§ 9-05 Requirements for Employment of Bags and Containers Meeting Specifications Set Out in 16 RCNY §§ 9-02 , 9-03 and 9-04 .

   (a)   Bags and containers which meet the specifications approved under this order:

      (1)   shall not be filled so as to prevent the effective closure thereof:

      (2)   shall not weigh more than 100 pounds when filled:

      (3)   shall be in such condition as to hold their contents without leakage:

      (4)   shall be effectively closed:

      (5)   when stored in the building shall be kept in a metal receptacle or rat-proof and fire-proof room:

      (6)   when awaiting collection outside the building, shall be removed from any metal receptacle and shall be neatly stacked in front of such building.

   (b)   Containers which meet the specifications approved under this order: shall not contain compacted refuse bound with non-combustible ties.

   (c)   The Commissioners of the Department of Sanitation or Housing Preservation and Development or Health may conduct or order the manufacturer or distributor of any product displaying a logo as provided in 16 RCNY § 9-04(f) to conduct in an independent testing laboratory selected by any such administrator or Commissioner, such tests as are necessary to determine whether such product is in conformity with the provisions of this order. The expenses for all such tests shall be borne by the aforementioned manufacturer or distributor. Such Commissioner may require such appearance of any manufacturer, distributor, retailer or user of any product displaying a logo as provided in 16 RCNY § 9-04(f) as are necessary to determine if a violation of any of the provisions of this order has occurred.

§ 9-06 Amendment and Repeal.

This order may be amended or repealed only upon joint order of the Departments of Sanitation, Housing Preservation and Development and Health pursuant to Section 1043 of the Charter.

Subchapter B: Tripartite General Order No. 2 – Approval of Specifications for Waste Containerization Systems

§ 9-11 Purpose and Scope.

The Departments of Sanitation, Housing Preservation and Development and Health find that the use of systems for the disposal of waste that utilize large containers which are mechanically lifted and emptied into, loaded onto or attached to collection vehicles (hereinafter "waste containerization systems") will tend to improve waste containment and increase the efficiency of waste collection operations, and accordingly approve as to specifications, pursuant to § 27-2021 of the Housing Maintenance Code, any waste containerization system that meets the specifications set forth below. Nothing contained in this order shall constitute an agreement by the Department of Sanitation to provide hoist compactor, hoist-fitted chassis, roll-on roll-off or any other specialized service to any person using containers covered by this order. Such service shall continue to be available only by contract with the Department of Sanitation and subject to such conditions as the Department of Sanitation may impose.