[Adopted 2-12-1985 by Ord. No. 998]
Residents receiving Borough trash collection service are prohibited
from mixing or including newspaper, magazines and other printed material
in their ordinary trash and rubbish.
A.
All residents receiving Borough trash collection service shall separate
all newspaper, magazines and other printed material from their other
trash and rubbish and shall put their discarded newspaper at their
collection point in securely tied bundles, grocery bags or cardboard
boxes, weighing no more than 25 pounds each.
B.
Collection days for the pickup of newspapers, magazines and other
printed materials will be established from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
C.
The Borough hauler is authorized and directed not to collect trash
and rubbish which has not been properly separated.
All residents who do not receive Borough trash collection service
are required to separate newspapers, magazines and other printed material
from ordinary trash and rubbish. In this instance, the landlord is
responsible for establishing the program.
It is prohibited for any person, firm or corporation to collect
discarded newspaper and magazines within the Borough of Ridley Park
without the written permission of the Council of the Borough of Ridley
Park. Any person, firm or corporation receiving such written permission
to collect discarded newspaper and magazines shall be designated as
the Borough's recycling agent.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 49-37 of the 1968
Code, Violations and penalties, which immediately followed this section,
was repealed 10-21-2003 by Ord. No. 1131.
