[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of East Greenville 12-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 44.
Nuisances — See Ch 56.
The following words, as used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
An individual combustible or noncombustible article which
the owner or occupier of a unit seeks to dispose of and which, because
of size or weight, is too large for containment in the toter provided
by the Borough or its contracted collector. Such articles shall include
discarded furniture, small household appliances and fixtures, and
other such items, but shall specifically exclude tires, construction
material, glass doors, and windows. The size and weight of bulk items
subject to collection shall be limited to those that reasonably can
be lifted by two persons.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
An individual, corporation, partnership or any other group
acting as a unit.
Garbage and rubbish, as herein defined.
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, grass, crockery and dust and other similar materials. Wood, as that word is defined in § 58-1 of this Code, shall not be considered to be rubbish.
One household, one apartment, business establishment or location
entitled to the collection and disposal services authorized by this
article or subsequent amendments thereto.
All refuse for residential properties in the Borough of East
Greenville shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Borough
of East Greenville. All residential properties shall dispose of refuse
by the municipal collection service only, and no person shall transport
or dispose of refuse by any means not approved by this article. Properties
controlled by homeowners' associations, and properties containing
four or more residential units may be exempted from the foregoing
requirement at the discretion of the Borough.
Borough Council is authorized hereby to contract for the performance
of the service provided by this article and to award a contract therefor
from time to time for such periods of time as shall be determined
by Borough Council. Such contract shall require the contractor to
assume all responsibility for the collection of refuse in the Borough
of East Greenville in accordance with the provisions of this article
and all regulations, orders and specifications provided under the
authority thereof, and to convey, dump and dispose in a lawful manner
all such refuse beyond and outside the boundaries of the Borough of
East Greenville in a lawful place, and to fix and regulate, in a manner
not inconsistent with the terms of this article, the manner, method
and time of collecting and conveying refuse, the type of equipment
required for the purpose and the price to be paid for the performance
of said contract and the time or times for the payment thereof.
The collection of refuse in the Borough of East Greenville and
the disposal thereof shall be under the supervision of the Borough
Council and/or its designated representative. The Borough Council
shall have authority to make regulations concerning the hours and
days of collection and such other matters pertaining to the collection
and disposal as it may deem advisable and to change and modify the
same after notice as required by law, provided that such regulations
are not contrary to the provisions hereof. An aggrieved person shall
have the right to appeal against any regulations or order made by
the Borough Council to the Borough Council, and the latter may confirm,
modify or revoke any such regulations or order; provided, however,
that no such appeal to the Borough Council shall be permitted as to
any regulation contained in this article.
A.
Preparation for collection of refuse for residential properties shall
occur in the roll-out containers provided by the Borough or its contracted
collector and designated for refuse. Refuse not placed in the containers
provided by the Borough or its contracted collector shall not be collected
and must be placed in the appropriate container by the property owner
or occupier. Refuse containers provided by the Borough or its contracted
collector shall be used only for the disposal of refuse from the assigned
residence(s) on the property. In the event that the container provided
by the collector or Borough is damaged, altered, lost or destroyed
through the negligence of the person to whom the container was assigned,
the person shall reimburse the Borough or its contracted collector
for the cost of a replacement container. All containers must be kept
clean by the customer. Refuse shall be placed inside the container
with the lid closed. Use of the containers for any purpose other than
the disposal of refuse from the assigned residence or use of the containers
by a person other than the person allocated such container(s) shall
be a violation of this chapter.
B.
Placement of refuse containers. Refuse containers shall be placed
at the curb or street line or at an area designed by the Borough,
separate from recyclable materials for collection, at such times and
dates as may hereinafter be established by regulation. Refuse containers
shall not be placed in a location that obstructs a public sidewalk
or which impedes traffic or interferes with clear vision for motorists.
Containers shall be placed in a manner so they are easily accessible
to the collection vehicle.
C.
