[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-301]
1. There is hereby established a program for the mandatory source-separation
and collection of recyclable materials from municipal waste, as set
forth herein, from residential, commercial, institutional, and municipal
premises within the Township. The occupant or owner of a home, apartment,
or other residential establishment shall separate recyclable materials
and leaf waste from other municipal solid waste. In addition, commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and community events shall
separate the materials described in this section.
2. Items to be recycled by dwelling units and mobile home parks include,
at a minimum:
C. Plastics: No. 1 to No. 5 and No. 7.
D. Paper: newspaper, books, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, paper, envelopes.
E. Cardboard boxes and containers.
3. Items to be recycled by commercial, industrial, institutional, municipal,
and community activities include at a minimum:
C. Plastics: No. 1 to No. 5 and No. 7.
D. Paper: newspaper, books, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, paper, envelopes.
E. Cardboard boxes and containers.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-302]
Collection of recyclable materials shall be made by a registered
municipal waste collector at a minimum of once per week. When placed
at the curb for collection in accordance with the provisions of this
Part, recyclable materials shall be placed in separate, reusable containers,
which clearly identify the contents as recyclables. No person shall
place municipal solid waste in containers designated for the separation
and collection of recyclables. No person shall place recyclable materials
in containers used for the separation and collection of municipal
solid waste.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-303]
An owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of a multi-family
residential dwelling unit with two or more units, or the residents
of multi-family residential dwelling units acting by and through a
duly constituted homeowners' association, shall comply with their
responsibilities under this Part by establishing a collection system
for recyclable materials at each property and pickup by a registered
municipal waste collector. The collection system must include suitable
containers for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible
locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants
or residents concerning the use and availability of the collection
system. Owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords who comply
with the requirements of this section shall not be liable for noncompliance
of occupants of their buildings.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-304]
All persons occupying commercial, institutional and/or municipal establishments within the Township shall separate materials listed in §
16-301, generated at such establishments; store the materials until collected by a registered municipal waste collector; and annually provide written documentation to the Township of the types of materials and the total tons of materials recycled. Such documentation shall be provided to the Township within 30 days of the end of each calendar year.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-305]
All community activities or events sponsored within the Township
shall separate aluminum, glass, plastics, and corrugated cardboard;
store materials until collected by a registered municipal waste collector;
and provide written documentation to the Township of the type of materials
and the total tons of materials recycled.