[Ord. 9-26-90]
1.
The reduction of the amount of municipal waste and conservation of
recyclable materials is an important public concern by reason of the
growing problem of municipal waste disposal and its impact on the
environment. The collection of newsprint, aluminum cans, bimetallic
cans, clear and colored glass, plastic beverage containers and leaf
wastes for recycling from homes, apartments and other residential
establishments and, in addition to these recyclables, high grade office
paper and corrugated paper from commercial and institutional establishments
in Logan Township and such other recyclables that shall be by resolution
determined to serve the general public interest, may reduce storage,
collection, transportation and disposal costs of said waste and preserve
valuable natural resources.
2.
This Part has been developed to implement municipal responsibilities
under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
Act (Act 101 of 1988).
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
All aluminum cans (typically used for packaging beverages).
This item consists of ferrous or "tin cans" commonly used
in packaging food products and also those cans consisting of steel
and aluminum.
This shall mean those properties used primarily for commercial
or industrial purposes and those multiple dwelling residential buildings
containing four or more dwelling units.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "cardboard," typically
used for boxing material.
Putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable waste
incident to and resulting from the use preparation, cooking and consumption
of food.
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone,
the product may be transparent, translucent, or colored and may be
used as a container for glass, automotive glass, blue glass, leaded
glass, pyrex and porcelain and ceramic products and lids.
A person who collects, transports and disposes of municipal
waste, recyclables (including leaf waste) from residential, commercial
and/or industrial establishments.
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people such
as hospitals, schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, prisons and
churches.
Leaves, garden residue, shrubbery, tree trimmings and similar
material, not including grass.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous
material, resulting from the operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities
(including, but not limited to, festivals). The term does not include
source separated recyclable materials.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newspaper" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest.
Every natural person, association, firm or corporation. Person
also includes a lessee as well as an owner of a residential establishment,
and includes a person, association, firm or corporation which owns
a residence or business.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types and plastic, the recycling guidelines may stipulate
specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
Materials generated by a person which can be separated from
municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused as a resource
in the development of useful products. Recyclables include the following:
newsprint, aluminum cans, bimetallic cans, clear and/or colored glass,
plastic beverage containers, high grade office paper, corrugated paper,
leaf waste and such other materials as may be designated or deleted
from time to time by resolution.
Any single family or multi-family dwelling having less than
four dwelling units per structure from which the Township of Logan
collects municipal waste, recyclables and leaf waste.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
Logan Township hereby establishes a recycling program for the
mandatory separation and collection of the designated recyclables
as set forth in the guidelines promulgated pursuant to this Part from
all residential, commercial and/or institutional establishments in
Logan Township. Collection of the materials to be recycled shall be
made by Logan Township and/or its designated hauler.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
The Board of Supervisors of Logan Township are hereby authorized
and empowered to establish guidelines by resolution regarding the
manner, days (which shall not be less than two days per month), and
times of collection of recyclable materials, and the bundling, handling,
location and time of placement of such material for collection.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
1.
All persons shall separate recyclables and leaf waste specified in
the guidelines promulgated pursuant to this Part from municipal waste
produced at their homes, apartments and other residential establishments
and shall store such material for collection, and shall place the
same for collection by the Township of Logan and/or the haulers contracted
by such establishment at the typical location for collection of municipal
waste in accordance with the collection guidelines.
2.
An owner, landlord, or agent of an owner or landlord of a multifamily
rental housing property with four or more units shall comply with
its recycling responsibilities by establishing a collection system
for recyclables and leaf wastes as set forth in the guidelines promulgated
pursuant to this Part at each property. The collection system must
include containers (which shall be approved by Logan Township) for
collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for
the containers, and written instructions to the occupants of said
property concerning the use and availability of the collection system.
Arrangements shall be made by owner for collection of these materials
by Logan Township and/or haulers contracted by such establishment.
3.
