Containers used for storage of refuse until collection and/or transportation to an approved solid waste facility shall comply with the following:
(a) Refuse containers shall be made of a durable, nonabsorbent material and shall be watertight with a tight-fitting lid or cover, except as provided for in this Article.
(b) The user of any refuse container shall ensure that lids are kept tightly attached so as to completely close off the container and to keep such containers in a clean condition without excessive build-up of clinging, sticky, or encrusted wastes in or on the container.
(c) All refuse containers which must be manually emptied by a permittee shall have a gross filled weight not to exceed 55 pounds and a maximum capacity not to exceed 32 gallons.
(d) A container for refuse that does not meet the standards of Subdivisions (a)—(c) above, is substandard and shall not be used for residential refuse collection. Substandard containers shall be adequately repaired before being put back into service or shall be replaced.
(e) Tree trimmings shall be tied in bundles of not more than four feet in length and shall not exceed 50 pounds in weight; cardboard boxes shall be flattened and tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in length nor 50 pounds in weight.
(f) Plastic bags used for refuse collection shall be of sufficient strength and water tightness to contain the refuse.
(g) Refuse containers of one cubic yard or more owned by the refuse collection operator shall be identified with the name and telephone number of the company servicing the container.
(Ord. 3105, passed - -1986; Am. Ord. 3671, passed - -1996)