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(a) All refuse to be collected and disposed of from within the Town shall be placed in containers suitable for collection and disposal as provided herein.

(1) Garbage shall be placed in containers made of plastic or metal, equipped with suitable handles and tight fitting covers, and plastic garbage bags or similar receptacles. Said containers shall be watertight and of a type approved by the Town with a capacity of not less than twenty (20) gallons and no more than thirty-five (35) gallons. Said containers shall be provided by the household and shall be kept clean, neat, and sanitary at all times.

(2) Rubbish containers shall be of a kind suitable for securing and holding rubbish and shall be convenient for collection and of such weight as to be handled readily, when filled, by one average man.

(3) A standard thirty-five (35) and/or eighteen (18) gallon recycling bin shall be provided by the Town for use by the residents to contain recyclable material. Said bin shall bear the Town logo and the specific identification number issued to the home.

(b) All refuse containers shall be placed for collection at ground level on the owner's property, on or adjacent to the curbing and within the right-of-way of a street or alley to be accessible not more than six (6) feet from the side of the street or alley from which collection is to be made.

(c) All recyclable containers shall be placed for collection at ground level on the owner's property, on or adjacent to the curbing and within the right-of-way of a street (no alley collection) to be accessible not more than six (6) feet from the side of the street from which collection is to be made.

(d) If there are any requirements in this chapter which conflict with this section, the provisions of this section shall prevail.

(Code 1983, 36-5-2-9(f), § 2(A)—(D); Ord. No. 1482, § 6, 12-18-08)