19-7-115. COLLECTION SYSTEMS PRACTICES.

1. General. No person shall collect, store or process solid waste, including hazardous waste in a manner that poses a direct or indirect threat to the public health or to the quality of the environment. Solid waste collection shall not:
   1. Cause a disease;
   2. Cause air and water pollution; or
   3. Otherwise cause pollution of the environment.
2. Collection Periods. Any waste collection system must provide for regular, periodic collection of waste on a schedule made well known to waste generators. Waste collection must occur at least once weekly and may occur more frequently by agreement between the collector and the waste generator.
3. Collection Vehicles. Solid waste shall be collected by vehicles that are constructed to be readily cleanable and which will prevent the spillage or leakage of refuse during loading and transportation to the disposal site.
4. Preparation of Garbage and Refuse for Collection.
   1. Any collection system shall provide written instructions to waste generators of the limits and requirements for preparation of garbage for collection. Minimum requirements shall include:
      1. all garbage must be places in garbage containers of no more than 10 gallons, which lids capable of resisting entry by rodents and other animals;
      2. newspaper and magazines must be made up into bundles and tied with a strong cord or wire;
      3. cardboard boxes and like materials must be flattened or tied in bundles; all commercial or government establishments shall keep waste paper and boxes separate from regular garbage;
      4. all aluminum must be separated and placed in a separate bag or other container; and
      5. items prohibited by § 19-7-113, above, shall not be placed in garbage containers.
   2. No collection shall be made of:
      1. burning or smoldering materials;
      2. stumps and tree limbs that are more than four feet in length;
      3. large volume construction and demolition debris that will not fit in approved containers; and
      4. bulky items such as car bodies or parts and white goods, (washers, dryers, refrigerators and the like).
5. Charges for Collection.
   1. The Director, subject to approval of the Land Use and Environment Commission, may establish or amend and thereafter may collect and enforce rates or changes for any refuse collection system operated by the Department, either directly or through contractors.
   2. Any person who operates a collection system under permit may establish rates or charges for the service performed. Such rates or charges shall be subject to review by the Land Use and Environment Commission upon petition by any person served by the permitted collection agency. Upon such review, the Commission may alter the rates charged only, if after hearing, it finds that such rates are grossly unfair and excessive or provide the collector an unnecessarily high rate of return.