All persons must separate leaf wastes from other municipal waste
generated at their houses, apartments and other residential establishments
for collection unless those persons have otherwise provided for composting
of leaf waste as approved by the Township of Logan.
4.
Persons must separate recyclables and leaf wastes specified in the
guidelines promulgated pursuant to this Part generated at commercial,
municipal or institutional establishments and from community activities
(such as festivals) and store the material until collection. Arrangements
shall be made by persons operating commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments for collection of these materials.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 1-18-96A; and by Ord. 04-24-08D]
All recyclables placed for collection by the persons owning,
operating, and/or occupying any residential, multi-family rental housing
property, commercial, municipal, and/or institutional establishments
in the Township of Logan for collection by Township of Logan and/or
its hauler pursuant to this Part and the guidelines authorized hereunder
shall, from time of collection, become the property of the Township
of Logan and/or the hauler designated by such persons owning, operating,
and/or occupying, except as otherwise provided by § 208
of this Part. Only the hauler so designated by the persons owning,
operating, and/or occupying any residential, multi-family rental housing
property, commercial, municipal, and/or institutional establishments
to collect recyclables shall have to right to collect such recyclables
once placed for collection and all other persons are hereby prohibited
from collecting such recyclables.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
It shall be a violation of this Part for any person other than
Logan Township and/or haulers contracted to collect recyclables placed
by a resident for collection by Logan Township and/or a hauler, unless
such person has prior written permission to make such collection as
set forth in § 208 of this Part. Each unauthorized collection
in violation hereof from a residence, commercial, municipal and/or
institutional establishment shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. 9-26-90]
Any person may donate and/or sell recyclables and/or leaf waste
to any person, whether operating for profit or not, provided that
the receiving person shall not collect such donated recyclable materials
from the collection point of a residence without the prior written
permission of Logan Township to make such collection. Every person,
whether operating for profit or not, collecting recyclables and/or
leaf waste, pursuant to this section, shall be subject to any and
all reporting requirements, as to the types and amounts of recyclables
and/or leaf waste collected, as set forth in the guidelines promulgated
pursuant to this Part.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
Logan Township may designate, by guidelines promulgated pursuant
to this Part, recycling recovery facilities to which all recyclable
materials collected in Logan Township shall be directed.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
1.
General Rule. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to interfere
with, or in any way modify, the provisions of any contract for recyclable
material recovery, processing or collection in force in Logan Township
on September 26, 1990.
2.
Renewals. No renewal of any existing contract upon the expiration
or termination of the original term thereof, and no new contract for
recyclable material recovery, processing or collection shall be entered
into after the effective date of this Part, unless such renewal or
such new contract shall conform to the applicable guidelines promulgated
pursuant to this Part.
3.
Renegotiation Option. No contract renewal or new contract for recyclable
material recovery, processing or collection shall be entered into
unless such contract contains a provision for renegotiation to conform
to the guidelines promulgated pursuant to this Part.
[Ord. 9-26-90]
On or before February 15 of each year, the Secretary of Logan
Township shall submit a report to the County of Blair which shall
describe the weight or volume of materials that were recycled by the
municipal recycling program in the preceding calendar year.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 9-19-96; by Ord. 2-13-97;
and by Ord. 04-24-08D]
1.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 205 and/or
§ 208 shall receive an official warning of noncompliance
for the first offense. Thereafter, all such violations shall be subject
to the penalties hereinafter provided.
2.
A.
Enforcement. Any police officer and/or other authorized agent and/or
other person authorized by the Board of Supervisors, including but
not limited to the Blair County Solid Waste Department may enforce
the provisions of this Part.
B.
Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $100 and not more than $1,000 plus the cost of prosecution,
and/or be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
Every day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense which shall be subject to the aforesaid
penalties.
3.
Logan Township and/or haulers reserves the right not to collect municipal
waste containing or mixed with recyclable materials, or recyclable
material containing or mixed with municipal waste, in combination
with non-recyclable materials.
