---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 654.414"
title: "20"
number: "654.414"
heading: "Garbage and other refuse."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/654.414"
---

# §654.414. Garbage and other refuse.

- (a) Durable, fly-tight, clean containers in good condition of a minimum capacity of 20 gallons, must be provided adjacent to each housing unit for the storage of garbage and other refuse. Such containers must be provided in a minimum ratio of 1 per 15 persons.
- (b) Provisions must be made for collection of refuse at least twice a week, or more often if necessary. The disposal of refuse, which includes garbage, must be in accordance with State and local law.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56349, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 49k; 8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4); 41 Op.A.G. 406 (1959).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.