[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Frederick as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Littering — See Ch. 168.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 194.
[Adopted 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 90-5]
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
A. 
The following terms shall have the following meanings in this article:
ACCEPTABLE WASTE
Municipal waste which is not unacceptable waste or nonprocessible waste.
COUNTY
County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
COUNTY ORDINANCE or COUNTY WASTE FLOW ORDINANCE
An ordinance enacted by the county creating the Western County System in the Western District, providing for the licensure of various persons, regulating waste flow and setting forth certain related provisions.
DATE OF WESTERN COUNTY SYSTEM OPERATION
That date on which the Western County System shall be declared by the county to be ready to commence the disposal of acceptable waste on a sustained basis.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(1) 
Any material or substance which, by reason of its composition or characteristics, is:
(a) 
Toxic or hazardous waste as defined:
[1] 
In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.;
[2] 
In § 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2605(e);
[3] 
Under Act 97; or
[4] 
Under any other applicable laws of similar purpose of effect, including, but not limited to, with respect to each of such items in Subsection A(1)(a) through (d) of this definition, any replacement, amendment, expansion or supplement thereto and any rules, regulations or policies thereunder; or
(b) 
Special nuclear or by-product materials within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2001 et seq., and any replacement, amendment, expansion or supplement thereto and any rules, regulations or policies thereunder; and
(2) 
Any other material that any governmental agency or unit having appropriate jurisdiction shall determined from time to time is harmful, toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for disposal in the landfill.
LANDFILL
A landfill with which the waste authority has contracted to dispose of acceptable waste.
MUNICIPALITY
The Township of Upper Frederick, a Township of the second class, located within the County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Municipal waste as defined in § 103 of Act 97 and § 103 of Act 101, and any rules, regulations or policies promulgated thereunder.
NONPROCESSIBLE WASTE
(1) 
White goods;
(2) 
Automobile tires in quantity;
(3) 
Noncombustible items, sumps, logs, brush and other waste which either:
(a) 
Weighs in excess of 25 pounds; or
(b) 
Exceeds one of the following dimensions: four feet in length, four inches in diameter or four inches in thickness;
(4) 
Sludges;
(5) 
Construction and demolition debris; or
(6) 
Leaf waste beyond that permitted by Act 101.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, trust, municipal authority, federal institution or agency, state institution or agency, municipality, other governmental agency or any other legal entity or any group of such persons whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provision of this article prescribing a fine, penalty, imprisonment or denial or grant of any license or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
PLAN
The county-wide municipal waste management plan developed by the county and approved by DEP, as such has been and may hereafter be amended or revised in compliance with law.
PLAN REVISION
The revision dated June, 1990, to the County Municipal Waste Management Plan developed by the county, to be submitted to DEP and approved by a majority of the affected municipalities within the county representing a majority of the county's population.
POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE WESTERN COUNTY SYSTEM
Any delivery point within the Western County System designated by the Waste Authority for delivery of acceptable waste.
PROCESSIBLE WASTE
That portion of acceptable waste which is not nonprocessible waste.
RECYCLING or RECYCLED
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed or processed as Township waste or the mechanized separation and treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials other than a fuel for the operation of energy.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The segregation and collection, prior to the point of entry into the Western County System for the purpose of recycling of individual components of acceptable waste, such as (without limitation) bottles, cans and other materials in accordance with Act 101.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE
(1) 
Any materials that by reason of its composition, characteristics or quantity is ineligible for disposal at the landfill pursuant to the provisions of:
(a) 
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., and the regulations thereunder; or
(b) 
Except for trace amounts normally found in household or commercial solid waste, any other similarly applicable law, including, but not limited to, the following laws and the regulations, if any, promulgated under each: the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; Act 97; the Hazardous Cleanup Act, Act 108, enacted October 18, 1988; and any similar or substituted legislation or regulations or amendments to the foregoing, as well as any other laws coextensive with the foregoing;
(2) 
Any other materials that any governmental body or unit having or claiming appropriate jurisdiction shall determine from time to time to be helpful, toxic, dangerous or otherwise ineligible for disposal at the landfill;
(3) 
Any waste that a landfill or other applicable facility is precluded from accepting pursuant to any permit or governmental plan governing such landfill or other applicable facility;
(4) 
Hazardous waste;
(5) 
Residual waste as defined in Act 101 (except as otherwise provided in any landfill agreement to which the Waste Authority is a party;
(6) 
Special nuclear or by-product materials within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., and any similar or substituted legislation or regulation or amendments to the foregoing including, but not limited to, any other laws coextensive with the foregoing;
(7) 
Asbestos, sludge, infectious waste, chemotherapeutic waste and incinerator ash (except as otherwise provided in any landfill agreement to which the Waste Authority is a party;
(8) 
White goods in quantity and/or automobile tires in quantity; and
(9) 
Any other material that the Waste Authority reasonably concludes would require special handling or present an endangerment to a disposal facility, the public health or safety, or the environment.
