[Adopted by Ord. No. O-91-38 (§ 6-18 of the Revised General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PROOF OF COLLECTION SERVICE
A written record, log, bill or document evidencing receipt of service for the collection of solid waste for the preceding month from a person lawfully engaging in private solid waste collection services within the Township.
REGULAR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
The scheduled pickup and removal of solid waste from residential, commercial or institutional premises located within the boundaries of the Township at least once a week.
RESPONSIBLE SOLID WASTE GENERATOR
Any property owner, tenant or occupant of any single-family residential dwelling or multiple dwelling, or the owner of any commercial or institutional building or structure located within the boundaries of the Township, who generates solid waste at those premises.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from domestic and community activities and shall include all other waste materials including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect, prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
The activity related to pickup and transportation of solid waste from its source or location to a solid waste facility or other destination.
SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
A covered receptacle or container or bag suitable for the depositing of solid waste.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
The storage, treatment, utilization, processing or final disposal of solid waste.
SOLID WASTE FACILITIES
Includes the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by any person pursuant to the provisions of this article or any other act, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource recovery facilities, sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and all vehicles, equipment and other real or personal property and rights therein and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of solid waste in a sanitary manner.
A. 
In the case of single-family and multifamily residential housing, each responsible solid waste generator shall, if he or she has not already done so, enter into a contract for regular solid waste collection service with any person lawfully providing private solid waste collection services within the Township, except that any such responsible solid waste generator who is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the Township for disposal shall be exempt from this requirement. In the case of multifamily residential housing, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the multiple dwelling to provide a sufficient number of appropriate solid waste containers for the deposit of nonrecyclable waste materials to be disposed of as solid waste.
B. 
Any responsible solid waste generator at any commercial or institutional building or structure shall enter into a contract with any person lawfully providing private solid waste collection services within the Township.
C. 
In the case of a responsible solid waste generator, within the municipality, who is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to an approved solid waste facility utilized by the Township for disposal, every such responsible solid waste generator shall furnish proof that the responsible solid waste generator is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the Township for disposal to the Township Committee at least once every 12 months. In order to fulfill the requirements of this subsection, the responsible solid waste generator may include the proof of service with the municipal tax payment mailed to the Municipal Tax Collector.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]
Any person found guilty or pleading guilty to a violation of this article shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty.