A. 
Mandatory participation. Unless otherwise exempted under this article, every owner and/or occupant of developed residential property within the Borough shall pay a base collection rate for garbage, recyclables, and yard waste collection services to the Borough's contractor in an amount and in the manner as determined by resolution of Borough Council.
(1) 
Each dwelling unit may place an unlimited amount of recyclables in carts, or yard waste in composting bags, at the curb, for no additional disposal charge.
(2) 
Provisions for temporarily unoccupied properties may be established by the Borough.
(3) 
All bills for municipal waste services will be rendered prior to the service period.
(4) 
All bills shall be due and payable upon the date of presentation and, if not paid within 35 days after that date, a penalty of 10% shall be added to such bills. Acceptance or remittance of bills on the last day of this thirty-five-day period shall be determined as evidenced by the postmark of the United States Postal Service.
B. 
Discontinuance of service. The Borough's contractor may discontinue service for nonpayment of service fees by an owner of property.
(1) 
To discontinue residential service, the property owner shall be in arrears from the billing date a minimum of 90 days. The Borough's contractor shall send two written notices regarding the amount due and procedures for payment. The notices shall be sent by through the United States Postal Service.
(2) 
After a bill has become delinquent, a delinquent notice shall be mailed to the property owner demanding payment and stating that failure to pay the delinquent bill shall result in the discontinuance of service.
(3) 
If the bill remains unpaid after 14 days from date of delinquent notice, a discontinuance of service notice shall be sent to the property owner through the United States Postal Service. The termination notice shall contain the following information:
(a) 
The date on which the notice is rendered;
(b) 
The date on which service will be discontinued, which date shall not be earlier than 10 days after the date of such notice;
(c) 
If the property owner wishes to protest or otherwise challenge the charges or the discontinuation of service, a brief statement that the owner can have a conference with the Borough Manager and the contractor or his designee before service is terminated by writing or telephoning the Borough.
(d) 
The address and telephone number of the contractor.
(e) 
Notice that any payments received by the contractor for the specific property receiving the delinquent notice must be in cash, certified check or money order.
(4) 
If the property owner fails to pay the delinquent bill within the time specified in the discontinuation of service notice and unless the dispute is resolved as a consequence of the protest procedure, the contractor shall discontinue municipal waste collection service to that dwelling unit.
(5) 
If service is discontinued, it will not be restored until all unpaid bills and charges, including the restoration of service charges, as determined from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, or satisfactory arrangements, as determined by the Borough in consultation with the contractor, are made for payment.
(6) 
At the time of the discontinuance of service, the property owner shall be considered in violation of this article.
(7) 
Discontinuance of service due to nonpayment of service fees shall not relieve the resident from abiding by all of the requirements of this article.
C. 
Charges to be established by resolution. All service fees for the collection of municipal waste by the Borough shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. Service charges shall be established to ensure that all costs involved in the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste, including the administrative costs of the Borough, are covered by the service charges.
D. 
Service fees for municipal waste, recyclable, and yard/leaf waste shall be the responsibility of the customer and shall not be payable by the Borough except for charges associated with property owned by the Borough.