WASTE AUTHORITY
The Waste System Authority of Western Montgomery County created by the county for purposes relating to municipal waste disposal and/or the IMA and the County Waste Flow Ordinance.
WESTERN COUNTY SYSTEM or SYSTEM
The solid waste management and disposal system created by the county for the Western District and every aspect thereof including, but not limited to, equipment, transfer stations and resource recovery facilities, residue disposal sites, contractual arrangements or other rights, owned, acquired, leased, placed under contract, constructed, or assumed, operated, or to be owned, acquired, leased placed under contract, constructed, operated or assumed by the Waste Authority, the county or any agent, designee or contractor of either in connection with the plan or the plan revision.
WHITE GOODS
Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, window air conditioners, hot water heaters and other major home appliances.
B. 
All other words and phrases shall have the same meaning as set forth in Act 97 or Act 101 as they may hereinafter be amended or supplemented by legislation regarding municipal waste management or planning, or as set forth in the IMA shall control.
A. 
Licensing. No person who is not duly licensed or deemed to be licensed by the Waste Authority may collect or transport municipal waste located or generated within the Township. This waste collection or transportation license shall be a county license issued by the Waste Authority.
B. 
Compliance with rules, regulations and ordinances. In carrying on activities related to solid waste collection or transportation within this Township, all municipal waste collectors and all municipal waste transporters shall comply with the county ordinance, this article and the other municipal waste flow ordinances and all rules and regulations pertaining to the collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste as may be hereafter promulgated by the Waste Authority. Delivery by such collectors or transporters to the Western County System of unacceptable waste, nonprocessible waste (except for white goods) and waste from unapproved sources is prohibited.
C. 
Administration. Licenses hereunder shall be issued and revoked by the Waste Authority, and administered by it. Any collectors or transporters who fail to comply with the provisions of this article shall be subject to any applicable sanctions in addition to the revocation of their licenses.
A. 
Delivery to Western County System. Except as provided Subsections B and C, below, all acceptable waste generated within this Township shall be delivered to the Western County System and, all acceptable waste collectors and transporters shall deliver to and dispose of all acceptable waste collected or generated within Township to solid waste facilities designated in the plan or plan revision at one or more points of entry into the Western County System as designated from time to time by the Waste Authority.
B. 
Disposal at other sites. Disposal of municipal waste collected or generated within the Township may occur at other sites only as permitted by rule, regulation, ordinance or order duly issued by the Waste Authority or by the written agreement of the Waste Authority.
C. 
Recycling. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit source separation or recycling or to affect any sites at which source separation or recycling may take place.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
A. 
Compliance with waste authority regulations. The collection, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal waste present or generated within the Township shall be subject to such further reasonable rules and regulations as may from time to time be promulgated by the Waste Authority including, without limitation, regulations related to the operation, management and administration of the Western County System, application and standards for licensing requirements for payment bonds or other payment security including, but not limited to, meeting liability insurance requirements, fees to be charged for such licensing, the terms of licenses, procedures, record keeping, transportation routes, payment for services, billing for shortfalls, sanctions for nonpayment and other matters.
B. 
Adoption of regulations. Rules and regulations adopted by the Waste Authority, for the Western County System shall be deemed rules and regulations adopted under this article.
C. 
Consistency of regulations with ordinance and other laws. No rules or regulations adopted by the Township pursuant to this article shall be in violation of or inconsistent with the provisions of this article, the other municipal waste flow ordinances, the County Waste Flow Ordinance, the plan, the plan revision, the provisions and purposes of Act 97, Act 101 or regulations adopted thereunder, or such other laws, regulations or requirements as may be enacted by the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board governing municipal waste planning, collection, storage, transportation, processing or disposal.
D. 
Enforcement of waste flow control. Enforcement of waste flow control and the terms of and any duties established pursuant to the County Waste Flow Ordinance, the other municipal waste flow ordinances and this article will be the responsibility of the county or the Waste Authority and, if requested by the county or the Waste Authority, with the cooperation of the municipalities.
