The purpose of this article shall be to regulate
the installation, maintenance, repair, and control of receptacles
used for the private collection of garbage, rubbish, paper, and trade
waste.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The refuse or residue of animal or vegetable matter that
has been used as food and all refuse, animal, or vegetable matter,
including carcasses and parts of dead animals. It shall include fowl,
manure, decayed vegetables, fruit, or any condemned food.
Newspapers, periodicals, cardboard, and all wastepaper.
All collection that is not performed by or on behalf of the
Township.
Barrels, cans, dumpsters, and all other containers designated
to hold garbage, rubbish, paper, and trade waste.
All miscellaneous matter, such as refrigerators, bottles,
rags, mattresses, worn-out furniture, old clothes, shoes, broken glass,
leather, carpets, crockery, metal, rubber, cut grass, leaves, tree
branches, lumber, or any materials that may accumulate as the result
of building operations.
All materials resulting from any business, trade, or industry.
A.Â
Suitable receptacles required. The owner, agent, lessor,
or landlord of every dwelling, apartment, hotel, rooming house, store,
business, building, market, restaurant, or other premises in the Township
where garbage, rubbish, paper, or trade waste is accumulated and privately
collected shall provide and keep on such premises sufficient and suitable
metal receptacles, or metal dumpsters, or metal cans, or metal barrels
with tight-fitting covers for these containers for receiving and holding
the above-mentioned materials.
B.Â
Filling, covering and cleaning of receptacles. All
receptacles used for the purpose described in this article at no time
shall be filled higher than one inch below the top, and when so filled,
shall be promptly emptied or removed by the private collector. All
receptacles shall be kept covered at all times and in an upright position.
All receptacles shall be disinfected and deodorized after each and
every collection with such disinfectant and deodorizer prescribed
by the Division of Health.
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Placement for collection. All receptacles awaiting
collection shall be stored or kept in such places so as not to become
a nuisance.
A.Â
Condition of vehicles. All vehicles used in the private
collection of garbage, rubbish, paper, or trade waste traveling through
the streets of the Township shall have a good and tight body and,
when loaded, shall be securely covered with a type of cover approved
by the Township so as to prevent their contents from being scattered
upon the streets. Each vehicle shall be equipped to disinfect and
deodorize all receptacles upon each and every collection.
B.Â
Storage of vehicles. When not in use, all vehicles
and all implements shall be stored and kept in some place where no
needless offense shall be given to any of the inhabitants of the Township.
