[Adopted 10-25-1965 (Ch. III, Sec.
3, of Title Five of the 1965 Code); amended in its entirety 6-9-1969]
No rubbish, debris or waste material of any
nature shall be deposited in any manner on any property, public or
private, within the Town of Barrington, except in a location designated
for dumping by the Town Council.
[Added 10-11-1977; amended 2-8-1988 by Ord. No. 88-1; 3-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-2; 11-5-1990 by Ord. No. 90-18]
A.
Collection; recyclables enumerated; containers.
[Amended 7-6-1998 by Ord. No. 98-5]
(1)
The Director of Public Works shall schedule the street-side
collections for all recyclable materials and nonrecyclable refuse
and from time to time advise residents of these schedules. Residents
and businesses have the option to deliver their recyclable resources
directly to the Town's Recycling Center during the hours prescribed
by the Director of Public Works. Recyclable materials are specified
by the Director of the Department of Environmental Management and
are listed in the Municipal Recycling Regulations. Materials for recycling
may change from time to time depending upon new technologies, economic
conditions, waste stream characteristics, environmental effects or
mutual agreement between the state and municipalities.
(2)
Recyclables that must be separated from refuse are:
(a)
Paper recyclables: mail, magazines, catalogs,
writing paper, corrugated cardboard, newspaper, thin cardboard (e.g.,
cereal boxes, cookie boxes), telephone directories, brown (kraft)
paper bags and textiles (old clothing).
(b)
Mixed recyclables: aluminum and steel/tin cans,
aluminum foil and scrap (e.g., pie plates), metal lids, empty steel
aerosol cans, glass bottles and jars, empty paint cans, paper milk
cartons and juice boxes, No. 1 PETE plastic containers, No. 2 HDPE
plastic bottles and jugs, and scrap metal.
(c)
White goods: metal appliances and large scrap
metal.
(3)
Recylables, other than white goods, shall be placed
in recycling containers; paper recyclables may be tied or placed in
paper bags, Recyclables must be contained to facilitate the neat,
orderly, safe and convenient collection by Town employees. Plastic
bags are unacceptable.
(4)
Recycling containers shall be provided by the Town
to the residents. Said containers shall be the property of the Town.
The Town shall provide such containers to residents free of charge
and thereafter for a fee specified by the Town Council for replacement.
(5)
Nonrecyclable refuse containers shall not exceed 33
gallons. Container and refuse contained shall not exceed 50 pounds.
[Added 12-5-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-9]
B.
Leaves and grass clippings.
(1)
Leaves and grass clippings shall be separated by all
residents from all other refuse during the leaf and yard waste collection
season as specified by the Director of Public Works. Residents shall
place their leaves and grass clippings into paper bags. Paper bags
shall be placed at curbside, separated from the regular refuse.
(2)
Leaves and grass clippings shall not be placed in
plastic trash bags and shall not be placed in the same refuse container
or otherwise mixed with other forms of solid waste for collection,
removal or disposal. Residents shall have the option to deliver their
leaves and grass clippings directly to Walker's Farm during the hours
prescribed by the Director of Public Works.
C.
All recyclables become the property of the Town of
Barrington when placed at street-side. Refuse that includes those
recyclables named herein shall not be collected by the Town. Disposal
of improperly mixed refuse shall be the sole responsibility of the
person violating the provisions of this section.
[Amended 5-1-1989 by Ord. No. 89-3; 9-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-5]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be fined not more than $250 for the first offense
and not more than $500 for each subsequent offense within a twelve-month
period.
