As required by § 22a-220 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, the Town of Weston, acting by its Board of Selectmen,
shall make provision for the disposal of all solid wastes generated
within the Town, and, pursuant to §§ 7-148 and 22a-220
of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Board of Selectmen may regulate
and control the collection, depositing, disposal and removal of all
solid waste, garbage, rubbish, trash, tires, brush, stumps, demolition
waste and similar material within the Town of Weston and charge reasonable
fees to license and to defray the costs in whole or in part for providing
such solid waste disposal facilities and services and the cost of
regulating such activities.
The Board of Selectmen may:
A.
Dispose of solid wastes generated within the boundaries
of the Town or may contract for the disposal of such solid wastes
at a location or locations outside the Town;
B.
Determine which types of waste materials may be disposed
of both inside and outside the boundaries of the Town;
C.
Operate or contract for collection and transfer facilities
for solid waste materials which are to be collected and transported
out of the Town and adopt regulations for such facilities; and
D.
Adopt regulations to license and issue permits for
collection and disposal of solid waste within the Town, including
the type of vehicles used for collection of solid waste and sanitary
conditions for vehicles.
A.
The fees to be charged shall be within the discretion
of the Board of Selectmen and may be changed by it from time to time,
and all fees charged by the Board of Selectmen for licensing and defraying
the cost of providing solid waste disposal facilities prior to the
passage of this chapter are approved and validated. Different rates
may be charged for the disposal of different types of solid waste
materials, including but not limited to garbage, trash, demolition
materials, construction debris, brush and tires. The rates charged
for each type of material shall not exceed the cost to the Town of
disposing of each type of material, and the total charges shall not
exceed the cost to the Town of providing facilities for regulating
and disposing of solid waste.
B.
The Board of Selectmen may determine which of the
costs incurred by the Town shall be paid for by the Town without reimbursement
by users of the solid waste facilities and services provided by the
Town and which costs shall be charged to such users of the facilities
and services.
Town vehicles may be used to haul solid waste
to the Town's facility where public necessity requires it or to haul
solid waste generated by Town government operations.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not
licensed by the Town of Weston, in accordance with licensing and permit
provisions and regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen, to engage
in the business of collecting, transporting or disposing of refuse
in the Town for compensation. Any person who violates the provisions
of this section shall, in addition to other legal remedies available
to the Town, be fined as provided in § 165-5 of this chapter
for each offense, and each act of collecting, transporting, or disposing
of solid waste shall be a separate violation.
