[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Rostraver as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-5-1989 as Part 5, Ch.
6, of the 1989 Code]
The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal
of solid waste must be controlled by the Township for the protection
of the public health, safety and welfare. The Board finds that to
give effect to this policy, a comprehensive system for the periodic
collection, removal and disposal of solid waste from all premises
in the Township and, therefore, all such occupants, owners, controllers
of or persons maintaining premises within Rostraver Township, are
required to have solid waste collection service.
The following words and phrases, whenever used
in this article, shall be construed as defined in this section:
The Board of Commissioners of Rostraver Township.
Any person, firm or corporation receiving solid waste service
under the provisions of this article.
Any area designated or provided by the Board from time to
time for the purpose of disposal of garbage.
Any and all matter and materials which are rejected, abandoned
or discarded by the owners or producers thereof as offensive or useless
or no longer desired by said owners or producers thereof and which
by their presence or accumulation may injuriously affect the health,
comfort or safety of the community. It shall include rubbish, waste
matter, swill, salvageable waste and similar substances or materials
of the nature described above, but shall not include garden refuse.
Every dwelling house, dwelling unit, apartment house or multiple-dwelling
building, trailer or mobile home park, store, restaurant, rooming
house, hotel, motel, hospital, office building, department store,
manufacturing, processing or assembling shop or plant, warehouse and
every other property or building where any person resided or any business
or activity is carried on or conducted within the Township of Rostraver
or where solid waste may accumulate.
Nonputrescible, useless, unused, unwanted or discarded material
or debris, either combustible or noncombustible, which by its presence
may injuriously affect the health, safety and comfort of persons and
property in the vicinity thereof.
Garbage, swill, rubbish and other discarded materials, including
but not limited to solid and liquid waste materials resulting from
industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential activities.
An agent or employee of the Township assigned and directed
by the Board to collect solid waste or any person or the agents, assignees
or employees thereof to whom a license shall have been issued under
the terms of this article for the collection of solid waste as hereinafter
set forth.
A container watertight with a close-fitting cover, cover
handle and side handles or a sturdy polyethylene-type bag which shall
be secured at the opening when set out for collection. Insofar as
commercial establishments are concerned, "standard container" shall
be construed to mean a container which is both watertight, close fitted
with a cover and resistant to damage during handling. No commercial
establishment shall be permitted to use polyethylene-type bags for
any substances except paper or dry substances.
All classes of putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable
matter, and shall include matter or substances used in the preparation,
cooking, dealing in or storage of meats, fowl, fish, fruits and vegetables
that are subject to immediate decay and the attraction of flies or
rodents.
A.
No person shall throw, drop, leave, dump, bury, place,
keep, accumulate or otherwise dispose of any solid waste upon any
property within the limits of the Township, either with or without
intent to remove the same from such property, or upon any street,
way, sidewalk, gutter, stream or creek or the banks thereof or any
public place or public property within the limits of the Township;
provided, however, that this section should not apply to any land
used by the Township for a disposal area.
B.
All solid waste produced in Rostraver Township shall
be deposited within the Township in Board-approved disposal sites
only.
[Amended 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421]
[Amended 7-7-2004 by Ord. No. 517]
Every person shall keep the premises occupied
by him and every owner of any unoccupied premises or property shall
keep the same in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not cause,
suffer or permit any garbage to accumulate on such premises or property
for a period in excess of one calendar week or cause, suffer or permit
any rubbish to accumulate on his premises for a period in excess of
one calendar month; provided, however, that this provision shall not
be construed to prohibit any person from keeping material on any premises
or property during the period of active construction, reconstruction
or repair of a building or structure thereon under a current valid
zoning permit, nor the keeping of wood, neatly piled, upon such premises
for household use, nor the composting of grass or trimmings.
Collection of garbage or swill shall be made
at least once a week and collection of rubbish shall be once per month.
The collector shall transfer the contents of all containers into the
collection vehicle provided therefor without spilling any contents.
