[Adopted 8-20-1990 by Ord. No. 262-90;
amended 3-9-1992]
A.
The Residential Recycling Program shall include all residences within the Municipality of Murrysville. Multifamily rental properties, for which the owner or landlord authorizes refuse collection services for all occupants, are addressed separately in § 182-15 of these regulations.
B.
Each residential owner (or occupant, in the case of a
residence occupied by persons other than the owner) shall lawfully dispose
of refuse and recyclable materials. This may be accomplished by any of the
options outlined below. If there is no refuse nor recyclable material present
or generated at a vacant residence, the owner of the vacant residence is exempt
from this requirement. However, this does not exempt the owner from any ordinance
regulating the storage and disposal of residential refuse, recyclable materials,
junk and other refuse. Options for disposal of residential refuse and recyclable
materials shall be as follows:
(1)
Authorizing regular collection of refuse and recyclable
materials by a permit-holding refuse collector.
(2)
Authorizing collection as needed (making use of the bag
system) of refuse and recyclable materials by a permit-holding refuse collector.
(3)
Authorizing collection of refuse as described above, but lawfully disposing of recyclable materials by some other means, including participation in a recycling cooperative, charitable contribution of recyclable materials to an organization or their direct deposit at or sale to a recycling center (see § 182-18B and C).
C.
The Municipality shall provide each residence with recycling
bins for use by the owner/occupant.
(1)
Three color-coded recycling bins shall be provided, except
that if single recycling bins are available and if the residence will be served
by a refuse collector that permits the commingling of recycling materials,
one single recycling bin may be provided.
(2)
The recycling bins shall remain the property of the Municipality.
Upon the sale of a residence, the resident or his agent shall either return
the bins to the Municipality and secure a receipt or ensure that the bins
remain in the residence for use by the buyer.
(3)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a rented
residence to ensure retention at the residence of recycling bins and their
availability to a new occupant.
(4)
New homeowners shall be provided with recycling bins,
without cost, at the Municipal Building, during regular office hours.
(5)
If recycling bins are lost or stolen, replacements may
be purchased at the Municipal Building, at the Municipality's cost, plus
$5 for processing.
(6)
Each owner/occupant of a residence who has authorized
collection of recyclable materials by a permit-holding refuse collector must
use the recycling bin(s) provided by the Municipality.
(7)
Any owner/occupant planning to lawfully dispose of recyclable
materials by some means other than authorized collection by a permit-holding
refuse collector may return the recycling bin(s) to the Municipal Building
and obtain a receipt.
D.
Each owner/occupant shall separate recyclable materials
from other refuse as shown in Table 1, Residential Recyclable Materials, and
shall not mix other refuse with recyclable materials.
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Table 1
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Residential Recyclable Materials
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(1)
Newsprint: to be placed in brown paper bags or bundled
and tied with a string and set out along with recycling bin(s). (Soiled paper,
glossy paper and paper printed in color are not to be included, except that
newsprint pages which hold a small proportion of colored ink may be included.)
(2)
Two-liter plastic soda bottles and one-gallon plastic
milk bottles: Metal neck rings are to be removed; bottles are to be rinsed
and clean; paper labels need not be removed. Bottles may be flattened.
(3)
Metallic food and beverage cans: Cans are to be rinsed
and clean; labels need not be removed. Cans may be flattened.
(4)
Clear, green and brown glass food and beverage containers:
Metal neck rings are to be removed; containers are to be rinsed and clean
and unbroken; paper labels need not be removed.
E.
If the permit-holding collector serving the residence
requires source segregation of recyclable materials, the owner/occupant shall
place the recyclable materials in the color-coded recycling bins as follows:
F.
If the permit-holding collector serving the residence
permits partial or full commingling of recyclable materials, they may be accordingly
partially or fully commingled. Residents shall contact their collector to
determine whether partial or full commingling of recyclable materials is permitted.
G.
If the permit-holding collector serving the residence
permits full commingling of recyclable materials, any of the recyclable materials
may be placed in any of the three color-coded bins or in the single recycling
bin.
H.
Each owner/occupant of a residence who has authorized
regular collection of recyclable materials by a permit-holding collector shall
set out any recyclable materials to be collected in the appropriate bin(s)
in accordance with the collector's collection schedule.
I.
Each owner/occupant making use of the bag system shall
set out any recyclable materials to be collected in the appropriate bin(s)
at the time of setting out bags of residential refuse.
J.
Prior to any change in their schedule for collection
of recyclable materials, residential collectors shall obtain the approval
of the Municipality's Chief Administrator. After securing this approval,
residential collectors shall provide advance notification to their customers
by:
(1)
Inclusion of a notice of the change and the new collection
schedule with the billing for the period preceding the change; and
(2)
Publication of notice of the change and the new collection
schedule for at least two consecutive weeks in at least two community newspapers,
in advance of any change.
K.
No recyclable materials, leaf waste or grass clippings
may be commingled with refuse for collection.
A.
The owner or landlord of a multifamily residential property
shall lawfully dispose of residential refuse and recyclable materials. This
may be accomplished by any of the options outlined below. If there is no residential
refuse nor recyclable material present or generated at a vacant property,
the owner of the vacant property is exempt from this requirement. However,
this does not exempt the owner from any ordinance regulating the storage and
disposal of residential refuse, recyclable materials, junk and other refuse.
