A. Refuse. The Town practices commingled recycling in order to remove the maximum amount of recyclables. All household refuse may be commingled in containers provided by the authorized collector. All refuse must fit inside the container provided by the collector and the lid must close properly to keep pests such as birds, insects, animals, and other pests from removing refuse from the container.

B. Brush. Brush shall be cut into pieces no longer than four (4) feet in length and bundled so that one (1) person can readily load the bundles into a truck or chipper, and shall be piled in neat order next to the refuse containers. Arrangements must be made with the Town prior to the collection day for brush pick-up. Customers are limited to four (4) bags and two (2) bundles per week. Century plants, thorned plants, cacti, and similar plants which are difficult to handle, or may present a danger to collectors, shall be contained in boxes or containers after having been cut to lengths of no more than three (3) feet.

C. Bulk Material. Disposal arrangements must be made by the customer at the customer’s expense.

D. Appliances and Equipment. The customer shall remove or cause to be removed all appliances or equipment classed as refuse from their premises or the public right-of-way.

E. Building Materials. All owners, contractors and builders of structures shall, upon the completion of any structure, gather up and haul away, at their sole cost and expense, all refuse of every nature, description or kind, which has resulted from the building of such structure, including all lumber scraps, shingles, plaster, brick, stone, concrete and other building material, and shall leave the lot and all nearby premises utilized in such construction in a sightly condition. Residential customers may dispose of small amounts of building materials from time to time, providing it is placed in their container provided by the trash collector and contains no concrete, masonry or soil.

F. By-Products. Any commercial or manufacturing establishment which by the nature of its operations creates an unusual amount of by-product refuse may be required by the Town to dispose of its own wastes as opposed to having the Town provide the service.

G. Hazardous Waste. Depositing or disposing of hazardous waste in containers is prohibited.

H. Pool Chemical Containers. Pool chemicals shall be completely used, or properly disposed of, before disposing of the container. Pool chemical containers shall be emptied and moisture free prior to being placed in containers.

I. Medical and Infectious Waste. Depositing or disposing of medical or infectious waste, including lancets, syringes and hypodermic needles, in containers is prohibited.

J. Soil and Concrete. Waste soil, concrete, masonry blocks, sod and rocks shall be disposed of by the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises. [Ordinance #415, 2022; prior code § 9-2-1.]