For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall
be applicable:
ABANDONED VEHICLES
A class of waste which includes passenger automobiles, trucks
and trailers which are useless, unwanted and/or discarded by their
owners and have been left on City streets, other public places and
on private premises.
ANIMAL WASTE
All wastes from stables, kennels, pet pens, chicken coops,
veterinary establishments and the like.
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other
combustible materials.
BULKY WASTES
All large items of refuse that do not fit into the standard
legal container or overflow bag, including, but not limited to, appliances,
furniture, mattresses, floor coverings large auto parts, boilers/furnaces,
water heaters, large electronics, propane tanks, items containing
mercury, fluorescent bulbs, televisions and tires.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES
All wastes that are the result of construction, remodeling,
repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings,
pavements and other structures.
CONTAINER
See definition of "standard legal container" in this section.
DEAD ANIMALS
Those that die naturally or from diseases or are accidentally
killed or are intentionally killed. Condemned animals or parts of
animals from slaughterhouses, dog hospitals or similar places are
not included in this term, but are regarded as industrial refuse.
It is the intent of this section to describe only small animals, such
as dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, chickens and rats that find their
homes within the wooded areas of the City or often serve as household
pets.
GARBAGE
All animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, paper booklet or any other printed or otherwise
reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
All waste of a pathological, explosive, radioactive or toxic
nature.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Consists of the solid waste materials from factories, processing
plants and other manufacturing enterprises.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined in this article,
and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited
in this article, tends to create a danger to public health, safety,
welfare or appearance.
LITTER RECEPTACLE
A litter storage and collection receptacle as required and
authorized by regulations and ordinance of the Waste Disposal Division
of the Public Works Department.
MARKET WASTE
That waste which generates from the wholesale and retail
markets as a result of handling, storage and selling of poultry, fish,
meat, vegetables and fruit. Included are large quantities of putrescible
garbage along with some rubbish, such as wooden crates and cardboard.
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general
law; any newspaper duly entered with the Postal Service Department
of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation;
any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided
by general law; and, in addition thereto, means and includes any periodical
or current magazine regularly published with not less than four issues
per year, and sold to the public.
OVERFLOW BAG
A plastic bag of proper size, color and City markings. The
cost of said plastic bags shall be set by the City of Chicopee and
distributed by only City-approved outlets. Overflow bags are to be
used to contain weekly garbage and rubbish that will not fit into
the standard legal container for automated curbside trash collection.
PAPER
All paper products, including, but not limited to, envelopes,
books, magazines, newspapers, inserts, junk mail, catalogs, white
and colored paper, shredded paper, corrugated cardboard, paperboard,
paperback books, phonebooks, construction paper, gift wrap, gift bags,
gift tissue paper and cards.
PARK
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other public area in the City, owned or used by the City and
devoted to active or passive recreation.
PERSON
Any person or his servant, agent, employee or representative,
as well as firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure, designed
or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes,
whether inhabited or temporarily or continually uninhabited or vacant,
and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule
or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building
or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, tree belts, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys
or public ways and any and all grounds and buildings under City ownership
and/or control.
REFUSE
The total solid waste of the community.
RUBBISH
All waste consisting of a variety of both combustible and noncombustible solid waste materials of households, stores and institutions. Combustible rubbish consists of miscellaneous burnable materials; and, in general, it is the organic component of rubbish, such as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, bedding, rubber, leather, grass, leaves and other yard trimmings, as well as combustible inorganic materials such as plastics. Noncombustible rubbish, for the most part, consists of the organic components of rubbish, such as tin cans, metals, dirt, ceramics, glass and similar or like substances. Further, those portions of rubbish banned from landfill disposal, including recyclables, yard waste, and any waste ban material designated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection shall be separated in accordance with Chapter
223 (Recycling) and any other rules and regulations promulgated by the Superintendent of Public Works, under the direction of the Mayor and City Council.
STANDARD LEGAL CONTAINER
A set out container ("toter") as provided by the City, overflow
bag as defined above, or other yard waste bag or container as specifically
approved by the City.
TOTER
A wheeled cart/container, distributed by the City, used for
the collection of garbage, rubbish and/or recyclables. Said toter
shall be of a size and design approved by the City to ensure mechanical
lifting and loading by City collection vehicles.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
YARD RUBBISH and YARD WASTE
Consists of prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, tree
branches up to and including three inches in diameter, and general
yard and garden wastes.
The Superintendent of Public Works shall be appointed by the
Mayor and subject to City Council confirmation. The Superintendent
of Public Works shall supervise, direct, and control City sanitation
operations.
The Superintendent, under the direction of the Mayor and the
City Council, shall make rules and regulations in reference to the
collection, temporary accumulation and packaging of garbage, ashes
and rubbish. With the approval of the Mayor, the Superintendent may
also make contracts for the collection of garbage, ashes and rubbish.
This, however, shall not prevent the owner or occupant of the premises
from removing his own garbage, ashes and rubbish.
Sanitation services shall not extend to the following:
A. Manufacturing industries.
B. Nonaccessible properties.
C. Multifamily residences greater that four family units. Exception:
Residences greater than four family units receiving City curbside
sanitation services as of July 1, 2016, shall be "grandfathered" and
shall continue to receive sanitation services consistent with City
rules and regulations unless opted out by the property owner.
D. Commercial, industrial and business properties. Exception: Those
commercial/business properties being provided curbside service as
of July 1, 2016, shall be "grandfathered" and shall continue to receive
sanitation services consistent with City rules and regulations unless
opted out by the property owner.
E. The removal of any material which has accumulated as a result of
building, remodeling, demolition or other construction activities.
No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or
other body of water.
No person or firm or other city or town shall transport or deliver
or cause to be transported or delivered any rubbish, trash, demolition
by-products, garbage or other waste materials to any location within
this City from any location outside this City unless a permit for
such transportation or delivery has been procured from the City Council
and certified by the Board of Health that no health hazard or nuisance
may be created by the introduction of such materials within this City.
The dumping of rubbish or trash on City property is forbidden.
Violators will be liable to a penalty of $150 for each offense.
There shall be no storage of garbage, rubbish or refuse or recyclables
of any kind on any tree belt, curb or public property except when
contained with an approved standard legal container or overflow bag
as defined above. Furthermore, those standard legal containers and
overflow bags shall comply with the following:
A. Approved garbage/rubbish/refuse/recyclable containers may only be
put out for collection no earlier than 12 hours prior to the scheduled
collection day.
B. Approved garbage/rubbish/refuse/recyclable containers must be put
out for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection
day.
C. Approved garbage/rubbish/refuse/recyclable containers must be placed
on public property in a location accessible by City collection vehicles.
D. Emptied garbage/rubbish/refuse/recyclable containers must be removed
from public property on the same day of collection.