(A) Containers.
(1) Containers may be cans or bags made of metal or plastic and shall have a capacity of not more than 50 gallons.
(2) Cans shall be equipped with suitable handles and tight fitting covers, shall be water-tight, and shall not have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof.
(3) Cans shall be of a type approved by the City Manager and shall be kept in a clean, neat, and sanitary condition at all times.
(4) Containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of a premises.
(5) Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter shall be promptly replaced.
(B) Preparation of solid waste.
(1) All garbage, before being placed in a container for collection, shall have drained from it all free liquids and may be wrapped in paper.
(2) All refuse shall be drained of liquid before being placed in a container for collection.
(3) All cans and bottles which have contained food shall be thoroughly rinsed and drained before being placed in a container for collection or recycling.
(C) Points of collection. Containers shall be placed on or near the curb or traveled roadway line of a street or alley adjoining the premises served, so as to be readily accessible to the collection crew on collection day. If containers are not so placed before the collection crew arrives at the premises being served, the contents of such containers will not be collected until the next regularly scheduled collection time.
(D) Storage of solid waste.
(1) No person shall place any solid waste in any street, alley, or other public place, or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the city except in proper containers for collection, or with the express approval of the City Manager, nor shall any person place or deposit any solid waste in any river, stream, or other body of water.
(2) Any unauthorized accumulation of solid waste on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any existing accumulation of solid waste shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 1060.04) Penalty, see § 10.99