8 CAR § 130-603. Standards

(a)(1) All collection and transportation systems shall meet the conditions outlined below. (2) Failure to comply with these conditions may result in a revocation of the solid waste hauler’s license. (b) All persons driving collection and/or transportation vehicles shall hold the appropriate driver's licenses as required by state law. (c) Solid wastes shall be: (1) Collected and transported so as to prevent: (A) Public health hazards; (B) Environmental hazards; (C) Safety hazards; and (D) Nuisances; and (2) Kept in a sanitary condition. (d)(1) Collection and transportation equipment shall be designed and constructed so as to be leak-proof. (2) The waste shall be suitably enclosed or covered so as to prevent roadside littering, attraction of vectors, or creation of other nuisances, in accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules, 8 CAR pt. 60. (3) This means that vehicles must have either: (A) Enclosed waste storage areas; or (B) For vehicles with open waste storage areas, such as caged pickups, they must be tarped when traveling in excess of thirty-five miles per hour (35 m.p.h.). (4) Haulers should request customers to utilize animal resistant containers and bags of suitable strength to reduce tearing and spilling of litter. (e) Collection and transportation of chemicals, medical wastes, poisons, explosives, radiological wastes, and other hazardous materials shall be in accordance with the requirements of state and federal regulatory controls. (f) All solid wastes collected shall be transported to a permitted facility in accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules, 8 CAR pt. 60. (g)(1) All vehicles hauling solid waste within the Boston Mountain Regional Solid Waste Management District shall display the registration sticker issued by the district near the driver's side door. (2) In addition, beginning July 1, 2003, all licensed vehicles must display both the business name and phone number in letters no less than two inches (2”) high on both sides of the vehicle. (h) Beginning January 1, 2004, all waste haulers that do not have a district-approved plan for implementing pay-as-you-throw pricing will be ineligible to haul wastes within the district. (i)(1) Hauling services shall be provided at a minimum of one (1) time per week. (2)(A) Haulers may skip hauling on major holidays, provided they provide service to those customers affected during that week. (B) Customers should be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks’ notice of any change in collection schedule. (3) Inclement weather may excuse haulers from this provision. (j) Haulers are responsible for cleaning up any spills and/or loose trash caused by the hauler. (k)(1) At the time of licensing, a hauler will be required to indicate in which zones it wishes to provide service. (2)(A) A hauler which indicates that it will provide service in a zone must provide service to any customer within that zone that requests it, unless that hauler can show good cause to the district why it will not provide service to a customer. (B) The Director of the Boston Mountain Regional Solid Waste Management District has the discretion and authority to make a finding of good cause, which may be such things as: (i) A history of the customer failing to pay bills; or (ii) Some other dispute between the customer and hauler. (C) However, the location of the customer will not be considered good cause.