[Ord. 9-26-90; as amended by Ord. 04-24-08D]
Recycling operations that are in existence on September 26,
1990, may continue their operation so long as they abide by the provisions
of this Part and the guidelines promulgated pursuant to this Part.
[Res. 12-27-90]
The following represent guidelines, adopted pursuant to the
Collection and Recycling of Waste Ordinance (hereinafter "Part 2A")
of the Township of Logan and shall regulate the manner in which said
Ordinance is to be effectuated. Any and all words and phrases used
in these guidelines shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in
the Ordinance if so defined in said Ordinance. All other terms shall
have the meaning ascribed to them under the Municipal Waste Planning,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, and if not so defined in said Act,
the meaning ascribed to them in every day usage.
[Res. 12-27-90; as amended by Res. 01-10-91; by Res. 11-7-91;
Res. 9-2-93; by Res. 12-22-94; by Res. 10-6-94A; by Res. 5-16-96A;
and by Res. 04-24-08]
1.
Persons owning and/or occupying a residential establishment shall
perform the following duties:
A.
Separate from municipal waste (trash) the following materials for
recycling:
(1)
Aluminum cans.
(2)
Clear and colored (brown and green) glass. Excluded are plate
glass, window glass, drinking glasses, mirror glass, automotive glass,
blue glass, leaded glass, pyrex, porcelain and ceramic products, light
bulbs, caps and lids.
(3)
Bimetallic cans. These items consist of ferrous or "tin cans"
commonly used in packaging food products and also those cans consisting
of steel and aluminum, such as empty paint cans.
(4)
Newspaper (including inserts), Magazines, Catalogs and Telephone
Books. It is the intent of this amendment to include magazines and
catalogs as a recyclable, that the same be recycled and separated
in the same manner as newspaper with the words "magazine" and "catalogs"
being defined in the usual sense of the words as found in any accredited
dictionary.
(5)
HDPE plastic jugs (milk/spring water, detergent bottles, etc.).
(6)
PET plastic beverage containers (soda and water bottles, etc).
(7)
Leaf waste.
B.
Prepare recyclables for collection as follows:
(1)
Thoroughly rinse all bottles and containers, and remove all
caps and lids. Place all bottles and containers, including the empty
oil bottles and containers, in a designated recycling container.
(2)
Bundle all newspaper (including inserts), magazines, catalogs
and telephone books with twine and/or place the same in kraft bags
(brown paper grocery bags), keeping magazines and catalogs separate,
and place the same on top of or beside the recycling container for
collection.
C.
Place recyclables for collection on the following dates and times:
(1)
Recyclables shall be placed at the location designated by agreement
between the resident and the resident's contracted hauler, which
date shall be not less than once every other week in accordance with
§ 223(2)(A) of this subpart.
(2)
Leaves shall be separated from general refuse for disposal by
one and/or all of the following methods: placed in kraft paper leaf
bags for collection by Township collection crews or designated haulers;
placed at the property line of a property at the point at which said
property line adjoins a public street for vacuuming by the Township,
ensuring, however, that said leaves are not placed on any such public
street and said leaves do not cause a sight distance problem for vehicular
traffic; or residents may transport the bagged leaf waste to disposal
areas designated by the Township. Date of collection in neighborhoods
will be announced through schedules published in a locally circulated
newspaper and/or signs posted in neighborhoods in advance of collection.
2.
Persons owning, managing and/or occupying a multi-family rental housing
property with four or more units shall perform the following duties:
A.
Owners, managers and/or occupants (including, but not limited to,
lessees and sublessees) of multi-family rental housing property with
four or more units shall separate from municipal waste (trash) for
recycling the following materials:
(1)
Aluminum cans.
(2)
Clear and colored (brown and green) glass. Excluded are plate
glass, window glass, drinking glasses, mirror glass, automotive glass,
blue glass, leaded glass, pyrex, porcelain and ceramic products, light
bulbs, caps and lids.
(3)
Bimetallic cans. These items consist of ferrous or "tin cans"
commonly used in packaging food products and also those cans consisting
of steel and aluminum, such as empty paint cans.
(4)
Newspaper (including inserts), magazines, catalogs, and telephone
books, high-grade office paper and corrugated cardboard.
(5)
HDPE plastic jugs (milk/spring water, detergent bottles, etc.).
(6)
PET plastic beverage containers (soda, and water bottles, etc.).
(7)
Leaf waste.
B.
Prepare recyclables for collection as follows:
(1)
Thoroughly rinse all bottles and containers, and remove all
caps and lids. Place all bottles and containers in a designated recycling
container/receptacle made available for use by all occupants of said
multi-family rental housing property with four or more units by the
owner and/or manager of said rental property.
(2)
Bundle all newspaper, (including inserts), magazines, catalogs
and telephone books with twine and/or place the same in kraft bags
(brown paper grocery bags), keeping magazines and catalogs separate,
and place the same on or beside the recycling container/receptacle
provided by the owner and/or manager of said rental property for the
use of all occupants of said rental property.
C.
Owners, landlords and/or agents of an owner or landlord of a multi-family
rental housing property with four or more units shall comply with
the following requirements:
(1)
Provide containers/receptacles, as specified in § 224(A)(2)
of these Guidelines, in which occupants of said rental units shall
be able to place prepared recyclables. Said containers/receptacles
shall be placed in a location convenient and agreed upon by both the
occupants and the hauler servicing said rental property.
(2)
Have the recycling containers/receptacles serviced by a hauler
at regular intervals which shall not be less than once every other
week or more frequently as needed, all in accordance with § 223(2)(B)
of this subpart to prevent recyclables from overflowing and causing
an unsightly nuisance.
(3)
Ensure that the recyclables are not contaminated with refuse
and/or garbage.
(4)
Leaves shall be separated from general refuse for disposal by
one and/or all of the following methods: placed in kraft paper leaf
bags for collection by Township collection crews or designated haulers;
placed at the property line of a property at the point at which said
property line adjoins a public street for vacuuming by the Township,
ensuring, however, that said leaves are not placed on any such public
street and said leaves do not cause a sight distance problem for vehicular
traffic; or transport the bagged leaf waste to disposal areas designated
by the Township. Date of collection in neighborhoods will be announced
through schedules published in a locally circulated newspaper and/or
signs posted in neighborhoods in advance of collection.
3.
Persons owning, operating and/or occupying commercial, municipal
and/or institutional establishments and/or sponsoring community activities
(including, but not limited to, festivals) shall perform the following
duties:
A.
Separate from municipal waste (trash) for recycling the following
materials:
(1)
Aluminum cans.
(2)
Clear and colored (brown and green) glass. Excluded are plate
glass, window glass, drinking glasses, mirror glass, automotive glass,
blue glass, leaded glass, pyrex, porcelain and ceramic products, light
bulbs, caps and lids.
(3)
Bimetallic cans. These items consist of ferrous or "tin cans"
commonly used in packaging food products and also those cans consisting
of steel and aluminum, such as empty paint cans.
(4)
Newspaper (including inserts), magazines, catalogs and telephone
books.
(5)
HDPE #2 plastic jugs (milk/spring water, detergent bottles,
etc).
(6)
PET #1 plastic beverage containers (soda and water bottles,
etc.).
(7)
High-grade office paper.
(8)
Corrugated cardboard.
(9)
Leaf waste.
B.
Prepare recyclables for collection as follows:
(1)
Thoroughly rinse all bottles and containers, and remove all
caps and lids. Empty bottles and containers which had motor oil, antifreeze,
etc., stored therein shall not be rinsed but all lids and rings shall
be removed from the bottles and containers and they shall be drained
of all the substance contained therein. Place all bottles and containers
in a designated recycling container/receptacle made available by the
owner and/or operator of said commercial, municipal and/or institutional
establishments. All empty bottles and containers having had therein
motor oil, anti-freeze, etc., shall be kept separate from all other
recyclables to prevent contamination.
(2)
Bundle all newspaper (including inserts), magazines, catalogs and telephone books with twine and/or place the same in kraft (brown paper grocery) bags, keeping magazines and catalogs separate, and place the same in a receptacle as described in Subsection 3 hereinbelow, separate and apart from the recycling container/receptacle made available for the other recyclables required to be recycled.
(3)
High-grade office papers and corrugated paper shall be prepared
in a manner consistent with the collection needs of the hauler responsible
for collecting the said material. High-grade office papers and newspaper
shall be placed for collection in receptacles labeled "newspaper and/or
recyclable paper" in order to prevent contamination and to insure
the said paper is kept dry.
C.
Owners and/or operators of commercial, municipal and/or institutional
establishments shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
All recyclables, after proper preparation, shall be placed in
a separate marked receptacle for recyclables only which shall be placed
in a convenient location for utilization by individuals required to
recycle and haulers servicing said establishment. High grade office
papers and newspaper, (including insert), magazines, catalogs and
telephone books shall be placed for collection in receptacles labeled
to prevent contamination and to insure the said paper is kept dry.
(2)
Receptacles must be serviced on an as-needed basis at least
once every other week and more frequently, if necessary, all in accordance
with § 223(b)(2) of these Guidelines, to prevent recyclables
from overflowing and causing an unsightly nuisance.
(3)
Ensure that the recyclables are not contaminated with refuse
and/or garbage.
(4)
Leaves shall be separated from general refuse and placed in
kraft paper leaf bags for collection by Municipal collection crews
or haulers. Date of collection in neighborhoods will be announced
through schedules published in a locally circulated newspaper and/or
signs posted in neighborhoods in advance of collection. Residents
may transport the bagged leaf waste to disposal areas. designated
by the Municipality.
D.
Persons owning, operating and/or occupying commercial, municipal
and/or institutional establishments within the Township shall be exempt
from the duties of § 222(3)(1-3 inclusive) of these guidelines,
if said persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials
they are required by Part 2A and these Guidelines to recycle. To be
eligible for an exemption under these Guidelines, a commercial or
institutional solid waste generator must annually provide written
documentation, on forms provided by the Township, to the Township
on January 31 of each year regarding the total number of tons recycled
pursuant to said exemption.
[Res. 12-27-90; as amended by Res. 01-10-91; by Res. 11-7-91;
by Res. 12-02-93; by Res. 12-22-94; by Res. 5-16-96A; by Res. 04-24-08;
and by Res. 03-10-11]
1.
(Reserved)
A.
(Reserved)
B.
Except as otherwise provided in § 223(1)(C)(3) of these
Guidelines, any person desiring to collect municipal waste within
the Township shall also collect recyclables in the manner as herein
set forth.
C.
Any person desiring to collect municipal waste but not desiring to
collect recyclables within the Township shall present an executed
contract, satisfactory to the Township, evidencing an agreement between
said person and a hauler setting forth at a minimum, the following:
(1)
The names of the parties.
(2)
The term of the agreement (which said term shall not be less
than one year).
(3)
A provision requiring the hauler who will be collecting the
recyclables and to collect recyclables from all customers of the person
desiring not to collect said recyclables.
(4)
A provision requiring the collection of the recyclables from
residential establishments as per § 223(2) of these Guidelines
and at least once every other week or more frequently for the servicing
of commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
(5)
A provision requiring the hauler of recyclables to abide by
Part 2A and the Guidelines promulgated thereunder.
(6)
(Reserved)
D.
(Reserved)
2.
Time of Collection of Recyclables.
A.
Recyclables shall be collected from residential establishments not
less than once every other week beginning the week of January 28,
1991.
