[Adopted 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 300]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A residential building which contains four or more dwelling
units. This term shall also apply to building cooperatives which contain
four or more dwelling units.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
Corrugated boxes and similar corrugated and kraft paper materials
which have a minimum of contamination by food or other material.
A glass bottle or jar of any size or shape used to package
food products suitable for human or animal consumption.
Includes all solvents, acids, pesticides, herbicides, oils,
chemicals and other toxic or hazardous materials.
The foliage from trees.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
An aluminum, bi-metal, steel, tin-plated steel or other metallic
can, plate or tray of any size or shape used to package food products
suitable for human or animal consumption.
Used or discarded newsprint which has a minimum of contamination
by food or other material.
Used or discarded high-grade white paper and manila paper,
including but not limited to paper utilized for file folders, tab
cards, writing, typing, printing, computer printing and photocopying,
which is suitable for recycling and which has a minimum of contamination.
For the purposes of this Article, "office paper" generated by households
is excluded.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
A sack of up to thirty-gallon capacity, two-ply fifty-pound
wet strength with decomposing glue, environmentally safe inks and
reinforced self-supporting square bottom closure.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
All single-family houses and multifamily houses containing
up to three dwelling units, including all residential condominiums
as the term "condominium" is defined by the Condominium Act of the
Connecticut General Statutes.[1] It is expressly understood that condominiums shall not
include commercial or other forms of nonresidential condominium unit
ownership. It shall not include apartments or cooperative housing
ownership.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
Includes newspaper, cardboard, office paper, glass food containers,
metal food containers, plastic and yard waste, leaves, scrap metal,
storage batteries and waste oil, as defined in this section, as well
as such other items which may be mandated as recyclable from time
to time by the State of Connecticut.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
The process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
A container provided to each participating household by the
City of West Haven for the deposit of recyclable materials.
Used or discarded items which consist predominantly of ferrous
metals, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel or alloys
thereof, including but not limited to white goods and metal food containers.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally placed in containers
by residents for regular collection.
Lead acid batteries or other batteries used in motor vehicles
such as automobiles, airplanes, boats, recreational vehicles, tractors
and like applications.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
Crankcase oil that has been utilized in internal combustion
engines.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
Grass clippings, hedge trimmings, garden waste, branches
and wood chips.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Section 47-68a et seq. of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
A.Â
Pursuant to Public Act No. 90-220 of the State of Connecticut, there
is hereby established in the City of West Haven a program for the
mandatory separation from solid waste of recyclables, as defined in
this Article, and the mandatory recycling of such separated items.
B.Â
The City of West Haven and its agents are responsible for the collection
of recyclable materials from all private dwellings in the city.
C.Â
The City of West Haven or its agent shall provide to households contained
in one-, two- and three-unit dwellings a recycling container for the
deposit of recyclable materials. Said recycling container shall remain
the property of the City of West Haven. The city or its agent shall
provide each such household only one recycling container free of charge.
In the event that additional replacement containers are required,
they may be purchased through the Department of Public Works. The
owner or occupants of each household receiving a recycling container
should label the recycling container or cause said container to be
labeled with the address where the container shall be used.
D.Â
The recyclable materials shall be collected once per week on a five-day-per-week
basis, Monday through Friday, and on the same day as solid waste is
collected. Recyclables shall be prepared as described in this Article
and placed by the owner or occupant on the ground between the curb
and pavement edge and the property line no earlier than 24 hours preceding
the day of collection. The city, its authorized agents and licensed
collectors are excused from picking up solid waste from any household
where it is apparent that the householder has included recyclables
with solid waste for collection.
[Amended 5-28-1996 by Ord. No. 356]
E.Â
The collection of recyclables from condominiums under this Article
shall be made under policies and procedures as established by the
Director of Public Works, including but not limited to the method
of collection of recyclables, the manner in which said recyclables
shall be placed for collection by condominium owners and the times
for collection, which shall not exceed one pickup per week per condominium.