[Amended 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421]
It shall be unlawful for any person occupying
any premises within the Township or for any person owning, controlling
or maintaining any premises within the Township where solid waste
is created, produced or accumulated to fail or neglect to obtain a
sufficient number of standard containers for receiving and holding
without leakage or escape of odors all garbage produced, created or
accumulated upon such premises, except as hereinafter provided; and
all such persons shall deposit all such garbage in such containers
and all such containers shall be at all times kept in a good usable
and sanitary condition. Containers shall be kept continuously closed
except when garbage is being placed therein or removed therefrom and
shall at all times be closed against access of flies, rodents and
animals to the contents thereof. Garbage and rubbish may be deposited
in the same container, but if mixed, all rules relating to garbage
hereunder shall then apply to mixed garbage and rubbish. Containers
shall not exceed 30 pounds in weight when filled for removal.
A.
All places or premises within the Township shall have
sufficient containers to hold all garbage generated, produced or accumulated
on the place or premises during a one-week period, unless a more frequent
collection schedule has been approved by the Board. In determining
the sufficiency of the number of containers required, the following
minimum standards shall apply:
(1)
One-family and two-family dwellings: one standard
container per dwelling unit.
(2)
Three-family dwellings, apartment houses and multiple-dwelling
buildings: one standard container per dwelling unit.
(3)
Motel, hotel, trailer park or mobile home park: one
standard container per unit or space.
(4)
Commercial place or premises: not less than one standard
container.
B.
Customers responsible for solid waste collection services
to apartment houses, multiple-dwelling buildings, commercial and industrial
places or premises may arrange for the use of detachable containers
and/or drop box containers instead of standard containers. These arrangements
shall be made with the licensed collector on the basis of charges
established for this purpose subject to the approval of the Board.
C.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the
joint use of a detachable container or drop box container by two or
more customers upon approval of the Secretary.
Solid waste containers shall not be placed or
allowed to remain in or on any cartway of a road.
On single-family and two-family premises, solid
waste containers shall be placed by the customer on the premises and
collected by the collector as follows:
A.
No greater than five feet inside the property line
nearest to the street or road where the solid waste collector maintains
his route. All containers shall be screened from public view when
stored so as not to be unsightly.
B.
Bulky rubbish of unusual shape or size such as tree
limbs or discarded furniture, etc., shall be placed adjacent to containers
and compactly tied for pickup.
No person shall deposit in any container any
explosive, highly flammable, radioactive or otherwise hazardous material
or substance without first having made special arrangements therefor
with the collector thereof.
All solid waste hauled by any person over public
streets in the Township shall be secured during the hauling thereof
so as to prevent spillage or blowing.
All collections shall be made with vehicles
of a design approved by the Board. All collections shall be made as
quietly as possible, and use of any unnecessarily noisy trucks or
equipment is prohibited.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the
business of collecting solid waste within the Township unless such
person is a designated employee or agent of the Township or has been
granted a license by the Board so to do or is the employee of a person
who has been so licensed.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere in
any manner with the lawful operations of such licensee or his authorized
agents or assignees.
C.
The Township may provide in any license issued pursuant
to this article that the licensee may assign a portion or portions
of the garbage collection services for which he is so licensed to
one or more agents or assignees upon approval of the Board. The licensee
shall be responsible for the operation and conduct of such agents
or assignees.
Any person may remove or dispose of or may cause
to be removed and disposed of from premises occupied by him or under
his control such solid waste as is created or produced on such premises
in excess of the regular garbage collection made by the Township licensee
if the following conditions have been or will be complied with:
A.
Such removal and disposal activity shall be only by
the owner or occupant personally or by such owner's or occupant's
regularly employed personnel carried on the owner's or occupant's
payroll records as an employee.
B.
All vehicles used in carrying out such removal and
disposal activities shall be owned by or under the exclusive control
of owner or occupant and shall meet all the requirements of this article
and all other laws and ordinances of the commonwealth and the Township.
Any such vehicle shall be subject to inspection by the Board.
C.
