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
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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.