[Adopted 12-16-1975 by Ord. No. 1046 as Sec.
3-17 of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes bound periodicals printed on glossy coated paper.
Includes paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint
and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having
printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and
other matters of public interest. Included in this definition are
advertising circulars printed on newsprint. Excluded from this definition
is used newspaper which has been utilized for purposes other than
reading and which has become soiled.
There is hereby established a program for the
collection of newspapers and magazines within the Borough for the
purpose of resale or disposal of same by the Borough for recycling
purposes.
All owners, lessees or occupants of dwelling
units shall be required, from December 17, 1974, to separate from
their solid wastes or trash all newspapers and magazines which shall
be picked up and disposed of separately by employees or agents of
the Borough, or by authorized designees. Such separation shall be
in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
A.
All newspapers shall be bundled separately with twine
or other secure arrangements to ensure that they shall not be capable
of being windblown or distributed on the public streets, and provided
further that the maximum weight of any bundle shall not exceed 30
pounds, approximately 12 inches high.
B.
All magazines shall be bundled separately with twine
or other secure arrangements to ensure that they shall not be capable
of being windblown or distributed on the public streets, and provided
further that the maximum weight of any bundle shall not exceed 30
pounds, approximately 12 inches high.
A.
Bundles of newspapers and magazines as described in the sections above shall be placed at curbside by the owner, lessee or occupant of a dwelling unit on the day of the week or month designated by the Borough Administrator as pickup day for newspapers and magazines in the particular section of the Borough in which the dwelling unit is located. In the case of apartment houses, the owner or manager of such multiple-family dwelling unit shall ensure that a special place within the building or an enclosed place outside of the building which affords protection from the elements is designated for the storage of magazines and newspapers. Under emergency conditions, the time and place for pickup as otherwise prescribed by §§ 266-3 and 266-4 may be varied by pronouncement from the Borough Administrator of the Borough with notice to the residents given by whatever means are deemed appropriate.
[Amended 7-5-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-2496]
B.
All lessees of the apartment building shall be required
to separate newspapers and magazines and place them in the designated
place. The owner or manager of the apartment building or multiple-family
dwelling unit shall notify the Superintendent of Public Works of the
location of such area for storage of newspapers and magazines and
shall also notify the Fire Department in order that proper fire safety
precautions can be taken. The owner or manager of the apartment building
shall not permit or suffer unwarranted accumulations of newspapers
or magazines in the storage area which might, in the opinion of the
Fire Department, create a fire hazard but shall arrange to have the
bundled papers placed at curbside on the designated day of collection
aforesaid.
C.
Placement of bundles of newspapers or magazines shall
not be made at the curb later than 6:00 a.m. on the date of pickup.
[Amended 7-5-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-2496]
A.
Collection from curbside of such bundles of newspapers
and magazines shall be made by Borough employees or by contract for
outside services or by authorized designees as directed by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough with primary administrative supervision
being under the control of the Superintendent of the Department of
Public Works, subject to the approval of the Borough.
B.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit
any owner, lessee or occupant from disposing of newspapers and magazines
privately through sale or gift of the person concerned, provided that
in no event shall such newspapers and magazines be left at the curb
for any private pickup, and further provided that in no event shall
any newspapers or magazines be disposed of as part of the solid waste
pickup by the Borough in accordance with the normal pickup by the
Borough.
From the time of placement at the curb by any person of used newspapers and magazines for collection by the Borough pursuant to the rules and regulations established hereunder, such used newspapers and magazines shall be and become the property of the Borough, or the property of such organization as heretofore defined designated by the Mayor and Council to pick up such newspapers and magazines. It shall be a violation of the provisions of this article for any person unauthorized by the Mayor and Borough Council to collect or pick up or cause to be picked up any such used newspapers and magazines for any purpose whatsoever once same has been placed at the curb since private disposal thereof must be done in accordance with the terms of § 266-3. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works with the approval of the Administrator is authorized from time
to time by bid or by contract approved by the Mayor and Council to
sell and deliver the newspapers and magazines so collected in order
to obtain the best possible price therefor depending upon market conditions
at the time of sale; provided that service organizations located in
the Borough and organized for nonprofit purposes and any eleemosynary
organization may be authorized by the Mayor and Council to collect
newspapers and magazines and upon collection to dispose of them as
it sees fit in furtherance of their civic or charitable objectives.
