An Act promoting health, safety and sanitation in cities and towns in the Commonwealth

This bill requires owners of residential buildings with ten or more units to fully enclose their commercial trash containers so they are not visible to the public. The law defines solid waste broadly to include various discarded materials but excludes domestic sewage. Owners who fail to comply with the enclosure requirement face a civil fine of up to $1,000. Additionally, the bill allocates ten percent of collected fines to the person responsible for the container to help cover waste disposal costs. The state commissioner is tasked with creating specific regulations to enforce these new standards.