§ 8-23. Refuse receptacles required.  


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  • Every person producing or having garbage or household refuse collected by the town shall provide and keep on the premises or property occupied or used by him/her, refuse receptacles or bulk containers to handle all accumulations of garbage and household refuse on said premises or property in the interval between collections by the town. (The exceptions are those premises/properties located in a designated downtown disposal area served by a town-provided compactor and those premises/properties outside the designated area that request and are accepted by the town manager to be included.) Every such person shall dispose of all household refuse and garbage which accumulates on his/her premises in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the refuse receptacle, yard waste containers, bulk containers or compactors in order to protect the safety and health of town employees and the public at large. All garbage and household refuse shall be placed in watertight bags and secured at the top to prevent spillage before being placed in refuse receptacles. The town will not make pickups from condemned refuse receptacles, yard waste containers and bulk containers.

(Ord. of 10-26-70, § 2(a); Ord. No. O-77-25, § 1, 5-9-77; Ord. No. 93-1-11/O-2, § 12; 94-3-16/O-1, § 2; Ord. No. 97-11-24/O-3, § 1, 11-24-97)