[Adopted 10-5-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
AUTHORIZED FACILITY
A public or private facility or facilities where recyclables may
be delivered for disposal, including but not limited to dropoff centers, materials
recovery facilities or other such public or private facilities designated
by the Village of Perry.
ECONOMIC MARKET
When the full cost of proper collection, transportation and disposal
of a component of solid waste is equal to or greater than the cost of the
sale of the component.
RECYCLABLES
Paper, glass, metal, plastic, garden and yard waste and any other
component of solid waste for which an economic market exists or any component
so designated by the Village of Perry.
SOLID WASTE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, including but not
limited to materials or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless,
worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection,
or which are being accumulated, stored or physically, chemically or biologically
treated prior to being discarded or rejected, having served their intended
use, or industrial, commercial and agricultural waste, sludges from air or
water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish,
ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction
debris and offal, but not including sewage and other highly diluted water-carried
materials or substances and those in gaseous form, special nuclear or by-product
material within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
or waste which appears on the list or satisfies the characteristics of hazardous
waste promulgated by the New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The segregation of recyclable material from the solid waste stream
at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or other disposition.
THE VILLAGE
The Village of Perry, Wyoming County, New York.
WASTE GENERATOR
Any person, household, business, governmental agency, municipality
or other legal entity which produces solid waste requiring off-site disposal.
WASTE HAULER
All persons engaged in the commercial collection, transportation
and/or disposal of solid waste and/or recyclables generated, originated or
brought within the Village of Perry.
To the extent necessary and consistent with other municipal enactments
of a similar nature, the Village of Perry shall be primarily responsible for
all ministerial and administrative duties described or reasonably required
by the terms of this article.
All waste haulers shall obtain a permit from the Village Clerk prior
to commencing operations within the Village of Perry. The fee for this permit
shall be $100 payable annually on or before November 1.
The Village of Perry is authorized to further implement the purposes
of this article by promulgating regulations from time to time as necessary.