Containers.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 48-19
in effectSec. 48-19. - Containers.
Owners, tenants, residents and keepers of places where household garbage is produced or accumulates shall drain the garbage, wrap it in paper or place it in paper sacks, then deposit the same in a closed, watertight container of a type approved by the manager of transportation and infrastructure of not more than forty-gallon capacity. The container, provided at the expense of the owner, tenant or keeper, shall be placed in an area designated by the manager, accessible to vehicular traffic, where the container may be conveniently emptied and the garbage removed by the garbage collector.
(Code 1950, § 728.5; Ord. No. 39-20, § 71, 2-3-20)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH48SOWA_ARTIIHOGA_S48-19COFetched: 10/27/2026