The solid waste shall be disposed of in a Board-approved
disposal site.
D.
Any person engaged in the business of gardening or
tree trimming or building demolition is authorized to remove and dispose
of rubbish as an incident to such business but must comply with the
rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 680.1
et seq.
The license fee for engaging in the business
of collecting solid waste in the Township shall be the sum as set
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
Applications for licenses under this article
shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary. Each application shall
contain the following information:
A.
Name and address of the applicant. If the applicant
is a firm or partnership, names of all owners and partners of all
classes, limited and general, shall be listed. If the applicant is
a corporation, the names and titles of each of the officers and directors
shall be listed and, in addition, the names of all stockholders owning,
holding or controlling 5% or more of corporate stock shall be listed.
B.
The type of license sought.
C.
The number, kind and capacity of the vehicles and
other equipment to be used for such purposes.
The Board may, in its discretion, in lieu of
considering applications for license, advertise for competitive bids
for licenses under this article.
A.
Upon consideration of an application or bids for a
license, the Board may refuse to grant the requested license or may
grant a license to any such applicant or bidder as may appear from
said application or bids to be, in its opinion, best qualified to
render proper and efficient collection service.
B.
Every license granted by the Board pursuant to the
provisions of this article shall cover the following matters:
(1)
The name and address of the person, firm or corporation
to whom the license is issued.
(2)
The type of collection service authorized.
(3)
Whether the license is exclusive or nonexclusive,
limited or unlimited.
(4)
The term for which the license is granted.
(5)
Such other conditions as the Board may provide.
In order to preserve the health, safety and
welfare of the people in the Township, the Board retains the authority
to limit the number of licenses for the collection of solid waste
which will be issued under this article.
A.
No license shall be issued under the provisions of
this article nor shall any such license be valid after issuance unless
there is at all times in force and effect to provide protection against
liability for damages which may be imposed for the negligence of the
licensee or his employees or agents a liability insurance policy or
policies approved by the Solicitor and issued by an insurance company
authorized to do business in the commonwealth.
B.
Such policy or policies shall provide protection against
liability of the licensee for the payment of damages in amounts, at
least, as follows:
(1)
In the amount of $100,000 on account of bodily injuries
to or death of one person;
(2)
In the amount of $300,000 against the total liability
of the licensee on account of bodily injuries to or death of more
than one person as a result of any one accident;
(3)
In the amount of $25,000 for one accident resulting
in damage or destruction of property, whether the property of one
or more than one claimant.
C.
A liability insurance policy required by this section
shall inure to the benefit of any persons who shall be injured or
who shall sustain damages to property proximately caused by the negligence
of the licensee insured by this policy, his employees or agents.
D.
Satisfactory evidence that the liability insurance
required by this section is at all times in full force and effect
shall be furnished the Secretary by each licensee required to provide
such insurance.
E.
The policy of insurance shall contain a provision
against cancellation except upon 10 days' prior written notice thereof
to the Township Secretary.
Each person granted a license to collect garbage
pursuant to the provisions of this article shall file with the Secretary
a faithful performance bond or other form of security satisfactory
to the Township in an amount not to exceed the sum of $5,000. Said
bond or security shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance
of all the terms and conditions of said license and the provisions
of this article, insofar as they are applicable to said licensee.
No license granted by the Board pursuant to
the provisions of this article can be sold, transferred, leased, assigned
or disposed of, in whole or in part, either by forced or involuntary
sale or by voluntary sale, merger, consolidation, change in control
of the corporation or company, stock transfer, transfer in trust,
mortgage or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board.
The Board may grant or deny such a request or impose such conditions
as it may deem to be in the public interest.
Any license granted by the Board pursuant to
the provisions of this article may be revoked by the Board if, after
conducting a public hearing on the revocation, the Board finds and
determines that the person doing business by virtue of such license
has failed to comply with any of the terms of said license or this
article or has failed to render satisfactory collection services.
A.
