This article shall be known as the "Perkiomen Township Recycling
and Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings given in this section:
ALUMINUM
Empty aluminum beverage and food containers, commonly known
as "aluminum cans."
BIMETAL CANS
Empty food or beverage containers constructed of a mixture
of ferrous metal, usually tin or steel, and nonferrous metal, usually
aluminum.
BULK ITEMS
Any large durable goods, such as refrigerators, washing machines,
window air conditioners, hot-water heaters, dishwashers and any other
major home appliances, in addition to other large bulk items such
as dressers, beds, mattresses, sofas, television sets and other large
household items.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment which engages in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events sponsored in whole or in part by Perkiomen Township
or conducted within Perkiomen Township and sponsored privately, which
include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics
and organized sporting events that will be attended by 200 or more
individuals per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Paper products made of a stiff moderately thick paper board,
containing folds or alternating ridges, commonly known as "cardboard."
COUNTY
County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
GLASS
Products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone;
the product may be transparent (clear) or colored (e.g., brown or
green) and used as a container for packaging (e.g., jars) or bottling
of various matter. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, window
or plate glass, light bulbs, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic
products.
GRASS CLIPPINGS
The material bagged or raked during or after cutting of a
lawn, field or similar grassed area.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All types of white paper, bond paper and computer paper used
in residential, office, commercial, institutional and municipal establishments.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A.
Any material or substance which, by reason of its composition
or characteristics, is:
(1)
Toxic or hazardous waste:
(a)
As defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.;
(b)
As defined in Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act,
15 U.S.C. § 2605(e);
(c)
Under Act 97 (Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980, (P.L.
380); or
(d)
Under any other applicable laws of similar purpose or effect, including, but not limited to, with respect to each of such items in Subsection
A(1)(a) through
(d), any replacement, amendment, expansion or supplement thereto and any rules, regulations, or policies thereunder; or
(2)
Special nuclear or by-product materials within the meaning of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.,
and any replacement, amendment, expansion or supplement thereto, and
any rules, regulations or policies thereunder; and
B.
Any other material that any governmental agency or unit having
appropriate jurisdiction shall determine from time to time is harmful,
toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for disposal in the landfill.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
As defined in the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980
(P.L. 380, No. 97), including, but not limited to, pesticides, certain paints,
cleaning agents, and automotive products.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing,
including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in service, including, but not
limited to, municipal buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages,
schools and universities.
LANDLORD
Any individual or organizational owner who rents and/or leases
residential units, commercial space or industrial complex(es). Landlords
own the property in question and deal directly, or through rental
agents, with their tenants or lessees.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings and
similar materials, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Such matter typically has a gloss or
shine added to the paper. Expressly excluded are all other paper products
of any nature whatsoever.
MIXED PAPER
All types of paper combinations, such as colored paper, carbonless
forms, ledger paper, envelopes, mixtures of high-grade office paper
and the like.
MUNICIPALITY
The Township of Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any 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 in the Solid Waste Management Act 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.
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTOR
Any person collecting, removing or transporting municipal
waste and/or recyclable materials for owners or occupants of property
in Perkiomen Township, and any commercial, industrial or institutional
property within Perkiomen Township that generates municipal waste
or recyclable materials. All municipal waste collectors shall be registered
in Perkiomen Township.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority, federal
government or agency, state institution or agency (including, but
not limited to, the Department of General Services and the State Public
School Building Authority), or any other legal entity whatsoever which
is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. The term
"person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation
or other legal entity having officers and directors.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by Perkiomen Township for collection
in accordance with this article, and any recycling regulations which
may be promulgated from time to time. Such material may include, but
shall not be limited to, aluminum cans; clear and colored glass containers;
tin, steel and bimetal cans; clear and colored No. 1 and 2 plastic
containers; high-grade office paper; mixed paper; and newspaper; magazines;
and corrugated paper. The list of "recyclable materials" may be changed
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Perkiomen
Township.
RECYCLING CONTAINERS
A container provided by the municipal waste collector, made
of rigid plastic construction and identified as such. All such containers
shall also have the municipality's name, i.e., "Perkiomen Township,"
prominently displayed.
RENTAL AGENT
Any individual or organization who assumes the owner's
responsibility in renting and/or leasing residential units, commercial
space or industrial complexes. Agents do not own the properties in
question and deal directly with tenants or lessees on behalf of the
owner.
RESIDENT
Any person who owns, leases or occupies a property located
in Perkiomen Township used as a residence.
RESIDUAL WASTE
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 shall
not include coal refuse as defined in the Act of September 24, 1968
(P.L. 1040, No. 318), known as the "Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act." The term 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 Act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as the "Clean
Streams Law."