All generators of municipal waste, and all municipal waste collectors and municipal waste transporters, any landfill operators, any transfer station operators or any other parties involved in the collection, transportation, processing or disposal of municipal waste of the Township shall cooperate in the taking and preparation of an annual survey to be conducted by an engineering consultant designated by the Waste Authority.
A. 
No person shall enter into any contract or conduct any other activity concerning the collection, transportation, processing or disposal of municipal waste in the Township in contravention of the terms of the County Waste Flow Ordinance, this article or any rules and regulations issued thereunder.
B. 
Recycling. Nothing contained in this article shall interfere with the operation of any program for recycling.
C. 
This article shall be construed consistently with Act 97 and Act 101.
The county has created the Waste Authority to administer the terms of the County Waste Flow Ordinance and to operate and administer the Western County system.
A. 
Unlawful conduct. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) 
Violate, cause or assist in the violation of any provision of this article, any rule, regulation or order promulgated hereunder, or any rule, regulation or order promulgated by the Waste Authority or the county consistent with this article.
(2) 
Transport, process, treat, transfer or dispose of or cause to be processed, treated, transferred or disposed municipal waste generated within the Township except as provided for in this article.
(3) 
Collect or transport municipal waste present or generated within the Township without a valid license for collection or transportation issued by the Waste Authority.
(4) 
Hinder, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the Township, the Waste Authority or the county or their personnel in the performance of any duty under this article or in the enforcement of this article.
(5) 
Act in a manner that is contrary to Act 97 or Act 101, regulations promulgated thereunder, the plan, the plan revision, this article, the county ordinance, rules or regulations promulgated under this article, the county ordinance, or the terms of licenses issued thereunder.
B. 
Public nuisance. Any unlawful conduct set forth in § 224-8A hereof shall constitute a public nuisance.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
Upon finding that any person has engaged in unlawful conduct as defined in this article:
A. 
The Waste Authority may revoke any license issued to that person in accordance with § 224-2 of this article; and
B. 
The Waste Authority may deny any subsequent application by that person for a license pursuant to § 224-2 hereof.
A. 
Restraining violations. In addition to any other remedy provided in this article, the Waste Authority or the county may institute a suit in equity where unlawful conduct or public nuisance exists as defined in this article for an injunction to restrain a violation of this article or rules, regulations, orders or the terms of license promulgated or issued pursuant to this article. In addition to an injunction, the court may impose penalties as authorized by § 224-9, hereof.
B. 
Concurrent remedies. The penalties and remedies prescribed by this article shall be deemed concurrent. The existence or exercise of any remedy shall not prevent the Waste Authority or the county from exercising any other remedy provided by this article or otherwise provided at law or equity.
A. 
Entry into IMA. In order to implement the intent and terms of this article, the Township, pursuant to the authority of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Act of July 12, 1972, No. 180, 53, P.S. §§ 481-490 and Article IX, § 5, of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has determined to enter into the IMA between the Township, the county, the Waste Authority and other municipalities within the Western District, together with such changes consistent with this article, if any, as may be approved by the officials of the parties executing the same, such execution to be conclusive evidence of such approval.
B. 
Terms and implementation of the IMA. As more fully set forth in the IMA and this article:
(1) 
Terms of IMA. In the IMA.
(a) 
The Waste Authority agrees to arrange through the Western County System for the provision of municipal waste disposal facilities for the economical and environmentally sound disposal of acceptable waste generated within the municipalities.
(b) 
The municipalities state that they have enacted a municipal waste flow ordinance in a form substantially similar to this article which requires that all acceptable waste be delivered to the Western County System.
(c) 
The county and the Waste Authority agree:
[1] 
To enact or cause to be enacted rules and regulations; and
[2] 
To enforce or cause to be enforced this article and the County Waste Flow Ordinance and the parallel municipal waste flow ordinances.
(d) 
The municipalities agree to cooperate with the Waste Authority in the enforcement of the IMA and all ordinances enacted pursuant to the IMA (provided, however, that to the extent the enforcement of such ordinances can properly be delegated to it, the Waste Authority shall undertake the primary responsibility for such enforcement) and the municipalities thereby agree cooperatively to exercise their powers to accomplish the objectives of the IMA.
(2) 
Duration of term of IMA. The term of the IMA shall commence on the date thereof and shall terminate on the 10th anniversary of the date the Western County System becomes operational.
(3) 
Purpose and objectives of IMA. The purpose of the IMA is to provide a mechanism to implement and operate the Western County System.