Times for placement and removal of containers. Refuse containers
shall be stored on the owner's property and shall not be placed
at the curb or street line, or at an area otherwise designated by
the Borough, for collection before 6:00 p.m. on the evening preceding
a scheduled collection day. Empty containers shall be removed from
the curb by 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Containers shall
not be kept at the curb or street line or other area otherwise designated
by the Borough between scheduled collections.
D.
All collection containers are to remain the property of the contracted
collector or Borough and are to be used exclusively for the purpose
of the Borough's refuse collection program. In the event there
is a change in occupancy at the location where the container is issued,
the container shall be given to the new occupant to remain at the
location. In the event the owner occupant does not have a ninety-six-gallon
collection container, it will be the property owner's responsibility
to replace the container. The cost to replace the containers shall
be established and revised by resolution of Borough Council from time
to time.
The Borough Council is authorized to arrange date schedules
for the collection of refuse and shall give public notice thereof.
Such schedules shall provide for a single collection for each and
every week throughout the year. No collection shall be made on Sundays
or on any of the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
All collections shall be scheduled and shall be made in conformity
with such schedule between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., provided
that collections may be made after 1:00 p.m. to complete a day's
schedule when unusual conditions or emergencies reasonably justify
a time extension for a particular day, unless a different time shall
be specified by the Borough Council, in which event the latter determined
time shall be controlling. In the instance that a scheduled day of
collection shall fall upon one of the herein specified holidays, then
collection shall occur on the following day during the normal collection
hours as herein set forth.
Bulk items shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this article and regulations adopted thereunder, personally or by arrangement with the person or firm holding the then-current contract with the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services within the Borough. The making of a contract or arrangement for the collection, conveyance and disposal of refuse from any location within the Borough with any unauthorized person or firm shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this article by each party thereto, and each shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. Bulk items shall be placed for collection in the same manner as refuse containers pursuant to § 47-5 and shall be placed for collection no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day before the pre-scheduled day and time for collection as agreed to between the property owner or occupier and collector.
The Borough Council is authorized to make regulations concerning
the hauling of refuse collected outside the Borough of East Greenville
over the streets of the Borough of East Greenville.
No refuse shall be hauled over the streets of the Borough of
East Greenville except in a watertight vehicle provided with a tight
cover so as to prevent offensive odors from escaping therefrom and
refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled therefrom.
No refuse shall be dumped or disposed of within the limits of
the Borough of East Greenville.
Ownership of refuse set out for collection shall be vested in
the Borough of East Greenville until such time as the same shall be
collected from the containers into the vehicle of the contractor,
at which time it shall become the property of the contractor.
On and after the date of the award of a contract for collection service pursuant to the authority contained in § 47-3 hereof it shall be unlawful:
A.
For any person to collect, convey over any of the streets or alleys
of the Borough of East Greenville or dispose of any refuse accumulated
in said borough in any manner not approved of in this article or subsequent
regulations.
B.
For any person to place any refuse in any street, alley or other
public place or upon private property, whether owned by such person
or not, within the Borough, except in proper receptacles for collection
and at the time and in the manner provided for herein. No person shall
throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
C.
For any person to allow any accumulation of refuse on any premises
in the Borough of East Greenville other than for the purpose of collection
in the manner provided by this article or by special regulation of
Borough Council. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises
is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to
remove an unauthorized accumulation of refuse within 15 days of notice
to either the occupant or the owner shall be deemed a separate violation
of this article by either or both of such persons.
D.
For any person, other than the occupants of the premises on which
refuse receptacles are stored or the collector, to open the covers/lids
of any of the refuse receptacles or to remove the refuse stored in
such containers.
E.
To place in any containers provided for regular collection any highly
flammable or explosive refuse or any wearing apparel, bedding or refuse
from premises where highly infectious or contagious diseases have
prevailed.
F.
For any person to burn any refuse outside of any building.
G.
