[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Upper Makefield 8-15-2007 by Ord. No. 279. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Health and safety — See Ch. 10.
A.
ACT 90
ACT 97
ACT 101
COLLECTOR or WASTE HAULER
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT or DEP
DISPOSAL
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
LEAF WASTE
LICENSED COLLECTOR or LICENSED WASTE HAULER
MUNICIPALITY
MUNICIPAL WASTE
PERSON
PROCESSING
RECYCLING
SCAVENGING
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION
The following words and phrases as used in this Part shall have the
meanings ascribed to them herein, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
The Pennsylvania Waste Transportation Safety Act of 2002
(P.L. 596, No. 90, June 29, 2002).
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980 (P.L.
380, No. 97, July 7, 1980).[1]
The Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 1988-101, July 28, 1988).[2]
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or public agency
who is engaged in the collection and/or transportation of municipal
waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials.
Any establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including but not limited to stores, markets, offices, restaurants,
shopping centers and theaters.
The County of Bucks, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
The deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or
placing of solid waste into or on the land or water in a manner that
the solid waste or a constituent of the solid waste enters the environment,
is emitted into the air or is discharged to the waters of this commonwealth.
"Disposal" facilities include but are not limited to municipal waste
landfills and construction/demolition waste landfills as defined by
Act 101, Act 97.[3]
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or production
activities, including but not limited to factories, foundries, mills,
processing plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
Any establishment or facility engaged in services, including
but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, schools and universities.
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings and
similar material, but not including grass clippings.
Any collector or hauler of vegetative waste, municipal waste
and/or source-separated recyclables possessing a current license issued
by the DEP.
Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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 under Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or institutional water
supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution
control facility. The term does not include any source-separated recyclable
materials.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority, federal
government or agency, state institution or agency or any other legal
entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any
provisions of this Part prescribing a fine, imprisonment or penalty,
or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include
the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity
having officers and directors.
Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume
or bulk of municipal or residual waste or any technology used to convert
part or all of such materials for off-site reuse. "Processing" facilities
include but are not limited to transfer facilities, recycling facilities,
composting facilities and resource-recovery facilities.
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, leaf 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 material
other than a fuel for the operation of energy.
The unauthorized and uncontrolled removal of any material
stored or placed at a point for subsequent collection or from a processing
or disposal facility.
Materials, including leaf wastes, that are separated from
municipal waste at the point of origin or generation for the purpose
of recycling.
The off-site removal of any municipal waste at any time after
generation.
B.
For the purposes of this Part, the singular shall include the plural
and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect leaf waste, or municipal
waste or source-separated recyclable materials from any residential,
public, commercial, industrial or institutional establishment within
Upper Makefield Township without first securing the necessary approvals
of DEP.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect and/or transport source-separated
recyclables, leaf waste or municipal waste or source-separated recyclable
materials from any sources within Upper Makefield Township in a manner
not in accordance with the provisions of this Part, any applicable
municipal ordinance, the Bucks County Municipal Waste Management Plan,
Act 101, the minimum standards and requirements established in Chapter
285 of the DEP's Municipal Waste Management Regulations (25 Pa.
Code Chapter 285) and/or any federal, state or local regulations.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to scavenge any material from
any municipal waste or source-separated recyclable materials that
are stored or placed for subsequent collection within Upper Makefield
Township without prior approval from the municipality.
All collectors or waste haulers operating within Upper Makefield
Township must comply with the following minimum standards and regulations:
A.
All trucks or other vehicles used for collection and transportation
of municipal waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials must
comply with the requirements of Act 97 and Act 101 and Department
regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and Act 101, including the
25 Pa. Code Chapter 285, Subchapter B, regulations for the collection
and transportation of municipal waste or source-separated recyclable
materials.
B.
All collection vehicles conveying municipal waste, leaf waste, and/or
source-separated recyclable materials shall be operated and maintained
in a manner that will prevent creation of a nuisance or a hazard to
public health, safety and welfare.
C.
All collection vehicles conveying putrescible municipal waste shall
be watertight and suitably enclosed to prevent leakage, roadside littering,
attraction of vectors and the creation of odors and other nuisances.
D.
