[Adopted 5-4-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-10]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking
and consumption of foods; wastes from the handling, storage and sale
of produce.
Combustible matter, including but not limited to paper other
than newspaper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches,
yard trimmings, wood furniture and bedding; noncombustible matter,
including but not limited to metals other than tin cans and cans required
to be recycled, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and
pieces of concrete, crockery and other mineral waste; street rubbish,
including but not limited to street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch
basin dirt and contents of litter receptacles, provided that trash
shall not include earth and wastes from building operations, nor shall
it include solid wastes resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing
operations such as food-processing wastes, boilerhouse cinders, lumber,
scraps and shavings.
It shall be unlawful to place or permit to remain
anywhere in the Township any garbage, trash or other material subject
to decay, other than leaves or grass, except in a tightly covered
metal or plastic container or bags tied or sealed.
A.
Receptacles that are badly broken or otherwise fail
to meet the requirements may be treated as rubbish and collected and
disposed of as such by the Township responsible for the collection
thereof. In lieu thereof, the Township may affix a notice to containers
which do not qualify under the requirements of this article, indicating
that the containers do not qualify and that further use of said containers
may result in confiscation of the containers, refusal to make the
collection as specified in this article and/or fines.
B.
If, at the next regularly scheduled collection date,
said containers still do not conform to the requirements of this article,
the Township may:
It shall be unlawful to cause or permit to accumulate
anywhere in the Township any garbage, trash, dust, ashes or refuse
of such a material that it can be blown away by the wind, except in
a covered container or bags tied or sealed.
It shall be unlawful to deposit or permit to
fall from any vehicle any garbage, trash or ashes on any public street
or alley in the Township, provided that this section shall not be
construed to prohibit placing garbage, trash or ashes in a container
complying with the provisions of this article preparatory to having
such material collected and disposed of in the manner provided herein.
A.
Garbage shall be thoroughly drained of all water and
placed in a receptacle, can or barrel made of metal or plastic of
a substantial nature with a tight-fitting cover so constructed as
to prevent spillage or leakage of its contents. No metal, glass or
any foreign substance shall be placed in the garbage receptacle.
B.
Trash must be packed in containers. Empty cartons
and newspapers must be securely tied. Where the materials are of such
a nature that they cannot be deposited in any container, the same
shall be securely and properly tied into bundles or packages to prevent
any spilling while being handled by such persons designated to collect
the same or while such bundles or packages are located on the sidewalk
awaiting collection. The bundles or packages shall be of a size and
weight to permit ease of handling by one man, and no receptacle, package,
bundle or plastic container shall weigh more than 50 pounds. No person
shall place more than six (in the aggregate) trash containers, receptacles,
bundles, packages or plastic containers in front of or alongside his
property for collection or removal on any one collection day.
[Amended 12-21-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-29]
C.
No trash container or garbage container shall be placed
in front of any street, alley or public place or in front of or alongside
of the property occupied by another without the consent of such occupant.
No garbage container or trash container or matter to be collected
shall be placed on the curb for collection prior to 5:00 p.m. of the
day preceding the nearest collection day, and such containers must
be removed from the curb by 9:00 a.m. the day following the collection.
[Amended 12-7-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-25; 3-1-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-6; 7-5-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-20]
The following refuse shall be considered not
acceptable for collection by the Township:
A.
Industrial, general manufacturing and special manufacturing uses: waste materials generated by industrial, general manufacturing and special manufacturing uses, as defined in Chapter 91, Land Development, of the Code of the Township of Florence, or substances such as poisons, acids, caustics, noxious chemicals, infected materials, explosives and ammunition or any other materials likely to cause injury to persons employed or damages to equipment used in making collections.
B.
Neighborhood commercial, highway commercial and general commercial uses: waste materials generated by neighborhood commercial, highway commercial and general commercial uses, as defined in Chapter 91, Land Development, of the Code of the Township of Florence, where such materials or substances are in excess of four fifty-gallon containers each collection day. Neighborhood commercial, highway commercial and general commercial waste material in the amount as above-listed will be collected only if the neighborhood commercial, highway commercial or general commercial waste generator is in compliance as follows:
(1)
Participation in the Township of Florence recycling program as established in Article IV, Recycling, of this chapter.
(2)
Participation in the Township of Florence cardboard
recycling program, if such a program is established and maintained.
(3)
All containers used in the disposal of the commercial
waste material shall be clear plastic bags securely tied with no interior
containers which would prevent external inspection of the contents.
[Amended 3-1-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-6]
A.
B.
Other violations. Any person who violates the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any
combination thereof, in the discretion of the Municipal Court. For
any violation which is of a continuing nature, each day during which
it continues shall constitute a separate and distinct defense.
[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-32]