For any person to burn any refuse within the Borough of East Greenville
except upon a showing of undue hardship, if found to exist by a determination
of the Borough Fire Marshal, and upon a written permit to do so approved
by the Borough Fire Marshal. Such burning shall be permitted only
in accordance with the provisions and conditions set forth upon such
permit and only by means of incineration inside a building and under
conditions that are safe and free from hazards of fire to such building
and surrounding buildings. The emission of any smoke, fumes or odors
resulting from such burning shall be sufficient cause for revocation
forthwith of such permit. Burning conducted contrary to the terms
and conditions of such permit or in an unsafe manner or so as to emit
smoke, fumes or odors shall be deemed to be a separate violation of
this article.
H.
For any person to place for collection refuse in containers other
than in the containers provided by the collector or Borough pursuant
to this article.
Every applicant for a permit to burn, as provided by § 47-12G, and for every renewal thereof, shall pay an application fee as set by resolution of Borough Council to the Borough Treasurer for inspection and policing thereof, any balance thereof to go into the general funds of the Borough.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the burning
at practice drills of such articles and at such locations as may be
approved by the Mayor if such burning shall be done in the presence
and under the direct supervision of the Fire Chief of the East Greenville
Fire Company.
A.
The Borough will pay from its general revenues as set aside in its
budget the expenses incident to collection of one ninety-six-gallon
container of refuse at each collection time from every unit subject
to this article.
B.
Bulk items may be collected by separate arrangement between the owner
or occupier of a unit subject to this article and the then-current
contractor for the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services.
The owner or occupier of the property from which such bulk item is
collected shall be solely responsible for payment of the person or
firm that collects the bulk item. The hauler holding the then-current
contract for collection, conveyance and disposal of refuse in the
Borough of East Greenville shall not look to the Borough for compensation
in the collection of bulk items and shall bill the owner or occupier
directly. Such costs for collection of bulk items by the then-current
contractor for the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services
shall be as set by the current contract between the contractor and
the Borough.
C.
One additional ninety-six-gallon container of refuse may be collected from a unit subject to this article (for a total of two ninety-six-gallon containers of refuse for that unit) by separate arrangement between the owner or occupier of a unit subject to this article and the then-current contractor for the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services. The owner or occupier of the property from which such additional container of refuse is collected shall be solely responsible for payment for the additional container of refuse. The hauler holding the then-current contract for collection, conveyance and disposal of refuse in the Borough of East Greenville shall not look to the Borough for compensation in the collection of such additional refuse container and shall bill the owner or occupier directly. Such costs for collection of the additional refuse container shall be as set by the current contract between the then-current contractor and the Borough. The owner or occupier of a unit subject to this article may not contract separately with any other person other than the then-current contractor for the Borough for collection of refuse (other than bulk items, as set forth in § 47-15B).
Except for the provisions provided for in § 47-17, any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both, at the discretion of the Court.
A.
The fees for the collection or disposal of refuse and penalties for
late payment shall be determined from time to time by resolution of
the Borough Council of the Borough of East Greenville; public notice
of the fee schedule shall thereupon be made.
B.
All bills for the collection and disposal of refuse shall be rendered quarterly and shall be immediately due and payable upon billing. All checks shall be payable to the Borough Secretary. Should an account be delinquent in any amount at the conclusion of each calendar year (i.e. by December 31 of each year): 1) penalties shall be imposed pursuant to the resolution referenced in § 47-17A and 2) notice shall be provided by the Borough setting forth the amount due, with penalties, and the date on which any unpaid bill and penalties will be referred to the Borough Solicitor if not paid in full. Should any outstanding amount not be paid in full within 60 days of notice, as set forth in the foregoing sentence, the account shall be referred to the Borough Solicitor with instructions to proceed for the collection of such unpaid charges, together with all penalties thereon, and the same shall be collected by an action of assumpsit in the name of the Borough against the owner of the property charged or by a lien filed in the nature of a municipal lien against the subject property or in any other manner provided by the law.