All collection vehicles conveying nonputrescible municipal waste,
leaf waste, and/or source-separated recyclable materials shall be
capable of being enclosed or covered to prevent litter and other nuisances.
E.
All collection vehicles conveying municipal waste, leaf waste, and
source-separated recyclable materials shall bear signs identifying
the name and business address of the person or municipality which
owns the vehicle and the specific type of material transported by
the vehicle. All such signs shall have lettering which is at least
six inches in height as required by Act 101.
F.
All licensed collectors or licensed waste haulers shall offer to
their residential customers commingled recyclables collection service
as a part of the normal collection fee for residential trash collection.
This requirement shall apply regardless of whether the customer pays
on a flat-fee basis or per-bag basis. Recyclables collection shall
include, at a minimum, the following commodities: newspaper, clear
and colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans; number 1 and
number 2 plastic. Recyclables shall be collected from each residential
customer at a minimum of biweekly. All recyclables shall be delivered
to a recycling facility as defined in Act 101 or shall be marketed
by the hauler.
G.
All licensed collectors or licensed waste haulers shall make available recyclables collection service as outlined in the Subsection F (immediately above), to commercial, municipal, institutional facilities and community events, and may charge therefor on a fee-for-service basis.
H.
All licensed collectors or licensed waster haulers shall provide
to their residential customers large-item pickup on a regular or as-needed
basis.
I.
Each licensed collector, waste hauler and collectors and haulers
of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township
shall provide for at least one collection of leaves, garden residue,
and similar vegetative materials monthly.
J.
Each licensed collector, waste hauler, or collectors and haulers of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township shall provide for at least one collection of shrubbery, tree trimmings and similar vegetative materials monthly. This collection is not to be combined with the collections of leaf waste required by Subsection I, above, but shall be a separate collection.
K.
Each licensed collector, waste hauler, or collectors and haulers
of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township
shall provide for at least one collection of Christmas trees between
January 7 and January 31 of each year.
L.
Collections shall be made from all properties throughout the Township,
including all streets, accepted or otherwise, and including those
streets that are temporarily closed for repairs or construction. In
the latter case, special collection points shall be designated by
the Board or its designee if the condition of the street would prevent
access thereto by the collector's truck.
M.
The licensed collector, licensed waste hauler, or collectors and
haulers of source-separated recyclable materials shall collect garbage,
paper, ashes, trash, rubbish, recyclables, leaf waste, shrubbery,
Christmas trees, tree trimmings and similar vegetative materials throughout
the Township on routes and according to schedules approved by the
Board or its designee. Schedules shall be distributed to all customers
and the Township.
N.
Collections shall not be made on the following holidays: New Year's
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or
Christmas Day.
O.
Collections shall be made at those hours mutually agreed upon between
the authorized collector and the Board or its designee. Hours agreed
upon shall be so indicated within the collection contracts.
P.
Each truck shall have at least one broom and one shovel to clean
up refuse that may be spilled or otherwise scattered during the process
of collection and transportation.
Q.
The collector, at his expense, shall store and park the equipment
at a convenient and lawful place. No trucks or equipment may be parked
or stored on Township streets or roadways, except during actual collection
periods.
[Amended 4-4-2017 by Ord.
No. 316]
A.
All persons residing in the Township or owning or operating institutional,
commercial, municipal and industrial uses shall contract with a DEP-licensed
collector or waste hauler for the disposal of municipal waste and
source-separated recyclable materials.
B.
No person shall collect or remove and then subsequently haul or transport
any municipal waste or source-separated recyclable material through
or upon the streets of Upper Makefield Township without first obtaining
written authorization from DEP in accordance with the provisions of
Act 90. This section shall not apply to private individuals (e.g.,
homeowners) who wish to transport their own household waste or recyclables
to approved facilities or recyclables to recycling centers, nor to
farmers, landscapers or nurserymen who collect, remove, haul or otherwise
transport agricultural or other organic waste associated with their
respective business activities.
C.
Each licensed waste hauler or collector shall dispose of all municipal
waste at a facility or facilities approved by DEP or facility approved
by a state other than Pennsylvania.
D.
