[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Ingram as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. 3-1992]
This article shall be known and referred to
as the "Solid Waste Ordinance."
A.
ACT or ACT 97
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
BULKY WASTE
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION WASTE
DEPARTMENT
DISPOSAL
DOMESTIC WASTE or HOUSEHOLD WASTE
GARBAGE
HAULER or PRIVATE COLLECTOR
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(1)
(2)
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
MUNICIPALITY
MUNICIPAL WASTE
PERSON
PROCESSING
REFUSE
RESIDUAL WASTE
RUBBISH
SCAVENGING
SEWAGE TREATMENT RESIDUES
SOLID WASTE
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
STORAGE
TRANSFER STATION
TRANSPORTATION
The following words and phrases as used in this article
have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980 (P.L.
380, No. 97, July 7, 1980).
[1]Poultry and livestock manure, or residual materials in liquid
or solid form, generated in the production and marketing of poultry,
livestock, fur-bearing animals and their products, provided such waste
is not hazardous waste. The term includes the residual materials generated
in producing, harvesting, and marketing of all agronomic, horticultural,
silvicultural and agricultural crops or commodities grown on what
are usually recognized and accepted as farms, forests, or other agricultural
lands.
Large items of solid waste including but not limited to appliances,
furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches or stumps which may require
special handling due to their size, shape or weight.
Any establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including but not limited to stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
All municipal and residual waste building materials, grubbing
waste, and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair
and demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings and other
structures and pavements.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling,
leaking, or placing of solid waste into or on the land or water in
a manner that the solid waste or a constituent of the solid waste
enters the environment, is emitted into the air or is discharged to
the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Solid waste, comprised of garbage and rubbish, which is normally
generated in the residential private household or apartment house.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
Any solid waste derived from animal, grain, fruit, or vegetable
matter that is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with
sufficient rapidity to cause such nuisances as odors, gases or vectors.
Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation
who has been licensed by the municipality or its designated representative
to collect, transport, and dispose of refuse for a fee as herein prescribed.
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes, as defined
in the Act, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical,
chemical, or infectious characteristics may:
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase
in mortality or an increase in morbidity in either an individual or
the total population; or
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard
to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored,
transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing,
including but not limited to factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
Any establishment engaged in service, including but not limited
to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and universities.
The Borough of Ingram, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and
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
under Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply
treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, or air pollution control
facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, state institution and agency, or any other
legal entity which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and
duties. In any provisions of this article prescribing a fine, imprisonment
or penalty, or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person"
shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other
legal entity having officers and directors.
Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume
or bulk of municipal or residual waste or any technology used to convert
part or all of such waste materials for off-site reuse. Processing
facilities include, but are not limited to, transfer facilities and
resource recovery facilities.
All solid waste materials which are discarded as useless.
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste
including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials
resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations and
any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply
treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution
control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term "residual
waste" shall not include coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse
Disposal Control Act.[2] Residual waste shall not include treatment sludges from
coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried
on pursuant to and in compliance with a valid permit issued pursuant
to the Clean Streams Law.
[3]All nonputrescible municipal waste except garbage and other
decomposable matter. This category includes but is mot limited to
ashes, bedding, cardboard, cans, crockery, glass, paper, wood and
yard cleanings.
The unauthorized and uncontrolled removal of material placed
for collection or from a solid waste processing or disposal facility.
Any coarse screenings, grit and dewatered or air-dried sludges
from sewage treatment plants and pumpings from septic tanks or septage
which are a municipal solid waste and require proper disposal under
Act 97.
Any waste, including but not limited to municipal, residual
or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material.
Those materials separated at the point of origin for the
purpose of being recycled.
The containment of any waste on a temporary basis in such
a manner as not to constitute disposal of such waste. It shall be
presumed that the containment of any waste in excess of one year constitutes
disposal. This presumption can be overcome by clear and convincing
evidence to the contrary.
Any supplemental transportation facility used as an adjunct
to solid waste route collection vehicles.
