Nanaimo By-law 7128, s. 11(1) — Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw

Every owner or occupier of a Dwelling Unit or Commercial or other premises served by the Automated Collection Service shall;

• (a) ensure that Solid Waste from their premises is properly disposed of at a facility designated and licensed for that purpose or in accordance with the Municipal Solid Waste Collection System;
• (b) place all Garbage in a wheeled garbage cart;
• (c) place all comingled organic waste in a wheeled comingled organic waste cart;
• (d) place all recyclable waste in a wheeled recyclable waste cart;
• (e) ensure that all wheeled carts set out for collection, do not contain more than 35 kilograms (75 pounds) of material;
• (f) set out for collection by 8:00 a.m. on the appropriate scheduled collection day, all wheeled carts;
• (g) place all wheeled carts as close as possible to the edge of the Street adjoining their Dwelling Unit in a location clearly visible to collection workers, but not placed so as to obstruct vehicles or pedestrians; The Bylaw 7128 Director may designate an alternate collection point for the use of specific Dwelling Units. (7128.10)
• (h) on collection day place their two (2) wheeled carts to be collected at least one (1) meter apart and one (1) meter away from obstacles to the side of the cart and at least three (3) metres away from overhanging obstacles above the carts.
• (i) on collection day point their carts so the lid opens up into the street;
• (j) on the same day, following collection, remove all empty wheeled carts from the street and keep all wheeled carts, when not set out for collection, on the property from which the waste originates;
• (k) maintain all wheeled carts in a safe, sanitary and usable condition;
• (l) ensure no liquid is deposited or runs into in any wheeled cart;
• (m) provide a ready means of access to all wheeled carts at all reasonable times, and
• (n) ensure the means of access is unobstructed and of sufficient size and kind to permit wheeled carts to be seen and collected by collection staff and, if required, carried through the means of access to the street to ensure adequate collection;
• (o) on the same day, following collection, ensure clean up and removal from the boulevard of any remaining Solid Waste or debris that was not collected or escaped from any container put out for collection.
• (p) ensure that they report to the City any damaged, broken, lost or stolen wheeled cart so that the City may repair or replace it.
• (q) mark their wheeled cart in any way other than by recording their address on the inside of the lid of the wheeled carts.