Pursuant to Public Act 90-220 (C.G.S. § 22a-220 et seq.), the following article requires the separation of recyclable materials from other solid waste.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MUNICIPAL DROPOFF CENTER
The site located at 409 Main Street South, Bethlehem, Connecticut, or such other site or sites designated by the Board of Selectmen for the delivery of recyclables collected within the Town.
RECYCLABLES
Those items designated by the municipal services agreement, or designated by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with § 113-14C of this article, for segregation from the municipal solid waste stream.
A. 
Each person, business or institution that generates municipal solid waste within the Town shall separate recyclables from other solid waste. Solid waste placed for collection which contains recyclables shall neither be collected by refuse collectors nor accepted for disposal at any refuse processing facility. No generator of municipal solid waste within the Town shall mix solid waste with recyclables.
B. 
Apartment and condominium complexes as well as commercial, industrial and institutional establishments within the Town shall provide or require their refuse collector to provide for the separation of recyclables from other solid waste.
C. 
Each resident is required to deliver recyclables to the Municipal Dropoff Center or is required to contract a hauler to collect said recyclables for delivery to the Municipal Dropoff Center or other recycling facility designated and approved by the Town for recycling in the following manner:
(1) 
Clean, unsoiled newspaper.
(2) 
Glass and metal food containers shall be rinsed out and placed in a container.
(3) 
Nonrecyclable plastic shall be separated from recyclable plastic, and nonrecyclable plastic shall not be mixed with recyclable plastics. All plastic food containers shall be rinsed out and placed in a container.
D. 
Scrap metal, cardboard, storage batteries, used engine oil, tires, electronics and light bulbs shall be delivered to the Municipal Dropoff Center or other designated area, so as not to constitute a nuisance or otherwise be objectionable.
E. 
Each business shall deliver recyclables to the Municipal Dropoff Center or other designated area or shall contract a hauler to collect and deliver said recyclables to the Municipal Dropoff Center or other designated area.
F. 
Private collection and disposal shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of all commercial, industrial and institutional establishments and apartment and condominium complexes, who shall provide, at their own expense, for the storage, collection and transportation of recyclables. Such operations shall be carried out in such a manner as to avoid the creation of a public nuisance.
G. 
Owners of property not serviced by contractors shall be responsible for compliance with the recycling provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-241b. Compliance shall be monitored by all refuse collectors and refuse facility operators. Suspected violators shall be reported to the Municipal Recycling Agent, who shall contact the accused party for an explanation. The Municipal Recycling Agent may provide the accused party with educational materials for preventing further violations. If probable cause for escalating the complaint is established, or for repeat violations, the Municipal Recycling Agent may forward the complaint to the Board of Selectmen for appropriate action.
A. 
Recyclables. Each refuse collector shall collect recyclables from each of its customers in a manner provided in this article. Each such refuse collector shall deliver all residential refuse collected within the territorial limits of the Town to such place or places as the Board of Selectmen may from time to time designate and shall deliver all residential recyclables to the Municipal Dropoff Center or other designated area.
B. 
Enforcement. Each refuse collector shall notify the Town of generators who have discarded recyclables with solid waste and shall assist the Town in identifying persons responsible, including issuing warning notices to violators, if requested by the Town.
A. 
The First Selectman shall and is granted the authority to designate a person to receive information and respond to questions regarding recycling from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on behalf of the Town.
B. 
The First Selectman shall and is granted the authority to designate a Municipal Recycling Agent to receive complaints and notices of violations of the separation requirements set forth in Public Act 90-220 (C.G.S. § 22a-220 et seq.) and this article.
C. 
The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to add or delete, from time to time, items on the list of recyclables so long as such action is not in conflict with the municipal service agreement, Connecticut General Statutes, and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regulations.
D. 
The Board of Selectmen shall have the authority to establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, concerning the separation, collection, removal, storage and disposition of recyclables and salvageable material. Such rules and regulations may include licensing, fines, identification, fees and charges and private and public collection procedures. The Board of Selectmen may also establish, and from time to time amend, a policy to reduce solid waste, increase recycling, and effectuate the provisions of this chapter. In the event of a conflict between such policy and this chapter, this chapter shall control. The Board of Selectmen shall hold a public hearing in which residents and taxpayers shall be permitted to comment before the Board can vote on the adoption of such policy, rules and regulations.
A. 
Penalty. Whoever violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $100 for each offense. Each and every violation shall be deemed a separate offense. Hearings for such fines shall be held as provided in Connecticut General Statutes § 7-152c.
B. 
Removal of accumulated waste. In addition to the foregoing penalty, the Town may require the owner or occupant of premises to remove an accumulation of solid waste at such premises. Should said person fail to remove such solid waste after 10 days following written notice, the Town may cause the solid waste to be collected and disposed of, with the costs of such actions to be charged to the owner or occupant of the property in a manner provided by law.
C. 
The Town reserves the right to resort to any remedy available to it in law or in equity to enforce the provisions of this article and chapter.