This chapter shall be known as the "Mandatory
Recycling Law" of the Town of Aurora.
The reduction, reuse and recycling of solid
waste are important public concerns and will aid in the protection
and preservation of the environment. The Solid Waste Management Act
of 1988 mandates passage of a source-separation ordinance or law by
each local municipality within New York State to require that solid
waste which has been left for collection or which is delivered by
the generator of such waste to a solid waste management facility shall
be separated into recyclable, reusable or other components for which
economic markets for alternate uses exist. Therefore, the Town of
Aurora establishes mandatory recycling within this Municipality.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A person, individual, partnership or corporation or employer
or agent thereof authorized by contract or license with the Municipality
to collect solid waste from residential, commercial and institutional
properties, as herein defined, under the terms and conditions of this
chapter. In the event of municipal collection, this definition shall
include the governing body and employees thereof.
Large items, such as sofas, upholstered chairs, mattresses
and box springs, but excluding large appliances (white goods), such
as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, etc., which
are considered recyclable.
The person, firm, agency or public body or employee or agent
thereof who is engaged in the collection of and/or transportation
of solid waste.
All properties used for industrial or commercial purposes,
including but not limited to retail and wholesale establishments,
apartments with four or more units, trailer courts, offices, garages,
gas stations, manufacturing and repair establishments, banks, motels,
restaurants and other similar and related facilities.
A can, bin, box, bag or other unit used for storage of materials.
Any solid waste management/resource-recovery facility employed
beyond the initial solid waste collection process which is to be used,
occupied or employed for or is incidental to the receiving, transporting,
storage or processing or disposal of solid waste or the recovery by
any means of any material or energy product or resource therefrom,
including recycling centers, transfer stations, processing systems,
resource-recovery facilities, sanitary landfills, plants and facilities
for composting or landspreading of solid wastes, secure land burial
facilities, reprocessing and recycling facilities, surface impoundments
and waste oil storage, incinerators and other solid waste disposal,
reduction or conversion facilities.
Solid waste that is especially harmful or potentially harmful
to public health. This shall include but not be limited to explosives,
toxic materials and medical waste. For purposes of this chapter, hazardous
waste does not include small quantities of such waste available on
a retail basis to the homeowner (e.g., aerosol cans, pesticides, fertilizers,
etc.)
An organization or establishment devoted to the promotion
of a particular object or cause, including schools, nursing homes
and retirement homes, health facilities, governmental facilities,
libraries, fire halls, etc.
All putrescible and nonputrescible materials, including garbage,
refuse and other discarded solid materials, including but not limited
to solid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial and
agricultural operations and from community activities. Liquids, semisolids
and contained gaseous materials are hereby defined as solid waste.
It shall not include solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage
or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as silt,
dissolved or suspended solids in industrial wastewater effluents,
dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or other common water
pollutants. In addition, it shall not include hazardous waste.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, institution
or other entity.
A person, firm, corporation or legal entity providing for
the collection of MSW and/or recyclable materials. To operate in the
Town of Aurora, they shall be required to obtain a license from the
Town and be subject to the rules and regulations of the Town.
The collection of MSW and recyclable material where the resident
contracts directly with the private collector of the subscriber's
choice.
Those materials specified by the Town of Aurora for separate
collection in accordance with recycling regulations.
Such materials may include but are not limited
to:
ALUMINUMAluminum products and containers fabricated primarily of aluminum and commonly used for soda, beer, beverages or other food or drink.
METAL CANSContainers fabricated primarily of steel or tin or bimetal cans of steel, tin and/or aluminum, other than aluminum cans.
GLASS FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERSNew and used glass food and beverage containers which have been rinsed and are free of food contamination, including clear (flint), green and brown (amber) colored glass bottles and jars. Glass shall not include ceramics, plate glass, auto glass, Pyrex, leaded glass, mirrored glass or flat glass.
PLASTIC FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERSIncludes high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), designated respectively as No. 2 and No. 1 on the recycling code located on the containers.
NEWSPRINTCommon, inexpensive machine-finished paper made chiefly from wood pulp and used for newspapers.
CORRUGATEDWood-pulp-based material which is usually smooth on both sides with a corrugated center, commonly used for boxes; excludes material with a wax coating.
HIGH-GRADE PAPERWhite and colored office bond, duplicating paper, computer paper and other high-quality paper.
MAGAZINESMagazines, glossy catalogs and other glossy paper.
LARGE APPLIANCESStoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, washing machines, water heaters and other large appliances and scrap metal, but excluding air conditioners, microwaves and televisions.
The above materials will be reviewed quarterly
and will be modified as the need arises by the Town Engineer or other
designated person.
The separation, collection, processing, recovery and sale
or reuse of metals, glass, paper, plastics and other materials which
would otherwise be disposed of as solid waste.
Any person residing within the Town on a temporary or permanent
basis, but excluding persons residing in hotels or motels.
Properties used as dwellings, including buildings having
up to three dwelling units in one building. Multiple-dwelling residential
buildings containing more than three dwelling units, for purposes
of this chapter, shall be treated as commercial properties.
The purposeful systematic control of the storage, collection,
transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste.
To separate the recyclable materials from the MSW stream
at the point of waste generation.
Organic yard and garden waste, leaves, grass clippings and
brush.
