20 CFR § 654.414 - Garbage and other refuse.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s654.414"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 654.414 - Garbage and other refuse."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "654.414"
section_name: "Garbage and other refuse."
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "654"
part_name: "SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 49k; 8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4); 41 Op.A.G. 406 (1959)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "654"
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# 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.