In addition to the general collection regulations established in Articles II and III of this chapter, collection of yard waste shall be subject to the following:
A. 
Collection standards.
(1) 
Designated yard waste shall be placed entirely within a yard waste cart and shall not be placed in the street. If yard waste is placed within the street and is not placed inside the yard waste cart, the responsible party must remove the yard waste from the street or said party will be deemed in violation of this article.
(2) 
Yard waste must be placed within and not exceed the height of the yard waste cart. No bags shall be placed within the yard waste cart.
(3) 
Yard waste which is designated for placement inside the yard waste cart but is placed along the curb and outside of the cart in a bag or in any receptacle other than the yard waste cart will not be collected by the Township.
B. 
Bulk leaf collection.
(1) 
Bulk leaves shall only be placed behind the curb during the collection periods established pursuant to § 280-15.
(2) 
Bulk leaves shall be placed curbside and at least 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Leaves shall not be placed within the street. Leaves shall be placed behind the curb no earlier than seven days before the announced collection date. It is recommended that the leaves be placed in the required location within a temporary fence corral which is able to be easily disassembled by the collection crew for access to the leaves.
(3) 
Placement of leaves within the street at any time, or in any manner other than specified herein, is a violation of this article. If leaves are placed within the street, the responsible party must remove the leaves from the street immediately upon notice from the Township or said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
C. 
Dropoff facility. Residents of the Township, and only those residents, may drop off yard waste at the Township Public Works Department during normal operating hours of the Department. Yard waste which is dropped off to the Public Works Department cannot contain grass clippings. Prior to dropoff, the resident must have the yard waste inspected and approved for dropoff by the Public Works staff.
In addition to the general collection regulations established in Articles II and III of this chapter, collection of bulky waste shall be subject to the following additional collection standards:
A. 
Bulky waste shall be placed curbside for collection and shall not be placed in the street. If bulky waste is placed within the street and is not placed curbside, the responsible party must remove the bulky waste from the street or said party will be deemed to be in violation of this article.
B. 
No bulky items placed for collection shall be of any weight and/or size which is greater than can be conveniently and safely handled by two persons.
C. 
Bulky waste shall be placed in a neat and orderly manner and no closer than three feet to any cart, container or receptacle.