A. Duty Of Owner; Occupant: It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any place where solid waste is created or accumulated to at all times keep or cause to be kept approved sanitary containers and, except as otherwise provided, to deposit or cause to be deposited all solid waste therein.
B. Containers: Approved sanitary containers shall be any of the following:
1. Paper Sacks: Disposable (nonreturnable) paper sacks, which shall be fifty (50) pound wet strength, extensible kraft paper.
2. Plastic Bags: Disposable (nonreturnable) plastic bags, which shall be manufactured from polyethylene or ethylene copolymer resin, with a gauge of not less than one and five-tenths (1.5) mils.
3. Metal Or Plastic Cans: Metal or plastic cans that are normally used for temporary storage of solid waste. The aforesaid paper sacks or plastic bags may be used as liners in containers, but such containers shall be watertight.
4. Enclosed Metal Containers: Any enclosed metal container used by a business or industry of a size suitable to the business or industry, which can be loaded by mechanical means, or enclosed metal trailers normally used for the storage and hauling of solid waste.
C. Maintenance Of Containers: It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant to maintain the approved sanitary containers in a secure condition so as to avoid offensive odors, health hazards and the scattering or spilling of solid waste.
D. Boxes; Yard Waste: Waste consisting only of pasteboard or wooden boxes, brush, leaves, weeds and cuttings from trees, lawns, shrubs and gardens may be kept separately without depositing in such cans or receptacles.
E. Transportation: It shall be unlawful for any person to haul tree limbs, brush or solid waste unless it is secured to the vehicle in a manner that does not allow scattering, blowing, or loss of materials. (Ord. 432, 4-23-1997, eff. 6-1-1997)