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:
GARBAGE
All waste animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter produced from or resulting from the preparation, use or storage of food for human consumption.
REFUSE
All combustible and noncombustible solid wastes, including garage and rubbish.
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. 
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. 
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.
A. 
Garbage or offensive material shall not be disposed of at the dump.
B. 
Disposal of animal, vegetable matter, explosive material, hazardous wastes, or any material prohibited by law is not allowed.
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. 
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. 
The disposal area shall be closed on Sunday and all legal holidays.
A. 
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. 
Collections shall be made once weekly, Monday through Friday.
C. 
Regulations.
(1) 
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) 
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) 
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) 
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) 
Toilets, mattresses and all sickroom supplies will not be collected.
(6) 
Large auto parts (fenders, doors, engine blocks, batteries, etc.), abandoned vehicles, or unusually large or heavy objects will not be collected.
(7) 
Furniture will be collected as long as it can be handled by two people and will fit into the packer-type collection vehicle.
(8) 
Discarded rugs will be collected only if they are rolled and tied.
(9) 
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) 
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) 
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) 
No more than three replacement of storm windows or doors will be picked up at one time.
(13) 
No propane tanks, hazardous or special wastes shall be placed with the regular refuse for collection.
D. 
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. 
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. 
Beginning April 1, 1970, the open burning of refuse shall be prohibited at all City dumps.
B. 
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.