All family domestic units within the city shall provide one or more water-tight metal or plastic cans with tightly fitted covers; sufficient cans shall be provided to hold at least one week’s accumulation of garbage. Metal garbage cans shall be galvanized. Metal or plastic cans shall not have a capacity of any more than 35 gallons. All garbage shall be placed in such cans. No family units shall place any garbage in a garbage can without having drained off the moisture and wrapped it in a waterproof bag to avoid odor and freezing to the garbage can. Ashes must be cold before being placed in any garbage container. All rubbish shall be, wherever practical and possible, either placed in garbage cans or suitable and sufficiently strong containers to adequately hold and confine such waste materials. Garbage cans shall be provided with suitable handles. All multiple dwellings furnished garbage collection by the city shall only use dumpsters to dispose of their garbage or refuse.
(Prior Code, § 50.41) Penalty, see § 10.99