[Adopted 12-6-1965 by Ord. No. 10]
A.
BOARD
GARBAGE
HOUSEHOLD STORAGE CONTAINER
PERSON
RECYCLABLES
REFUSE
TOWNSHIP
The following words, as used in this article, shall have
the meanings hereby ascribed thereto, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
The Board of Supervisors of East Allen Township.
[Amended 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from meat, fish
and fowls, fruits, vegetables and parts thereof, and other articles and materials
ordinarily used for food which have become unfit for such use or which are
for any reason discarded.
The standardized containers issued or approved by East Allen Township
for the purpose of collecting, storing and placing recyclables at the curbside
for collection by a licensed refuse hauler.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
Food and beverage containers made of clear, brown or green glass;
aluminum, bimetal and tin-coated steel cans used for food and beverage containers;
plastic bottles used for soda, milk and laundry detergents; newspaper or other
materials which may be designated for recycling from time to time by East
Allen Township.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
All discarded articles or materials, except sewage and liquid waste,
and including garbage, ashes and combustible and noncombustible waste.
The Township of East Allen, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural
and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
All garbage originating within the Township of East Allen shall be disposed
of only by removal beyond the limits of the Township by a licensed collector.
In no case may garbage be brought into the Township for the purpose of disposal
therein, nor may garbage be disposed of within the limits of the Township
by burning. Pending disposal as hereby authorized, garbage may be stored in
covered containers only, and in such limited quantities and for such limited
period of time as shall insure that no annoyance, nuisance or health hazard
shall be created or maintained thereby. Except for such temporary storage
as is hereby specifically authorized, no person shall keep, have, maintain,
store upon or allow to exist in any manner whatsoever, any garbage, upon any
lot or piece of ground within the limits of the Township.
[Amended 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
No person shall remove, haul or convey any refuse or upon any of the
highways, streets or alleys of the Township of East Allen and dispose of the
same in any manner or place without a license from the Board of said Township.
The fee for such license shall be determined by a resolution of the Board
established from tine to time and all licenses shall be issued for the calendar
year or such portion thereof as shall remain after the issuance thereof. There
shall be no reduction in the fee for a license issued after the beginning
of any calendar year. Every person who shall apply for a license under this
section shall, in applying therefor, state the type or types of refuse to
be collected and the manner and place of disposal of all refuse to be collected
under such license. No such license shall be granted by the Board if the manner
and place of disposal of such refuse shall not conform in every respect to
the requirements of this article, as well as any other regulation, statute
or regulation of the Township, state or federal government. No licensed collector
shall make any change in the arrangements for disposal of refuse collected
by him without securing the approval of the Board.
No licensed collector shall permit any outfallings for the conveyance
of refuse to lie upon any of the highways, streets or alleys in the Township.
No person shall permit any unlicensed collector to take any refuse from
premises owned or occupied by him.
[Amended 11-13-1980 by Ord. No. 80-5; 8-9-1990
by Ord. No. 90-5; 4-19-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-1]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall,
upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary
offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs
of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof
that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall
also constitute a separate offense.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
All persons collecting refuse from persons other than one’s own
household shall comply with the following provisions as part of the Township
recycling program beginning September 1, 1990:
A.
Collect recyclables placed at the curbside by any of
the person’s residential customers on the same day as refuse collection.
Collection of recyclables shall be done on a biweekly basis or as otherwise
specified by the Township.
B.
Be responsible for the sorting and/or marketing of the
recyclables collected.
C.
Commercial and residential documentation.
[Amended 4-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1]
(1)
Valid commercial or residential documentation must contain
all of the following information:
(a)
Commercial and residential information must be reported
separately.
(b)
Date commercial or residential material was recycled/marketed.
(c)
Type of commercial or residential material(s) recycled/marketed.
(d)
Name of municipality that generated the commercial or
residential materials.
(e)
Weight, stated in pounds or tons, of the commercial or
residential material recycled/marketed. If the hauler collects both commercial
and residential material within the municipality, the report must clearly
differentiate the weight of residential material recycled from the weight
of the commercial material recycled.
(2)
Estimates of weight of commercial or residential material
are unacceptable except in cases where:
(a)
The material is packaged in uniform bales, the average
weight of a bale can be demonstrated and supported by weight receipts, and
a record of the number of bales was provided by the market vendor.
(b)
When multiple generators contribute to a known quantity
of marketed material and the hauler or market estimates the quantities attributable
to any individual establishment or municipality, and verifies the estimate
with their signature.
(3)
The information outlined above must be contained on one
of the following:
(a)
A weight/market receipt.
(b)
A report signed by the hauler or market vendor on company
letterhead clearly indicating the name of the company who collected the material
or the name of the market vendor, as well as the name, title and signature
of the company representative who completed the report.
(c)
All information must be legible.
(d)
List of commercial or residential customers.
(4)
Quarterly reports are to be filed with East Allen Township
by the 15th of each month following the end of a quarter and are to include
all of the above information.
(5)
Each time the hauler receives a county license or renewal,
a copy shall be submitted to the Township showing proof of licensing.
(6)
A certificate of insurance showing proof of liability
insurance shall be submitted to the Township on an annual basis in January.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
No person other than a licensed refuse hauler shall scavenge, remove, take, scatter, or disturb recyclables which have been placed at the curbside for collection pursuant to § 197-7 of this article.
[Added 8-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
No person shall damage, take, remove, deface or use for purposes other
than approved recycling storage and collection any household storage container
issued or approved by East Allen Township as part of the Township recycling
program.
