(A) Residential solid waste and recyclable materials within the town shall only be collected, removed and disposed of by officers or employees of the town.
(B) Commercial and recycling services may be provided by the town or by private contracted enterprises.
(C) The Town Manager, or designee, in order to protect the health and safety of the citizens and the environment of the town, is authorized and directed to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter to control the collection, storage, treatment, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials generated within the town.
(D) Rules and regulations. The Town Manager, or designee, shall make such schedules, rules and regulations concerning the collection, storage, treatment, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste, recyclable materials and other wastes by any party. These rules and regulations will include standards for equipment, transportation process, hours of operation, as necessary and appropriate, to operate a solid waste and/or recycling collection program, or other similar activities or facilities or relating to the operation of any transfer station, disposal site, recycling or waste reduction program, that are not inconsistent with this chapter.
(E) Inspection. The town may conduct inspections to secure compliance with this chapter. A code inspector or an authorized representative from the Public Works Department who has a reasonable basis to believe that a private premises may not be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to request consent to enter and, upon consent, to enter residential, commercial, industrial, institutional establishments, business establishments, and private premises, for inspection purposes.
(F) The town shall regulate the use of transfer station activities.
(Ord. 2018-02, passed 1-17-2018)