[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 1]
This Part shall be known and referred to as the "Solid Waste
Ordinance."
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 2; as amended by Ord. 2016-01, 3/14/2016]
1.
ACT OR ACT 97
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
BULKY WASTE
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION WASTE
DEPARTMENT
DISPOSAL
DOMESTIC WASTE OR HOUSEHOLD WASTE
GARBAGE
HAULER OR PRIVATE COLLECTOR
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(1)
(2)
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUNICIPALITY
PERSON
PROCESSING
REFUSE
RESIDUAL WASTE
RUBBISH
SCAVENGING
SEWAGE TREATMENT RESIDUES
SOLID WASTE
SOURCE SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
STORAGE
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSFER STATION
The following words and phrases as used in this Part shall have the
meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980, P.L.
380, No. 97, July 7, 1980, 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
Poultry and livestock manure, or residual materials in liquid
or solid form, generated in the production and marketing of poultry,
livestock, fur-bearing animals and their products, provided such waste
is not a hazardous waste. The term includes the residual materials
generated in producing, harvesting and marketing of all agronomic,
horticultural, silvicultural and agricultural crops or commodities
grown on what are usually recognized and accepted as farms, forests
or other agricultural lands.
Large items of solid waste including, but not limited to,
appliances, furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches or stumps
which may require special handling due to their size, shape or weight.
Any establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
All municipal and residual waste building materials, grubbing
waste and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and
demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings and other structures
and pavements.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
The incineration, 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 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Solid waste, comprised of garbage and rubbish, which normally
originates in the residential private household or apartment house.
Any solid waste derived from animal, grain, fruit or vegetable
matter that is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with
sufficient rapidity to cause such nuisances as odors, gases or vectors.
Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation
who has been licensed by the Township of Leet or its designated representative
to collect, transport and dispose of refuse for a fee as herein prescribed.
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes, as defined
in the Act, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may:
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality
or an increase in morbidity in either an individual or the total population.
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed
of or otherwise managed.
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing
including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
Any establishment engaged in service including, but not limited
to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and universities.
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 source separated recyclable materials.
The Township of Leet, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, state institution and agency or any other
legal entity which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and
duties. In any provision 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 waste materials for off-site reuse. Processing
facilities include, but are not limited to, transfer facilities, composting
facilities and resource recovery facilities.
All solid waste materials which are discarded as useless.
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials
resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural water supply treatment
facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution control facility,
provided that it is not hazardous. The term "residual waste" shall
not include coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal Control
Act, 52 P.S. § 30.51 et seq. "Residual waste" 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 Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S.
§ 691.1 et seq.
All non-putrescible municipal waste except garbage and other
decomposable matter. This category includes, but is not limited to,
ashes, bedding, cardboard, cans, crockery, glass, paper, wood and
yard cleanings.
The unauthorized and uncontrolled removal of material placed
for collection or from a solid waste processing or disposal facility.
Any coarse screening, grit and dewatered or air-dried sludges
from sewage treatment plants and pumpings from septic tanks or septage
which are a municipal solid waste and require proper disposal under
Act 97.
Any waste including, but not limited to, municipal, residual
or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material.
Those materials separated at the point of origin for the
purpose of being recycled.
The containment of any waste on a temporary basis in such
a manner as not to constitute disposal of such waste. It shall be
presumed that the containment of any waste in excess of one year constitutes
disposal. This presumption can be overcome by clear and convincing
evidence to the contrary.
The off-site removal of any solid waste at any time after
generation.
Any supplemental transportation facility used as an adjunct
to solid waste route collection vehicles.
2.
In this Part the singular shall include the plural and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 3]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate or permit to accumulate
upon any public or private property within the Township of Leet, any
garbage, rubbish or bulky waste except in accordance with the provisions
of this Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant
to Act 97 and the Health Department Rules and Regulations, Article
VIII.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any solid waste within
the Township of Leet except in accordance with the provisions of this
Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act
97 and the Health Department Rules and Regulations, Article VIII.
3.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any solid waste
in the Township of Leet except in accordance with the provisions of
this Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to
Act 97 and the Health Department Rules and Regulations, Article VIII.
4.
It shall be unlawful for any person to haul, transport, collect or
remove any solid waste from public or private property within the
Township of Leet without first securing a license to do so in accordance
with the provisions of this Part.
5.
It shall be unlawful for any person to scavenge any materials from
any solid waste that is stored or deposited for collection within
the Township of Leet without prior approval by the Township of Leet.
6.
It shall be unlawful for any person to salvage or reclaim any solid
wastes within the Township of Leet except at an approved and permitted
resource recovery facility under Act 97 and any Department rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97.
7.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place for deposit or
cause or permit to be thrown, placed or deposited any solid waste
in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, body of water or public or
private property within the Township of Leet except as provided in
this Part.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 4]
1.
