[Adopted 11-5-1991 by Ord. No. 422 (Ch. 20, Part 3, of the 1993 Code)]
The short title of this article shall be the "Borough of Muncy Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM CANS
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
APPLICANT
A person desirous of being authorized as a collector of source-separated recycled materials.
BIMETAL CONTAINERS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and aluminum.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes and those multiple-dwelling residential buildings containing four or more dwelling units.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Church, school, civic, service group, municipal functions and all other such functions.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
FERROUS CONTAINERS
Empty steel or tin-coated steel food or beverage containers.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Excluded are plate glass, automobile glass, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial, institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, such as hospitals, schools, day-care centers and nursing homes.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Includes, but is not limited to, automobile, truck and industrial batteries that contain lead.
LEAVES
Leaves from trees.
MAGAZINES and PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTIES
Any properties having four or more dwelling units per structure.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Public facilities operated by the Borough of Muncy and other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
MUNICIPALITY
The Borough of Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAM
A source-separation and collection program for recycling municipal waste or source-separated recyclable materials or a program for designated dropoff points or collection centers for recycling municipal waste or source-separated recyclable materials that is operated by or on behalf of the Borough. The term includes any source-separation and collection program for composting yard waste that is operated by or on behalf of the Borough. The term shall not include any program for recycling construction/demolition waste or sludge from sewage treatment plants or water supply treatment plants.
NEWSPAPERS
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions, containing advertisement and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded are glossy advertising inserts included with "newspapers."
PERSON(S)
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences, commercial or institutional establishments.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large variety of types of plastic, the recycling regulations may stipulate specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
RECYCLING
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, leave waste, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed of or processed as municipal waste or the mechanized separation and treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials other than as fuel for the operation of energy.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
Any occupied single or multifamily dwelling having up to three dwelling units per structure for which the municipality provides municipal waste collection service.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials separated at the point of origin for the purpose of being recycled, including those materials listed in Act 101 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 53 P.S. § 4000.101 et seq., and by the Borough to be recycled.
WASTE
A material which has been used for its 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. 
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation of recyclable materials from solid waste by persons residing in single dwellings or multifamily dwellings having up to and including three dwelling units per structure.
B. 
Muncy Borough shall be responsible for scheduling a day, at least once a month, for collection of recyclable material. The Borough has the authority to establish and modify this schedule and the responsibility for communicating it to the residents of the Borough, along with the authority to make regulations pursuant to this article.
A. 
Residential dwellings.
(1) 
Recyclable materials from residential dwellings shall be placed at the curb or other designated place separate from solid waste for collection or taken to dropoff sites at such times, dates and places as may be herein established by regulation or resolution of the Borough. Materials to be recycled are: clear glass, brown glass, green glass and aluminum beverage containers and other materials as designated by the Borough.
(2) 
The recyclable materials shall be placed in designated containers which may be provided by the Borough and, if so provided, said containers shall be and remain the property of the Borough and remain with the residence, regardless of owner or tenant.
B. 
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and community activities.
(1) 
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments shall separate and store, until collection, high-grade office paper, corrugated paper and aluminum beverage containers, leaf waste and other materials deemed appropriate according to the Borough. These establishments must arrange for the collection of recyclable by a licensed recycling collector who shall annually provide to the Borough of Muncy evidence of such arrangement and documentation of the total number of tons recycled by providing invoices of all materials collected from the establishments that were marketed.
(2) 
At all community activities, recyclable materials designated by the Borough must be separated for collection. Sponsoring organizations must arrange for the transfer of the materials to a recycling market.
C. 
Multifamily housing properties. The Borough of Muncy shall allow an owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units to comply with its responsibilities under this section by establishing a collection system which must include suitable containers for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collection system. Owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords who comply with this article shall not be liable for the noncompliance of occupants of their buildings. These landlords or owners must arrange for the collection of recyclables by a licensed recycler at least once a month. The licensed recycling collector shall annually provide to Muncy Borough evidence of such arrangement and documentation of the total number of tons recycled by providing invoices of materials collected and marketed.
No person may place a used lead-acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead-acid battery except by delivery to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of the commonwealth.
All persons who reside in residential dwellings and all persons who are responsible for administration of multifamily housing properties, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments who gather leaves shall source-separate all leaves from other waste and place the leaves for collection at the times and in the manner theretofore or hereafter prescribed by the Borough. Leaves are not to be incorporated into the regular waste stream. Nothing herein shall require any person to gather leaves or prevent any person from utilizing leaves for compost, mulch or other agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, gardening or landscape purposes.
A. 
Ownership of any recyclable materials is retained by the owners, lessees and occupants of residences, commercial or institutional establishments until the materials are placed at curbside or a similar location for collection. Thereafter, once the materials are placed at curbside, they become the property of the Borough or its contract collector.
B. 
It shall be a violation of this article for any person(s) unauthorized by the Borough under § 227-28 of this article to collect or pick up or cause to be picked up any such recyclable material. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
C. 
Nothing herein shall prohibit an individual from taking his/her source-separated recyclable materials directly to a designated dropoff site or to market in accordance with this article.
It shall be a violation of this article for the authorized collector of recyclable materials to deliver such materials to a landfill or incinerator for the purpose of disposal. The authorized collector will provide to the Borough the weight receipts of the recyclable materials collected and marketed.
The Borough of Muncy may enter into agreement(s) with public or private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part of the recyclable material from curbside or from dropoff collection points. The Borough of Muncy shall authorize by issuance of a business license such other hauler(s) to collect and market source-separated recyclable materials from multifamily dwellings, commercial and institutional establishments within the Borough. All applications for licensing shall be reviewed by the Borough and shall be approved with the following criteria:
A. 
Licenses may be issued to only those persons who can provide satisfactory evidence that they are capable of providing the necessary services and can comply with the provisions and intent of this article and the rules and regulations established by Muncy Borough.
B. 
At the time of application submission, the applicant shall indicate that he has the appropriate type of closed or covered truck with which to collect source-separated recyclable materials and shall provide evidence that he carries sufficient liability insurance on the vehicle.
C. 
Licenses shall be issued on a fiscal-year basis, but may be revoked at any time by the Borough of Muncy for just cause in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
D. 
Fees for such licenses shall be paid by the applicant to Muncy Borough and said fees shall be on the basis of cost and covered in the rules and regulations of Muncy Borough.
Any action by any person, firm, corporation or other entity which violates this article or any regulations thereof shall be punishable by a not to exceed $300 upon a first conviction; $400 upon a second conviction; and $500 upon a third or subsequent convictions.