(4) 
Financial obligations under the IMA. During the term of the IMA, municipalities (to the extent that they engaged in the collection or transportation of municipal waste or contract with other persons for the collection or disposal of municipal waste) and other persons using the Western County System shall pay to the Waste Authority on a monthly basis the appropriate per ton tipping fees plus any other charges payable, as specified by the Waste Authority, for all tonnage delivered or caused to be delivered to the Western County System, in accordance with Article III of the IMA. Municipalities shall provide certain monies for operating expenses of the Authority to the extent not paid for through tipping fees on the basis of adjusted population data.
C. 
Execution. Appropriate officers of this Township are authorized and directed to execute the IMA on behalf of this Township.
D. 
Findings under intergovernmental cooperation act. As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of July 12, 1972, P.L. 762, No. 180, as amended, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
(1) 
The conditions of agreement are set forth in the IMA;
(2) 
The duration of the terms of this agreement are set forth in § 801 of the IMA;
(3) 
The purpose of the IMA is to cooperate with the county or Waste Authority and other municipalities in implementing the plan and the plan revision;
(4) 
The agreement will be financed through tipping fees imposed on users of the Western County System and through the budgeting and appropriation of funds by the Township as necessary to meet the expense of the Waste Authority;
(5) 
The organization structure necessary to implement the agreement is set forth in the IMA with which the current officers of the Township shall cooperate;
(6) 
The manner in which property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of is as set forth in the IMA; and
(7) 
The agreement contemplates cooperation with the county or Waste Authority, which entities are empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for their employees.
The terms and provisions of this article are to be liberally constructed, so as best to achieve and to effectuate the goals and purposes hereof. This article shall be construed in pari materia with Act 97 and Act 101.
The Township will take such actions as are necessary to comply with the terms of the IMA and to fulfill its obligations thereunder.
[Adopted 7-24-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07]
This article shall be known as the "Upper Frederick Township Recycling Ordinance."
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein described, unless otherwise provided:
ALUMINUM
Empty aluminum beverage and food containers, commonly known as "aluminum cans."
BIMETAL CANS
Empty food or beverage containers constructed of a mixture of ferrous metal, usually tin or steel, and nonferrous metal, usually aluminum.
BULK ITEMS
Any large, durable goods, such as refrigerators, washing machines, window air conditioners, hot-water heaters, dishwashers and any other major home appliances, in addition to other large bulk items such as dressers, beds, mattresses, sofas, television sets and other large household items.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment which engages in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing business, including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events sponsored, in whole or in part, by Upper Frederick Township, or conducted within Upper Frederick Township, and sponsored privately, which include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and organized sporting events that will be attended by 250 or more individuals per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Paper products made of a stiff, moderately thick paper board, containing folds or alternating ridges, commonly known as "cardboard."
COUNTY
County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
GLASS
Products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone; the product may be transparent (clear) or colored (e.g., brown or green) and used as a container for packaging (e.g., jars) or bottling of various matter. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, window or plate glass, light bulbs, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
GRASS CLIPPINGS
The material bagged or raked during or after cutting of a lawn, field or similar grassed area.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A. 
Any material or substance which, by reason of its composition or characteristics, is:
(1) 
Toxic or hazardous waste:
(a) 
As defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.;
(b) 
As defined in Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U. S.C. § 2605(e);
(c) 
Under Act 97 (Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980, P.L. 380)[1]; or
(d) 
Under any other applicable laws of similar purpose or effect, including, but not limited to, with respect to each of such items in Subsection A(1)(a) through (d), any replacement, amendment, expansion or supplement thereto, and any rules, regulations, or policies thereunder; or
(2) 
Special nuclear or byproduct materials within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., and any replacement, amendment, expansion or Supplement thereto, and any rules, regulations or policies thereunder; and
B. 
Any other material that any governmental agency or unit having appropriate jurisdiction shall determine, from time to time, is harmful, toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for disposal in the landfill.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All types of white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in residential, office, commercial, institutional and municipal establishments.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
As defined in the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97),[2] including, but not limited to, pesticides, certain paints, cleaning agents and automotive products.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing, including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in service, including, but not limited to, municipal buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and universities.
LANDLORD
Any individual or organizational owner who rents and/or leases residential units, commercial space or industrial complex(es). Landlords own the property in question and deal directly or through rental agents with their tenants or lessees.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings and similar materials, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published at fixed or varying intervals. Such matter typically has a gloss or shine added to the paper. Expressly excluded are all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
MIXED PAPER
All types of paper combinations, such as colored paper, carbonless forms, ledger paper, envelopes, mixtures of high-grade office paper and the like.