The short title of this article shall be the "East Greenville
Borough Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Any empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous
sides and bottom, and aluminum top. (See also "tin cans.")
A committee of three members of the Borough Council, appointed
by the Borough Council President to implement the terms of this article.
The act of turning solid wood into a small, slender piece
of wood, separated by mechanical chopping, cutting, or breaking.
Properties used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes.
Any structural paper material with an inner core shaped in
rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
Any bottles and jars made of clear or colored glass.
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments.
Facilities that house or serve groups of people, e.g., hospitals,
schools, day-care, nursing homes, etc.
Leaves from trees and garden residues, but not including
grass clippings.
Any properties having four or more dwelling units per structure.
Public facilities operated by the Municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or gaseous
material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial
or institutional establishments and from community activities and
any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste
in the Solid Waste Management Act[1] from municipal, commercial or institutional water supply
treatment plant, waste water treatment plant or air pollution control
facilities. The term does not include source-separated recyclable.
East Greenville Borough.
Any individual, cooperative, enterprise, corporation, association,
institution, municipality, municipal authority, federal government
or agency, state institution or agency, or other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In
any provisions of this article prescribing a fine, imprisonment or
penalty, or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall
include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal
entity having officers and directors.
Materials generated by business or consumers which can be
separated from municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused
as a resource in the development of useful products. Recyclables include
the following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic
cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper, junk mail
and other paper board products (i.e., cereal boxes), and plastics
(Nos. 1 through 7). Recyclable material must be free from contamination
that would affect its reuse. The list of recyclable materials may
be changed from time to time by resolution of the Borough.
Those durable containers used by each residential dwelling
unit for separating and storing recyclables until they are collected
by the proper collection agency of the Borough. Recycling containers
shall be of such type and design as to prevent materials from blowing
out of the container. The container size is limited to no more than
96 gallons in capacity.
Any occupied single-family dwelling or multifamily dwelling
containing less than four dwelling units.
Any person residing within the boundaries of the Borough
of East Greenville.
Separated from municipal waste at the point of origin.
Any empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous
sides and bottom and top. (See also "bi-metal cans.")
Prunings, branches, and other natural organic matter discarded
from yards and gardens, including leaf waste, but not including grass
clippings, and branches. Prunings and branches shall not have a diameter
greater than two inches.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
All residents shall separate recyclable materials from municipal
waste generated at their homes, apartments and other residential establishments
and shall properly store such material until collection. All recyclables
shall be free of contamination.
All recyclable materials separated from municipal waste for
residential properties in the Borough of East Greenville shall be
collected, conveyed, and processed by the Borough of East Greenville.
Properties controlled by homeowners' associations, and properties
containing four or more residential units may be exempted from the
foregoing requirement at the discretion of the Borough.
Borough Council is authorized hereby to contract for the performance
of the service provided by this article and to award a contract therefor
from time to time for such periods of time as shall be determined
by Borough Council. Such contract shall require the contractor to
assume all responsibility for the collection of recyclable materials
in the Borough of East Greenville in accordance with the provisions
of this article and all regulations, orders and specifications provided
under the authority thereof, and to convey and process in a lawful
manner all such recyclable materials beyond and outside the boundaries
of the Borough of East Greenville in a lawful place, and to fix and
regulate, in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this article,
the manner, method and time of collecting and conveying recyclable
materials, the type of equipment required for the purpose and the
price to be paid for the performance of said contract and the time
or times for the payment thereof.
The collection of recyclable materials in the Borough of East
Greenville and the processing thereof shall be under the supervision
of the Borough Council and/or its designated representative. The Borough
Council shall have authority to make regulations concerning the hours
and days of collection and such other matters pertaining to the collection
and processing as it may deem advisable and to change and modify the
same after notice as required by law, provided that such regulations
are not contrary to the provisions hereof. An aggrieved person shall
have the right to appeal against any regulations or order made by
the Borough Council to the Borough Council, and the latter may confirm,
modify or revoke any such regulations or order; provided, however,
that no such appeal to the Borough Council shall be permitted as to
any regulation contained in this article.
