NAC461A.280. Management of solid waste.

     1. All garbage cans and other containers for refuse must be:

     (a) Structurally strong and impervious to rats, insects and water;

     (b) Easily filled, emptied and cleaned;

     (c) Furnished with side handles or a bail; and

     (d) Provided with tightly fitting covers.

Ê Plastic bags may be used as liners for the containers but must not be used without the container for storage of garbage or refuse in the mobile home park. The use of 55-gallon drums as containers for refuse is prohibited.

     2. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in a mobile home park must be conducted in a way that does not result in a hazard to health, the harborage of rodents, the breeding of insects, a risk of accident, or fire or air pollution. Containers for garbage must be stored on:

     (a) A slab of concrete or asphalt or other material with a hard surface;

     (b) A fixed platform which is at least 12 inches above the ground; or

     (c) A manufactured or movable platform.

     3. Containers to be used for bulk storage of garbage and rubbish must be placed on concrete slabs or platforms that are constructed so as to minimize spillage onto adjacent areas and must be equipped with drains properly connected to a system of sewers approved by the agency for enforcement. In the immediate vicinity of any container for bulk storage, there must be a water faucet for use in cleaning the container or some other means for cleaning it that is approved by the agency for enforcement. Each such container must be equipped with a self-closing lid.

     4. All refuse must be collected at least once per week. If a suitable service for collection is not available from a municipal agency but a private service is available, the manager shall arrange to have the private service. All solid waste at the mobile home park must be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered containers.

     5. If neither a municipal nor a private service for the disposal is available, the manager shall have all the solid waste disposed of in a manner and at a site approved by the agency for enforcement.

     6. If the agency for enforcement approves the use of incinerators for refuse, the incinerators must be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the agency for enforcement.

     (Added to NAC by Mfd. Housing Div., eff. 6-29-84; A by R055-02, 7-18-2002)