For a collector or waste hauler to collect and transport municipal
waste within Upper Makefield Township, a collector or waste hauler
shall submit a registration form to Upper Makefield Township, which
shall include a copy of their state-issued written authorization,
and a copy of their Municipal and Residual Waste Transporter Authorization
Application (DEP form 2500-PM-BWM0015), along with any of the following
information that may be deemed appropriate by Upper Makefield Township:
(1)
A list of collection vehicles covered under the written authorization
including, as a minimum, the following information for each vehicle:
identification information for each vehicle (such as vehicle license
number, vehicle registration number, or company identification number);
date and location of most recent vehicle inspection; and hauling capacity
of the vehicle.
(2)
The type of municipal waste or recyclable to be collected and transported.
(3)
If they are hauling or collecting source-separated recyclable materials
in the municipality, identify the materials being hauled or collected
and provide the following information for each vehicle: identification
information for each vehicle (such as vehicle license number, vehicle
registration number, or company identification number); date and location
of most recent vehicle inspection; and hauling capacity of the vehicle.
E.
Any person who fails to satisfy the minimum standards and requirements
of this Part or is in violation of the provisions of this Part may
not lawfully collect municipal waste or source-separated material
in Upper Makefield Township.
F.
All licensed collectors and licensed waste haulers shall meet the
requirements of Act 90, Act 97, Act 101, the Bucks County Municipal
Waste Management Plan, and all PADEP rules and regulations (25 Pa.
Code Chapter 285).
A.
All licensed collectors, licensed waste haulers, and collectors and
haulers of source-separated recyclable materials shall promptly report
any significant changes in the collection vehicles or equipment covered
under the license and any changes in insurance coverage to the municipality.
B.
All licensed collectors, licensed waste haulers, and collectors and
haulers of source-separated recyclable materials shall maintain current,
up-to-date records of the collected municipal waste and/or source-separated
recyclable material within Upper Makefield Township. Such records
and collected volume reports shall be subject to review by and made
available to the municipality or its authorized agents upon written
request.
C.
All licensed collectors, licensed waste haulers, and collectors and
haulers of source-separated recyclable materials operating within
Upper Makefield Township shall document the origin of leaf waste and
municipal waste and source-separated recyclable material and the ultimate
disposal point of said waste and recyclables. As part of the program,
each licensed collector, licensed waste hauler, and collectors and
haulers of source-separated recyclable materials shall prepare and
submit a semiannual report to Upper Makefield Township. The report
for the first half of the year (January through June) shall be submitted
on or before July 31, and the report for the second half of the year
(January through December) shall be submitted by January 31 of the
following year. At a minimum, the following information shall be included
in each report:
(1)
The total weight of municipal waste, leaf waste and source-separated
recyclable materials collected from all sources within the municipality
during each month of reporting period.
(2)
The name of each processing and/or disposal facility used during
the reporting period and total weight of municipal waste, leaf waste
and/or source-separated recyclable materials delivered to each facility
during each month of the reporting period.
(3)
Any other information determined to be necessary to demonstrate municipal
compliance with DEP regulations.
D.
All semiannual reports submitted to the municipality from licensed
collectors, licensed waste haulers, and collectors and haulers of
source-separated recyclable materials shall be submitted by the municipality
to the county by August 31 (covering January through June) and by
February 28 of the following year (covering July through December).
Any person who violates any provision of this Part shall, upon
conviction at a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine to
the use of Upper Makefield Township of up to but not more than $1,000,
together with costs of prosecution or be imprisoned for a period of
not more than 90 days, or both. Each day of violation shall be considered
as a separate offense.
Upper Makefield Township may petition the Bucks County Court
of Common Pleas for an injunction, either mandatory or prohibitive,
in order to enforce any of the provisions of this Part.
A.
No person shall permit any refuse to accumulate for a period of longer
than seven days upon property in the Township owned or occupied by
said person.
B.
All refuse or recyclables accumulated upon any property in the Township
shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by licensed collectors,
licensed waste haulers, or collectors and haulers of source-separated
recyclable materials in accordance with the provisions of this Part,
except that such refuse or recyclables may be collected, conveyed
and disposed of by property owners from their own property, provided
that they comply with the provisions of this Part pertaining to refuse
containers and vehicles, and provided that they remove their refuse
to a state- or county-approved site.
C.
