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Code of Sweetwater
Title 17 Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 Refuse
Title 17 Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 Refuse
Sweetwater
Title 17 : Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 : Refuse
17-107 : Collection.
- All refuse (including garbage and rubbish) as heretofore defined shall be collected sufficiently frequently to prevent the occurrence of nuisances and public health problems. Said collections shall be made at intervals of at least one (1) in seven (7) days for residential districts and at least one (1) in two (2) days for commercial districts. The collection of refuse within the city shall be under the jurisdiction of the department of sanitation.
- No person shall engage in the business of collecting refuse or removing the contents of any refuse container (except his own) for any purpose whatsoever, who does not possess a permit to do so from the appropriate authority of the city. Such permits may be issued only after the applicant's capability of complying with the requirement of this chapter has been fully determined. Such permits may be suspended or revoked upon the violation of any of the terms of this chapter.
- The collection of refuse shall be by means of vehicles with beds constructed of impervious materials which are easily cleanable and so constructed that there will be no leakage of liquids draining from the refuse onto the streets and public thoroughfares. Provisions shall be made to prevent the scattering of refuse over the streets and thoroughfares by effective coverings or closed truck beds. (1982 Code, § 8-307, as amended by Ord. #675, Sept. 1995)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland