[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 1]
It shall be the duty of every owner of property and every person
occupying a dwelling unit, premises, or place of business within the
Borough where municipal waste is generated and accumulated, by his/her
own expense and cost, except as otherwise specified in this Part,
to provide and keep at all times a sufficient number of containers
to hold all municipal waste accumulated between intervals of collection
of such waste by an authorized collector; and to insure the sanitary
and legal disposal of such waste in accordance with this Part and
all other Borough, state, and federal applicable laws and regulations.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 2]
1.
Containers. All municipal waste accumulated by owners of residential property and/or the occupants of residential properties shall be placed in containers for collection by a licensed collector. The containers shall be durable, watertight, and made of rust-resistant metal or plastic. The size of each container shall not exceed 35-gallon capacity unless bulk (dumpster type) containers are used. Containers for curbside recyclables will be as specified by the Borough or as provided by the Borough directly or through exclusive contract for collection of recyclables. Use of bulk containers at multi-family establishments shall comply with the provisions of § 20-113, Subsection 1, below.
2.
Location of Containers. Each municipal waste container and curbside recyclable container shall be placed for collection as to be accessible to the collector at ground level and at a point immediately, behind the curb line of the street, within no more than 10 feet of the cartway of the street or alley from which the collection with a vehicle is made if there is no curbing, or at a location mutually agreeable between the resident, the Borough, and the collector. Containers shall not be placed out for collection any earlier than 24 hours before the designated collection nor remain at the curbside longer than 24 hours after the collection has taken place. The Borough shall specify the location for the collection of uncontainerized recyclable material. Containers shall not be located within the cartway at anytime. Location of bulk containers at multi-family establishments shall be in accordance with § 20-113, Subsection 2, below.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 3]
1.
Containers. Storage of municipal waste on commercial, institutional
and industrial properties shall be done in the same type of containers
as required for residential properties except where the accumulation
of solid waste for such commercial, institutional or industrial property
precludes their use, in which case such owner or occupant shall make
special arrangements with the authorized collector for storing of
such additional quantities. Special arrangements shall include the
number and type of special bulk container(s) to be furnished by the
collector as may be approved by the Borough.
2.
Location of Containers. Containers for the collection at commercial,
institutional or industrial properties shall be located on the owner's
or occupant's premises at a place agreed upon by the owner or
occupant of the commercial, institutional or industrial property and
the registered collector and shall not be unsatisfactory to the Borough.
Such locations shall not interfere with public or private sidewalks,
walkways, driveways, roads, streets, highways, alleys, or entrances
and exits of public or private buildings. Containers shall not be
placed out for collection any earlier than 24 hours before the designated
collection nor remain at the curbside longer than 24 hours after the
collection has taken place.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 4]
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation other than
persons or corporations registered with the Borough or licensed by
the State of Pennsylvania, to collect and/or transport solid waste
of any nature as a regular hauling business within or from the Borough.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 5]
Any person transporting solid waste within the Borough shall
prevent or remedy any spillage from vehicles or containers used in
the transport of such solid waste. The vehicles used to transport
or convey solid waste shall be leak-proof and enclosed to the extent
necessary to ensure no loss or spilling of waste from the vehicles.
Pick-up trucks shall not be permitted to transport solid waste under
any circumstance. The Borough shall have the authority to inspect
the vehicles used for the transport of solid waste, as it deems necessary.
The name and/or company logo of the owner of the vehicle shall also
be displayed on both sides of the vehicle.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 6]
All municipal waste produced, collected, and transported from
within the jurisdictional limits of the Borough shall be disposed
of at a landfill or other disposal facility licensed or permitted
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
or other state government. However, the Borough reserves the right
to designate a state-permitted facility of its choice and require
that all municipal waste generated in the Borough be disposed of at
this designated facility. If the Borough designates a disposal facility
as provided for above, all authorized collectors, or collectors operating
under contract with the Borough for collection of municipal waste,
shall be informed by the Borough of the location, regulations and
other information pertaining to the designated disposal facility.
The Borough reserves the right to make inspections of authorized collectors
to insure that waste generated within the Borough is being disposed
of in an authorized or designated facility and to limit the use of
a designated facility only to waste generated within the Borough.
Any authorized collector found to be in violation of this section
shall be prohibited from collecting or hauling municipal waste in
the Borough.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 7]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit for collection
any solid waste, including bulky items not generated at the address
from which collection is made, or to bring any solid waste into the
Borough or from one address to another in the Borough for the purpose
of taking advantage of the collection service or to avoid the cost
of collection.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 8]
Bulky waste which is not collected by the normal or weekly residential
collection shall not be stored outside of a building or accessory
building on any land in the Borough, except for a period not exceeding
14 days pending the special handling for disposal of the bulky waste.
However, brush, tree trimmings, yard clippings, leaves, grass, or
other waste from live plants may be stored for longer period of time
if necessary until the next scheduled collection for such items or
for the purpose of composting such materials in accordance with the
Borough ordinances, unless such storage violates other ordinances
or regulations of the Borough. It shall be unlawful for any person
to place bulky waste on any property other than on the property at
which it was generated or directly associated with. Bulky waste shall
be disposed of at a state permitted or licensed disposal facility,
a facility especially designated by the Borough to take such bulky
items or a legitimate salvage dealer that is in the business of disposing
or recycling such items.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 9]
All waste materials resulting from the building, structural
alteration, repair construction, or demolition of buildings or structures
shall be disposed of as permitted by the regulations of the State
Department of Environmental Protection or by pertinent ordinances
or regulations of the Borough. It shall be the responsibility of the
property owner to ensure the disposal of such waste in accordance
with the applicable laws and regulations.
[Ord. 1072, 11/8/2007, Art. II, § 10]
1.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit any person not
regularly engaged in the business of collecting municipal waste from
hauling his own municipal waste on an irregular or unscheduled basis
to a state-permitted disposal facility or to the disposal facility
as designated by the Borough in accordance with the regulations of
the disposal facility.
2.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a farmer from carrying out
normal farming operations, including composting, or spreading of manure
or other farm produced agricultural waste, not otherwise prohibited
or regulated for the land application.
3.
The provisions of this Part do not apply to anything but the storage,
collection, transportation, and disposal of municipal waste and do
not apply; therefore, to hazardous or residual waste as defined by
the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and its amendments. All
hazardous or residual waste must be disposed of in compliance with
applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
