The following words and phrases are defined as follows:
See "white goods."
The city of Revere Health Department and the city of Revere
Board of Health.
Bulky waste items are large items and include but are not
limited to discarded broken furniture such as beds, box springs, bureaus,
chairs, coffee tables, end tables, entertainment centers, gas grills
(excluding a propane tank), large toys, lawn furniture, love seats,
mattresses, mirrors, sofas, shelving, tables, and any oversized items
that do not fit conveniently in a standard, city-issued trash receptacle.
Items at any time classified as bulky items are subject to change.
See also "specialty items." For disposal procedures, see 8.06.060(A)
and (B).
Any of the following:
Trash generated as a result of carrying out a business;
Trash generated by a residential building containing more than
six residential units as listed in the records of the Revere City
Assessor;
Lawn and garden clippings from normal maintenance of the foregoing
premises; and
Trash produced by the customers of a commercial establishment.
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See 8.06.050 regarding disposal.
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A receptacle, color tan, issued by the city of Revere to
all qualifying business properties in exchange for an annual fee determined
by the superintendent of public works to be used for the storage of
trash and exclusively for the placement thereof for curbside collection
of commercial trash as may be determined by the superintendent of
public works. See also "receptacle." For trash commercial trash collection
requirements, see 8.06.050 et seq.
Items and waste produced and accumulated as a result of building
construction, demolition, renovation, repairs, and or activities related
to any of the foregoing, notwithstanding that such activity occurs
at a residential property, and as such is not considered residential
trash and not eligible to be collected at any time either during curbside
collection or dropoff at the city yard. Construction debris includes,
but is not limited to, sheet rock, blue board, lumber, sinks, toilets,
cabinets, paneling, storm doors, storm windows, doors, wood, sliding
doors, power equipment, hand held equipment, rugs and carpeting. See
further 8.06.060(E).
The retrieval and removal, by a hauler under contract with
the City of Revere, of trash placed in trash carts furnished to all
single-family residences and all residential buildings containing
six or fewer dwelling units in accordance with the requirements of
this title; curbside collection may be further regulated by the board
of health and the department of public works. For trash collection
procedures, see 8.06.030 et seq.
The city of Revere Department of Public Works.
A business that stores, prepares, packages, serves or provides
food for people to eat, and includes a restaurant, grocery market,
convenience store, food stand or food truck, schools and other institutions,
hotels, bakeries and vending machines.
Waste material derived from animal or vegetable food waste,
kitchen waste, or food scraps that will decompose or decay. For the
purpose of this title the term "garbage" may be interchanged with
the words "trash" or "rubbish." See also: "trash"; "rubbish."
Any waste that is generated at health care facilities such
as hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, dental practices, blood
banks, veterinary facilities, and laboratories in the diagnosis, treatment,
or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining
thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. "Medical
waste" includes but is not limited to blood-soaked bandages, culture
dishes and other glassware, discarded surgical gloves, discarded surgical
instruments, discarded needles used to give shots or draw blood (e.g.,
medical sharps), cultures, stocks, swabs used to inoculate, cultures,
removed body organs (e.g., tonsils, appendices, limbs) and discarded
lancets.
All products to which mercury has been intentionally added,
such as thermometers with silver liquid, thermostats with silver liquid
in a glass cylinder, button batteries, blood pressure cuffs, neon
lamps, electrical switches, bilge pumps and sump pumps and items containing
mercury; these are hazardous waste and shall not be discarded in regular
waste disposal. Products to which mercury has been added are labeled
by the manufacturer and require special handling at the end of useful
life.
Trash that exceeds the capacity of a single trash cart. For collection and disposal procedures see Section 8.06.031
High density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyethylene terephythalate
(PET) plastics and other plastics as may be determined by the superintendent
of the department of public works.
A container used for the storage and collection of trash or recyclable materials. All receptacles must be made of metal or other durable, rodent-proof material. See Section 8.06.020(B).
Cardboard, glass bottles and jars rinsed clean, clean aluminum,
leaf yard waste, plastic containers, metals, recyclable paper, and
other such materials. Recyclable materials shall also include any
such materials as covered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection or the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
For procedures relating to the preparation and collection of recyclable
material see 8.06.040 et seq. See 310 CMR 19.017 for DEP waste bans.
