CHAPTER 7 HEALTH AND ARTICLE IV. GARBAGE AND TRASH

Sec. 7-400. DEFINITIONS.

(a) The word “vehicle” shall mean any device in, upon or by which property is or may be transported upon a highway.

(b) The word “street” shall mean any public street, avenue, road, boulevard, highway or other public place located in the city of Montpelier and used for vehicles.

(c) The word “person” has the meaning ascribed to it in Sec. 1-3.

(d) The word “garbage” means any materials meant for landfilling, , gasification, or other disposal method of treating solid , so that there is no further immediate use.

(e) The word “recyclables” means solid waste, which may be reclaimed and/or processed so that they may be used in the production of materials or product.

(f) “Solid waste” means garbage, refuse, recyclables, septage, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply plant, or control facility and other material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, , or agricultural operations and from community activities. Solid waste does not include animal manure and absorbent bedding used for soil enrichment; high carbon bulking agents used in composting; or solid or dissolved materials in industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under the Control Act.

Sec. 7-401. VEHICLES CARRYING GARBAGE, RECYCLING OR SOLID WASTE.

Any person who operates or causes to be operated a vehicle upon any street in the City of Montpelier while undertaking to garbage, recycling and solid waste shall properly cover and secure said material as to prevent such material from falling from or being blown from said vehicle.

Sec. 7-402. LICENSE REQUIRED.

All persons collecting, receiving, accepting for disposal, transporting, or disposing of solid waste in the City of Montpelier shall obtain a license from the Central Vermont Solid District.

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