The off-site removal of any solid waste at any time after
generation.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural,
and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate
upon any public or private property within the municipality any garbage,
rubbish, bulky waste, or any other municipal or residual solid waste
except in accordance with the provisions of this article, any Department
rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and the Health Department
Rules and Regulations, Article VIII.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any solid
waste within the municipality except in accordance with the provisions
of this article, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant
to Act 97 and the Health Department Rules and Regulations, Article
VIII.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of
any solid waste in the municipality except in accordance with the
provisions of this article, any Department rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to Act 97 and the Health Department Rules and Regulations,
Article VIII.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to haul, transport,
collect, or remove any solid waste from public or private property
within the municipality without first securing a license to do so
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person to scavenge any
materials from any solid waste that is stored or deposited for collection
within the municipality without prior approval by the municipality.
F.
It shall be unlawful for any person to salvage or
reclaim any solid wastes within the municipality except at an approved
and permitted resource recovery facility under Act 97 and any Department
rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97.
G.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place
or deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, placed or deposited,
any solid waste in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, body of water,
public or private property within the municipality except as provided
in this article.
A.
The storage of all solid waste shall be practiced
so as to prevent the attraction, harborage or breeding of insects
or rodents, and to eliminate conditions harmful to public health or
which create safety hazards, odors, unsightliness or public nuisances.
B.
Any person producing municipal waste shall provide
a sufficient number of approved containers to store all waste materials
generated during periods between regularly scheduled collections,
and shall place and store all waste materials therein.
C.
Any person storing municipal waste for collection
shall comply with the following preparation standards:
(1)
All municipal waste shall be drained of free liquids
before being placed in storage containers.
(2)
All garbage or other putrescible waste shall be securely
wrapped in paper, plastic or similar material or placed in properly
tied plastic bags.
(3)
All cans, bottles or other food containers should
be rinsed free of food particles and drained before being placed in
storage containers.
(4)
Garden trimmings and tree trimmings shall be placed
in approved containers or shall be cut and tied securely into bundles.
Bundles shall be not more than four feet in length, not more than
two feet in diameter and not more than 40 pounds in weight.
(5)
Newspapers and magazines shall be placed in approved
containers or shall be tied securely into bundles of not more than
40 pounds in weight.
(6)
Automotive parts, lead acid (automotive) batteries,
and construction materials may not be placed at the curb for collection.
(7)
When specified by the municipality or its designated
representative, special preparation and storage procedures may be
required to facilitate the collection and resource recovery of certain
waste materials.
D.
All municipal waste shall be stored in containers
approved by the municipality or its designated representative. Individual
containers and bulk containers utilized for storage of municipal waste
shall comply with the following standards:
(1)
Reusable containers shall be constructed of durable,
watertight, rust- and corrosion-resistant material, such as plastic,
metal or fiberglass, in such a manner as to be leakproof, weatherproof,
insectproof, and rodentproof.
(2)
Reusable containers for individual residences shall
have a tight-fitting cover and suitable lifting handles to facilitate
collection.
(3)
Reusable containers for individual residences shall
have a capacity of not less than 10 gallons nor more than 40 gallons,
and a loaded weight of not more than 40 pounds.
(4)
Disposable plastic bags or sacks are acceptable containers
provided the bags are designated for waste disposal. Plastic bags
shall have sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity
when lifted by the top, shall be securely tied at the top for collection,
and shall have a capacity of not more than 30 gallons and a loaded
weight of not more than 35 pounds.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
(5)
All containers, either reusable or disposable, shall
also comply with the minimum standards established by the National
Sanitation Foundation.
E.
Any person storing municipal waste for collection
shall comply with the following storage standards:
(1)
Containers shall be kept tightly sealed or covered
at all times. Solid waste shall not protrude or extend above the top
of the container.
(2)
Reusable containers shall be kept in sanitary condition
at all times. The interior of the containers shall be thoroughly cleaned,
rinsed, drained and disinfected, as often as necessary, to prevent
the accumulation of liquid residues or solids on the bottoms or sides
of the containers.
(3)
Containers shall be used and maintained so as to prevent
public nuisances.
(4)
Containers that do not conform to the standard of
this article or which have sharp edges, ragged edges or any other
defect that may hamper or injure collection personnel shall be promptly
replaced by the owner upon notice from the municipality or its designated
representative.
(5)
Containers shall be placed by the owner or customer
at a collection point specified by the municipality or its designated
representative.
(6)
With the exception of the pickup days when the containers
are placed out for collection, the containers shall be properly stored
on the owner or customer premises at all times.
(7)
Bulk waste items such as furniture, automobile parts,
machinery, appliances, and tires shall be stored in a manner that
will prevent the accumulation or collection of water, the harborage
of rodents, safety hazards and fire hazards. Doors must be removed
from appliances.