A.
Preparation for collection of recyclable materials for residential
properties shall occur in the roll-out containers provided by the
Borough or its contracted collector and designated for recycling.
Recyclable materials shall be source separated before being placed
in the designated roll-out container. Recycling not placed in the
containers provided by the Borough or its contracted collector shall
not be collected and must be placed in the appropriate container by
the property owner or occupier. Recycling containers provided by the
Borough or its contracted collector shall be used only for recycling
for the assigned residence(s) on the property. In the event that the
container provided by the collector or Borough is damaged, altered,
lost or destroyed through the negligence of the person to whom the
container was assigned, the person shall reimburse the Borough or
its contracted collector for the cost of a replacement container.
All containers must be kept clean by the customer. Recyclable materials
shall be placed inside the container with the lid closed. Use of the
containers for any purpose other than the recycling of recyclable
materials from the assigned residence or use of the containers by
a person other than the person allocated such container(s) shall be
a violation of this chapter.
B.
Placement of recycling containers. Recycling containers shall be
placed at the curb or street line or at an area designed by the Borough,
separate from municipal solid waste for collection, at such times
and dates as may hereinafter be established by regulation. Recycling
containers shall not be placed in a location that obstructs a public
sidewalk or which impedes traffic or interferes with clear vision
for motorists. Containers shall be placed in a manner so they are
easily accessible to the collection vehicle.
C.
Times for placement and removal of containers. Recycling containers
shall be stored on the owner's property and shall not be placed
at the curb or street line, or at an area otherwise designated by
the Borough, for collection before 6:00 p.m. on the evening preceding
a scheduled collection day. Empty containers shall be removed from
the curb by 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Containers shall
not be kept at the curb or street line or other area otherwise designated
by the Borough between scheduled collections.
D.
Each person or entity who, by contract with a household, an establishment
or the Borough collects and transports recyclable materials and newspapers,
shall screen and inspect all such materials collected to the extent
necessary to prevent the collection of municipal wastes, hazardous
waste and other wastes that are not recyclable materials and newspapers.
E.
Containers shall not be overflowing with recyclable materials.
F.
Electronics shall not be placed out for collection at any time. All
electronic equipment and waste shall be disposed of in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Placement of electronic
waste for collection shall be a violation of this article.
G.
All collection containers are to remain the property of the contracted
collector or Borough and are to be used exclusively for the purpose
of the Borough's recycling collection program. In the event there
is a change in occupancy at the location where the container is issued,
the container shall be given to the new occupant to remain at the
location. In the event the owner occupant does not have a ninety-six-gallon
collection container, it will be the property owner's responsibility
to replace the container. The cost to replace the containers shall
be established and revised by resolution of Borough Council from time
to time.
The Borough Council is authorized to arrange date schedules
for the collection of recyclable materials and shall give public notice
thereof. Such schedules shall provide for a single collection for
each and every week throughout the year. No collection shall be made
on Sundays or on any of the following holidays: New Year's Day,
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
and Christmas. All collections shall be scheduled and shall be made
in conformity with such schedule between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and
1:00 p.m., provided that collections may be made after 1:00 p.m. to
complete a day's schedule when unusual conditions or emergencies
reasonably justify a time extension for a particular day, unless a
different time shall be specified by the Borough Council, in which
event the latter determined time shall be controlling. In the instance
that a scheduled day of collection shall fall upon one of the herein
specified holidays, then collection shall occur on the following day
during the normal collection hours as herein set forth.
A.
All residents must separate leaf waste and yard materials from other
municipal waste generated at their houses, apartments and other residential
establishments and/or church facilities for collection, unless provision
is made for composting such material.
B.
Separated yard materials shall be placed for collection where recyclable
materials and municipal waste is placed for collection. Yard materials
placed in plastic or other bags or raked or piled in areas where municipal
refuse is not placed for collection or removal will not be accepted.
