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All solid waste, recycling, or other refuse shall be placed on the curbside by the property owner for collection by the collector, except businesses and apartment complexes, where refuse shall be placed in a duly designated, easily accessible area for pickup. The curbside area shall be in front of the property and at least three feet from other objects, such as mailboxes, vehicles, and utilities poles. Containers shall not be placed at the curb any earlier than 5.00 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection day, and shall be removed from the curb no later than 6:00 a.m. the day following collection. All loose refuse (for example, leaves, grass clippings, and the like) shall be placed in outdoor, leaf-and-lawn-style paper bags during all months of the year. Tree limbs shall be no larger than six inches in diameter, and in lengths not to exceed eight feet. Yard waste generated by a professional landscaping service, tree service, lot clearing, or by a voluntary removal of trees will not be collected or disposed of by the town.
(OC, § 4-2-14) (Ord. passed 11-10-88; Am. Ord. 2014-O11, passed 5-20-14; Am. Ord. 2015-O2, passed 8-18-15; Am. Ord. 2018-O11, passed 8-14-18; Am. Ord. 2020-O5, passed 5-11-20; Am. Ord. 2023-O11, passed 7-24-23) Penalty, see §
10.99
It shall be unlawful to burn or set fire to any garbage, solid waste, recycling, or refuse for the purpose of disposal, unless a permit therefor has been granted by the fire chief. In addition, it shall be unlawful to bury any refuse for the purpose of disposal.
(OC, § 4-2-15) (Ord. passed 11-10-88; Am. Ord. 2015-O2, passed 8-18-15) Penalty, see § 10.99
Editor’s note:
Extensive state regulations are in effect with respect to the open burning of trash and refuse; see Division of Environmental Management regulations governing the control of air pollution.
(A) Construction and demolition sites. All construction and demolition contractors shall provide on-site refuse receptacles, bulk containers or detachable containers for construction debris and other trash which is capable of being moved or blown about by the wind and which is produced by those working on the site. All such materials shall be containerized by the end of each day, and the site shall be kept in a reasonably clean and litter-free condition. Construction debris and refuse deposited upon any public or private property as a result of construction or demolition shall be immediately removed by the contractor. Construction sites shall be kept clean and orderly at all times.
(B) Special refuse collection.
(1) Every person engaged in the construction, repair or demolition of any building or structure, or part thereof, shall remove and dispose of, in an authorized manner from any street, alley, gutter, park, sidewalk, curbing, curb space, public way or premises all waste matter or refuse deposited thereon.
(2) The refuse shall be cleaned up, removed and disposed of in a sanitary manner within seven days of the final cessation of construction work on such buildings or structures, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Public Works Director.
(3) No collection shall be made from vacant lots nor shall any large rocks, tree trunks, tree limbs of more than three inches in diameter or three feet in length or other heavy objects be collected by the garbage contractor. No waste building materials or lot clearings shall be collected from houses or other structures under construction or recently completed.
(OC, §§ 4-2-16 and 4-2-17) (Am. Ord. passed 11-10-88) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Contagious disease refuse. The removal of clothing, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious diseases have prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the County Health Department.
(B) Hypodermic instruments. No person shall dispose of or discard any hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any instrument or device for making hypodermic injections before first breaking, disassembling, destroying or otherwise rendering inoperable and incapable of reuse, such hypodermic syringe, needle, instrument or device, and without safeguarding the disposal thereof, by wrapping or securing same in a suitable manner so as to avoid the possibility of causing injury to the collection personnel.
(C) Ashes. Ashes that are to be transported to authorized disposal sites or landfills must have been wetted and cool to the touch prior to disposal.
(OC, § 4-2-18) Penalty, see § 10.99
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