Charges to customers for garbage service shall be
set by the Board upon approval of an application for a license or
upon acceptance of a bid received for a license. Said charges may
be revised by the Board from time to time.
B.
The basic minimum rate in the schedule of charges
adopted by the Board shall provide for the collection of one standard
container of garbage per week per occupied premises by the collector.
C.
Charges for industrial garbage service shall be as
negotiated between the collector and the customer and shall not be
subject to Board review and mediation.
Any owner or occupant of any premises may contract
with the licensee or his agents or assignees for special haul services
for the removal of solid waste in excess of services provided by the
licensee under regular collection fees established by the Board.
A.
Every person, firm or corporation owning any premises
or place within the Township is required to have solid waste collection
service, the charge of which shall be set by the Board of Commissioners
by resolution. Every dwelling unit, within or comprising a duplex,
multiple dwelling or building, apartment building, trailer or mobile
home park shall be charged a separate collection service or user's
fee, which fee shall be the same as charged to a single-family residence,
and the owner of the duplex, multiple dwelling or building, apartment
building, trailer or mobile home park shall be responsible for the
payment of such fee.
B.
For industrial, business or professional customers,
the contractor shall establish rates for removal of such customers
and shall negotiate and collect such rates from said customers on
a fair, uniform and equitable schedule of rates. Payment and collection
of such rates shall be directly from the customer to the contractor;
provided, however, that the contractor agrees to allow each such customer
a credit against the rates negotiated with such customer in an amount
equal to 1/2 the amount paid by such customer to the Township under
the terms of this article and the regulations established by the Township
for payment of garbage pickup service.
C.
The contractor is authorized to make an extra charge
to be negotiated with each family customer for removal of matter subject
to the terms of this article if the matter is in excess of the load
limit of four twenty-gallon cans as hereinabove provided.
D.
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, regarding multifamily
apartment complexes comprising more than 50 individual dwelling units
located on a single tract of land owned by one firm or corporation
described in one deed opting out of the Solid Waste Program of Rostraver
Township, added 12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 480, was repealed 10-6-2010
by Ord. No. 608.
A.
The Township garbage service or user's fee shall be
collected by the Township Tax Collector on behalf of the Board of
Commissioners.
B.
The Township garbage service or user's fee shall be
placed upon the tax duplicates for collection purposes by the Township
Tax Collector.
C.
Senior citizens, being those users or consumers 65
years of age and older, shall be exempt from an amount of not more
than 1/2 of the service or user's fee charged to their residence,
the actual fee for senior citizens to be determined from time to time
by the Township Commissioners.
D.
Delinquent accounts. Any payment not made on or before
July 31 of each year that this article remains in effect shall be
delinquent and the following penalty shall be imposed thereon:
E.
Legal remedies. The stoppage of services hereinbefore
authorized for nonpayment of collection charges shall be in addition
to the right of the Township to proceed for the collection of such
unpaid charges in the manner provided by law, either by action in
assumpsit or by the filing of a municipal claim or lien.
F.
The Code Enforcement Officer or his agent is charged
with the enforcement of this article.
Each person granted a license under the provisions
of this article shall maintain detailed records of all receipts and
expenditures received or incurred in the operation of such business,
including all fees collected for services rendered. The Township,
its officers and employees shall be entitled to inspect, audit and
copy such books and records upon notice at all reasonable times.
The Board may inspect all premises within the
Township from time to time and examine the conditions of the premises
to determine compliance with the provisions of this article.
Any person, whether as principal, agent or employee,
who violates or assists in the violation of any provision of this
article shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, for every
such offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100
or more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment
of fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Each day on which any such violation is committed or permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense.
The following types of collection vehicles are
approved for solid waste collection:
A.
For public collection: garbage packer truck.
B.
For removal of solid waste by producers: any truck
with tarpaulin cover which shall be attached and covering load at
all times during transportation of solid waste.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5-6032, Annual
fee for residential customers and senior citizens, which immediately
followed this subsection, was deleted 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421.
[Adopted 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 232]
The short title of this article shall be the
"Township of Rostraver Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited
in that manner.