Paper that is clean, containing no stain, foreign substance,
or food waste.
A receptacle, color brown, issued by the city of Revere to
be used exclusively for the storage of recyclable materials and the
placement thereof for curbside collection. See 8.06.040.
Within the context of this chapter, a restaurant is an establishment
that provides service, food and beverages to customers as its regular
and customary operation.
See "trash."
The method where all recyclable materials including paper,
glass, plastic, metal, aluminum, and corrugated cardboard are placed,
co-mingled, not contained in a plastic bag, and not necessarily separated,
in a recycling bin and collected in a curbside collection process
that is separate from the curbside collection process for trash. See
8.06.040 et seq.
Specialty items include generally, but are not limited to:
anti-freeze, batteries, computer monitors, fluorescent light bulbs,
mercury thermometers, nickel-cadmium batteries, paint cans (with original
labels), propane tanks, televisions, tires (without rims), and waste
oil. Items at any time classified as specialty items are subject to
change. For disposal procedures, see 8.06.060(F).
The placement of trash in a proper receptacle at all times that such receptacle is not placed for curbside collection in accordance with the requirements of this Title. Storage refers, generally, to the days that trash is contained in a receptacle during the days that precede the day of curbside collection. See Section 8.06.020 for requirements.
All household solid waste, including garbage, that is not
defined as recyclable material. The meaning of the term "trash" incorporates
the term "refuse" or "rubbish" and for the purpose of this title the
word "trash" may be interchanged with the word "garbage" or "rubbish."
The term "trash" does not include yard waste, recyclable material,
household hazardous waste, construction debris, electronics, and metals,
or specialty items as defined herein.
A receptacle, color blue, issued by the city of Revere to
all residential properties in the city containing six or fewer residential
units therein, to be used for the storage of trash and exclusively
for the placement thereof for curbside collection of residential trash
except as may be determined by the superintendent of public works.
See also "receptacle" For trash collection procedures, see 8.06.030
et seq. See also "commercial trash cart."
A property eligible for curbside collection.
State prohibition on landfill and combustion of easy-to-recycle
and toxic materials. See 312 CMR 19.017.
Clippings of grass, weeds, hedges, shrubbery, plants or plant
clippings, garden waste, leaves and brush. Further, the product of
tree or shrubbery pruning no longer than four feet and greater than
three inches in diameter; and any materials as further defined as
"yard waste" or "leaf" by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection or the superintendent of the department of public works.
Items at any time classified as yard waste are subject to change.
For collection procedures see 8.06.060(E).
Household appliances, whether of the color white or otherwise,
such as washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, stoves, hot
water tanks, freezers, air conditioners, window fans, freestanding
fans, and dishwashers. Items at any time classified as white goods
are subject to change. For collection procedures see 8.06.060(C) and
(D).
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
Receptacles
used for the storage of trash shall be physically placed prior to
the weekly curbside collection at a location as near to the rear yard
or side yard of said residence as and as far out of public view as
practicable, and firmly secured from animal intrusion.
B.
The
placement on the ground of plastic bags of any kind containing trash
is prohibited unless otherwise specifically authorized by the department
of public works for a designated purpose.
C.
Every receptacle used for the storage of trash shall be watertight and rodent-proof with a tight-fitting cover, made of metal or other durable, rodent-proof material, Containers other that city-issued trash carts that are used for storage may be placed for curbside collection only during collection periods for overflow trash as are designated herein. Any container not issued by the city of Revere that is used for storage but placed out for curbside collection during designated overflow collection times must be rodent proof and covered. See Section 8.06.031 regarding overflow trash.
E.
The
owner of any dwelling, or the association of unit owners of any condominium
building, shall be responsible to assure that proper receptacles are
in place for the storage of trash, and the obligation to provide such
storage receptacles is non-delegable by lease or other written arrangement,
See further 8.06.070.
G.