F.
The storage of all municipal waste from multifamily
residential units, commercial establishments, institutions and industrial
lunchroom or office waste sources is subject to the regulations and
standards set forth in this article. The type, size and placement
requirements for bulk containers shall be determined by the waste
generator and the waste hauler, and are subject to approval by the
municipality.
A.
The municipality shall provide for the collection
of all garbage, rubbish and bulky wastes from individual residences
and multifamily residential sources with less than three units, or
it may contract with a private collector or collectors to provide
this essential residential collection service.
B.
All households and homeowners shall utilize the residential
collection service provided by the municipality unless they can demonstrate
that they have made alternate arrangements that are consistent with
this article and approved by the municipality.
C.
All multifamily residential sources (with more than
three units), commercial, institutional, and industrial, establishments
shall negotiate and individually contract collection service with
the municipality's collector or any other properly licensed waste
hauler of their choice.
D.
All residential garbage and rubbish shall be collected
at least once a week. Bulky wastes shall be collected following prior
arrangement with the municipality's collector and payment of any required
special fees.
E.
All commercial, institutional, public and industrial
lunchroom and office waste containing garbage shall be collected at
least once a week. Rubbish collection from these sources shall be
made as often as necessary to control health hazards, odors, flies
and unsightly conditions. The municipality reserves the right to require
more frequent collection when deemed necessary.
F.
Residential collection schedules shall be published
regularly by the municipality or its contracted hauler.
G.
Placement of container(s) at the
curbside may be no earlier than 12:00 p.m. on the day prior to the
designated collection day and must be removed from curbside, to the
storage place, no later than 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection. However,
the Borough may, upon satisfactory proof that an undue hardship exists,
may grant a waiver of the 12:00 p.m. time restriction to such resident
who applies for a waiver in advance of the violation of the restriction.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
H.
All solid waste collection shall
be conducted Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m.
and 9:00 p.m. unless prior approval or any exception has been granted
by the municipality. No collection, hauling, or transportation of
solid waste is permitted on a Sunday.
[Amended 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
I.
All licensed haulers and haulers under contract with
the municipality shall comply with the following standards and regulations:
(1)
All municipal waste collected within the municipality
shall ultimately be disposed only at a landfill cited in the Allegheny
County Solid Waste Plan - 1990, or on subsequent revisions thereto.
(2)
Any trucks or other vehicles used for the collection
and transportation of municipal waste must comply with the requirements
of Act 97, and any Department regulations adopted pursuant to Act
97 and must be licensed by the Allegheny County Health Department.
(3)
All collection vehicles conveying domestic waste and
garbage shall be watertight and suitably enclosed to prevent leakage,
roadside littering, attraction of vectors, the creating of odors and
other nuisances.
(4)
Collection vehicles for rubbish and other nonputrescible
solid waste shall be capable of being enclosed or covered to prevent
roadside litter and other nuisances.
(5)
All solid waste shall be collected and transported
so as to prevent public health hazards, safety hazards and nuisances.
(6)
All solid waste collection vehicles shall be operated
and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
A.
The governing body of the municipality shall be authorized
to make funds available, in accordance with the laws and procedures
of the municipality, for the establishment, maintenance, and operation
of a municipal solid waste collection and disposal system, or for
the contracting of such service to a private collector.
B.
Annual fee schedules (if appropriate) shall be published
by the municipality on any competitively bid residential collection
service contract that may be awarded by the municipality.
C.
The municipality's contracted hauler and other licensed
haulers shall be responsible for the collection of any fees for solid
waste collection and disposal services provided to residential, commercial,
institutional, or industrial sources within the municipality.
A.
All appeals shall be made in writing to the governing
body of the municipality.
B.
Pending a reversal or modification, all decisions
of the municipality shall remain effective and enforceable.
C.
Appeals may be made by the following persons: any
person who is aggrieved by a new standard or regulation issued by
the municipality and gives notice of his or her intention to appeal
the new standard or regulation.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
D.
The notice of appeal shall be served in writing and
sent by certified mail with return receipt requested. Within 20 days
after receipt of the notice of appeal, the municipality shall hold
a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be sent to both parties
in time to adequately prepare for the hearing. Notice shall be sent
to the parties by certified mail with return receipt requested at
the last known address in addition to publication in the local newspaper.