The storage of all solid waste shall be practiced so as to prevent
the attraction, harborage or breeding of insects or rodents, and to
eliminate conditions harmful to public health or which create safety
hazards, odors, unsightliness or public nuisances.
2.
Any person producing municipal waste shall provide a sufficient number
of approved containers to store all waste materials generated during
periods between regularly scheduled collections, and shall place and
store all waste materials therein.
3.
Any person storing municipal waste for collection shall comply with
the following preparation standards:
A.
All municipal waste shall be drained of free liquids before being
placed in storage containers.
B.
All garbage or other putrescible waste shall be securely wrapped
in paper, plastic or similar material or placed in properly tied plastic
bags.
C.
All cans, bottles or other food containers should be rinsed free
of food particles and drained before being placed in storage containers.
D.
Garden clippings and tree trimmings shall be placed in approved containers
or shall be cut and tied securely into bundles. Bundles shall be not
more than four feet in length, not more than two feet in diameter
and not more than 40 pounds in weight.
E.
Newspapers and magazines shall be placed in approved containers or
shall be tied securely into bundles of not more than 40 pounds in
weight.
F.
When specified by the Township of Leet or its designated representative,
special preparation and storage procedures may be required to facilitate
the collection and resource recovery of certain waste materials.
4.
All municipal waste shall be stored in containers approved by the
Township of Leet or its designated representative. Individual containers
and bulk containers utilized for storage of municipal waste shall
comply with the following standards:
A.
Reusable containers shall be constructed of durable, watertight,
rust and corrosion resistant material, such as plastic, metal or fiberglass,
in such a manner as to be leak proof, weather proof, insect proof
and rodent proof.
B.
Reusable containers for individual residences shall have a tight-fitting
cover and suitable lifting handles to facilitate collection.
C.
Reusable containers for individual residences shall have a capacity
of not less than 10 gallons nor more than 40 gallons, and a loaded
weight of not more than 40 pounds.
D.
Disposable plastic bags or sacks are acceptable containers provided
the bags are designated for waste disposal. Plastic bags shall have
sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted
by the top, shall be securely tied at the top for collection, and
shall have a capacity of not more than 30 gallons and a loaded weight
of not more than 35 pounds.
E.
All containers, either reusable or disposable, shall also comply
with the minimum standards established by the National Sanitation
Foundation.
5.
Any person storing municipal waste for collection shall comply with
the following storage standards:
A.
Containers shall be kept tightly sealed or covered at all times.
Solid waste shall not protrude or extend above the top of the container.
B.
Reusable containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all
times. The interior of the containers shall be thoroughly cleaned,
rinsed, drained and disinfected, as often as necessary, to prevent
the accumulation of liquid residues or solids on the bottom or sides
of the containers.
C.
Containers shall be used and maintained so as to prevent public nuisances.
D.
Containers that do not conform to the standards of this Part or which
have sharp edges, ragged edges or any other defect that may hamper
or injure collection personnel shall be promptly replaced by the owner
upon notice from the Township of Leet or its designated representative.
E.
Containers shall be placed by the owner or customer at a collection
point specified by the Township of Leet or its designated representative.
F.
With the exception of pick-up days, when the containers are placed
out for collection, the containers shall be properly stored on the
owner or customer premises at all times.
G.
Bulk waste items such as furniture, automobile parts, machinery,
appliances and tires shall be stored in a manner that will prevent
the accumulation or collection of water, the harborage of rodents,
safety hazards and fire hazards.
6.
The storage of all municipal waste from multifamily residential units,
commercial establishments, institutions and industrial lunchroom or
office waste sources is subject to the regulations and standards set
forth in this Part. The type, size and placement requirements for
bulk containers shall be determined by the waste generator and the
waste hauler, and are subject to approval by the Township of Leet.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 5]
1.
The Township of Leet shall provide for the collection of all garbage,
rubbish and bulky wastes from individual residences and multifamily
residential sources with less than four units, or it may contract
with a private collector or collectors to provide this essential residential
collection service.
2.
All households and homeowners shall utilize the residential collection
service provided by the Township of Leet unless they can demonstrate
that they have made alternate arrangement that are consistent with
this Part and approved by the Township of Leet.
3.
All multi-family residential sources (with four or more units), commercial,
institutional and industrial establishments shall negotiate and individually
contract collection service with the Township of Leet's collector
or any other properly licensed waste hauler of their choice.
4.
All residential garbage and rubbish shall be collected at least once
a week. Bulky wastes shall be collected following prior arrangement
with the Township of Leet's collector and payment of any required
special fees.
5.
All commercial, institutional, public and industrial lunchroom and
office waste containing garbage shall be collected at least once a
week. Rubbish collection from these sources shall be made as often
as necessary to control health hazards, odors, flies and unsightly
conditions. The Township of Leet reserves the right to require more
frequent collection when deemed necessary.