The
board of health and the department of public works are authorized
to promulgate regulations and procedures from time to time to aid
in the implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
The
city shall provide one trash cart, as defined herein, to every dwelling
property containing six residential units or less and receiving municipal
trash disposal service; one trash cart shall be issued per residential
unit.
B.
Every
trash cart issued to any property, and any additional trash cart obtained
by a resident or property owner, shall be and remain the property
of the city of Revere. (See also 8.06.032 regarding care of trash
carts, additional trash carts, or resident relocation.)
C.
Only trash containers issued by the city of Revere and bearing the City seal shall be used for the placement of trash for curbside collection, except as otherwise allowed during designated overflow trash weeks as described in Section 8.06.031(A).
1.
The
placement on the ground of plastic bags containing trash is prohibited
unless otherwise authorized by the department of public works for
a designated specific purpose.
D.
Time:
Trash carts and containers authorized for curbside collection shall
be placed for curbside collection no earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the
day before scheduled collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the
day of collection. The owner of any property where a trash cart or
container is placed for curbside collection after the trash stop has
been collected shall be in violation of this chapter.
1.
Receptacles
placed for curbside collection shall be returned to the proper storage
location no later than the end of the next day following the designated
collection day.
2.
Curbside
collection shall take place according to a schedule established by
the department of public works and viewable through the city website.
E.
Location
and Method: Trash carts, and any receptacle used for curbside collection
during the designated weeks for overflow trash curbside collection
as set forth 8.06.031 shall be placed in front of and within the side
boundaries of the property constituting the trash stop, positioned
as near to the edge of the street as practicable. The receptacle so
placed for curbside collection shall be covered by a fully-closed
lid. See 8.06.031(A) regarding curbside collection of overflow trash.
1.
The
owner of any dwelling, or the association of unit owners of any condominium
building, shall be responsible to assure that proper receptacles are
used for the disposal and collection of trash, and the obligation
to comply with the provisions of this chapter is non-delegable by
lease or other written arrangement. See further 8.06.070.
(C.O. 22-049, § 1, 3/14/2022; C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
Overflow
Trash, Curbside Collection: At the first curbside trash collection
following the six respective holidays listed in this subsection (1),
overflow trash may be placed for curbside collection, provided however
that it is contained within a proper receptacle as described in 8.06.020(C).
B.
Overflow
Trash, Drop-off at City Yard: On the second and fourth Saturday of
every month, residents may bring overflow trash to the city yard facility
as designated by the department of public works for disposal.
1.
Overflow
trash delivered to the city yard for disposal in accordance with this
section may be contained in sturdy plastic bags or other suitable
container.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
The
occupant and owner of each such dwelling where a trash cart is issued,
or who purchases an additional trash cart, shall:
1.
Take
all proper and necessary steps to protect the trash cart against misuse,
loss, and damage and shall not deface or mark the trash cart with
paint or other permanent marking, the city may require any such resident
to pay for the replacement of a trash cart which has incurred damage
due to misuse or neglect.
2.
Notify
the police department and the department of public works or the Revere
constituent services department in the event of theft or loss of a
trash cart.
3.
Leave
the trash cart for use by the subsequent resident in the event they
vacate the premises and relocate to a residence outside the city of
Revere except as may be provided in subsection (b)(ii) of this section.
4.
At
all times keep the assigned trash cart at the assigned premises.
B.
Additional
trash carts may be acquired at the request of the property owner through
procedures established by the department of public works. A fee for
use of the trash cart shall be assessed in an amount determined by
the department of public works.
1.
In
the event that a resident who has obtained an additional trash cart
in accordance with this section shall vacate the premises and relocate
outside the city of Revere, the additional trash cart must remain
at the original premises.
2.
In
the event that a resident who has obtained an additional trash cart
shall vacate the premises and relocate to an address within the city
of Revere, the resident may take the additional trash cart to the
new location in the city of Revere only upon prior notification to
the department of public works for the purpose of updating data to
track the trash cart location.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
The
procedures and requirements for the placement and disposal of recyclable
materials is mandatory for all properties in the city unless otherwise
specifically exempted by the department of public works.
B.