B.
Recyclables shall be collected from multi-family rental housing property
with four or more units, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments
and from community activities at a frequency mutually agreed upon
between the establishment and/or sponsor and the hauler but in all
events shall not be less than once every other week, and at such intervals
which prevents recyclables from overflowing and causing an unsightly
nuisance.
3.
Manner of Collection and Delivery of Recyclables.
A.
Manner of Collection.
(1)
If recyclables are collected in the same vehicle as, and simultaneously
with municipal waste (trash), the recyclables shall be kept completely
separate by a solid barrier, approved by the Township, of sufficient
strength, size and composition to ensure that the recyclables are
not contaminated whatsoever.
(2)
If recyclables are collected in the same vehicle used for collection
of municipal waste (trash), but not collected simultaneously therewith,
the said vehicle shall be thoroughly cleansed of all such waste, in
accordance with Federal State and local law, prior to collection of
recyclables to prevent any contamination whatsoever.
(3)
Haulers shall ensure that all newspaper (including inserts,
magazines, catalogs and telephone books, collected by said hauler,
shall be kept separate from not only municipal waste (trash), but
also from other recyclables, in and/or on all collection vehicles.
(4)
Recyclables collected by a hauler from residential establishments and multi-family rental housing property with four or more units and recyclables collected from commercial, municipal and/or institutional establishments shall be separated and prepared by the hauler in accordance with Chapter 20, Part 2, Subpart B, § 223(3)(B), hereof.
B.
Delivery of Recyclables.
(1)
Recyclables shall be collected and separated and be delivered pursuant to Subsection B(2) hereof, by all haulers to the approved recycling centers responsible for the processing and marketing of such materials, which said center shall be designated by the Township from time to time pursuant to the Solid Waste and Recyclable Storage, Collection, Disposal and Processing Ordinance [Chapter 20, Part 1], unless the hauler can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Township, that all recyclables are being fully recovered through other means.
(2)
All haulers shall deliver all recyclables to approved recycling
processing centers in accordance with the following specification:
(a)
Corrugated Paper. Must be clean, dry, domestic non-waxed corrugated
paper ("cardboard"). Asian-made corrugated paper "cardboard" or pressboard
shall not be delivered to any center for processing.
(b)
Glass. All glass must be separated by color (clear, green and
brown). Only container glass will be accepted. Caps and lids must
be removed. Glass should not be crushed. No ceramics, china, drinking
glasses, plate glass, light bulbs or Pyrexware shall be included.
Mixed colored glass shall not be delivered to any center for processing.
(c)
High-Grade Office Paper. White ledger paper and computer print-out
paper may be mixed together. No colored paper, address labels, Post-it
notes, paper clips, envelopes, fax paper, NCR carbonless duplicate
paper, or other mixed papers shall be included. All paper must be
clean and dry, and free of excessive contamination.
(d)
Metal Cans. Steel, aluminum and bi-metal food and beverage cans
may be mixed together. Empty paint cans shall also be accepted. No
aerosol cans shall be accepted. All material should be free of food
residue and liquid paint.
(e)
Plastic. Only number one (PET) and number two (HDPE) plastic
bottles shall be delivered. Containers must be free of residue with
caps and lids removed. No wide-mouth tub containers (margarine, yogurt,
etc.) nor any automotive petroleum-based fluids shall be delivered
to any center for processing.
(f)
Newspaper, Magazines, Telephone Books and Catalogs - Must be
free of wet or excessively soiled paper. Newspaper, Magazines, Telephone
Books and Catalogs shall be separated and placed for collection in
separate paper bags.
(g)
Contamination of Recyclables. Plastic bags of any type or size
shall be considered contaminants. All recyclables must be removed
from plastic bags. Approved recycling centers shall be permitted to
reject any and all loads of recyclables that are excessively contaminated.
