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[Derived from Sec. 126 of Ch. XXV of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974]
[Amended 3-31-1992, effective 4-13-1992; 9-17-1996, effective 9-18-1996]
A. 
It shall be the duty of each person to strain and securely wrap in paper or plastic all garbage set out for public collection by the city. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to decline to collect any garbage not so wrapped.
B. 
Loose disposal of syringes, lancets and needles is hereby prohibited. Syringes, lancets and needles are hereby deemed to be regulated medical waste, which the City shall not collect, and such regulated medical waste must be collected by a licensed regulated substance collector or medical facility with appropriate collection facilities for such regulated medical waste. Syringes, lancets and needles must be disposed of in a sealed and clearly marked container.
C. 
All owners or occupants must have a sufficient number of receptacles to hold all solid waste accumulated between scheduled collections and shall not allow solid waste to be stored or to accumulate on their property in a manner or amount contrary to the rules and regulations of the Commissioner. Any excessive accumulation of waste as determined by the Commissioner pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner may be declared to be a public nuisance. The Commissioner shall have the authority to abate any public nuisance under this section and to impose the fees, charges and penalties of this chapter, according to the rates set out in Chapter 175, Fees, in this Code, as well as the costs of collection for such abatement.
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Editor's Note: Former § 216-7, Applicability, was repealed 9-17-1996, effective 9-18-1996.
[Amended 9-17-1996, effective 9-18-1996]
Garbage shall not be kept or stored upon any real property or premises by any person except in pestproof receptacles with tight covers. Such receptacles shall be kept tightly covered at all times except when deposits are being made therein and during the time that garbage therefrom is being collected from the real property or premises.