NAC444.5686. Garbage and refuse.

     1. There must be a sufficient number of containers located in a school to hold all garbage and refuse that accumulates in the school. The containers must be conveniently located throughout the school.

     2. Garbage and refuse must be:

     (a) Deposited in containers that are closable, durable, nonabsorbent, protected against vermin and clean; and

     (b) Stored in a manner that is not accessible to insects and rodents.

     3. Storage areas or enclosures which are located outside a school must be clean and of sufficient size to store the containers of garbage and refuse.

     4. Containers for garbage and refuse which are located outside a school must be:

     (a) Stored on a smooth surface of concrete or asphalt;

     (b) Clean and in good repair; and

     (c) Maintained in a manner that does not cause a public nuisance.

     5. If the health authority or public works department of the appropriate local government requires a school to install an interceptor for grease, the interceptor must be maintained in a manner that does not cause a public nuisance.

     6. Garbage and refuse must be removed from the premises of the school at such times as is necessary to prevent the garbage and refuse from developing an odor, causing a public nuisance or attracting insects and rodents, but in any event the garbage and refuse must be disposed of within intervals of 7 days, unless otherwise approved by the health authority.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R177-99, eff. 7-24-2002)