F.Â
The recycling of recyclable material shall be the responsibility
of the owners of apartment buildings with four or more dwelling units,
business, commercial or industrial properties. Institutional properties,
which include but are not limited to hospitals, schools and governmental
office buildings, as well as business, commercial and industrial properties,
shall separate office paper as well as other recyclable materials
listed for recycling.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
G.Â
It is prohibited to mix hazardous waste with either recyclables or
solid waste.
A.Â
Recyclables shall be prepared for collection in the following manner:
(1)Â
Newspaper. Newspaper shall be placed in paper bags (not plastic)
or tied in bundles. Bundles should not weigh more than 30 pounds.
Newspaper should not be contaminated by food or other material.
(2)Â
Cardboard. Corrugated boxes and cardboard cartons shall be collapsed
and tied in bundles weighing not more than 30 pounds. Cardboard should
not be contaminated by food or other materials.
(3)Â
Glass food containers. Containers must be rinsed clean and free from
any food or other contamination and placed in the recycling containers.
(4)Â
Metal food containers. Containers must be rinsed clean and free from
any food or other contamination and placed in the recycling container.
(5)Â
Plastic. Material must be rinsed clean and free from any food or
other contamination and placed in the recycling container.
(6)Â
Scrap metal. Scrap metal shall be placed on the ground between the
curb or pavement edge and the property line along with but separate
from recycling containers and solid waste.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
(7)Â
Storage batteries. Storage batteries shall be placed on the ground
between the curb or pavement edge and the property line along with
but separate from recycling containers and solid waste.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
(8)Â
Waste oil. Waste oil shall be stored by the owner in a secured container
and shall be delivered to the regional hazardous waste collection
center or such other place as indicated by the Director of Public
Works.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
(9)Â
Leaves.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
(a)Â
Leaves shall be collected only between the periods of October 15 and December 15 and at such times as designated by the Department of Public Works. During these times, leaves shall be placed in paper bags, as defined in § 119-12, and placed alongside other recyclable materials on the ground between the curb or pavement edge and the property line for collection. No other yard waste or other materials shall be placed in paper bags along with leaves. No tape, staples or string shall be used as a closure on paper bags.
(b)Â
Leaves collected from apartment buildings, business, commercial,
industrial or institutional properties or by commercial landscapers
shall be transported to a leaf compost facility approved by the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection. A list of such facilities
in this area will be available from the Department of Public Works.
B.Â
Glass food containers, metal food containers and plastic may be mixed
together in the recycling containers. Bundled newspaper and cardboard
shall be placed on top of the recycling containers when possible.
C.Â
All of the above-listed procedures may, from time to time, be modified
by the Director of Public Works to the extent that alternate procedures
are developed for the collection of recyclables.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful to mix recyclables in the same containers as
solid waste or hazardous waste.
B.Â
The city, its agents and licensed collectors, when they discover
such prohibited mixing, shall not pick up such waste. They shall affix
a tag to any container containing said mixed materials and report
said violation and the violator to the Department of Public Works.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
C.Â
It shall be the responsibility of the offending party to properly
segregate the uncollected solid waste and either store or dispose
of it.
E.Â
Failure to recycle is a violation of this Article.
F.Â
Upon the placement of recyclables at the curb in a recycling container
for collection, it shall be a violation of this Article for any person,
partnership, firm or corporation, other than the depositor or agents
of the city acting in the course of their employment, to collect,
pick up or cause to be collected or picked up such recyclables.
G.Â
Any person who violates the provisions of this Article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of $100 for every such violation.
Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
A.Â
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works of the City
of West Haven to enforce the mandates of this Article and the failures
to comply.
B.Â
It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Public Works of
the City of West Haven to adopt such rules and regulations as may
be necessary for the implementation of this Article within the City
of West Haven.
C.Â
Whenever the Director of Public Works has reasonable grounds to believe
that there has been a violation of this Article, he shall give notice
of such violation to the person responsible therefor. Such notice
shall be delivered either by hand or by certified mail to the property
owner, shall include a statement of the violation and shall indicate
a deadline for remedial action which allows reasonable time for compliance.
If corrosive action is not taken within the time period allowed, the
Director of Public Works may take such action as is appropriate to
enforce the provisions of this Article.
[Added 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 333]
