Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Each owner, occupant, tenant, subtenant, lessee, or other person using or occupying any building, house, structure, or grounds within the city where refuse materials or substances as defined in this chapter accumulate or are likely to accumulate, shall provide an adequate number of suitable containers of a type approved by the health officer, for the storage of such refuse. Such containers shall be constructed of metal; shall be strong and durable; not readily corrodible; rodent and insect-proof; and of a capacity not exceeding thirty (30) gallons and not less than twenty (20) gallons, except that the maximum capacity shall not apply in cases where the city is equipped to handle larger containers mechanically. Garbage containers shall be equipped with handles to facilitate emptying and shall be equipped with tight fitting lids or covers, constructed of the same material as the container and of such design as to preclude the free access of flies and other insects and to prevent the container from collecting water during rains. The lid or cover shall be kept in place at all times except when refuse is being deposited therein or removed therefrom by an official collector. Such storage containers should be placed in such a convenient and accessible location for trucking as may be designated by the official refuse collecting agency. Wet garbage or refuse must be drained of all liquids and wrapped in paper or other equivalent material prior to placing it into the storage receptacle. The containers shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and shall be thoroughly cleaned by washing or other methods as often as necessary to prevent the breeding of flies and the occurrence of offensive odors. (1982 Code, § 8-304)