All commercial, industrial, institutional and residential establishments in the Township shall be required to contract with an authorized collector or waste hauler for the disposal of municipal waste. The Township may require evidence of a contract from any licensed collector or waste hauler, which evidence shall be deemed conclusive evidence that an establishment has contracted to properly dispose of its municipal waste. This provision shall take effect within 90 days of the adoption of this Part. Failure to comply shall subject the violator to the penalties of § 20-108 herein.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect and/or dispose of
any refuse within the Township, except as provided in this Part.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose, or cause to be disposed, grass clippings, leaf waste, municipal waste, residue (liquid or solid), recyclable material (as defined in § 20-201) or any material of any sort into any watercourse in the Township or in any water of the commonwealth (as those terms are defined by the Upper Makefield Township Stormwater Management Ordinance, Ordinance 263, adopted March 16, 2005[1]) Violations of this subsection shall be subject to both injunctive relief and penalties in accordance with § 20-106 of the Upper Makefield Township Code.
[Added 4-2-2019 by Ord.
No. 322]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides
and bottom and an aluminum top.
An establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including but not limited to stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
Events that are sponsored in whole or in part by a mandated
municipality or conducted within a mandated municipality 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.
A controlled microbial degradation of organic waste to produce
a relatively nuisance-free product of potential value as a soil conditioner.
Any structural paper material with an inner core shaped in
rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
Any bond, copier, letterhead or mimeograph paper typically
sold as "white ledger" paper and computer paper.
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing,
including but not limited to factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
Any establishment or facility engaged in services, including
but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and
universities.
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings and
similar materials, but not including grass clippings.
Any collector or hauler of vegetative waste, municipal waste
and/or source-separated recyclables possessing a current license issued
by the DEP.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded, however, are all
other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
Any occupied residential structure having in excess of four
dwelling units per structure, including, without limitation apartments,
townhouses, condominiums and cooperatives.
Any facility or building owned or operated by a local government
or county government, local government or county government authority,
state government or agency or federal government or agency.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from the 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[1] 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.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions
and containing advertisements and other matters of public interest.
Expressly excluded, however, are newspapers that have been soiled.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority or any other
legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject
of rights and duties. In any provisions of this Part prescribing a
fine, imprisonment or penalty, or any combination of the foregoing,
the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any
corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types of plastic, the recycling regulations may stipulate
specific types of plastic that may be recycled.
Those materials specified by the municipality to be recycled. This list of materials is specified in the recycling regulations resulting from this Part, are designated in § 20-203 hereof, and may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary by the municipality.
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, leaf 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 a fuel for the operation of energy.
Any occupied single- or multifamily dwelling having up to
four dwelling units per structure from which a municipal or private
hauler collects solid waste.
All refuse, garbage and rubbish and other discarded solid
material normally collected by municipal or private haulers.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
There is hereby established a program requiring the separation
from municipal waste of recyclable materials and leaf waste generated
at residences, multifamily residences, commercial, municipal and institutional
establishments and community activities.
A.
Residences. Designated recyclable materials generated at residences
shall be placed at the curb separate from municipal waste for collection
at such times and dates and from such containers as may be established
by regulation or at a minimum of once a month. Designated recyclable
materials for residences are aluminum cans, glass containers, leaf
waste, bimetal containers, No. 1 and 2 plastic containers and newspaper.
B.
Multifamily residences. Recyclable materials generated at multifamily
residences shall be placed in appropriate containers, separate from
municipal waste. Collection receptacles of sufficient size for recyclable
materials shall be placed in easily accessible locations, such as
storage areas or areas where municipal waste is presently collected.
Recyclable materials shall be stored in accordance with State Fire
Code regulations and all federal, state and local health and safety
laws and ordinances until collection. Recyclable materials shall be
collected at least once per month. Designated recyclable materials
for multifamily dwellings are aluminum cans, bimetal containers, glass
containers, No. 1 and 2 plastic containers and newspaper.
C.
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and community
activities. The owners/operators of commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments or sponsors/organizers of community activities shall
separate designated recyclable materials from municipal waste. Recyclable
materials shall be placed in appropriate containers. Collection receptacles
shall be placed in all buildings, in all floors and wings thereof,
in each office and in all areas where food is served or consumed including,
without limitation, cafeterias, lunchrooms, fast-food areas and vending
machine rooms. Recyclable materials shall be stored in accordance
with State Fire Code regulations and all federal, state or local health
and safety laws and ordinances until collection. Recyclable materials
shall be collected at least once per month.
