Downey Municipal Code Part 3 Receptacles

(a) To protect public health, safety and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, no person shall place for collection any Residential Solid Waste Container or Commercial Bin not in conformance with the Residential Solid Waste Container or Commercial Bin designated by the Solid Waste Collector.

(b) No person shall place a Residential Solid Waste Container adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection if the Residential Solid Waste Container and its contents weigh more than 65 pounds, unless automated collection is used, without the consent of the Solid Waste Collector.

(c) To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no person shall place a Residential Solid Waste Container or any Bulky goods adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service before 6:00 p.m. on the day before the regularly scheduled collection day.

(d) During the hours for collection, Residential Solid Waste Containers shall be placed at the location designated by the Solid Waste Collector and shall be accessible for mechanized pick-up, if mechanized pick-up methods are utilized by the Solid Waste Collector. Commercial Bins shall be accessible to the Solid Waste Collector. Except during the time a Residential Solid Waste Container is placed for curbside collection, Residential Solid Waste Containers shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.

(e) Residential Solid Waste Containers shall be removed from locations adjacent to a street or other public right-of-way not later than 1:00 a.m. on the day following the regularly schedule collection day.

(f) A Solid Waste Collector who has been notified by a Commercial Solid Waste service recipient or City that Commercial Solid Waste service is to be discontinued shall remove all of its Commercial Bins from the premises where Commercial Solid Waste service is to be discontinued within seven calendar days following receipt of notification that Commercial Solid Waste service is to be discontinued.

(g) Green Waste shall be cut into pieces not to exceed four feet in length and four inches in diameter, before being placed in containers designated for Green Waste. If placed in containers designated for Green Waste, Green Waste shall not be contaminated with other forms of solid waste or with Hazardous Substances.

(Added by Ord. 1020, adopted 5-28-96)

(a) To protect public health, safety and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, each person required by Sections 5208, 5230 and 5236 to arrange for the collection of solid waste shall keep in a suitable place one or more Containers capable of holding without spilling, leaking, or emitting odors, all solid waste, including Recyclable Solid Wastes and Green Waste, which would ordinarily accumulate on the premises between the time of two successive collections.

(b) To protect public health, safety and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, every person required by Sections 5208, 5230 and 5236 to arrange for the collection of solid waste from any premises within the City shall deposit or cause to be deposited in Containers or Commercial Bins provided or approved by a Solid Waste Collector, all solid waste generated or accumulated on those premises.

(c) No person shall place ashes which are not cold and free from fire in any Container. To prevent the spread of airborne ash, before being placed for collection, ashes shall be placed in bags, and bags shall be placed in Containers for collection.

(Added by Ord. 1020, adopted 5-28-96)