Article 5 - COLLECTION OF WASTES

Section 27-2020

Section 27-2020

  §  27-2020  Definitions. When used in this article: (a) Organic wastes
shall mean all wastes produced by or from living organisms.
  (b) Inorganic wastes shall mean all wastes other than organic  wastes,
including discarded lumber, wood shavings and furniture.
  (c)  Household  wastes  shall  mean all wastes, organic and inorganic,
which are produced within a dwelling unit.

Section 27-2021

Section 27-2021

  §  27-2021  Receptacles for waste matter.  a. The owner or occupant in
control of a dwelling shall provide and maintain metal  cans,  or  other
receptacles jointly approved as to specifications by the department, the
department  of  sanitation  and  the  department  of  health  and mental
hygiene, for the exclusive use of  each  building,  which  shall  be  of
sufficient  size  and  number  to contain the wastes accumulated in such
building during a period of seventy-two hours. No  receptacle  shall  be
filled to a height so as to prevent the effective closure thereof and no
receptacle  shall  weigh  more  than one hundred pounds when filled. The
receptacles shall be so constructed as to hold  their  contents  without
leakage.  Metal  cans  shall  be  provided with tight-fitting covers and
other receptacles shall be effectively closed.  When  requested  by  the
department  of  sanitation,  the  owner  or  occupant  in  control shall
separate and place in separate receptacles, ashes, organic and inorganic
wastes.  Nothing  contained  in  this  subdivision  shall  prevent   the
department,  the  department  of sanitation and the department of health
and mental hygiene from jointly approving  as  to  specifications  other
systems  for  the  disposal of waste utilizing containers of larger size
and different construction as may be appropriate for such systems.
  b. Metal cans shall be kept within the dwelling or as required by  the
department  until the time for removal of their contents when they shall
be placed in front of the dwelling. When  inside  storage  is  required,
receptacles  of  other  materials  shall  be  kept  in  a metal can or a
rat-proof and fireproof room until the time of their removal  when  they
shall  be  removed  from the metal can and be neatly stacked in front of
the dwelling. After the contents have been removed by the department  of
sanitation,  any  receptacles  remaining  shall  be returned promptly to
their place of storage. Metal cans shall be kept covered  at  all  times
and  shall  be  disinfected  regularly  and  maintained  in  a  sanitary
condition. Yard sweepings, hedge cuttings, grass, leaves, earth,  stone,
or bricks shall not be mixed with household wastes.
  c.  Newspapers,  wrapping  paper,  or other inorganic wastes which are
likely to be blown or scattered about  the  streets  shall  be  securely
bundled,  tied  or  packed  before  being  placed  for  collection. Such
material shall be kept and placed for collection in the same  manner  as
the receptacles.

Section 27-2022

Section 27-2022

  §  27-2022 Frequency of collection of waste matter from dwelling units
in multiple dwellings. a. The owner of a  multiple  dwelling  shall  not
allow  the  accumulation  except  in a lawful receptacle of ashes or any
type of waste matter in any part of the premises.
  b. In multiple dwellings where the owner provides dumbwaiter  service,
all waste matter shall be collected at least once daily and deposited in
separate receptacles.
  c.  In multiple dwellings where no dumbwaiter service is provided, the
owner shall provide between the hours of seven  a.m.  and  ten  a.m.  or
between five p.m. and eight p.m. daily:
  (1)  a  sufficient number of receptacles but in no event less than two
within the dwelling or other area approved by the department  which  are
accessible  to  the  tenants. Such receptacles shall be removed promptly
upon the expiration of the selected time period and taken to their place
of storage; or
  (2) a pick-up service at each  dwelling  unit  to  collect  ashes  and
wastes  for deposit in the receptacles referred to in section 27-2021 of
this article.
  The owner shall post and maintain a notice in a conspicuous  place  in
the dwelling informing the tenants of the hour and method of collection.
A  new  notice  shall  be posted and maintained within forty-eight hours
preceding any change in such hour or method.
  d. The tenant of a multiple dwelling shall dispose of waste matter  in
accordance  with the method provided by the owner under subdivision b or
c of this section. The tenant shall not accumulate any waste  matter  in
his or her dwelling unit so as to create a condition which is unsanitary
or a fire hazard in the judgment of the department.
  e.  Subdivisions  b,  c  and  d of this section shall not apply to any
multiple dwelling where regular incinerator services or other  means  of
disposal  approved  by the department are provided. The tenant in such a
dwelling shall dispose of waste matter in  an  incinerator  or  by  such
other  approved  means  of  disposal  and  shall  not  permit  wastes to
accumulate so as to create a condition which is  unsanitary  or  a  fire
hazard in the judgment of the department.

Section 27-2023

Section 27-2023

  §  27-2023  Collection  of waste matter from dwelling units in one and
two-family dwellings. The owner and occupants of  a  one  or  two-family
dwelling  shall  provide for the regular collection of waste matter from
dwelling units and its deposit in the receptacles  required  by  section
27-2021 of this article, and shall not permit ashes or any type of waste
matter  to  accumulate  in  any  part  of the premises so as to create a
condition which is unsanitary or a fire hazard in the  judgment  of  the
department.