[Adopted 11-12-1975 by Ord. No. 684]
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
A. 
The following words and terms, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereby respectively ascribed thereto:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Monaca.
BULKY WASTE
Large discarded items from residences that can be reduced in volume and bundled, including, but not limited to, boxes, crates, barrels, mattresses, box springs and certain items of furniture.
BULKY WASTE (WHITE GOODS)
Large discarded items from residences which cannot readily be reduced in volume or easily handled by one person, including, but not limited to, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, and certain appliances and items of furniture.
COMBUSTIBLE HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH
Burnable waste from residences, including, but not limited to, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, furniture, bedding, rubber and leather and yard rubbish.
COMMERCIAL RUBBISH
Discarded solid waste material from commercial establishments.
DEAD ANIMALS
The bodies or animals that die naturally from disease or have been accidentally killed, but not the bodies of condemned animals or of animals from commercial institutions, or parts of animals from slaughterhouses or similar establishments.
DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Waste material resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair and/or demolition of buildings and structures, including, but not limited to, excavated earth, stones, blocks, plaster, wallpaper, lumber, roofing material, concrete, and waste parts resulting from the installation or replacement of plumbing, heating or electrical systems.
E-WASTE
Any discarded electronic equipment or electrical devices or their parts, often called electronic waste. Examples (not all-inclusive) are discarded computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, televisions, i-pads, thinkpads, etc.
GARBAGE
Waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of food, but not waste from the handling, storage or sale of produce, or food-processing wastes from canneries, slaughterhouses, frozen-food dealers or other commercial enterprises.
INCINERATOR WASTE
Ashes removed from household incinerator furnaces after burning, which may contain partially burned organic and inorganic matter.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Solid waste resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations, including, but not limited to, food-processing waste, boiler-house cinders, lumber scraps and shavings and metal scraps and shavings.
MANAGER
The Borough Manager or his authorized agent, representative, or designee.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH
Non-burnable waste from residences, including, but not limited to, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dust and metal furniture.
NON-RESIDENCE
A building or structure that is not a residence and that is associated with or essential to the performance of commercial activity within the Borough.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
REFUSE
Solid waste, including garbage, combustible and noncombustible household rubbish, incinerator waste, dead animals, bulky waste and industrial refuse.
REFUSE RECEPTACLE/REFUSE CONTAINER
Any device into which refuse is placed; sometimes referred to as a "tote" or "cart."
RESIDENCE
The permanent home of one or more individuals within the Borough.
SPECIAL WASTE
Waste which is hazardous by reason of its pathological explosive, radioactive or toxic nature.
WASTE
Useless, unused, unwanted or discarded material resulting from normal activities in the Borough.
YARD RUBBISH
Tree branches (two-inch diameter or less), twigs, grass, shrub clippings, weeds, leaves and general yard and garden waste.
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
The Manager, using Borough personnel or by contractual arrangements, shall collect and remove refuse, as indicated in this section, produced within the Borough, in accordance with the provisions of this article and Borough regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Persons subject to this article shall comply with the provisions of contractual arrangements set forth in written agreements the Borough enters into with waste haulers.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
The following materials shall be collected under the terms of § 184-2 of this article:
A. 
Garbage from all residences, and other properties so described in the contract. Household garbage from residences shall be drained of all moisture and wrapped before being placed in the container. Garbage from other than residences may be placed directly into suitable watertight containers after being thoroughly drained of all excess moisture.
The Manager shall refuse to collect garbage of a liquid or semi-liquid nature, unwrapped or improperly placed.
B. 
Combustible and noncombustible rubbish from residences.
(1) 
Broken glass or sharp metal objects from residences will be acceptable for collection only if properly wrapped and placed into a heavy box or puncture-proof container before deposit into the refuse receptacle.
(2) 
Yard rubbish will be acceptable by special collection only if placed in a suitable biodegradable bag or container. Special collections will be set on dates established and published by the Manager. Large branches or shrubs shall be reduced in size to lengths not to exceed four feet and tied securely and compactly in bundles. Those materials must be taken to the Borough garbage dumpster and placed therein during the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
C. 
Bulky wastes (white goods) will be picked up with regular refuse collection if placed at the curb on the scheduled collection day with a proper tag attached.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
The following materials shall not be collected under the terms of § 184-2 of this article:
A. 
Demolition and construction wastes.
B. 
Human or animal matter.
C. 
Sewage treatment residue.
D. 
Special wastes.
E. 
Trees other than Christmas trees.