MUNICIPALITY
The Township of Upper Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste in the Solid Waste Management Act[3] from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTOR
Any person collecting, removing or transporting municipal waste and/or recyclable materials for owners or occupants of property in Upper Frederick Township, and any commercial, industrial or institutional property within Upper Frederick Township that generates municipal waste or recyclable materials. All municipal waste collectors shall be registered in Upper Frederick Township.
NEWSPAPER
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.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority, federal government or agency, state institution or agency (including, but not limited to, the Department of General Services and the State Public School Building Authority), or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. The term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Empty plastic food and beverage containers.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by Upper Frederick Township for collection in accordance with this article, and any recycling regulations which may be promulgated from time to time. Such material may include, but shall not be limited to, aluminum cans, clear and colored glass containers, tin, steel and bimetal cans, clear and colored No. 1 and No. 2 plastic containers, high-grade office paper, mixed paper and newspaper, magazines and corrugated paper. The list of recyclable materials may be changed, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Upper Frederick Township.
RECYCLING CONTAINERS
A container provided by the municipal waste collector, made of rigid plastic construction and identified as such. All such containers shall also have the municipality's name, i.e., "Upper Frederick Township," prominently displayed.
RENTAL AGENT
Any individual or organization who or which assumes the owner's responsibility in renting and/or leasing residential units, commercial space or industrial complexes. Agents do not own the properties in question and deal directly with tenants or lessees on behalf of the owner.
RESIDENT
Any person who owns, leases or occupies a property located in Upper Frederick Township and is used as a residence.
RESIDUAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials, resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations, and any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term shall not include coal refuse as defined in the Act of September 24, 1968 (P.L. 1040, No. 318), known as the "Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act."[4] The term shall not include treatment sludges from coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on pursuant to and in compliance with a valid permit issued pursuant to the Act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as the "Clean Streams Law."[5]
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Materials that are separated from municipal waste at the point of origin for the purpose of recycling.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 52 P.S. § 30.57 et seq.
[5]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or company to collect, remove and/or transport municipal waste or recyclable materials within Upper Frederick Township without first registering with the Township.
B. 
All municipal waste collectors shall register for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the registration or until January 31 of the next calendar year. Each registrant shall renew its registration no later than January 31 of each calendar year. Registered municipal waste collectors shall comply with all the requirements of this article in order to remain in good standing.
C. 
At the time of registration, the municipal waste collector shall provide the following information:
(1) 
Submit an annual registration application. This application shall indicate the name of the municipal waste collector, business address and telephone number of the business office.
D. 
Upon finding and determining that any person, persons or business has violated this article, the Township may revoke its registration to conduct business in Upper Frederick Township. Such revoking of said registration shall continue until the person, persons or business is found to be in compliance with the article.
A. 
All municipal waste collectors shall, in addition to providing refuse collection and disposal services, also provide for the curbside collection of recyclable materials. The municipal waste collector shall provide recyclable collection no less often than once every two weeks.
B. 
All municipal waste collectors shall submit a schedule to be approved by Upper Frederick Township. This schedule shall be submitted at the time of registration. Any changes made to the schedule during the year shall be submitted to the Township.
C. 
All municipal waste collectors shall keep records of the quantities of recyclable materials collected in Upper Frederick Township. The records shall include the weight (in tons) of each recyclable material and should be separated by residential and commercial collection.
D. 
All municipal waste collectors shall complete and submit an annual municipal waste and recycling report on or before the 15th day of January each year.
E. 
All municipal waste collectors shall record and annually report the amount of leaf waste collected.
F. 
All municipal waste collectors shall maintain all records regarding recycling. These records shall be used to complete a municipal waste and recycling report. This report shall be completed and due by January 15 of each year. Renewal of the municipal waste collector's registration may be withheld pending receipt of this information.
A. 
All residents in Upper Frederick Township shall separate recyclable materials from all municipal waste generated at their properties. The recyclable materials shall be placed in separate reusable recyclable containers provided by the municipal waste collector.
B. 
All residents in Upper Frederick Township shall recycle the following items from municipal waste generated at the property:
(1) 
Clear glass;
(2) 
Colored glass;
(3) 
Newspaper;
(4) 
Magazines;
(5) 
Corrugated paper;
(6) 
Aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans; and
(7) 
No. 1 PET and No. 2 HDPE plastics.
C. 
