(A) Every person or commercial or residential solid waste generator shall place, or cause to be placed, all solid waste and recycling accumulating on the premises in suitable collection receptacles or containers provided by the town, or private service providers.
(B) All materials prepared for collection shall be stored in a town-approved container until removed by the Town, or a private service provider, unless those materials are properly prepared for the Town’s bulk waste collection service, if any.
(C) Solid waste and recyclable materials shall be properly stored, treated, transported, processed, and disposed of in accordance with the Mohave County Health Code, Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Regulations, and this chapter.
(D) Any user of a town-provided solid waste and recycling container shall be required to use and maintain the container as follows:
(1) Cleaning. All containers shall be used, maintained and stored in a clean and sanitary condition. The user shall bag and securely tie all putrescible material, thereby maintaining the container free of intense odors, evidence of flies in any stage of development, and any other nuisance or threat to public health or safety.
(2) Reporting damage or loss. The user shall store container(s) between collection in such a way as to minimize the possibility of damage or theft. The user shall be responsible for reporting any container damage or theft to the town.
(3) Proper and safe use. The user shall not damage the container(s) intentionally or use the container(s) for any purpose other than those specified in this chapter. The user shall not use the container(s) in any manner which is, in the sole determination of the town, unsafe.
(4) Lids or covers. The lids or covers of any container(s) shall at all times be kept secure in such a manner to prevent intrusion of moisture, infestation of insects, and scattering of solid waste or recyclable materials. Covers or lids shall be kept closed except when containers are being loaded or emptied.
(E) No person, unless authorized by the town, shall remove, collect or disturb the solid waste and recyclable materials stored in such container(s) or remove from a container any solid waste or recyclable materials set out for collection and disposal by the town, town customers, or agents of the town, or private service providers. This prohibition does not apply to public law enforcement officers or town employees acting within the scope of their official duties.
(F) No person shall utilize the container(s) assigned to other persons for the disposal of solid waste or recyclable materials without their permission. This does not apply to the solid waste or recycling collection system where persons or responsible parties share the use of common containers. The use of common or shared containers and the assigned residential account or business establishment(s) using a container shall be determined by the town, or in the case of private service, by a private service provider.
(G) All boxes, cartons and crates shall be collapsed before being placed in solid waste or recycling containers. Ashes shall be soaked with water to extinguish any live embers and be contained in tied bags before placement in solid waste containers.
(H) Explosives or flammable materials of any kind shall not be placed in any solid waste or recycling container.
(I) Corrosives, reactives, oxidizers, lead acid batteries or any hazardous waste shall not be disposed of in solid waste or recycling containers.
(J) Pool chemicals shall be completely used, or properly disposed of, before disposing of the container. Pool chemical containers shall be emptied and moisture free prior to being placed in a solid waste or recycling container.
(K) It is the container user’s and responsible party’s obligation to properly contain solid waste or recyclable materials generated on their premises and to keep the area around the container continuously clear and free of all debris. If the property has alley solid waste service, the term “area” includes the alley.
(L) It shall be a violation of this chapter to overload or overfill a container, or place material in any solid waste or recycling container of a volume or weight which prevents the collection vehicle from safely emptying the container or which may damage the collection vehicle or container. Maximum weight of material placed in any residential container shall not exceed 100 pounds.
(Ord. 2018-02, passed 1-17-2018) Penalty, see § 91.99