[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
The title of this Subpart shall be the "Township of New Britain
Amendment to Recycling Ordinance Number 88-0-1."
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides
and bottom and an aluminum top.
An establishment engaged in a nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including but not limited to stores, markets, offices, buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers, and theaters.
A controlled microbial degradation of organic waste to produce
a relatively nuisance-free product of potential value as a soil conditioner.
Any structural paper material with an inner core shred in
rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
Empty steal or tin food or beverage cans.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass, excluding
noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain/ceramic
containers.
Any bond copier letterhead or mimeograph paper typically
sold as white ledger paper and computer paper.
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing,
including but not limited to factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines, and slaughterhouses.
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery, tree trimmings and similar
materials, but not including grass clippings.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Excluded, however, are all other paper
products of any nature whatsoever.
All types of paper discarded from offices and homes, such
as colored paper, envelopes, magazines and catalogs.
All garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from the operation of residential, municipal,
commercial, and 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 a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply
treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, or air-pollution control
facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types of plastic, the Recycling Regulations may stipulate
specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
Those materials specified by the municipality to be recycled. This list of materials is specified in the Recycling Regulations resulting from this Subpart, as designated in § 20-204, and may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary by the municipality.
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics, and other materials which
would otherwise be disposed of or processed as municipal waste, or
the mechanized separation and treatment of municipal waste and recovery
of reusable materials other than a fuel for the operation of energy.
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling, having
up to four dwelling units per structure, from which a municipal or
private hauler collects solid waste.
All refuse, garbage and rubbish and other discarded solid
material normally collected by municipal or private haulers.
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Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
There is hereby established a program requiring the separation
from municipal waste of recyclable materials and leaf waste generated
at residences, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments
and community activities within the Township of New Britain, hereinafter
referred to as the "municipality."
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
1.
Residences. Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curb, separated
from solid waste, for collection at such times and dates as may be
hereinafter established by the regulations or at a minimum of once
a month. Materials include aluminum cans, glass containers (clear
and colored glass), bimetal containers, plastic containers, leaf waste,
newspapers, magazines, high-grade office paper, and corrugated paper.
2.
Commercial, Municipal and Institutional Establishments and Community
Activities. The owners/operators of commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments or sponsors/organizers of community activities shall
separate designated recyclable materials from municipal waste. Recyclable
materials shall be placed in appropriate containers. Collection receptacles
shall be placed in all buildings, in areas where food is served or
consumed. Recyclable materials shall be stored in accordance with
State Fire Code regulations and all federal, state or local health
laws and ordinances until collection. Recyclable materials shall be
collected at least once a month. Materials include aluminum cans,
glass containers (clear and colored glass), bimetal containers, plastic
containers, leaf waste, newspapers, magazines, high-grade office paper,
and corrugated paper.
3.
Exemption. Owners/operators of commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments may obtain an exemption from the requirements of this
Subpart if those persons/establishments otherwise provide for recycling
high-grade office paper, aluminum cans, corrugated paper, glass containers,
leaf waste and any other materials that such establishments are required
to recycle. To qualify for an exemption under this subsection, commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments must provide written documentation
on or before January 20 for the previous calendar year. This documentation
may be in the form of one of the following:
A.
Copies of weight receipts or statements which consolidate such information.
B.
A report from the provider of recycling collection services which
identifies the amount of each material collected and marketed. The
type and weight of recyclables generated by an individual establishment
may be approximated based on a representative establishment of its
source-separated materials. Where recyclables from several establishments
contribute to the load, the load may be apportioned. Only the weight
of materials marketed for recycling purposes can be credited to an
establishment.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
Persons shall separate leaf waste from other municipal waste
generated at their homes, apartments, and other residential establishments
until collection, unless those persons have otherwise provided for
the composting of leaf waste. A schedule for curbside leaf waste pickup
and leaf waste dropoff will be distributed yearly.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006; as amended by Ord. 2007-08-01,
8/13/2007]
1.
All municipal waste, recyclable materials and leaf waste accumulated
at residences, commercial, institutional, and municipal establishments,
and at community activities shall be collected, conveyed and disposed
of only by private collectors/haulers.
2.
All haulers shall file with the municipality an annual report, due
January 20, of all solid waste and recyclable material collection
and separation activities performed by the licensee within the municipality
during the previous calendar year at each commercial, residential,
institutional, or municipal establishment and community activity,
providing the following information:
3.
All licensed haulers in the municipality shall schedule at least
one day a month during which separated materials are to be placed
at the curbside or a similar location for collection.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006; as amended by Ord. 2007-08-01,
8/13/2007]
It shall be a violation of this Subpart for any unauthorized
person(s) to collect or pick up, or cause to be collected or picked
up, any such recyclables. Each such collection in violation hereof
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter
provided.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
The municipality is authorized and directed to enforce this
Subpart. The same is hereby authorized and directed to establish and
promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner, days, and times
for the collection of recyclable material in accordance with the terms
hereof and any other matters required to implement this Subpart. The
Board of Supervisors may change, modify, repeal, or amend any portion
of said rules and regulations at any time.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
The municipality, or its designated agent, may enter into an
agreement(s) with public or private agencies or firms to authorize
them to collect all or part of the recyclable materials from curbside.
Until or unless the entry into such an agreement, this Subpart shall
not be in effect.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals
or organizations authorized by the municipality in its Recycling Regulations.
These materials must either be delivered to the individuals or to
organization sites, or they may be placed at the curb for collection
by said individuals or organizations on days not indicated as recyclable
material collection days by the municipality. Said individuals or
organizations may not collect recyclable materials on or immediately
preceding (24 hours) a regularly scheduled curbside collection day.
[Ord. 2006-11-02, 11/27/2006]
Any person who shall violate, neglect or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of this Subpart shall, upon conviction, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution. Each
day's violation of this Subpart shall constitute a separate offense.
[Res. 89-07, 3/13/1989]
The Township of New Britain hereby adopts the Rules and Regulations
Concerning Separation and Collection of Recyclables as attached hereto.
These rules shall be effective immediately upon implementation of
the Recycling Program of the Central Bucks Solid Waste Committee and
until further notice of this Board of Supervisors.
