Persons engaged in the business of collecting or disposing of solid waste shall annually secure from the Health Officer a license to carry on such business, the fee for which shall be as set forth in § 100-17E for each vehicle used to collect refuse. Such license shall expire on December 31 of each year.
[Adopted 6-8-1970 as Sec. 12-9 of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A receptacle constructed of such material and in such a manner to hold garbage, trash, branches, leaves and grass cuttings without breaking or collapsing. A plastic disposable bag shall constitute a sufficient receptacle if it is of sufficient strength to hold the contents without breaking when collected. The receptacle should be of such weight and design as to be able to be conveniently handled by one person and shall be of a maximum weight when fully loaded of not more than 50 pounds; shall not exceed a length when fully loaded of five feet; and shall have a capacity of 20 gallons or less.
Are used interchangeably and are intended to include animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and consumption of food and shall include glass, metal, paper, rags and other solid waste normally generated in the day-to-day activities of a residential dwelling. The terms "garbage," "refuse" and "trash" are not intended to include large appliances, wood, dirt, gravel, concrete, tree stumps, tires, furniture, dangerous or inflammable substances, dead animals of any kind, water heaters, boilers, large or heavy metals, leaves, box springs, stones, rocks, tree branches, trees, building materials, auto parts or any other items which make it difficult for the collector to remove because of their size, shape, weight or composition.
Garbage and trash shall be collected from residential units, if it has been placed in securely covered appropriate containers, from the rear yard (that point on the property to the rear of the building line) or, at the option of the resident, at street curbline (that area immediately adjacent to the curb) but not in the street. In the event that there is rear yard collection, the collection utility shall have free access to any container and area from which refuse is to be collected. Such areas are to be kept free from all hazards, and during periods of inclement weather, containers are to be free from ice and snow and readily accessible to the collection utility.
Receptacles for the storage of garbage and trash prior to collection shall be located in the rear yard of the premises or under cover within a building and shall be maintained in such a manner with the cover in place to prevent the creation of a nuisance or a menace to public health.
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All normal household refuse shall be placed in a watertight metal, unbreakable rubber or plastic container with a tight-fitting cover, so constructed as to prevent spilling or leakage of its contents; or
B.
Heavy-duty plastic bags shall be used for household garbage, providing same are securely and properly tied to prevent spilling or leakage of contents.
C.
No container or bundle may be stored in such a manner so as to create a nuisance or hazard to public health or a continuing annoyance to an adjacent neighbor.
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No person shall place garbage, refuse or trash in a municipally owned container or in a privately owned container without authorization by owner.
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No person shall set or place any garbage or trash or other material, as prepared in accord with § 250-5A, on the curbline for collection from any house, apartment or residential unit before 7:00 p.m. on the day prior to the collection day for the route along which same is situated nor allow any empty containers to remain on the curbline, as herein provided, after 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
The Newton Police Department and the members of the Newton Department of Code Enforcement shall have the right to issue summonses to all persons, firms or corporations violating any section of this chapter.