[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of El Paso as Ch. 8.12 of the 1979 Code; amended in its entirety 4-24-2023 by Ord. No. 1063. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
All matters relating to or affecting the collection, removal or disposal of garbage, household refuse, ashes or waste material, are hereby specifically placed under the direction of the Beautification Committee.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes organic, household or kitchen waste, such as unused food and food residues, and any paper used for wrapping.
A. 
The owner, occupant or lessee of any premises in the City shall remove from the premises and dispose of all garbage, dead rodents, animals or fowl, ashes, tin cans, manure and all refuse and rubbish of every description whatsoever and shall keep the premises at all times free and clear of any accumulation of the same. It shall be the duty of every owner or his agent or occupant of any house, building or apartment in the City to deposit all waste in a durable, watertight container with a close-fitting cover. It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, or lessee of any premises of the City to deposit junk or other discarded materials at the edge of the property which they own, occupy, or lease.
B. 
It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant or lessee of any premises in the City to remove from the public way that is immediately contiguous to said premises any and all garbage, dead rodents, animals or fowl, ashes, tin cans, manure and all refuse and rubbish of every description whatsoever and shall keep the public way at all times free and clear of any accumulation of the same. The foregoing shall not preclude the placement of garbage, refuse and rubbish in a proper receptacle for collection by a waste hauler on the designated waste collection day.
No garbage or rubbish of any kind shall be deposited in any street, alley or public way, or on vacant property within the City.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cast, place, sweep or deposit within the limits of the City any garbage or other waste matter, or rubbish, in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the action of the wind, rain, or snow into or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or onto any occupied or unoccupied premises within the limits of the City.
No pile or deposit of manure, garbage, miscellaneous waste, or refuse of any kind whatsoever, nor accumulation of any offensive or noxious substance shall be made within the limits of the City, nor shall any person, firm or corporation unload, discharge, or put upon the right of way any railroad, street, alley or public place within the City any manure, garbage, miscellaneous waste, refuse or offensive or nauseous substance, nor shall any vehicles loaded with or having upon them any such substance or substances to be allowed to remain or stand or park on or along any railroad, street, alley or other public place within the limits of the City.
No garbage or waste material shall be dumped within the City limits, but must be hauled to a place outside of the City limits, at a distance which will not create a nuisance to any resident within the City limits.
Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of collecting, hauling, or transporting for hire or a fee, through the streets or alleys of the City, any garbage, ashes, rubbish or waste materials shall, if first requested by the City Director of Public Services, notify the City and furnish to the City the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation, a description of the vehicle to be used in the collection of such garbage or waste, and a proposed schedule of the times when collections will be made, the rates to be charged, the name of the liability insurance carrier and the amounts of liability insurance limits. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of transporting garbage as set forth herein unless he, she, or it can provide the Director of Public Services a certificate of liability insurance not less than $1,000,000. Such certificate shall be furnished if and when requested by the City.
Residential waste receptacles, garbage cans, refuse, and refuse containers shall not be set at curbside or the designate location for garbage collection earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the evening prior to the scheduled collection day during the months of April through October, or sooner than 4:00 p.m. during the months of November through March. Said containers shall be removed from the curbside as quickly as possible after collection, but not later than 11:59 p.m. the evening of the scheduled collection day.
The owner and occupant of any premises upon which a discovered violation of this chapter shall be presumed jointly responsible for said violation and subjected to the penalty hereinafter provided.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the general penalty provision of this Code (see Chapter 1, Article IV); and in addition, is subject to a revocation of the authority of the person, firm or corporation to continue to operate as a garbage collector within the City.