(a) Each container to be used for garbage shall be watertight, metal or plastic, not to exceed thirty gallons in capacity or seventy pounds weight when full. A tight fitting lid shall be provided in order to prevent access by flies, rodents and other animals, and the containers shall be fitted with serviceable handles. Garbage is to be wrapped before being placed in containers. Containers for miscellaneous refuse such as ashes and rubbish shall be of the same type and not exceed seventy pounds in weight when full. Heavy duty plastic bags may also be used for this purpose but must be securely closed. All containers shall be clearly identified by street number and in the case of apartments, by apartment numbers.
(b) Up to a total of six residential containers of twenty gallons capacity or four containers of thirty gallons capacity will be emptied at each weekly collection. Brush and clippings in a reasonable amount, properly bundled, may be deposited at the curb to be collected at the time of refuse and garbage collection. In the case of tree or brush trimmings, the branches are to be tied in bundles not over eighteen inches in diameter and not over four feet in length.
(c) It will be the responsibility of the contractor to reject any containers which do not meet the specifications.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)