[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]
1. 
At residential units (including multi-family establishments):
A. 
Newspapers.
B. 
Glass.
C. 
Aluminum and steel cans.
D. 
Plastic bottles.
E. 
Leaf waste.
2. 
At commercial, institutional and industrial establishments:
A. 
Newspapers.
B. 
High-grade office paper and corrugated paper.
C. 
Aluminum and steel cans.
D. 
Glass.
E. 
Plastic bottles.
F. 
Leaf waste.
[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.