[Added 5-15-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
A. 
A resource recovery system for the mandatory separation of recyclables for garbage and refuse within the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson is necessary to reduce the amount of solid waste generated and assure that solid waste is disposed of in the most economical and environmentally acceptable manner.
B. 
The Board of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson hereby finds that the mandatory recycling of certain waste materials is imperative to further the general health, safety and welfare of the village and its residents. The Board finds that the most effective means of regulating the recycling process is by adoption of regulations by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is empowered to promulgate and establish by resolution rules and regulations implementing the mandatory separation of recyclables established by this article.
A. 
The recycling of certain materials, which materials shall be specified by resolution of the Board of Trustees, is hereby required.
B. 
Recyclables shall be separated from all other garbage or solid waste.
C. 
Paper recyclables shall be tied in bundles not to exceed 40 pounds prior to the collection, removal or disposal of the same. Newspaper shall be bundled separately.
D. 
Glass and metal recyclables shall be cleaned and all contents shall be removed therefrom prior to the collection, removal or disposal of the same. Caps shall be removed from glass recyclables and labels shall be removed from recyclables prior to the collection, removal or disposal.
E. 
All recyclables shall be placed in waste receptacles for collection removal and disposal. Recyclables shall not be placed in plastic or paper bags for collection, removal or disposal.
F. 
Recyclables shall not be placed in the same waste receptacle or garbage can or otherwise mixed or combined with other forms of solid waste for collection, removal or disposal.
G. 
The Village Board is empowered to designate the schedule for collection, removal and disposal of recyclables. Recyclables shall not be collected, removed or disposed of other than in conformance with the schedule established by the Village Board.
H. 
No person having custody or control of premises within the village shall permit or cause any garbage, rubbish or other refuse, including recyclables, within his control, to become a hazard or potential hazard to public travel, health or safety or to become a nuisance of any sort.
Waste receptacles for recycled materials may be furnished to each property owner by the village. Said receptacles are and shall remain the property of the village and shall be used exclusively for recyclable materials and be maintained in good condition by the property owner. If a waste receptacle is damaged to such a degree that, in the opinion of the Village Department of Public Works, it is no longer usable; the property owner shall replace the waste receptacle with a receptacle conforming to village specifications at his own cost and expense. In the event that the property owner fails to replace the receptacle within one week of notification from the village to do so, the village shall replace the receptacle. The village shall bill the property owner for the cost thereof, and such cost, if unpaid, shall become a lien on the property and may be collected in the same manner as other real property taxes.