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Town of East Hampton, NY
Suffolk County
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A. 
The recycling centers shall be open only during such hours and only for the disposal of such solid waste and recyclables as may be designated by resolution of the Town Board adopted from time to time.
B. 
The Town personnel in charge of the recycling centers shall have full power and authority to direct the manner of disposal of solid waste and designated recyclables at different locations within the center. Any person using the recycling centers shall obey the instructions of Town personnel and shall deposit the solid waste and designated recyclables only in the unloading areas or receptacles designated for such materials.
C. 
The Town personnel shall designate unloading areas by posting appropriate signs. Any oral instructions given by a Town employee authorized to implement the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any sign or displayed instructions. No person other than Town personnel may go beyond the signs and enter unloading areas reserved for the deposit of solid waste and designated recyclables.
D. 
The Town personnel at the recycling centers shall be responsible for directing the movement of traffic within said center. Any person operating a vehicle within said centers shall obey the traffic instructions of said personnel. No person shall park a vehicle between the signs designating an unloading area except for the purpose and time required to dispose of solid waste and designated recyclables.
E. 
No person shall remove, destroy, alter, deface or otherwise damage any sign or signs placed or erected at any recycling center except upon and at the direction of the Superintendent of Sanitation.
[Amended 6-25-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996]
No solid waste or designated recyclables, irrespective of their origin, that are transported from outside the limits of the Town may be deposited in any Town recycling area.
A. 
All commercial haulers shall check in at the weight scale house upon arrival at a Town recycling center. Town personnel shall determine whether the commercial hauler shall pay a fee by weight, pursuant to § 204-62, or a fee by volume, pursuant to § 204-43.
B. 
A self-hauler who desires to dispose of any special items listed by Town Board resolution pursuant to § 204-43 shall check in at the weight scale house upon arrival at a Town recycling center and follow Town personnel's instructions regarding the payment of the fee owed.
A. 
The Town Board, by resolution, shall establish a schedule of fees to be paid to the Town for the disposal of particular items or of classes, types or quantities of items whose handling or ultimate disposal involves added expenses for the town.
B. 
The special items may include one or more of the following:
(1) 
Junked cars.
(2) 
White goods.
(3) 
Tires.
(4) 
Yard waste.
(5) 
Heavy brush.
(6) 
Other special items as designated by resolution of the Town Board.
C. 
Resolutions passed by the Town Board pursuant to Subsection A shall set forth the effective date for said fees to take effect. Publication of notice of the adoption of such resolutions in the town's official newspaper is required prior to the effective date.
D. 
The list of special items and their fees may be amended from time to time; however, at least once a year, at the Town Board's annual organizational meeting, the Town Board shall pass a resolution listing the special items and their fees. Said list shall be published in the town's official newspaper.
E. 
Any Town Board resolution establishing or amending such fee schedule may also provide for the method and procedure by which the Town shall collect the fees established therein.