For the purposes of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
All waste animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter produced
from or resulting from the preparation, use or storage of food for
human consumption.
All combustible and noncombustible solid wastes, including
garage and rubbish.
All solid waste, combustible or noncombustible, other than
garbage, considered to be rejected and worthless matter, either domestic
or commercial.
There is hereby established a public dump for
the use of residents of the City, located on the northerly side of
Hudson Street and bounded as follows: southerly by Hudson Street;
easterly and northerly by land of Fahey, now or formerly; northerly
and westerly by land of Carey, now or formerly.
A.Â
The Department of Public Works shall have complete
control over the use and management of the public dump, and only rubbish
from within the City shall be admitted.
B.Â
During the months of June, July, August, September
and October of each year, the Commissioner of Public Works will allow
no new fires to be ignited between the hours of 6:00 p.m. Friday until
8:00 a.m. on the following Monday.
There shall be a caretaker of the public dump
who shall be designated by the Commissioner of Public Works, subject
to the approval of the Mayor, and who shall, in the absence of the
Commissioner of Public Works, have full authority to enforce all regulations
pertaining to the use of the dump.
All rubbish shall be disposed of at the dump
as designated by the Department of Public Works and in accordance
with this article. All rubber tires must be separated from rubbish
and deposited in a designated area. All rubber or plastic remnants
or other objectionable smoke-producing material shall be separated
from general rubbish and deposited in a special designated area.
Supervision of the dumping and disposal of rubbish
at the City dump shall be under the Department of Public Works, and
all rubbish shall be deposited under the direction of the man or men
in charge. Only rubbish, as hereinbefore defined, shall be deposited
at the City dump.
Promiscuous dumping, salvaging or burning is
prohibited. Salvaging of materials shall not be allowed, except by
permit issued by the Department of Public Works and approved by the
Commissioner of Public Works.
No person shall deposit or leave rubbish upon
any of the approaches of the dump or upon any part of the dumping
area, except that designated by the person in charge thereof.
A.Â
The refuse disposal area shall be open to the public
for disposal of refuse during the following hours: May through October,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. on Saturday; November through April, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
B.Â
The disposal area shall be closed on Sunday and all
legal holidays.
Trucks without proper covers will not be allowed
to enter the dumping area.
A.Â
Regular weekly collections shall be made on a contract
basis from all single-family homes, single-family residential condominium
units, from collection areas designated by the Department of Public
Works Commissioner, as defined by MGL c. 183A, § 1, and
multifamily homes of not more than three family units.
B.Â
Collections shall be made once weekly, Monday through
Friday.
C.Â
Regulations.
(1)Â
All refuse for collection shall be in tied plastic
bags or approved equal tied paper bags. Cardboard boxes, if secured,
are acceptable. The containers shall be placed at the property line
at the back edge of the sidewalk, not blocking it, before 7:30 a.m.
on the day collection is scheduled. No collections shall be made from
apartment homes containing more than three families or industrial
or commercial establishments.
(2)Â
No plastic or approved equal paper bags, or other
suitable containers, in which said refuse is placed shall have a capacity
of more than 30 gallons or weigh, when filled, more than 60 pounds.
Rubbish barrels, bushel baskets and the like, which would require
emptying and returning the container to the curb, are unsatisfactory
containers and shall be left unemptied.
(3)Â
Wastepaper, paper bags, cardboard, rags, cloth, leather,
excelsior and similar materials shall be made into bundles, securely
fastened, or placed in suitable containers to prevent blowing about.
(4)Â
Due to the passage of federal and state regulations
which prevent the crushing of appliances and/or allowing the escape
of freon and PCBs, which are considered harmful, the following items
are excluded from the collection: dishwashers, stoves, refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, clothes washers and dryers, fluorescent
light fixtures and/or any fixture or appliance that has capacitors
or ballasts. Residents may, however, take the above materials to the
transfer station for proper disposal.
(5)Â
Toilets, mattresses and all sickroom supplies will
not be collected.
(6)Â
Large auto parts (fenders, doors, engine blocks, batteries,
etc.), abandoned vehicles, or unusually large or heavy objects will
not be collected.
(7)Â
Furniture will be collected as long as it can be handled
by two people and will fit into the packer-type collection vehicle.
(8)Â
Discarded rugs will be collected only if they are
rolled and tied.
(9)Â
Fencing, chain link or wire mesh, shall be rolled
and secured from opening. Stockade fencing and rail fencing shall
be cut four feet in length and shall be tied, able to be handled by
one person. Tied bundles shall not weigh more than 60 pounds.
(10)Â
Shrubbery, brush or tree limbs shall be tied, or containerized, in bundles not more than four feet in length and 60 pounds in weight, able to be handled by one person. Large-diameter tree limbs and any size tree trunks and stumps will not be collected. Lawn clippings and leaves shall be collected, if placed in suitable bag containers, separate from the rubbish. Leaf bags may be larger than the thirty-gallon capacity mentioned in Subsection C(2) but still may not weigh more than 60 pounds.
(11)Â
Brick, mortar, plaster, cement and wooden boards
from small home repairs, construction, demolition or remodeling will
be collected from residences if said refuse is placed in a suitable
container or tied together in lengths and weights that will fit into
the packer-type collection vehicle and can be handled by one person.
Loose material or boards will not be collected.
(12)Â
No more than three replacement of storm windows
or doors will be picked up at one time.
(13)Â
No propane tanks, hazardous or special wastes
shall be placed with the regular refuse for collection.
D.Â
Any violation of the above rules and regulations relative
to preparation, placement and type of containers shall be reported
to the homeowner or tenant, and any future violation will cause the
Commissioner of Public Works to notify the collection contractor to
stop collection at the home involved.
E.Â
A person may be authorized to collect rubbish, provided
that such collection is performed in accordance with these regulations
or collections are made in bulk containers of approved closed-type
trucks.
A.Â
Each person shall, before engaging in the collection
of rubbish within the City, obtain a permit from the Board of Health.
This article shall prohibit the disposal of
solid waste by incineration at any home or commercial establishment
except under permits granted by any and all appropriate local, state
or federal agencies.
A.Â
Beginning April 1, 1970, the open burning of refuse
shall be prohibited at all City dumps.
B.Â
Incinerators operated by businesses and commercial
and industrial plants shall cease to be used for burning as of April
1, 1970, unless the unit meets all the standards required by the federal
anti-air-pollution laws and is so certified by the Fire Chief of the
City.
