The Town of East Hampton has established and shall maintain a transfer station or refuse disposal area at a permanent location for the purpose of accepting certain solid waste items except those solid wastes and recyclables that are collected at the curbside and hazardous wastes as determined from time to time and in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Director of Public Works and the Town Manager.
The transfer station shall normally be open at least once per week on Saturdays, except on legal holidays, and may be open on such other day, days or hours that the Town Manager may designate.
Any resident may dispose of solid waste in the transfer station, provided the vehicle bears the identification sticker described in § 269-23, and such disposal is in accordance with the provisions of this article.
A person who is a nonresident may dispose of accepted solid waste in the transfer station, provided that said solid waste is a direct result of work, operations, or business undertaken by said person, whether by contract or otherwise, in the Town, and that said person obtains a permit from the Director, each such permit requiring payment of a fee as may be set from time to time by the Town Council and expiring after 10 days; except that nonresident solid waste collectors shall be governed by the provisions of § 269-17.
No person, whether a resident or nonresident, may dispose of solid waste in the transfer station when such solid waste is the direct result of work, operations, or business undertaken by him, whether by contract, or otherwise, in a location or area outside the Town. However, the Town Manager, upon approval of the Town Council, may enter into agreement with another municipality or agency for convenience, and may negotiate fees for the use of the transfer station.
No person may dispose of tree trunks measuring eight inches or more in diameter at the butt or largest end, or stumps at the transfer station. Other bulky waste material, demolition materials, junk motor vehicles and farm machinery are not permitted in the transfer station except as specifically allowed. Acceptable bulky waste shall include, but may not be limited to, large and/or heavy waste items such as empty refrigerators with doors off, washing machines, stoves, household furniture, etc., and other similar material that cannot be broken down.
Disposal of any garbage or hazardous waste as defined herein and by appropriate state or federal laws or regulations by any person in the transfer station is prohibited. Prohibited materials shall include, but not be limited to, explosives, pathological and biological waste, infected material, chemicals, radioactive materials, any kind of material containing hot coals or fire, oil sludges, highly inflammable substances, cesspool or other human wastes, human and animal remains, motor vehicles, by-product wastes such as rubber, leather and plastics, farm and other large machinery, liquid wastes, construction material and demolition debris.
Any person disposing of solid waste in the transfer station shall dispose of such solid waste by dumping or otherwise in specific locations as determined by, and under the supervision of, the custodian of the transfer station. No solid waste may be tossed over the fence or left on the roadside adjacent to the transfer station at any time.
Scavenging at the transfer station is prohibited unless specifically allowed by the Director.
No person shall enter or be permitted within the transfer station except during the hours when the area is open to the public and the custodian is on duty. Vehicles using the transfer station shall be required to obtain a vehicle identification sticker to permit entry to the site. Said vehicle identification sticker shall be obtained after payment of a fee as established from time to time by the Town Council and shall be affixed to the windshield of the vehicle in accordance with instructions.
Any vehicle or trailer carrying solid waste to the transfer station shall carry such solid waste, either by covering it or protecting it or in some suitable manner, so that such solid waste shall not blow or fall off the vehicle or trailer.
The custodian of the transfer station shall compact solid waste for transit, segregate materials and maintain the disposal area in accordance with state and local regulations.
Violations of any provisions of this article shall be an infraction. Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall be fined an amount not to exceed $100 for each offense. Each day on which an offense occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.