It shall be the purpose of this article to promote
the public health and to provide for the safe, efficient and economical
collection of refuse in and by the Town of Ossining, and all of the
provisions of this article shall be construed so as to effectuate
that purpose.
Garbage, ashes and other kinds of refuse shall be placed and maintained in separate containers, except that refuse in the form of newspaper waste shall be placed and maintained for pickup, collection and recycling as hereinafter provided. After adequate notice has been published, posted and publicized for a particular collection area, it shall be mandatory for persons who are owners, lessees or occupants of residential dwellings or commercial property to separately bundle newspapers for pickup, collection and recycling. Said newspaper waste shall be compacted and securely bundled, tied and packed as hereinafter described in §
112-14. When refuse in the form of discarded newspapers is placed within the vicinity of the curb for pickup, collection and recycling, it shall become the property of the Town; and any person, other than an owner, lessee or occupant or representative of the Town or a person acting on behalf of any religious, charitable or veterans organization having a charities registration number with the New York State Department of Social Services, who picks up said refuse for his own use shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
Newspapers shall be compacted and securely bundled,
tied or packed so as to be easy to handle and unlikely to scatter.
No such bundle or package shall weigh more than 75 pounds, nor shall
its dimensions exceed two feet by two feet by four feet.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
A. The Town shall not be required to collect any refuse
which has not been separated and secured in accordance with this article.
B. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this article shall, in addition, be guilty of a violation punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
[Amended 5-25-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]