[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 1]
The Borough, recognizing the reclaiming of recyclable materials
is an important method for addressing the growing solid waste disposal
problem through conserving landfill space, and that recycling conserves
natural resources, reduces energy consumption and promotes the general
interest, and to be in compliance with Pennsylvania Act 101, 1988,
does hereby authorize and encourage collection, processing, storage,
transportation, and recycling materials in accordance with the provisions
of this Part 1D.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 2]
Recyclables separated for the purpose of materials recovery
rather than disposal and collection by the Borough or its designated
agent or contractor shall not be considered solid waste as defined
under this Part and shall not be subject to the provisions of this
Part which requires the disposal of waste at designated facilities
unless such recyclables become unmarketable.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 3]
The Borough hereby establishes a program for the mandatory separation of recyclables from solid waste by persons residing in single-family dwellings and multi- family establishments and by commercial and industrial establishments. Commercial, institutional, apartment complexes, and industrial establishments which utilize centralized collections (dumpster-type) containers shall not be part of the municipal waste recycling program developed by the Borough. These commercial, institutional, apartment complexes, and industrial establishments shall be required to conduct their own recycling program as described in § 20-137 below.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 4]
1.
It shall be the Borough's responsibility to bill each residential
unit in the Borough on an annual basis the amount bid by the contractor.
The Borough may add a surcharge to the unit charge to cover the Borough's
administrative cost for managing the curbside recycling collection
program and to cover any cost related to additional recycling services
provided by the Borough.
2.
An additional charge, as bid by the contractor for special back door
pick-up for hardship cases, shall be added to the annual bill for
the appropriate resident and billed and collected in the same manner
as specified above.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 5]
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 6]
Newspapers that are used for secondary purposes such as wrapping
other waste or for cleaning which renders them unusable for recycling
shall not be required to be recycled.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 7]
Commercial, institutional and industrial establishments conducting their own recycling program, not in conjunction with an agent of the Borough for the collection of municipal waste and recyclables, shall file with the Borough and have approved by the Borough, individual recycling programs which provide for, at minimum, the recycling of items listed in § 20-135, Subsection 2, above. All persons owning, leasing, operating, managing, and/or otherwise controlling commercial, municipal, or institutional establishments, or community activities, shall collect the recyclables and arrange for the removal of such materials to a center for recyclable materials. Annual reports, in writing, of the number of tons of such material recycled shall be made to the Borough by the fifteenth day of January of the following year. The owner and/or landlord or the agent of such owner and/or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties with centralized bulk (dumpster-type) containers shall comply with the requirements of this Part by establishing a collection system for the recyclable materials listed in § 20-135, Subsection 1, above, at each such property. The collection system must include suitable containers for the collection and sorting of said recyclable materials; easily accessible locations for the containers; and, written instructions to the occupants concerning the use of said collection system. The owner and/or landlord or the agent of such owner and/or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties not included in the collection system of the municipality shall establish a system for the collection of the afore listed recyclable materials and arrange for the removal of such materials to a center for recyclable materials. Annual reports, in writing, of the number of tons of such material recycled shall be made to the Borough by the fifteenth day of January of the following year.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 8]
The Borough or its authorized agent shall establish and promulgate
regulations on the manner, days, and time of collection of recyclable
materials, and for the bundling, handling, location, and time of placement
of such materials for collection. Regulations shall be promulgated
for each of the programs undertaken including, but not limited to,
the residential, multi-family, and commercial sources of recyclable
materials.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 9]
Recyclable materials shall be placed behind the curb or other
designated area, separated from solid waste, for collection or taken
to drop-off sites at such time, date, manner, and places as may be
established or authorized by the Borough. Containers shall not be
placed out for collection any earlier than 24 hours before the designated
collection nor remain at the curbside longer than 24 hours after the
collection has taken place.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 10]
From the time of placement of recyclable items at the curb or
designated location, or at a drop-off center as designated or authorized
by the Borough, the recyclable items shall become the property of
the Borough or its authorized agent or contractor. It shall be a violation
of this Part 1D for any person unauthorized by the Borough to collect,
pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items. Any
and each collection in violation hereof from one or more locations
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable hereafter
provided.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 11]
Vehicles used for the collection of recyclables from residential
units shall be of a size and type that can be operated on the streets
and alleys of the Borough without getting off of the traveled portion
of the roadway or doing damage to curbing, planted areas, or private
property. Vehicles shall be designed to prevent loss of materials
during collection or transport and shall be watertight. All vehicles
used in the collection or transport of recyclables shall have noise
muffling devices which limit the noise of the vehicle to the current
required manufacturer's standard.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. IV, § 12]
Upon and after the effective date of this Part it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dispose of any recyclable item as established in § 20-135 above commingled with other solid waste not required to be recycled or to dispose of such items in other places that will not insure that items are recycled unless the material is so contaminated that it is unacceptable for recycling.