6.
Residential collection schedules shall be published regularly by
the Township of Leet or its contracted hauler.
7.
All solid waste collection activity shall be conducted from Monday
through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless
prior approval or any exception has been granted by the Township of
Leet. No collection, hauling or transporting or solid waste shall
be permitted on Sunday.
8.
All licensed haulers and haulers under contract with the Township
of Leet shall comply with the following standards and regulations:
A.
All municipal waste collected within the Township of Leet shall ultimately
be disposed only at a landfill cited in the Allegheny County Solid
Waste Management Plan 1990, or in subsequent revisions thereto.
B.
Any trucks or other vehicles used for the collection and transportation
of municipal waste must comply with the requirements of Act 97, any
Department regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and must be licensed
by the Allegheny County Health Department.
C.
All collection vehicles conveying domestic waste and garbage shall
be watertight and suitably enclosed to prevent leakage, roadside littering,
attraction of vectors, the creation of odors and other nuisances.
D.
Collection vehicles for rubbish and other nonputrescible solid waste
shall be capable of being enclosed or covered to prevent roadside
litter and other nuisances.
E.
All solid waste shall be collected and transported so as to prevent
public health hazards, safety hazards and nuisances.
F.
All solid waste collection vehicles shall be operated and maintained
in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 6]
1.
The Board of Leet Township Commissioners shall be authorized to make
funds available, in accordance with the laws and procedures of the
Township, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a municipal
solid waste collection and disposal system; or for the contracting
of such service to a private collector.
2.
Annual fee schedules shall be published by the Township on any competitively
bid residential collection service contract that may be awarded by
the Township of Leet.
3.
The licensed haulers shall be responsible for the collection of any
fees for solid waste collection and disposal from residential customers.
Licensed haulers shall be responsible for the collection of any collection
and disposal fees from commercial, institutional and industrial customers.
[Amended by Ord. 2016-04, 6/13/2016]
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 7]
1.
All appeals shall be made in writing to the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Leet.
2.
Pending a reversal or modification, all decisions of the Township
of Leet shall remain effective and enforceable.
3.
Appeals may be made by the following persons:
A.
Any person who is aggrieved by a new standard or regulation issued
by the Township of Leet may appeal within the 10 days after the Township
gives notice of its intention to issue the new standard or regulation.
4.
The notice of appeal shall be served in writing and sent by certified
mail with return receipt requested. Within 20 days after receipt of
the notice of appeal, the Township of Leet shall hold a public hearing.
Notice of the hearing shall be sent to both parties in time to adequately
prepare for the hearing. Notice shall be sent to the parties by certified
mail with return receipt requested at the last known address in addition
to publication in the local newspaper.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 8]
The Township of Leet may petition the court for an injunction,
either mandatory or prohibitive, to enforce any of the provisions
of this Part.
[Ord. 243, 5/11/1992,
§ 9; as amended by Ord. 260, 3/11/1996, § 20-109; and by Ord. 2016-01, 3/14/2016]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 1]
The short title of this Part shall be the "Township of Leet
Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 2; as amended by Ord. 260, 3/11/1996, § 20-202]
The following definitions shall be established as used herein
as follows:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides
and bottom and an aluminum top.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are non-container glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded, however, are all
other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as news print and
distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions,
containing advertisements and other matters of public interests. Expressly
excluded, however, are newspapers which have been soiled.
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.
Those materials specified by the Township to be recycled.
This list of materials is specified in the recycling regulations resulting
from this Part and may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary
by the Township of Leet.
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 hauler.
Prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and garden wastes.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 3; as amended by Ord. 260, 3/11/1996, § 20-203]
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation
of recyclable materials from solid waste by all persons within the
Township of Leet. The list of recyclables to be separated from solid
waste by all persons within the Township of Leet shall be established
by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and may be changed, from
time to time, by resolution of the Board.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 4]
Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curb separate from
solid waste for collection at such times and dates as may be hereinafter
established by regulation.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 5]
It shall be a violation of this Part for any person(s), unauthorized
by the Township, to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or
picked up any such recyclable material. Each such collection in violation
hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable
as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 6]
The Township of Leet 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 Township of Leet may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion
of said rules and regulations at any time.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 7; as amended by Ord. 260, 3/11/1996, § 20-207; and by Ord. 2016-01, 3/14/2016]
Any action by any person, firm, corporation or other entity
which violates or does not comply with any provision of this Part
or any regulation thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day
that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate
offense.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 8]
The Township of Leet may enter into an agreement with public
or private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part
of the recyclable materials from curbside. Until or unless the entry
into such an agreement this Part shall not be in effect.
[Ord. 234, 10/8/1990,
§ 9]
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation hereof for any
owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial or institutional
property in the Township to put into or cause to put into the solid
waste collection system of the Township any leaves or grass or other
yard waste.