C.
Grass clippings will also not be accepted.
D.
Borough Council shall provide for the collection of leaf waste on
an annual basis including instructions for collection, delivery, bagging
and/or drop off as necessary.
E.
The burning of yard waste is prohibited unless used for agricultural
purposes.
A.
As directed by Borough Council, at its option, the Borough shall
collect and chip branches during the time period of April through
October of each year. Generally, the scheduled pickup day for chipping
shall be Monday, but as required, i.e., due to demand or inclement
weather, pickup may occur later in the week.
B.
Branches shall be placed for collection in the same location as recycling containers, as set forth in § 47-26C.
C.
Collection at each location for each collection date shall not exceed 10 minutes. Materials not collected within 10 minutes shall be removed by the owner/occupier in the same manner as is required for recycling containers pursuant to § 47-26C.
D.
Branches placed for collection shall be stacked/organized in an orderly
fashion as close to the designated collection location as possible
to save pickup time. Smaller branches may be placed inside a container.
E.
Branches placed for collection shall be less than two inches in diameter.
F.
Downed trees will not be removed by the Borough.
G.
All soil and dirt shall be removed from all plant roots prior to
placement for collection.
H.
No boards, lumber, vines, roots, flowers, weeds, leaves, bush trimmings,
branches with fruit, dried flowers, grass clippings, or weeds shall
be placed out for chipping.
I.
Christmas trees shall be chipped during the month of January only.
All decorations and tree stands shall be removed from Christmas trees
prior to placement for collection.
The owner, landlord or an agent of an owner or landlord of multifamily
housing properties shall establish a collection system for recyclable
materials and newspapers at each property. Suitable containers for
collecting and sorting recyclable materials and for collecting and
storing newspapers shall be provided by the owner, landlord or agent
thereof, in locations as easily accessible as those provided for municipal
wastes. Additionally, written instructions shall be provided to the
occupants of multifamily housing properties concerning the use and
availability of the collection system.
A.
Those commercial, municipal or institutional establishments that,
as of the date of this article, have otherwise provided for the recycling
of materials required by this section to be recycled may request to
be exempt from the requirements hereof. Any establishment seeking
such an exemption must apply for an exemption to the Borough Council
of the Borough. An exemption shall be granted if the applicant shows
the following:
(1)
High-grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper and glass containers
are removed from the stream of waste at either the point of generation
of waste or by other separation procedures, which shall be described
in detail in the application;
(2)
The separated materials are brought to a center, which shall be identified
in the application, for either processing or packaging to return the
material to the stream of commerce; and
(3)
The amount of waste, and the amount of materials separated from the
waste for recycling, during the preceding 12 months of operation,
or such shorter period as the operation may have been in effect prior
to enactment of this article.
B.
Any establishment that is granted an exemption must annually provide
written documentation to the Borough Council of the total number of
tons recycled.
It shall be a violation of this article for any unauthorized
person to collect, pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up,
any materials required by this article. All collectors must possess
a valid disposal permit. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to
impair the ownership of any materials required by this article to
be recycled by the persons generating such materials unless they are
placed at curbside or other designated locations for collection.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person to transport
any recyclable materials or newspapers to any facility outside the
Borough not approved and licensed for the collection of recyclable
materials.
The Borough Council of the Borough is authorized and directed
to enforce this article and to delegate the enforcement of the provisions
of this article. Borough Council is hereby authorized and directed
to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner,
days, and times for the collection of materials required to be recycled
hereunder, in accordance with the terms hereof. Borough Council may
change, modify, repeal, or amend any portion of said regulations at
any time. The Borough reserves the right to inspect cans and containers
to ensure recyclable materials are appropriate, and to leave noncompliant
materials at the curb. The Borough also reserves the right to refuse
to collect any contaminated recycling materials.
Any person or entity subject to this article violating any provision
of this article shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $600.