The following words and phrases used throughout
this article shall have the following meanings:
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
Act of 1988.
[1]Empty all-aluminum beverage or food cans.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and
aluminum.
The entity or entities authorized by the Township of Rostraver
to collect recyclable materials from residences or authorized by commercial,
municipal and institutional establishments that do not receive collection
services through the Township of Rostraver contract to collect recyclable
materials from those properties.
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes and those multiple-dwelling residential buildings containing
more than two dwelling units.
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals that include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars,
socials, picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or
more individuals per day.
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges.
Empty steel or tin-coated food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are non-container glass, plate glass, automotive glass, light
bulbs, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, day-care
centers, schools and universities.
Include, but shall not be limited to, automotive, truck and
industrial batteries that contain lead.
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residues,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper
products of any nature whatsoever.
Any properties having two or more dwelling units per structure.
Public facilities operated by the Township of Rostraver and
other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or other material,
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material,
resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or
institutional establishments and from community activities and any
sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste in
the Solid Waste Management Act[2] from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply
treatment plan or air pollution control facility. The term does not
include source-separated recyclable materials.
The Township of Rostraver.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions,
containing advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly
excluded are newspapers which have been soiled, color comics, glossy
advertising inserts and advertising inserts printed in colors other
than black and white often included with newspapers.
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences and commercial,
municipal and institutional establishments.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the wide
variety of types of plastics, the Township of Rostraver may stipulate
specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
Materials generated by residences and commercial, municipal
and institutional establishments which are specified by the Township
of Rostraver and can be separated from municipal waste and returned
to commerce to be reused as a resource in the development of useful
products. Recyclable materials may include, but are not necessarily
limited to, clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic
cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper, plastics
Classes 1 and 2 and any other items selected by the Township of Rostraver
or specified in future revisions to Act 101. The recyclable materials
selected by the Township of Rostraver may be revised from time to
time as deemed necessary by the Township of Rostraver.
[Amended 4-3-2002 by Ord. No. 459[3]]
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, plastics and other materials which would otherwise
be disposed or processed as municipal waste or the mechanized separation
and treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and
creation and recovery of reusable materials.
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwellings having
up to two dwelling units per structure.
Those materials separated at the point of origin for the
purpose of being recycled.
A material whose original purpose has been completed and
which is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise
disposed. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials
or material approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection for beneficial use.
A.
The Township of Rostraver hereby establishes a recycling
program for the mandatory separation and collection of recyclable
materials and the separation, collection and composting or other processing
of leaf waste from all residences and all commercial, municipal and
institutional establishments located in the Township of Rostraver
for which waste collection is provided through the Township of Rostraver
contract or any other collector.
B.
Collection of the recyclable materials shall be made
at least once per month or more frequently as required by the Board
of Commissioners, by the solid waste collectors operating in the Township
of Rostraver and authorized to collect recyclable materials from residences
or from commercial, municipal and institutional establishments. The
recycling program shall also contain a sustained public information
and education program.
C.
Specific program regulations are provided as an attachment
to this article.[1] The Board of Commissioners is empowered to make changes to program regulations as necessary, as described in § 161-41. Subsequent changes in the program regulations may be made through approval of the Board of Commissioners and public notice and notifications of all affected parties.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said regulations are on file
in the Township offices.
Disposal by persons of lead acid batteries with
other municipal wastes is prohibited and shall be a violation of this
article.
A.
All persons who are residents of the Township of Rostraver
shall separate all of those recyclable materials designated by the
Township of Rostraver from all other municipal waste produced at their
homes, apartments and other residential establishments, store such
materials for collection and place the same for collection in accordance
with the guidelines established hereunder.
(1)
Persons in residences must separate recyclable materials
from other refuse. Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curbside
in containers provided by the Township of Rostraver for collection.