Contamination that is discovered in a load of recyclables after the
hauler has left the processing center may be the responsibility of
the hauler.
(h)
Restrictions. All recyclables shall be delivered to one approved
recycling center. Haulers are not permitted to market some recyclables
for profit while dumping lower valued recyclables at approved centers.
C.
If any and/or all recyclables are being fully recovered by other
means, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to report the
amount of each recyclable so recovered to the Township, quarterly,
by the 10th calendar day following the end of each quarter ending
on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.
D.
In the event that any hauler has a contract or agreement to deliver some, but less than all, recyclables to a non-designated site for recovery, then the procedures set forth in the Solid Waste and Recyclables Storage, Collection, Disposal and Processing Ordinance, § 122(13) and (14) [Chapter 20, Part 1] shall be followed.
E.
Haulers must deliver each load of recyclables collected in the Township
to one approved processing center as the same is delineated in the
Solid Waste and Recyclables Storage Collection, Disposal and Processing
Ordinance, unless otherwise provided in said ordinance, this Part,
and/or Part 2A.
F.
Haulers must report, to the recycling processing center at which
said recyclables are delivered, the quantity and/or volume of each
load of recyclables collected in the Township and delivered to the
said recycling processing center.
G.
(Reserved)
H.
Haulers may receive recycling containers from the Township and distribute
the same to each of the residential establishments and each unit of
a multi-family rental housing property with less than four units as
noted on said person's customer list submitted pursuant to Subsection
(7) above. Distribution of the said containers shall be accomplished
within 14 days of receipt of said containers from the Township.
4.
Hauler Requirements.
A.
(Reserved)
B.
All haulers, during the month of December of each and every year,
shall distribute to every owner and/or occupier of any residential
establishment, and/or multifamily rental housing property with more
than four units, a written customer specification or service summary
that lists, with regard to said hauler:
(1)
Day of municipal waste collection.
(2)
Day and week of recyclable collection.
(3)
Arrangements for special collection of bulky waste, corrugated
cardboard, and/or construction and/or demolition waste.
(4)
Rates and billing arrangements for all services offered to the
specific individual which is receiving said customer specification
and/or service summary.
C.
All haulers shall offer a low volume generator rate in addition to
standard subscription rates for owners and/or occupiers of residential
establishments. All levels of service will include unlimited collection
of recyclables generated at residential establishments and/or each
unit of a multifamily rental housing property with more than four
units at least once every other week and weekly collection of municipal
waste as detailed in the hauler's customer specifications and/or
service summary.
D.
Facilities for storage, maintenance and parking of any motor vehicles
and/or trucks, equipment or any and all materials collected and/or
owned by a hauler shall comply with all applicable zoning ordinance
requirements and any other applicable local, State and Federal laws,
rules and/or regulations.
E.
At least one individual employed by a hauler to collect municipal
waste and/or recyclables, must participate in training sessions and/or
meetings specified and/or sponsored by Blair County, the time of which
shall not exceed six hours in length per year. Written notice of said
training sessions and/or meetings shall be given to the hauler by
the entity specifying and/or sponsoring the same.
F.
All haulers shall complete and submit all forms and surveys required
by the County of Blair, the Township and/or the Blair County Intermunicipal
Relations Committee by deadlines established and noted on the form
or survey.
G.
All haulers shall have office staff and/or telephone answering service
available for accepting calls and/or complaints expressed in person
or by telephonic means from any residential, commercial, municipal
and/or institutional establishment for which the hauler is providing
hauling services from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except for holidays on which residential collection is prohibited.
[Res. 12-27-90; as amended by Res. 04-24-08]
1.
Designated Recycling Containers.
A.
All recycling containers shall be approved by the Township.
(1)
Recycling containers for residential establishments shall initially
be purchased and distributed by the Township to residential establishments
for the sole purposes of storing recyclables and placing the same
out for collection by haulers.