The
city shall provide one recycling bin, as defined, to every dwelling
property containing six residential units or less and receiving municipal
trash disposal service; one recycling bin shall be issued per residential
unit.
C.
Recyclable
materials must be placed in a city-issued recycling bin.
D.
Overflow
Recycling. Overflow recycling may be placed in a rodent-proof covered
container clearly marked "Recycling" and placed adjacent to the recycling
bin. The department of public works may from time to time authorize
other receptacles specifically approved for the curbside collection
of recyclable materials.
E.
Recyclable
materials must be placed for curbside collection in accordance with
the requirements set forth in this chapter. When materials that do
not qualify as recyclable materials, or are not prepared in accordance
with this section, are placed in a recycling bin, no curbside collection
of the recycling bin will occur.
F.
The
department of public works shall establish a schedule for curbside
collection of recyclable materials.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
Every
household using the municipal trash collection services shall separate
from regular trash all newsprint, recyclable paper, corrugated cardboard,
aluminum, steel and tin cans, acceptable plastic containers, and glass
containers made of clear, green or brown glass from the trash before
depositing same for collection.
B.
Materials as listed in subsection (A) and so separated from ordinary trash shall be prepared in the following manner and placed directly into a recycling bin to be placed at curbside in accordance with the collection schedule established by the department of public works. The materials need not be separated from each other and shall not be encased in a plastic bags.
1.
Newspaper/Recyclable
Paper. Newspapers and recyclable paper must be placed in a paper (not
plastic) bag, a cardboard box, or tied into a bundle.
2.
Glass.
All clear and colored glass bottles and jars must be rinsed and have
metal and plastic lids, rings and wrappings and labels removed before
being placed into the recycling bin.
3.
Plastic
Containers. All acceptable plastic containers must be rinsed clean
and all metal or plastic caps and rings must be removed.
4.
Metal
Containers. All steel and mixed metal cans must be rinsed clean with
labels removed.
5.
Aluminum
Cans. All deposit and non-deposit aluminum cans must be rinsed clean
with labels removed.
6.
Corrugated
Cardboard. Heavy cardboard, preferably flattened and broken into sheets
no longer than two and one-half feet by three feet.
C.
The
practice of "scavenging" (i.e. removing recyclable materials placed
for curbside collection) without prior authorization from the department
of public works is prohibited.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
The
owner of a commercial interest with a location in the city of Revere,
and the owner of every residential dwelling containing more than six
residential units, shall be responsible for the storage, disposal
and collection of trash, and such trash shall not be eligible for
curbside collection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter
or may be established from time to time by the department of public
works,
B.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (A), a commercial interest that is not
a food establishment, and does not generate medical or hazardous waste,
and is not in the principal business of retail sales, and that generates
each week only an amount of commercial trash that will be contained
in a single commercial trash cart, may apply to the department of
public works for municipal curbside collection, and subject to the
discretion of the superintendent of the department of public works
and upon the payment before January 1 of an annual fee determined
by the superintendent, may receive a commercial trash cart (color
tan) and receive weekly municipal curbside collection.
C.
A commercial interest that qualifies for a commercial trash cart in accordance with paragraph (B) shall not be eligible for an additional commercial trash cart, and only one commercial trash cart shall serve a single commercial interest. The provisions of Section 8.06.031 regarding overflow trash shall not apply to commercial interests that qualify for a commercial trash cart.
D.
The
city of Revere maintains ownership of all commercial trash carts and
the department of public works shall retrieve any cart for which the
required annual fee is unpaid.
E.
Private
parties, firms or corporations may collect ordinary commercial and/or
extraordinary commercial and industrial trash provided that such collection
shall be made only when said trash is enclosed in metal or rigid containers
that are leak-proof and can be contained beneath a lid or appropriate
cover.
F.
Every
vehicle used to carry commercial trash shall be subject to supervision
or the department of public works and be suited for hauling trash
in accord with any applicable regulations, shall be equipped with
a cover or roof or lid sufficient to keep contents covered at all
times during transport, shall be leak-proof, and shall contain all
trash within a fixed enclosed area.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
Bulky
Items. Curbside collection bulky items as defined may be placed for
curbside collection on the property's regularly-scheduled trash pickup
day following the purchase of a bulky item pickup permit through the
city's e-permitting system made no later than two hours before the
close of business on the day preceding the scheduled waste collection
day.