Any containers provided to residences for collection shall be the
property of the Township of Rostraver and shall be responsible for
leaving the allocated container within the residence or shall pay
the replacement cost of said container(s). Use of recycling containers
for any purpose other than the designated recycling program or use
of the recycling containers by any person other than the person allocated
such container(s) shall be a violation of this article.
(2)
An owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord
of a multifamily rental housing property with more than two units
must comply with its recycling responsibilities by establishing a
collection system at each property. The collection system must include
suitable containers for collecting and sorting the recyclable materials,
easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions
to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collection
system.
B.
All persons must separate leaf waste from other municipal
waste generated at their houses, apartments and other residential
establishments for collection, unless those persons have otherwise
provided for composting or other processing of leaf waste.
C.
Persons must separate high-grade office paper, aluminum,
corrugated paper, leaf waste and such other materials as may be designated
by the Township of Rostraver generated at commercial, municipal and
institutional establishments and from community activities and store
the recyclable materials until collection or, in the case of leaf
waste, unless those persons have otherwise provided for composting
or other processing of leaf waste. A person may be exempted from this
subsection if that person submits documentation to the Township of
Rostraver annually indicating that the designated recyclable materials
are being recycled in an appropriate manner.
All recyclable materials placed by persons for collection by the Township of Rostraver or authorized collector pursuant to this article shall, from time of placement at the curb, become the property of the Township of Rostraver or the authorized collector, except as otherwise provided by § 161-39 of this article. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to impair the ownership of separated recyclable materials by the generator unless and until such materials are placed at the curbside for collection.
It shall be a violation of this article for
any person, firm or corporation, other than the Township of Rostraver
or one authorized by the Board of Commissioners or other entity responsible
for providing for collection of recyclable materials, to collect recyclable
materials placed by residences or commercial, municipal and institutional
establishments for collection by the collector then under contract
with the Township of Rostraver or another authorized collector, unless
such person, firm or corporation has prior written permission from
the generator to make such collection. In violation hereof, unauthorized
collection from one or more residences or commercial, municipal and
institutional establishments on one calendar day shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
Any residence or commercial, municipal or institutional
establishment may donate or sell recyclable materials to any person,
firm or corporation, whether operating for profit or not, provided
that the receiving person, firm or corporation shall not collect such
donated recyclable materials from the collection point of a residence
or commercial, municipal or institutional establishment without prior
written permission from the Board of Commissioners or other entity
responsible for authorizing collection of recyclable materials to
make such a collection.
Disposal by persons of recyclable materials
with wastes is prohibited and shall be a violation of this article.
The collected recyclable materials shall be taken to a recycling facility.
Disposal by collectors or operators of recycling facilities of source-separated
recyclable materials in landfills or to be burned in incinerators
is prohibited unless markets do not exist and the collectors or operators
have notified the Township of Rostraver Code Enforcement Officer in
writing.
A.
The Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized and
directed to make reasonable rules and regulations for the operation
and enforcement of this article as deemed necessary, including but
not limited to:
(1)
Establishing recyclable materials to be separated
for collection and recycling by residences and additional recyclable
materials to be separated by commercial, municipal and institutional
establishments.
(2)
Establishing collection procedures for recyclable
materials.
(3)
Establishing reporting procedures for amounts of materials
recycled.
(4)
Establishing procedures for the distribution, monitoring
and collection of recyclable containers.
(5)
Establishing procedures and rules for the collection,
composting or other processing of leaf waste.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
the provisions of this article shall receive an official written warning
of noncompliance for the first and second offense. Thereafter, all
such violations shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, any person, firm or
corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $600 and costs of prosecution for each
and every offense and, in default of payment of such fine and costs,
to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
[Amended 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421]
D.
The Township of Rostraver reserves the right not to
collect municipal waste containing recyclable materials in combination
with nonrecyclable materials.
The Township of Rostraver may enter into an
agreement with public or private agencies or firms to authorize it
to collect all or part of the recyclable materials from curbside.
The Township of Rostraver may, from time to time, modify, add to or remove from the standards and regulations herein and as authorized in § 161-41.
