[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. X of the 2016 General Bylaws]
Any person who transports waste, rubbish, garbage or refuse on a public way in the Town shall do so only if said material is placed in covered containers unless a permit to do otherwise is granted by the Board of Health. The Board of Health may grant such a permit reasonably restricting the means or method of transportation or conveying said material, and the use of other means or methods than those specifically permitted shall revoke the permit granted and shall be considered a violation of this bylaw.
Any person transporting rubbish over the streets of the Town who, through carelessness or neglect, allows rubbish to be spilled on the streets of the Town, or on private property, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $20.
A. 
Refuse of each of the following types:
(1) 
Cardboard (chipboard, corrugated board, other cardboards), newspapers, magazines;
(2) 
Bottles and other glass containers made of clear or green glass;
(3) 
Aluminum, steel and tin cans; and
B. 
All other refuse shall be separately set out for collection or deposited in the Town Dump and shall be collected and so deposited and then recycled. The Board of Health shall, from time to time, promulgate regulations to implement the purpose of this section, provided that no regulation shall be promulgated under this section except after a public hearing. A notice of any such hearing containing the date, and the time and location of the hearing and a summary of the regulation under consideration shall be published at least seven days prior to the hearing in a newspaper circulated in the Town.
[Amended 5-5-1980 ATM]
Any brush involved in a land clearing operation either single house lot or subdivision must be chipped before being deposited at the Town landfill area. Small quantities of brush gathered from general yard cleaning may be deposited in the landfill area without first being chipped. Stumps, logs or tires shall be deposited in the Town landfill area except from a commercial operation.
No person shall deposit rubbish in the Town Refuse Area unless such person shall have first obtained a disposal area permit which shall be permanently displayed on said person's motor vehicle.