B.
Bulky
Items; Disposal at the City Yard. Bulky items may be brought for disposal
to the city yard between 7:00 a.m. and noon on the second and fourth
Saturday of each month and disposed of after payment of a fee as established
by the department of public works.
C.
White
Goods; Curbside Collection. White goods as defined may be placed for
curbside collection on a Friday as may be scheduled by the health
department or department of public works following the purchase of
a bulky item pickup permit through the city's e-permitting system
made no later than two hours before the close of business on the day
preceding the scheduled waste collection day. No white good items
shall be picked up without a specifically scheduled pick-up date.
D.
White
Goods; Disposal at City Yard. White goods may be brought for disposal
to the city yard between 7:00 a.m. and noon on the second and fourth
Saturday of each month and disposed of after payment of a fee as established
by the department of public works.
E.
Yard
Waste. Yard waste as defined may be placed for curbside collection
provided that it is separated from regular trash and recyclable items
and placed in recyclable paper bags or open plastic barrels for collection
twice per month during the months of April through November according
to a schedule established by the department of public works.
F.
Specialty
Items. Specialty items as defined shall not be placed at any time
for municipal curbside collection and may only be disposed of by delivery
to the city yard on the last Saturday of each month from 7 a.m. to
12:00 noon and upon payment of a fee as established by the superintendent
of department of public Works.
G.
Construction
Debris. The owner of property shall be solely responsible to arrange
for and cause the removal and disposal of construction debris, as
defined, from any location in the city. Construction debris is ineligible
for municipal curbside collection or disposal at the city yard.
H.
Hazardous
Materials; Mercury-Added Products: All products to which mercury has
been intentionally added, such as thermometers with silver liquid,
thermostats with silver liquid in a glass cylinder, button batteries,
blood pressure cuffs, neon lamps, electrical switches, bilge pumps
and sump pumps and items containing mercury must be taken to a Mercury
collection site or must be disposed of as specialty items in accordance
with this section and may only be disposed of by delivery to the city
yard on the last Saturday of each month from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
and upon payment of a fee as established by the superintendent of
department of public works.
I.
Fees
associated with the disposal of bulky items, white goods, yard waste,
and specialty items, whether through curbside collection via e-permitting
or by drop-off at the city yard as prescribed in this section, shall
be established by the superintendent of the department of public works
and may reflect a discount for the disposal of certain items by persons
over the age of sixty.
J.
Any
person who arranges for a privately-contracted hauler to remove any
such bulky item, white goods, yard waste, and special items from an
address within the city of Revere shall place the item for removal
no more than twenty-four hours before such removal and shall notify
the department of inspectional services of the address and scheduled
time of removal. Failure to do so may result in a fine.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
A.
Chapter 8.06 shall be enforced by the department of inspectional services and is further subject to the general law enforcement authority of the Revere police department.
B.
The owner of any dwelling, or the association of unit owners of any condominium building, or any commercial interest that is in violation of the provisions of Sections 8.06.020 through 8.06.060 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Article III of Title 1, Chapter 1.12 the Revised Ordinances of the city of Revere (Noncriminal Dispositions of Violations—Mass. G.L. ch. 40U s. 1 et seq.), which is incorporated by reference into this section.
C.
Only items authorized or approved for curbside collection in accordance with Sections 8.06.020 through 8.06.060 of this chapter will be removed at curbside collection. Items left for curbside collection that are not placed for collection in compliance with this chapter and do not otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter and are not removed shall subject the property owner to fines as set forth in this section and Title 1, Chapter 1.12 of the Revere Revised Ordinances.
D.
The
placement for curbside collection of trash, recyclable materials,
bulky items, white goods, or specialty items that are not eligible
for curbside collection in accordance with the chapter, or that are
improperly commingled with such items that are eligible for curbside
collection, will not be removed by the municipal waste collection
contractor, and such placement shall constitute a violation of this
chapter.
(C.O. 19-087, § 2, 6/17/2019)
