[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colonie 8-28-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Public Works — See Ch. 46.
The Village Board of the Village of Colonie, New York, deems it in the best interests of the citizens of the Village of Colonie to codify the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works providing for the preparation, collection and removal of garbage, refuse and solid waste within the village. These rules and regulations apply only to residential dwellings from which the Department of Public Works collects solid waste according to provisions of § 192-5. The Village Board also finds that the removal of recyclable and reusable materials from the waste stream will promote the health, safety and welfare of persons and property in the Village of Colonie by minimizing the potential adverse effects of landfilling, by reducing the need for landfills and conserving the space in existing landfills, such as the Town of Colonie Sanitary Landfill, in which the village's solid waste from residences is deposited, by aiding in the conservation of valuable resources, materials and energy and by allowing for more efficient and safe management of each of the component materials contained within the solid waste stream. Further, source separation and segregation of recyclable and reusable materials is an integral component of the solid waste management plan of the solid waste planning unit in which the Village of Colonie participates and the New York State Solid Waste Management Act of 1988.
A. 
Source separation.
(1) 
The following materials must be separated from other solid waste and prepared for collection in accordance with this section or the regulations of the Superintendent of Public Works:
(a) 
Recyclable or reusable materials, including uncontaminated newspaper, corrugated cardboard, cans, glass or plastic bottles and other containers; this list may be further defined and extended by regulations issued by the Superintendent of Public Works.
(b) 
Yard wastes consisting of grass, leaves, tree trimmings or other garden debris.
(c) 
Bulky rubbish such as household appliances, overstuffed furniture, mattresses, bedsprings and the like.
(d) 
Broken glass or similar material.
(2) 
The source-separated materials must be prepared as follows:
(a) 
Newspapers and corrugated cardboard shall be bundled or otherwise tied for ease of handling and protected from the elements to the extent reasonably possible.
(b) 
Other recyclables or reusables shall be clean of contents with all contaminants, such as lids, tabs and caps, removed; they shall be placed in clear plastic bags.
(c) 
Grass, leaves and other garden debris shall be bagged and tied in compostable paper bags.
(d) 
Tree trimmings shall be tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in length.
(e) 
Bulky rubbish. Special arrangements must be made with the Department of Public Works for the collection of these items, except during designated heavy pickup periods.
(f) 
Broken glass and similar materials must be independently wrapped before being placed in plastic bags.
B. 
The following materials will not be accepted:
(1) 
Dangerous wastes, such as paint, paint thinners, combustible materials, explosives or any material classified as household hazardous waste.
(2) 
Tires.
(3) 
Automobile batteries.
(4) 
Waste building materials, such as large amounts of concrete, felled trees and the like.
C. 
Some of the above materials may be delivered directly to the Town of Colonie Material Recycling Facility.
D. 
The above list may be changed by the Superintendent of Public Works.
E. 
Preparation of solid waste from which source-separated material has been removed. All solid waste from which source-separated materials have been removed (see § 192-2A above) must be containerized using heavy-duty plastic bags or metal containers. Such metal or plastic containers shall have a maximum volume of 32 gallons and shall be fitted with lids. The ends of plastic bags shall be tied securely.
A. 
The areas, routes and days of collection shall be determined by the Village of Colonie Department of Public Works.
B. 
In case of a legal holiday, the particular collection day shall be the next business day.
C. 
Refuse for collection, including source-separated material, is to be placed at curbside prior to 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of collection but not before 7:00 p.m. the prior day. Only refuse which has been prepared in accordance with § 192-2 above will be collected.
Newspapers, other recyclable or reusable materials and other rubbish materials placed at the curbside for collection shall become the property of the Village of Colonie, and removal thereof by unauthorized persons, commonly known as "scavengers," shall be a violation of this Article.
This program shall provide for weekly curbside collection and removal of garbage and trash. This service shall be available to residential dwellings of fewer than five units. It shall not be available for dwellings containing more than four units nor for commercial, industrial or office buildings. Structures containing mixed usage shall be considered commercial establishments and shall provide for their own trash collection.
A. 
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity who or which shall knowingly and willfully violate or assist in the violation of the provisions of this Article or who or which fails to comply with a lawful directive from the Village of Colonie concerning the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine not exceeding $250 and/or to imprisonment for not more than 15 days for each offense.
B. 
Additionally, containers that are in a dilapidated or unsanitary condition, are oversized or otherwise do not conform to the requirements set forth herein shall be removed by the Village of Colonie upon a violator's failure, after written notice, to do so.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works is hereby authorized to promulgate such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate and supplement the provisions of this Article.