§ 36-61. Disposable containers required.

(a)

The city shall provide, so long as funds are budgeted, each residential premises with city-approved containers/receptacles, for the disposal of accumulated dry kitchen refuse, kitchen garbage and rubbish. Cardboard boxes and other disposable containers may be used in addition to the city-provided containers/receptacles, provided that they are adequate for the purpose for which they are used, as determined by the director of public works, and they shall not exceed a fluid capacity of 30 gallons and shall not exceed a weight capacity of 50 pounds and provided that they are tightly sealed and disposable. No additional containers of any shape, size or form will be emptied and returned to the curb.

(b)

All loose trash accumulations shall be deposited in receptacles as specified in subsection (a) of this section and set out for collection. No item or trash subject to being blown by winds from its place of deposit for collection on the premises shall be deposited loose on the premises but shall be placed in the required receptacle.

(Code 1978, § 9-33; Code 1993, § 62-53)