F. 
Industrial refuse.
G. 
Commercial rubbish.
H. 
Hot incinerator wastes.
I. 
E-waste.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the occupant, owner or proprietor of every residence, dwelling, apartment building, or other building on whose premises refuse is produced for collection under this article and other properties so described in the contract provided sufficient and proper refuse containers to adequately store all refuse accumulated between scheduled collections.
B. 
Refuse containers shall be provided through the Borough and be of a durable, lightweight, watertight material of such size as to be easily handled by one person. The refuse containers shall not exceed 96 gallons in capacity. Refuse containers shall be equipped with tight-fitting lids sufficient to keep out water and to prevent disturbance by animals and the entrance of rodents and insects. Refuse containers shall be kept tightly closed except when being filled or emptied. Drain or vent holes shall not be permitted.
C. 
Refuse containers shall be kept at the side or rear of the building at ground level and located so as not to create a fire or health hazard. Refuse containers shall be readily accessible to the collectors and shall be placed for collection by the owner or occupant at the front curb or at an area or location designated by the Borough before 6:00 a.m. of the scheduled collection day and not before 6:00 p.m. of the preceding day. Borough personnel are not permitted, unless specifically authorized by the Manager, to enter any building or other structures for the purpose of refuse removal.
D. 
Refuse containers that are not in compliance with the provisions of this article or that are in such condition as to possibly hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof, shall be promptly replaced with a proper receptacle upon receipt by the owner of written notice to that effect from the Manager. Nonconforming or defective refuse containers not replaced within 10 days of receipt of proper notification to the owner may be removed and disposed of by the Manager as waste.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
The Manager shall prepare and publish reasonable regulations concerning collection schedules and any other regulations pertaining to the storage and collection of refuse he may deem advisable, provided that such regulations are not contrary to the provisions or intent of this article. He may change or modify these regulations periodically if necessary; such regulation changes to become effective one week after publication.
[Amended 11-28-1977 by Ord. No. 684-A]
A. 
There is hereby imposed a charge on each family unit in the Borough from whose premises refuse, as defined in § 184-1 of this article (the ordinance regulating the collection and storage of refuse in the Borough of Monaca), is collected by the Borough's own personnel or by persons under contract with the Borough. Such charges shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. This charge shall be paid to the Borough at least quarterly, and the responsibility for such payment shall rest with the property owner.
B. 
For purposes of this article, a "family unit" shall have the following meaning: a permanent building designed for or occupied exclusively as a residence for only one family or any part or parts of a permanent structure designed for the separate occupancy of a single family. For the purpose of this article, the term family shall consist of one or more persons occupying a structure or a unit of a structure.
[Amended 12-27-1978 by Ord. No. 684-B; 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 822]
In connection with the fees of the Borough pertaining to the annual charge per annum per family unit for the removal and collection of refuse within the Borough of Monaca,[1] the Borough Secretary may hereby institute a civil action before a District Justice and/or with a collection agency for the collection of any delinquent accounts whereupon the delinquent party or parties shall be liable for payment of interest from the date the garbage collection charge is due at the rate of 5% per quarter, plus the costs of suit and/or collection charges. As to accounts that are delinquent on the effective date of this article, interest shall begin on that date.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A256, Fee Schedule.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited any refuse, demolition and construction waste or other offensive material in any public street, alley or upon any public property of any nature or upon a vacant private property, except approved private or public dumps, and except where certain of these materials are normally used for grading, fertilizing or resurfacing purposes.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any paper wrappers or containers, newspapers, waste food products or any refuse of a similar nature by dropping, throwing or otherwise placing the same upon any street, alley or sidewalk in the Borough other than in a receptacle intended to be a container for the same.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any dead animal in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground, or in Refuse Receptacle.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons vacating any dwelling, storeroom, or other building, within the Borough, to fail to remove or cause to be removed all accumulated refuse from the premises and surrounding grounds.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow dogs or other pets to interfere with refuse personnel in their collection activities. All such animals shall be securely restrained upon receipt by the owner of written notice from the Manager. Failure to comply with this notification can result in suspension of refuse collection at the site and/or legal action as provided in § 184-10 of this article.
F. 
No person shall be exempt from paying the fee imposed by the Borough for refuse removal from his/her/its residence, nonresidence or commercial establishment by taking or placing his/her/its refuse to or at a location outside the Borough.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 968]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall, for each and every such violation, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days; provided, a separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed upon each calendar day during or on which any such violation shall be committed or shall continue.