(A) All vehicles used for collection of garbage or refuse shall be equipped with compacting devices or equivalent types of closed bodies and shall have enclosed cargo space.
(B) No person or persons shall collect, handle, haul, or transport on any of the streets, alleys, public thoroughfares, or public places of the city any garbage or refuse for profit except as provided herein.
(C) All garbage or refuse shall be collected by a person or persons designated by the City Council for that purpose and shall be transported in and about the streets in said city for the purposes of disposal in as nearly water-tight and air-tight receptacles as possible, so that there will be no spilling, dripping, or drainage while the same is being transported through the streets of said city for the purpose of disposal under the discretion of the City Council.
(D) All garbage and refuse shall be collected in as nearly air-tight receptacles as possible, so there will be no spilling, dripping, or drainage, nor escaping odors while the same is being transported through the streets of said city, or through the streets or thoroughfares of any other city or county, for the purpose of disposal. Said vehicles shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the City Council or any member designated therefor at all times.
(E) All ashes, cinders, and other non-combustible matters shall be transported through the streets of the city or through the streets or thoroughfares of any other city or county, in covered vehicles or containers, so that the same shall not be blown upon or over the streets, causing any unreasonable or unnecessary dust, or give off any odor, or cause any nuisance to the residents living along the streets where such ashes, and the like, are being transported within the confines of the city, or any other city or county.
(F) All collections as herein mentioned shall be made between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time.
(G) All garbage or refuse collected shall be disposed of outside the boundaries of the city.
(H) Each person, firm, company, or corporation entering into a contract with a private collector for the disposition of trash, garbage, refuse, and/or recyclables shall be responsible for the payment of all charges agreed upon and no liability shall inure to the city.
(I) Frequency of collection and location of pick-up service shall be a subject of negotiation between the two contracting parties, except that no cans, dumpsters, or other containers shall be so placed as to constitute a hazard to pedestrians or motorists within the city.
(J) Trash collectors’ trucks shall be subject to all weight limitations imposed under the authority of the Department of Highways of the commonwealth, the county, and such ordinances as may be enacted by the City Council. All collectors shall also comply with all rules and regulations of the Solid Waste Disposal Division of the Environmental Protection Agency of the commonwealth, and all federal regulations applicable to the disposal of solid waste and other refuse.
(K) Failure on the part of any private contractor to abide by the terms of this chapter shall result in the cancellation of his or her occupational license and permission to do business within the city.
(2010 Code, § 51.08) (Ord. 10, 2011, passed 6-30-2011) Penalty, see § 51.99