(a) No householder or commercial operator shall permit the accumulation of garbage and refuse upon the premises for which they are responsible, except in approved covered containers.
(b) All garbage shall be kept in rust-resistant, watertight, nonabsorbent, easily washable containers which are covered with a close-fitting lid. Where it is practical, all garbage shall be drained of liquids and wrapped in paper before depositing it in the garbage container. No such container shall have a capacity of less than five gallons or more than twenty-seven gallons or shall be filled so as to exceed seventy-five pounds in weight. Each container shall be provided with two handles or a bail, either of which shall be adequate in size and strength to provide for the proper handling of the loaded container. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number to contain all garbage accumulating between collections, and shall be washed and disinfected as often as necessary to prevent nuisance.
(c) All other refuse shall be stored in reasonably tight and substantial containers of such size as will permit such containers to be readily handled. Containers shall be of adequate capacity and provided in sufficient number to contain all the refuse accumulating between collections. No such container shall be filled so as to exceed fifty pounds in weight or be used for the burning of trash or other combustible materials. Insofar as is practical, boxes, papers, tree cuttings and odd articles shall be crushed and tied in bundles not exceeding three feet in length, eighteen inches in diameter or fifty pounds in weight.
(d) No householder or commercial operator shall place, for collection, any single object greater than three feet in length, eighteen inches in diameter or fifty pounds in weight.
(Ord. 63-3. Passed 1-21-63.)