19; Ord. No. 92-37, § 1, 6-11-1992; Ord. No. 05-014, 9-22-2005; Ord. No. 2019-Code-04, 10-10-2019)