Sec. 380.203. - Garbage and trash container requirements and specifications—Disposal of white goods.

(a) Subject only to the following exceptions, garbage, rubbish and refuse shall be collected and stored in garbage receptacles: (1) Garbage, rubbish and refuse may be stored or collected in a container designed for mechanical pickup if the container and its location have been approved by the Department. Food, waste and putrescible matter placed in an approved container shall be enclosed in a waterproof bag which is securely closed. (2) Garbage, rubbish and refuse may be stored or collected in a special vermin-proof room or closed food-waste refrigerator which has been approved by the Department. (3) All garbage, rubbish, and refuse set out for collection within the Downtown Area will be placed inside a City of Jacksonville supplied garbage and rubbish can. (b) A container used for the collection or storage of garbage, rubbish or refuse which fails to qualify as a garbage receptacle shall be clearly marked by the garbage collection service, which marking shall specify in what manner the container fails to meet the requirements. A container so tagged shall be removed from service. Upon failure of the person furnishing the container to remove it from service after written notice, the garbage collection service shall remove the container from service and destroy it. (c) White goods shall not be disposed of in landfills. White goods shall be placed at the curbside or another location as designated by the Department. All white goods shall be separately collected by the Department or designated service contractor. This provision for purposes of collection only applies to residential units being served by the Department or designated service contractor. Commercial and industrial businesses shall separate and manage white goods so they are not received at a landfill. (Ord. 69-986-718, § 4; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 89-1168-679, § 5; Ord. 2013-714-E, § 1) Note— Former § 616.103 .