Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 410.000 - Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, State Sanitary Code, Chapter II
Section 410.601 - Collection of Garbage and Rubbish
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
The owner of any dwelling that contains three or more dwelling units, the owner of any rooming house, and the occupant of any other dwelling place shall be responsible for the final collection or ultimate disposal or incineration of garbage and rubbish by means of:
(A) the regular municipal collection system; or
(B) any other collection system approved by the board of health; or
(C) when otherwise lawful, a garbage grinder which grinds garbage into the kitchen sink drain finely enough to ensure its free passage, and which is otherwise maintained in a sanitary condition; or
(D) when otherwise lawful, a garbage or rubbish incinerator located within the dwelling which is properly installed and which is maintained so as not to create a safety or health hazard; or
(E) when otherwise lawful, by backyard composting of compostable material, provided that the composting operation does not attract rodents or other vectors and does not create a nuisance, and provided further that in the case of composting by an occupant, the occupant obtain the prior written permission of the owner.
(F) any other method of disposal which does not endanger any person and which is approved in writing by the board of health. (See 105 CMR 410.840.)
