The collection and removal of garbage, ashes
and rubbish shall be done in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and shall be subject to the general supervision of the Department
of Public Health and the Police Department and shall be subject to
such additional rules and regulations as the Department of Public
Health and the Police Department may from time to time prescribe not
inconsistent with the terms of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to transport
refuse over the streets of the Township except in a watertight, covered
containers or upon a vehicle which is covered to prevent the escape
of such refuse.
All vehicles used in the removal of garbage,
ashes and rubbish shall be of the motor-driven type, and no such vehicle
shall be drawn by any horse or animal.
All vehicles used for collection or removal
of garbage shall be provided with a watertight box, body or container,
closely or entirely covered with suitable covers, adequate to prevent
leakage or dripping or material being blown from the vehicle. Such
vehicles shall be kept closed at all times, except during the period
of emptying or filling and shall be kept clean and shall be thoroughly
washed, inside and outside, between each collection and the next subsequent
collection, and the contractor shall not permit any such vehicle at
any time to become offensive, either through odor, appearance or for
any reason. On all packer-type trucks, all garbage and refuse shall
be within the truck and not in the hopper whenever such truck travels
more than 1/4 mile between stops.
Every vehicle used by the collector for removal
or transportation of garbage, ashes or rubbish shall carry at least
one shovel and one broom and any other equipment which may be necessary
for keeping the vehicle clean and for cleaning up the area at which
such substances are collected. The collector shall carefully clean
the area from which garbage, ashes or rubbish is collected and no
ashes, garbage, rubbish or receptacles shall be left by the collector
on the sidewalk or the curblines or in any area or space from the
place of collection to the vehicle. If any garbage, ashes, or rubbish
shall fall from a vehicle, either during the collection or transportation,
such articles shall be immediately gathered and replaced in the vehicle
and the place rendered clean.
All equipment used by the collector shall be
subject to inspection by the Health Officer or anyone deputized by
him for that purpose at any reasonable time.
Collection vehicles which are stored or parked
in the Township overnight shall be stored or parked only indoors and
only in a commercial or industrial zone of the Township. No collection
vehicle which contains any garbage, refuse, rubbish or ashes, as herein
defined, shall be stored or parked overnight, whether indoors or not,
in any residential zone of the Township.