Options for disposal of residential refuse and recyclable materials shall
be as follows:
(1)
Authorizing regular collection of refuse and recyclable
materials by a permit-holding refuse collector.
(2)
Authorizing collection of refuse as described above, but lawfully disposing of recyclable materials by some other means, including participation in a recycling cooperative, charitable contribution of recyclable materials to an organization or their direct deposit at or sale to a recycling center (see § 182-18B and C).
B.
The owner or landlord shall provide a centrally located
recyclable material system large enough to hold all recyclables placed there
by residents. If the permit-holding collector serving the multifamily residential
property requires the source segregation of recyclable materials, the container(s)
shall have four separate compartments.
C.
The container(s) must protect all materials from rainwater
and surface runoff and must be screened from public view.
D.
Residents of multifamily residential properties shall
separate recyclable materials from other refuse, as shown in Table 1, Residential
Recyclable Materials. Residents shall place these recyclable materials in
the container(s) provided by the property owner and shall not mix other refuse
with recyclable materials.
E.
No recyclable materials, leaf waste or grass clippings
may be commingled with refuse for collection.
A.
The owner, landlord or agent of the owner of each nonresidential
commercial property or municipal or institutional establishment shall lawfully
dispose of refuse and recyclable materials. This may be accomplished by any
of the options outlined below. If there is no refuse nor recyclable material
present or generated at a vacant property, the owner of the vacant property
is exempt from this requirement. However, this does not exempt the owner from
any ordinance regulating the storage and disposal of commercial refuse, recyclable
materials, junk and other refuse. Options for disposal of commercial refuse
and recyclable materials shall be as follows:
(1)
Authorizing regular collection of commercial refuse and
recyclable materials by a permit-holding refuse collector.
(2)
Authorizing collection of commercial refuse as described above, but lawfully disposing of recyclable materials by some other means, including participation in a recycling cooperative, charitable contribution of recyclable materials to an organization or their direct deposit at or sale to a recycling center (see § 182-18B and C).
B.
The owner, landlord or agent of the owner or landlord
of each nonresidential commercial property or municipal or institutional establishment
shall provide a centrally located recyclable material system large enough
to hold all of the recyclable materials placed there by property occupants.
If the permit-holding collector serving the property requires the source segregation
of recyclable materials, the container(s) shall have four separate compartments.
C.
The container(s) must protect all materials from rainwater
and surface runoff and must be screened from public view.
D.
Occupants of nonresidential commercial property and municipal
or institutional establishments shall separate recyclable materials from other
refuse, as shown in Table 2, Commercial Recyclable Materials, and place recyclable
materials in the container(s) provided by the property owner. Other refuse
shall not be mixed with recyclable materials.
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Table 2
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Commercial Recyclable Materials
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(1)
Corrugated paper: cardboard of layered construction,
with a semihollow ribbed core.
(2)
Metallic food and beverage cans: Cans are to be rinsed
and clean; labels need not be removed. Cans may be flattened.
(3)
High-grade office paper: includes white and buff-colored
plain envelopes and typing, mimeograph, photocopy, writing and computer paper
with or without colored ink; does not include colored paper, notebook paper
or paper with food residues, carbon, cellophane, adhesives, wax, plastic or
foil coatings.
(4)
Clear, green and brown glass food and beverage containers:
Metal neck rings are to be removed; containers are to be rinsed and clean
and unbroken; paper labels need not be removed.
E.
No recyclable materials, leaf waste or grass clippings
may be commingled with other refuse for collection.
A.
Any collector collecting and transporting refuse or recyclable
materials for compensation within the Municipality shall obtain a permit from
the Municipality. A permit may be obtained upon payment of the fee(s) specified
in Murrysville's Fee Schedule Ordinance.[1]
B.
All collected recyclable materials shall be taken to
a recycling facility. Disposal by collectors or by operators of recycling
facilities of separated recyclable materials in landfills or by burning is
prohibited unless markets do not exist for the materials and the collectors
or operators have notified the Municipality's Chief Administrator in
writing.
C.
No person, firm or corporation that has not obtained
an annual refuse collection permit is permitted to collect recyclable materials
placed for collection by authorized collectors by residents or multifamily
residential properties, commercial, municipal or institutional establishments.
D.
In addition, no person, firm or corporation is permitted
to collect recyclable materials other than those delivered or placed for collection
by that person, firm or corporation.
A.
Any collector collecting and transporting recyclable
materials from a residence, a multifamily residential property, a commercial,
municipal or institutional establishment shall submit an annual report to
the Municipality of the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous
year.
B.
Any individual or organization disposing of recyclables
by some means other than regular collection by a permit-holding refuse collector
shall register with the Municipality to indicate their method of recycling
and shall submit an annual report to the Municipality showing the volume or
quantity of materials recycled during the previous year.
C.
Report forms may be obtained from the Municipal Building
during regular working hours. Completed annual reports are due at the Municipal
Building by 5:00 p.m. on the last business day in January.
