§ 46-8. Collection vehicles; operations.

A. 

Collection vehicles. Every collection vehicle shall be maintained, operated and used at all times only in full compliance with all applicable provisions of law, federal, state and local, and of this Sanitation Code and all applicable rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Every collection vehicle shall be loaded at all times in such a manner and by such methods as to prevent the release or discharge of dust and so prevent the spillage of refuse upon the sidewalks or streets, and every operator of a vehicle shall remove immediately from sidewalks or streets all refuse which is spilled, littered or thrown thereon in loading operations or in the handling and return of receptacles or while traveling.

B. 

Vehicle operations. The following specific regulations regarding collecting Acceptable Waste and the operation of collection vehicles shall be observed:

(1) 

Solid Waste disposal. It shall be unlawful for any Person to leave, deposit or dump any Solid Waste anywhere in the Town except at any of the Town Solid Waste management facilities designated by the Commissioner. This shall not apply to any Village, and officers and employees thereof acting within their municipal duties, which engages in the collection of Acceptable Waste and/or Recyclables and utilizes Village-owned or -leased and -operated vehicles and which declared itself exempt under § 46-22 of this chapter and which has not applied for and been granted reinstatement under § 46-23 thereof.

(2) 

Watertight containers or vehicles required. No Person shall remove any Solid Waste of any kind from the premises of any Person or cart or transport the same through or upon any street, avenue, parkway or highway within the Town except in trucks or wagons securely covered with tarpaulins and having watertight bodies and covered containers.

(3) 

Careful operation. Operators of all types of collection vehicles shall exercise care at all times to prevent the making of unnecessary or avoidable noise in their operations. Each open-top box-type vehicle body shall be kept securely and fully covered, except when actually engaged in collection, so as to prohibit any refuse from being discharged while the vehicle is in transit.

(4) 

Reworking loads. Refuse loaded in or upon collection vehicles shall not be reworked, resorted, picked over or rehandled while the vehicle is on the streets, and refuse shall not be transferred nor reloaded from a vehicle to or into any other vehicle while on the streets. Refuse shall not be carried at any time upon any collection vehicle other than solely within the vehicle body or solely within containers on or in the vehicle body.

(5) 

Emptying vehicles. After refuse is dumped for disposal, the vehicle body and each container used shall be emptied thoroughly and cleaned of all loose materials.

(6) 

Cleaning vehicles. Each collection vehicle and each container shall be frequently cleaned and washed and periodically disinfected in order to prevent obnoxious odors, unsightly conditions, vermin infestation and other conditions inimical to the public health, safety and welfare.

(7) 

Vehicle closure. All loading hoppers, doors, covers and other enclosures of loader openings of all collection vehicles, transfer vehicles, roll-off containers and boxes shall be kept closed and secured at all times, except during actual loading and unloading of the particular opening.

(8) 

Collecting hours. No collection of Solid Waste shall be made between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless authorized by a Village rule, regulation or ordinance.