[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 1]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough of Bristol Waste Reduction and Recycling Ordinance."
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 2]
This Part is enacted pursuant to the Solid Waste Management Act, P.L. 380, No. 97, July 7, 1980, 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq., and the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, No. 101, July 29, 1988, 53 P.S. § 4000.101 et seq.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 3]
1. 
It is the purpose of this Part to:
A. 
Require waste reduction and recycling as a means of managing municipal waste, conserving resources and supplying energy.
B. 
Protect the public health, safety and welfare from the short and long term dangers of collection, transportation, processing and storage of municipal waste.
C. 
Utilize, wherever feasible, the capabilities of private enterprise in accomplishing the desired objectives of an effective, comprehensive solid waste management program.
D. 
Establish and implement within the Borough of Bristol a recycling program to return valuable materials to productive use, to conserve energy and to protect capacity at municipal waste processing or disposal facilities.
E. 
Recycle at least 25% of all municipal waste and source-separated recyclable materials generated in this Borough of Bristol on and after January 1, 1997.
F. 
The weight or volume of municipal waste generated per capita in this Borough of Bristol on January 1, 1997, should, to the greatest extent practicable, be less than the weight or volume of municipal waste generated per capita on the effective date of this Part.
G. 
Each person living or working in the Borough of Bristol shall be taught the economic, environmental and energy value of recycling and waste reduction, and shall be encouraged through a variety of means to participate in such activities.
H. 
The Borough of Bristol shall, to the greatest extent practicable, procure and use products and materials with recycled content, and procure and use materials that are recyclable.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 4]
1. 
Responsibilities. The Borough of Bristol shall have the power and its duty shall be to assure the proper and adequate transportation, collection and storage of municipal waste which is generated or present within its boundaries, to assure adequate capacity for the disposal of municipal waste generated within its boundaries by means of the procedure set forth in § 1111 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, 53 P.S. § 4000.1111, and to adopt and implement a program for the collection and recycling of municipal waste or source-separated recyclable materials as provided in this Part.
2. 
Powers. In carrying out its duties under this section, the Borough of Bristol may adopt resolutions establishing procedures, regulations and standards for the recycling, transportation, storage and collection of municipal wastes, or source-separated recyclable materials which shall not be less stringent than, and not in violation of or inconsistent with, the provisions and purposes of the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
3. 
Duties. The Borough of Bristol shall implement the provisions of this Part by collecting, transporting, processing or marketing source-separated materials or may contract, subject to competitive bidding, with any person to carry out its duties for the recycling, transportation, collection and storage of municipal waste and source-separated recyclable materials, if the recycling, transportation, collection or storage activity or facility is conducted or operated in a manner that is consistent with the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, this Part and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Any such person shall be jointly and severally responsible with the Borough of Bristol when carrying out its duties for transportation, collection or storage activity or facility.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 5]
1. 
The Borough of Bristol hereby establishes and implements a source-separating and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with § 1501 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, 53 P.S. § 4000.1501. The source separation and collection program shall include the following regulations:
A. 
Persons are hereby required to separate three materials, deemed appropriate hereafter, from other municipal waste generated at their homes, apartments and other residential establishments and to store such material until collection. The three materials shall be designated periodically from the following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper and plastics. Nothing in this Part shall be deemed to impair the ownership of separated materials by the person who generated them unless and until such materials are placed at curbside or similar location for collection by the Borough of Bristol.
B. 
Persons are hereby required to separate leaf waste from other municipal waste generated at their homes, apartments and other residential establishments until collection unless those persons have otherwise provided for the composting of leaf waste. The Council of the Borough of Bristol shall allow an owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units to comply with its responsibilities under this section by establishing a collection system for recyclable materials at each property. The collection system must include suitable containers for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for the containers, and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collecting system. Owners, landlords and agents of owners or landlords who comply with this Part shall not be liable for the noncompliance of occupants of their buildings.
C. 
Persons are hereby required to separate high grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper and leaf waste and other material deemed appropriate generated at commercial, municipal or institutional establishments and from community activities and to store the material until collection. The Borough of Bristol shall exempt persons occupying commercial, institutional and municipal establishments within its municipal boundaries from the requirements of this Part if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials they are required by this Part to recycle. To be eligible for an exemption under this subsection, a commercial or institutional solid waste generator must, annually, apply for a permit to do so and pay a fee established pursuant to resolution, and provide written documentation to the Borough of Bristol of the total number of tons recycled or estimated to be recycled.
D. 
The Borough of Bristol shall collect recyclable materials from curbside or similar locations designated by resolution at least once per month from each residence or other person generating municipal waste in the Borough of Bristol.
E. 
The Borough of Bristol shall solicit bids and award contracts for the sale of collected materials for recycling giving preferential consideration, for the collection, marketing and disposition of recyclable materials, to persons engaged in the business of recycling on the effective date of this Part, whether or not the persons were operating for profit.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 6]
The Borough of Bristol shall establish a comprehensive and sustained public information and education program concerning recycling program features and requirements. As a part of this program, the Borough Manager shall, at least 30 days prior to the initiation of the recycling program and at least once every six months thereafter, notify all persons occupying residential, commercial, institutional and municipal premises within its boundaries of the requirements of this Part. The Borough Manager shall, as he deems necessary and appropriate, place an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Bristol, post a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted, including a notice with other official notifications periodically mailed to residential taxpayers or utilize any combination of the foregoing.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 7; as amended by Ord. 1295, 9/9/2013]
An operator of a landfill or resource facility may contract with this Borough of Bristol to provide recycling services in lieu of the curbside recycling program as determined from time to time by resolution of the Borough of Bristol. The contract must ensure that at least 25% of the waste received is recycled; provided, that the economic and environmental impact of the proposed technology used for the recycling receives prior approval from the Department of Environmental Protection.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 8]
1. 
Persons who operate a municipal waste landfill, resource recovery facility or transfer station under contract with this Borough of Bristol shall establish at least one drop-off center at a location designated by the Borough of Bristol by resolution of the Borough of Bristol for the collection and sale of at least three recyclable materials.
2. 
The three materials shall be chosen by the Borough of Bristol, pursuant to a resolution, from the following: clear glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper and plastics. The center shall be located at the facility or in a place that is easily accessible to persons generating municipal waste that is processed or disposed at the facility. Each drop-off center must contain bins or containers where recyclable materials may be placed or temporarily stored. If the operation of the drop-off center requires attendants, the center shall be open at least eight hours per week, including four hours during evenings or weekends, pursuant to a schedule established by resolution of the Borough of Bristol.
3. 
Each operator shall, at least 30 days prior to the initiation of the drop-off center program and at least once every six months thereafter, provide public notice of the availability of the drop-off center. The operator shall place an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Bristol or provide notice in another manner approved by the Council of the Borough of Bristol.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 9]
On or before February 15 of each year, the Borough Manager shall submit a report to the County of Bucks which shall describe the weight or volume of materials that were recyclable by the municipal recycling program in the preceding calendar year.
[Ord. 1046, 3/12/1990, § 10; as amended by Ord. 1295, 9/9/2013]
Any person, other than a municipal official exercising his official duties, who violates any provision of this Part, any resolution enacted hereunder, any order issued hereunder, or the terms or conditions of any contract awarded in the implementation of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge 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 $100 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 Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.