The municipality may petition the Court of Common
Pleas of Allegheny County for an injunction, either mandatory or prohibitive,
to enforce any of the provisions of this article.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor which is
punishable by a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such fine and costs by imprisonment for
a period of not more than 30 days, or both. Each day of violation
shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.
[Adopted 9-13-1993 by Ord. No. 10-1993]
The short title of this article shall be the
"Borough of Ingram 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:
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 municipality to
collect recyclable materials from residences.
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes.
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 noncontainer 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.
Any establishment engaged in service, including but not limited
to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and universities.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
Automotive, truck and industrial batteries that contain lead.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residues,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
Any properties having four or more dwelling units per structure.
Public facilities operated by the municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
The Borough of Ingram.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or other material,
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material,
resulting from operation of 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 plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control
facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
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 municipality 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 municipality
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, leaf waste,
plastics, and any other items selected by the municipality or specified
in future revisions to Act 101; the recyclable materials selected
by the municipality or specified in future revisions to Act 101. The
recyclable materials selected by the municipality may be revised from
time to time as deemed necessary by the municipality.
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which
would otherwise be disposed of or processed as municipal waste of
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 four dwelling units per structure for which the municipality
provides municipal waste collection service.
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 municipality hereby establishes a recycling program
for the mandatory separation and collection of recyclable materials
from all residences. Collection of the recyclable materials shall
be made at least once per month by the municipality or its designated
agent. The recycling program shall also contain a sustained public
information and education program.
B.
The municipality also encourages voluntary recycling
efforts by all commercial, municipal and institutional establishments
located in the municipality for which waste collection is provided
by any other collector. Such efforts may be handled by any other collectors
operating in the municipality and authorized to collect recyclable
materials from such establishments.
C.
Specific program regulations are provided as an attachment
to this article.[1] The Borough Council is empowered to make changes to program regulations as necessary, as described in § 154-18. Subsequent changes in the program regulations may be made through approval of the Borough Council and public notice and notification of all affected parties.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Recycling Program Regulations
are included as an attachment to this chapter.
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 municipality
shall separate all of those recyclable materials designated by the
municipality 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 collector for collection. Any containers
provided to residences for collection of recyclable materials shall
be the property of the homeowner and shall be used only for the collection
of recyclable materials. 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)
Multifamily housing.
(a)
An owner, landlord, manager or agent of an owner,
landlord or manager of a multifamily housing property with more than
three units may 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. Owners, landlords, managers and agents of owners, landlords
or managers who comply with this article shall not be liable for noncompliance
of occupants of their buildings.
(b)
If recyclable materials from these multifamily
units are collected by a collector other than the municipality or
its authorized agent, owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords
shall submit an annual report to the municipality reporting the tonnage
of materials recycled during the previous year. This requirement may
be fulfilled by submission of a letter or form from the collector
which certifies that recyclable materials are being collected from
multifamily housing property, as long as the collector submits an
annual report to the municipality of the tonnage of materials recycled
during the previous year from all such properties within the municipality.
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 of leaf waste.
C.
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
(1)
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments
that choose to implement recycling programs may choose to recycle
any materials designated by Act 101 as well as any other materials
that are generated in significant amounts, including, but not limited
to, high-grade office paper, corrugated paper, aluminum cans, ferrous
cans, glass, plastics, newsprint, and leaf waste.
(2)
Establishments that choose to implement programs are
encouraged to notify the municipality and to submit an annual recycling
report to the governing body of the municipality which documents the
amount of municipal waste generated per year as well as the type and
weight of materials that were recycled in the previous calendar year.
[Amended 9-9-2002 by Ord.
No. 3-2002]
It shall be a violation of this article for
any person, firm or corporation, other than the municipality or one
authorized by the Borough Council 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 municipality or an 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 constitutes 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 Borough Council 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.
A.
The Borough Secretary is 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 amount of materials
recycled.
(4)
Establishing procedures for the distribution, monitoring
and collection of recyclable containers.
(5)
Establishing procedures and rules for the collection
of leaf waste.
B.
Any person 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 who shall
violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such fine and costs shall be subject
to imprisonment for not more than 30 days, for each and every offense.
D.
The municipality reserves the right not to collect
municipal waste containing recyclable materials in combination with
nonrecyclable materials.
The municipality may enter into an agreement
with a public or private agency or firm to authorize collection of
all or part of the recyclable materials from curbside.
The municipality may, from time to time, modify, add to or remove from the standards and regulations herein and as authorized in § 154-18.