(1)
Designated recyclable materials for commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments and community activities are aluminum cans, bimetal
cans, high-grade office paper, glass containers, No. 1 and 2 plastic
containers and corrugated paper.
(2)
Exemption. Owners/operators of commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments may obtain an exemption from the requirements of this
Part if those persons/establishments otherwise provide for recycling
high-grade office paper, aluminum cans, corrugated paper, glass containers,
leaf waste and any other materials that such establishments are required
to recycle. To qualify for an exemption under this subsection, commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments must provide written documentation
on or before January 20 for the previous calendar year. This documentation
may be in the form of one of the following:
(a)
Copies of weight receipts or statements which consolidate such
information.
(b)
A report from the provider of recycling collection services
which identifies the amount of each material collected and marketed.
The type and weight of recyclables generated by an individual establishment
may be approximated based on a representative sample of its source-separated
materials. Where recyclables from several establishments are collected
in the same vehicle, an individual establishment's contribution
to the load may be apportioned. Only the weight of materials marketed
for recycling purposes can be credited to an establishment.
D.
When placed at the curbside for collection in accordance with the
provisions of this Part, recyclable materials shall be placed in separate,
reusable metal or plastic containers which clearly identify the contents
as recyclables. No municipal waste shall be placed in container used
for recycling.
A.
All municipal waste, recyclable materials and leaf waste accumulated
at residences, multifamily residences, commercial, institutional and
municipal establishments and at community activities shall be collected,
conveyed and disposed of only by collectors/haulers. When approved
by the municipality, commercial, institutional or municipal establishments
may collect, convey and dispose of municipal waste and/or recyclable
material generated by said establishments.
B.
All licensed collector, waste hauler and collectors and haulers of source-separated recyclable materials shall comply with the reporting requirements of § 20-105.
(1)
All licensed collector, waste hauler and collectors and haulers of
source-separated recyclable materials in the municipality shall schedule
at least one day a month during which separated materials are to be
placed at the curbside or a similar location for collection.
(2)
Each licensed collector, waste hauler and collectors and haulers
of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township
shall provide for at least one collection of leaves, garden residue,
and similar vegetative materials between March 1 and October 1 of
each year.
(3)
Each licensed collector, waste hauler, or collectors and haulers
of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township
shall provide for at least one collection of shrubbery, tree trimmings
and similar vegetative materials between March 1 and October 1 of
each year.
(4)
Each licensed collector, waste hauler, or collectors and haulers
of source-separated recyclable materials operating in the Township
shall provide for at least one collection of Christmas trees between
January 7 and January 31 of each year.
The Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed to enforce
this Part. The same is hereby authorized and directed to establish
and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner, days and times
for the collection of recyclable materials in accordance with the
terms hereof and any other matters required to implement this Part.
The Board of Supervisors may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion
of said rules and regulations at any time.
A.
Any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of
the terms or provisions of this Part or of any regulation promulgated
pursuant hereto pertaining to the separation, storage, collection,
transportation or disposal of recyclable materials or municipal waste
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to payment of court costs
and a fine not to exceed $10 upon first conviction, $25 upon second
conviction and $50 upon third or subsequent convictions. No prosecutions
hereunder shall be instituted for offenses less than 90 days from
the effective date of this Part.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person who violates this Part
by collecting or picking up or causing to be collected or picked up
without the appropriate municipal license recyclable materials shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to payment of court costs and
a fine not to exceed $300.
C.
Owners, landlords and agents for owners or landlords who comply with
this Part shall not be liable for the noncompliance of tenants/occupants
of their property.
The Board of Supervisors may enter into agreements with public
or private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part
of the recyclable materials from curbside.
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals
or organizations that are licensed or authorized by the municipality
in its recycling regulations. These materials must either be delivered
to the individual's or organization's site or they may be
placed at the curb for collection by said individual or organization
on days not indicated as recyclable material collection days by the
municipality. Said individuals or organizations may not collect recyclable
materials on or immediately preceding (within 24 hours) a regularly
scheduled curbside collection day.