(2)
In the event additional recycling containers or replacement
recycling containers are needed, the same may be obtained by contacting
the business office of the Township, which said office shall supply
the said container at the price for which the Township paid for the
same.
B.
Recycling containers/receptacles for storing recyclables at multi-family
rental housing property with four or more units, commercial, municipal
or institutional establishments and for community activities shall
be of an appropriate size to accommodate a quantity of material which
will be accumulated over a predetermined, mutually agreed upon time
period, and shall be provided by either the owner/sponsor of the establishment/activity
or the hauler. The recycling container/receptacle must be clearly
marked as a recycling container/receptacle.
2.
Accommodations for the Disabled.
A.
When the provisions of this Part require that recyclables be placed
for collection at a location designated by agreement between the resident
and the hauler and the hauler has been notified by the resident that
said resident has a disability pursuant to the definition of the same
under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which said disability
prevents the resident from placing recyclables at the curbside for
collection, then the hauler shall make reasonable accommodations with
the said resident to collect the resident's recyclables at a
place more accommodating to said resident.
B.
If a person who is disabled pursuant to the immediately preceding
subsection, requests said person's hauler to make reasonable
accommodations as to a more accommodating place for placement and
collection of municipal waste, refuse and/or recyclables and said
hauler refuses and/or the person believes the accommodations made
are not reasonable, said person, or said person's agent (hereinafter
"complainant"), shall notify the Manager of the Township within 30
days of said accommodations, if believed to be unreasonable by the
complainant or within 30 days of a request by the complainant for
reasonable accommodations if none have been made by the complainant's
hauler. The Manager of the Township or the Manager's duly authorized
agent, shall, within 15 days of said notice by the complainant, investigate
the complaint and if found to be valid shall, within 30 days of said
complaint, notify the complainant's hauler, in writing, by certified
mail, return receipt requested, of the deficiency, with a photocopy
of said notice to the complaint and indicate the corrective action
to be taken within 10 days of receipt of said notice. Failure of said
hauler to comply with the directives of the notice shall constitute
a violation of this Part and may subject the said hauler to penalties.
3.
Variances.
A.
Suspension of Processing Recyclables. The Blair County Recycling
Coordinator, subject to permission from the Intermunicipal Recycling
Committee (IRC), shall be authorized to suspend the processing of
certain recyclables for reasons deemed appropriate by the said recycling
coordinator including, but not limited to, market conditions and every
said suspension shall be based upon reliable and documented data showing
the necessity of the same. Said recycling coordinator shall endeavor
to notify, in writing, all recycling processing centers of the recyclables
subject to the suspension and/or of the termination of any such suspension
of processing. All suspensions of recyclables shall be terminated
upon notification of the IRC to the recycling coordinator. In no event
shall the number of designated recyclables to be collected fall below
the minimum number of recyclables required to be collected as set
forth in Act 101, as amended.
B.
IRC Approval. The IRC is hereby authorized to permit, approve, ratify
and/or deny any request by the Blair County Recycling Coordinator
for suspension of the processing of recyclables. The IRC shall review
all suspensions of recyclables at every regular meeting of the IRC
to determine whether to terminate the said suspension and thereby
reinstate the processing of the recyclables which had been subject
of the suspension. Nothing herein contained in this section shall
permit the haulers to reject any recyclables placed for collection
which include the suspended recyclable items and said hauler shall
continue to collect all recyclables so designated by these Guidelines.
4.
Enforcement. The Logan Township Code Enforcement Department
and the Logan Township Police Department are hereby authorized to
enforce the provisions of these Recycling Guidelines, and any and
all Solid Waste and/or Recycling Ordinances, all as may be amended
from time to time, enacted by the Township of Logan. Any and all monies
collected and received by the Township in such enforcement through
the efforts of the Intermunicipal Relations Committee only shall be
allocated to the Intermunicipal Relations Committee and paid to it
by the Township on at least a quarterly basis.
[Amended by Res. 03-24-16B]
