This is an article to establish a yard waste collection and
disposal program in the Borough of Swedesboro so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare and to help reduce the solid waste tonnage
into the area landfills, provide a recycling outlet for yard waste
materials and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in text of this article clearly demonstrates a different
meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future, words used in the plural number
include the singular number, and words used in the singular number
include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and
not merely directory.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, paper
bag or biodegradable bag (plastic bags prohibited), such as to prevent
the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and coming
into contact with stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive,
or other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway,
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulder, gutters, curbs, sidewalks,
parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
YARD WASTE (VEGETATIVE MATERIALS)
Christmas trees, leaves, tree parts, branches, shrubs, stumps,
bushes, hedge trimmings, weeds and grasses. Christmas trees shall
be collected as is. Tree parts/branches and brush shall be tied and
bundled in lengths no longer than four feet and weighting no more
than 50 pounds. Branches, brush, logs, tree trunks and stumps larger
than 12 inches in diameter are not collected. Clean wood and lumber
is collected, provided they are cut in lengths no more than four feet
and tied and bundled. No painted, stained, laminated or pressure treated
wood is collected.
The owner or occupant of any property or any employee or contractor
of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping
services shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste,
unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street. If the yard
waste that is not containerized is placed in the street, the party
responsible for placement of yard waste must remove the yard waste
from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this
article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Code
Enforcement Officer, Police Department and or the Public Works Manager
or his designee.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation this article shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.