A. Except as otherwise provided by this title, all occupied premises shall subscribe for service provided by the authorized collector as herein specified, and for such service a charge shall be collected as per a schedule set by the town. The authorized collector shall give written notice to the city manager of the address of any occupied premises within the town which is not subscribing to the collection and disposal service provided by the authorized collector.

B. If any person should fail to subscribe for the collection and disposal of solid waste or violate the provision set forth in Section 8.20.050, said violation shall be presumed to be a nuisance upon the premises and shall be subject to enforcement actions.

C. A mandatory obligation is imposed on each person occupying, managing or operating any premises to separate and recycle all recyclable material and organic materials from the garbage generated on the premises.

D. Every property owner, commercial generator, residential generator, or other organic material generator within the town shall have the obligation for disposal of solid waste as provided in this title through the authorized collector and shall pay the authorized collector for the service at the rates provided therefor. Failure of receipt of a bill does not obviate responsibility for payment. In each instance, the property owner shall be primarily responsible for the payment of the charges provided for herein.

E. Generators shall arrange for a size, quantity, and collection frequency of collection containers to adequately store all solid waste generated in connection with the premises between the times designated for collection service. The town shall have the right to review the number and size of such collection containers to evaluate the adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service and to review the separation and containment of materials. Generators shall adjust service levels for their collection services as requested by the town in order to meet the standards set forth in this title.

F. Generators shall place organic materials in the organic materials collection container; place source separated recyclable materials in the recyclable material collection container; and place garbage and other solid waste materials, as directed, in the approved garbage collection container. Generators shall not place prohibited container contaminants into the garbage collection container, organic materials collection container, or recyclable material collection container consistent with the requirements of the town and authorized collector.

G. Generators shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections and investigations (with the exception of the interior of a private residential property) and cooperate with the town manager or designee during such inspections and investigations.

H. Nothing in this section prohibits generators from preventing or source reducing waste generation, or otherwise diverting recyclable material and organic material as described in Section 18.02.200.

I. Nothing in this title shall prevent generators from self-hauling to an authorized solid waste facility in addition to subscription to the service provided by the authorized collector, consistent with self-hauling requirements in this title or from utilizing a temporary debris box service. (Ord. 649 § 3, 2021)