Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title XI — HEALTH AND SANITATION›Chapter 1 — SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTION
Bradbury Municipal Code Art. IV Containers
Bradbury Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Bradbury
Cite as: Bradbury Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 11.01.400. - Care of containers.¶
No person shall throw containers from any vehicle to the ground, or in any other way break or damage or roughly handle containers.
(Prior Code, § 5114)
Sec. 11.01.410. - Unauthorized use of containers.¶
No person other than the collector who provides collection services at the premises where a container is located, its employee, the owner or occupant of such premises, or their employee or a City employee, shall remove any material from a solid waste or recyclable container.
(Prior Code, § 5115)
Sec. 11.01.420. - Tampering with containers.¶
No person other than the collector who provides collection services at the premises where a container is located, its employee, the owner or occupant of such premises or their employee, or a City employee shall tamper with any container or other equipment used for the storage of solid waste or recyclables.
(Prior Code, § 5116)
Sec. 11.01.430. - Containers for garbage and rendering waste.¶
Any container to be placed for collection containing garbage or rendering waste shall have a tightly fitting cover. The cover shall be used at all times.
(Prior Code, § 5117)
Sec. 11.01.440. - Unauthorized setting out of containers.¶
No person occupying, using, or in charge of any premises shall set out or cause to be set out for collection any solid waste or recyclables not originating on the premises.
(Prior Code, § 5118)
Sec. 11.01.450. - Containers at residential premises.¶
(a) Every person owning, occupying or in possession of any residential premises in the City shall provide sufficient containers to accommodate the amount of solid waste generated by the premises. The containers shall be provided by the collector, and shall be constructed so as not to permit the contents thereof to sift or pass through any opening therein other than the top, shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by the householder and shall not contain any rough or jagged surfaces.
(b) Any solid waste not susceptible to placement in a container may be placed for collection at the same place and time as the container if it is securely tied in bundles not heavier than 30 pounds, not more than three feet in length, nor more than 18 inches in diameter. Wooden boxes, crates, pallets, or cardboard boxes are to be broken down and stacked neatly at the depositor's solid waste collection point.
(Prior Code, § 5119)
Sec. 11.01.460. - Accumulation of solid waste prohibited.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, managing, or having the control of any premises or vacant lots or any person occupying a dwelling within the City to permit an accumulation of solid waste and/or recyclables to become or remain offensive, unsightly, or unsafe to the public health or safety or hazardous from fire, or to deposit, keep, or accumulate, or permit or cause any solid waste and/or recyclables to be deposited, kept, or accumulated, upon any property, lot or parcel of land, or any public or private place, street, lane, alley, or driveway, except as provided in this chapter. No person occupying, owning, or in control of any premises shall permit solid waste and/or recyclables to accumulate, or to blow about in a manner which creates an unsightly appearance or a health hazard. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of their solid waste into containers at locations other than those that may be located upon property which they own, lease, rent, or at their own place of business.
(Prior Code, § 5120)
Sec. 11.01.470. - Container storage areas.¶
The residential householder of residential premises where a container is placed shall provide a clean, safe and sanitary area for the storage thereof.
(Prior Code, § 5121)
Sec. 11.01.480. - Time for placement.¶
No person shall place, cause to be placed, or allow to remain in place, any garbage, refuse or recycling receptacle on any sidewalk, road, street or highway, other than from 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the day established for the collection of garbage, refuse and recyclables on the particular route, until 6:00 a.m. on the day following the established collection day.
(Ord. No. 351, § 2, 1-16-2018)
Secs. 11.01.490—11.01.590. - Reserved.¶
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