City of Saco, ME Article III Transfer Station

[Amended 2-18-1997; 9-3-2002; 10-7-2002; 7-9-2018[1]]

[1] Editor’s Note: This amendment provided an effective date of 8-9-2018.

§ 181-27 Findings and purpose.

A. Eco-Maine, the City's solid waste provider, is not designed to receive certain types of solid wastes. Those types of solid wastes are listed in § 181-15 under the definition of "acceptable waste," the exceptions listed in Subsections A to J.

B. It is important that the City provides a disposal facility (hereinafter referred to as "transfer station") for the receipt of unacceptable waste other than hazardous waste. This article sets out the procedure for the operation of the transfer station.

C. The Public Works Director shall be responsible for operation of the transfer station and enforcement of this chapter in accordance with current environmental regulations, and the director may amend operational practices not contrary to the provisions of this transfer station article.

D. The Director shall determine and post at the entrance to the transfer station site the days and hours the site is open. The Director shall designate attendants who shall control the access the facility.

E. The following shall be considered, allowable at the transfer station.

(1) Recyclable cans, plastics, newspapers, glass and flattened cardboard, sorted and placed into appropriate bins;

(2) Leaves, grass, yard clippings; cut or decayed wood less than three inches in diameter and six feet in length;

(3) Wood, lumber;

(4) Sheetrock, fiberglass insulation, clean scrap metal, vinyl siding;

(5) Household white goods including stoves, refrigerators, washing machines and clothes dryers; other used or scrap residential or office furniture including tables, desks, and filing cabinets;

(6) Furniture, such as mattress/boxsprings, couch, chairs, or carpets;

(7) Electronic and universal waste products such as televisions and computer components;

(8) Any used, scrapped or otherwise discarded rubberized vehicle tire;

(9) Any other material which the attendant deems reasonably similar in composition and character to the material designated in Subsection E(1) through (8) and which is not prohibited by Subsection F.

F. The following shall be prohibited from deposit at a City transfer station:

(1) Explosives or other volatile materials or any chemical or waste found to be hazardous;

(2) Junk vehicles, trailers and construction equipment bodies;

(3) Products with asbestos contents;

(4) Combustible material of any kind including but not limited to gasoline, kerosene and paint thinner;

(5) Fuel, gas;

(6) Medical or other potentially infectious or pathogenic wastes;

(7) Excavation materials;

(8) Any material which the attendant because of character or quality, considers hazardous or detrimental to the efficient or sanitary operation of the area.

G. Fee schedule.

(1) The City shall set and charge user fees for disposable items and refuse. The fees may be adjusted by order of the City Council, as needed. User fees must be paid at the transfer facility at the time of disposal.

(2) No commercial vehicles, except those with the sole purpose of disposing leaves, grass, yard clippings and construction or bulky debris derived from Saco residential properties or trucks larger than one ton may dispose of waste materials at the transfer facility. City vehicles may dispose of waste materials at the facility.

§ 181-28 through § 181-29. (Reserved)