A. All persons accumulating garbage in the city shall place and accumulate the same in a micro-can, cart, detachable container, drop-box container, or such other collection container that is approved by the city’s solid waste service provider(s). Recyclables may be accumulated, for collection by the city service provider(s), in recycling carts or recycling containers, or such other collection container that is approved by the city’s current service provider(s). Compostables may initially be accumulated for collection by the city service provider(s) in compostables carts and, once such cart is full, in such other collection container that is approved by the city’s current service provider(s) for overflow volumes. It is a violation of this chapter for any persons who accumulate garbage to maintain garbage and recyclables upon their property uncontained in a city-approved collection container without a permit issued according to ACC 8.08.090.

B. It is the duty of the owner of any dwelling, flat, apartment house or mobile home park to furnish or to see that their tenants have adequate garbage service and are adequately supplied with such cans/containers.

C. It is the duty of the property owner of a commercial building to see that their tenants have adequate garbage service and are adequately supplied with such cans/containers.

D. All single-family residential garbage shall be placed in a service provider-provided micro-can or wheeled cart. In all cases, customers shall have at least one rigid container as their primary garbage container. Plastic bags or garbage cans may be used for overflow volumes of garbage, but not as a customer’s primary container, and may be subject to an additional service charge or fee. All containers shall be packed so that the contents of the container will dump out rapidly when the container is inverted. Containers shall be located at their appropriate storage location as required in ACC Title 18, Zoning, except on the day of scheduled pickup.

E. All multifamily and commercial customer garbage shall be placed in a service provider-provided micro-can, wheeled cart, detachable container or drop-box container. Micro-cans, wheeled carts and detachable containers shall be packed so that the contents of the container will dump out rapidly when the container is inverted. All containers shall be located in conformance with the requirements set forth in ACC Title 18, Zoning.

F. Garbage containers and other approved containers shall not weigh more than the weight limits set forth in their respective definitions in ACC 8.08.030, Definitions. Garbage containers shall not be overloaded beyond the point where covers can be securely replaced. Single-family residential customers shall place all garbage carts, micro-cans, recycling carts, compostables carts or other approved containers at curbside on a public street or private road as provided in ACC 8.08.100, Containers – Set-out of containers – Anti-scavenging. (Ord. 6615 § 8, 2016; Ord. 6367 § 3, 2011; Ord. 6160 § 1, 2008; Ord. 6139 § 1, 2007; Ord. 6069 § 1, 2006; Ord. 6054 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5968 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5622 § 1, 2001; Ord. 5243 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. D), 1999; Ord. 4500 § 2, 1991.)