The purposes of this article are to protect
the health, safety and general well-being of the residents of the
City and provide a solid waste disposal option that does not require
the incineration or burial of valuable raw materials. By establishing
a mandatory recycling program affecting all residents of the City
of Saco, the City will save money currently being spent on the disposal
of solid waste, will generate revenues from the sale of recyclable
materials and will reduce the impact on the environment from the generation,
processing, manufacturing and sale and distribution of goods made
from virgin materials.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Items including glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and
jugs, and metal cans.
[Added 10-7-2002]
Items including paper products such as cardboard, newspaper,
and magazines.
[Added 10-7-2002]
Those items designated by the City Administrator or his designee
as suitable for inclusion in the City's recycling program.
A container distributed by the City of Saco to Saco residents
for the purpose of facilitating the collection of recyclable materials
at the curb.
A vehicle utilized by the City of Saco or its designated
agent to collect recyclable materials at the curb from all residential
uses on a City-maintained public way.
For the purpose of providing solid waste collection, shall
mean and include single-family, duplex and multifamily dwellings (up
to and including six units) on public ways.
[Amended 11-7-2005]
A.
This article shall apply to all uses, both residential
and nonresidential, within the City.
B.
All recyclable materials shall henceforth be separated
from the daily waste stream and, for residential uses, placed at the
curb in accordance with the provisions of this article. Nonresidential
uses shall also separate recyclables from the waste stream and either
deliver those items to the City's recycling center or have them collected
as recyclables, not as acceptable waste to be sent to the City's contracted
disposal facility. The City may provide curbside collection of recyclables
for all residential uses located on a public road. Nonresidential
buildings, i.e., businesses, offices, retail, hotels, apartments,
mobile home parks, motels and bed-and-breakfast establishments, shall
not receive curbside collection services from the City. Buildings
that contain both business and residential uses shall be classified
by the majority use within the building, based on square footage.
However, the City may, in its discretion, contract individually with
nonresidential uses to provide curbside recycling collection services.
Any and all recyclable materials placed at the
curb become the sole property of the City or its designated agent.
No one may salvage, remove or carry off any such material without
prior approval of the City Council.
A.
The City may provide weekly curbside collection of
recyclable materials to all residential uses within the City. Collection
of recyclables shall be on the same day as the regular garbage collection.
B.
Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curb,
separate from the regular garbage and rubbish. All items shall be
prepared as directed by the City Administrator or his/her designee.
Items not prepared as directed by the City Administrator will be left
at the curb.
C.
Recyclable materials shall be placed in separate containers
for each category of materials, e.g., fiber and containers or as directed
by the City Administrator. Containers may be provided by the City
to every household to facilitate the separation and collection process.
Any containers distributed by the City remain the property of the
City.
[Amended 10-7-2002]
A.
For the purposes of this article, the placement of
recyclable materials in with regular garbage for collection and transport
to the City's contracted disposal facility shall constitute a violation.
Violators of this article shall first be given written notice of noncompliance.
Subsequent violations shall result in noncollection of garbage placed
at the curbside, along with written notice. On the third event of
written notice, a civil violation shall have been committed for which
a forfeiture of not less than $50 shall be adjudged. Any violation
is deemed to be a nuisance, and the City Council may bring an action
for equitable relief.
B.
For the purposes of this article, the collection and transport of recyclable materials to a facility that does not provide for the separation and reclamation of recyclable materials shall also constitute a violation. Each violation shall constitute a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 shall be adjudged. Any violation is deemed to be a nuisance, and the City Council may bring an action for equitable relief. Such violation shall also be considered a violation of § 181-22.
C.
Violations of any other provisions of this article
shall constitute a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less
than $50 shall be adjudged. Any violation is deemed to be a nuisance,
and City Council may bring an action for equitable relief.
[Amended 11-7-2005]
The City, at its discretion, may enter into
contracts for the collection of recyclable materials or other solid
wastes with residential uses that do not meet the strict definition
of residential uses in this article, and with nonresidential uses.
Such additional residential uses would include but not be limited
to condominium associations. Each contract shall be negotiated individually.