All residents shall place their recyclable materials in containers provided by the municipal waste collector. A municipal waste collector shall also provide containers or dumpsters for recyclable materials where individual residential refuse collection does not occur (e.g., multifamily residential units, such as apartments or condominiums). The preparation for collection of municipal waste and recyclable materials shall be made in accordance with the instructions provided by the municipal waste collector.
D. 
All residents shall separate leaf waste from all municipal waste and recyclable materials.
E. 
Collection of recyclable materials from the residents shall be no less than once every two weeks on a schedule approved by Upper Frederick Township. Whenever possible and practical, the collection of recyclables shall be on a regular trash pickup day. All recyclable containers shall be placed at the curb or the edge of the front yard and the edge of the road at the front of the property. Newspapers, magazines and corrugated paper shall be bundled and tied with rope or a cord. Newspapers and magazines may be placed in paper bags (not plastic bags). No recyclable container, including bundles of newspaper, shall exceed 50 pounds.
F. 
All residents shall be responsible for separating household hazardous waste from the recyclable materials and other municipal waste. It is the responsibility of the resident to dispose of household hazardous waste in accordance with the PADEP regulations. Such hazardous waste shall not be commingled or otherwise included with any municipal waste or recyclable materials.
G. 
Owners or landlords of any multifamily residential unit with four or more units, such as apartments or condominiums where individual residential refuse collection does not occur, shall be responsible for providing suitable containers or dumpsters for recyclable materials. Such containers or dumpsters shall be provided through arrangements with a municipal waste collector. Owners or landlords of multifamily residential units shall provide written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of such containers and dumpsters. Owners and landlords of multifamily residential units who comply with these requirements shall not be held liable for the noncompliance of any person or entity occupying their buildings as such noncompliance relates to separation of materials. All tenants or lessees of multifamily residential units shall be responsible for separating materials and placing them in the containers or dumpsters provided for such purposes.
A. 
All persons occupying commercial, institutional and municipal establishments within Upper Frederick Township shall separate the following: high-grade office paper, newspaper, magazines and corrugated paper, aluminum cans, leaf waste, and such other materials that may be changed, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Upper Frederick Township. Written documentation and certification of the amounts recycled shall be submitted to Upper Frederick Township. Such person may comply with the reporting requirements by requiring their municipal waste collector to provide said documentation and certification directly to the Township.
B. 
Organizers of any activity, event or function in Upper Frederick Township that draws 250 persons or more shall also be required to recycle the following: aluminum cans, No. 1 PET and No. 2 HDPE plastics, clear glass and colored glass. Written documentation and certification of the amounts recycled shall be submitted to Upper Frederick Township. The reporting requirements may be complied with by requiring their municipal waste collector to provide said documents and certification directly to the Township.
C. 
Restaurants and taverns shall recycle the following: newspaper, corrugated paper, aluminum cans, steel and bimetallic cans, clear glass, colored glass, No. 1 PET and No. 2 HDPE plastics. Written documentation and certification of the amounts recycled shall be submitted to Upper Frederick Township. The reporting requirements may be complied with by requiring their municipal waste collector to provide said documents and certification directly to the Township.
A. 
No person shall place municipal waste or any hazardous waste in the containers intended for separation and collection of recyclable materials.
B. 
No person shall place recyclable materials or any hazardous waste in any container intended for the separation and collection of municipal waste.
C. 
No person shall place containers for municipal waste or recyclable materials at the curb or in the front yard of any lot, except during the period beginning at 6:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day prior to a scheduled collection and ending at 12:00 midnight on the day of a scheduled collection.
D. 
No municipal waste collector shall mix any municipal waste with the required separated recyclable material or leaf waste collected. Failure to provide lawful disposition of any municipal waste, recyclable materials or leaf waste collected in accordance with this article and any federal, state or local law and/or regulation may be grounds for the suspension and revocation of the municipal waste collector's registration or denial of its registration renewal.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate, cause or assist in a violation of any provision of this article or violate, cause or assist in the violation of any rule, regulation or resolution promulgated by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to this article. Such conduct shall also constitute a public nuisance.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall receive an official written warning of noncompliance from Upper Frederick Township for the first offense. Thereafter, any violation of any provision of this article shall, upon being adjudicated liable therefor in an action brought before a District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each such violation of this article, or each day that a violation of this article continues, shall constitute a separate offense.
C. 
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer of Upper Frederick Township or other party so designated by the Board of Supervisors.
In the event that any provision, section, sentence, clause or part of this article shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause or part of this article. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors of Upper Frederick Township that such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
This article shall become effective five days following the date of adoption.