The following words and phrases, when used in
this article, shall have the meanings given to them in this section
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
BUSINESS(ES)
The legal owner, occupant or lessee of a commercial, industrial
or cooperative enterprise, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
institution or trust or a governmental entity that engages in any
form of business or governmental activity which does not have curbside
collection of municipal waste.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes and those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing
more than three dwelling units.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals, that include but are not limited to fairs, bazaars, socials,
picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals
per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges.
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear glass. Excluded are brown
and green glass, plate glass, automotive glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
GRASS CLIPPINGS
The material bagged or raked during or after cutting of a
lawn, field or similar grassed area.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Small quantities of hazardous waste (as defined by Act 97) available to a person or entity on a retail basis, such
as pesticides, certain paints, aerosol cans and fertilizers.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, such
as churches, hospitals, schools, day-care centers and nursing homes.
LANDLORD
Any individual or organizational owner who rents and/or leases
residential units, commercial space or industrial complexes. Landlords
own the properties in question and deal directly with their tenants
or lessees.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Includes but shall not be limited to automotive, truck and
industrial batteries that contain lead.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue,
shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper
products of any nature whatsoever.
MIXED PAPER
All types of paper combinations, such as colored paper, carbonless
forms, ledger paper, colored paper envelopes, mixtures of high-grade
office paper, and the like.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROPERTIES
Any properties having four or more dwelling units per structure,
and shall include all residential properties under condominium ownership.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Public facilities operated by the municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, including school
facilities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous materials, resulting from operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities,
and any sludge not meeting the definition of the term "residual or
hazardous waste" in Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or institutional water-supply
treatment plant, MULTIFAMILY treatment plant or air-pollution control
facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
NEWSPAPERS
Paper of the type commonly used as newsprint and distributed
at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions, containing
advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded
are glossy advertising inserts often included with newspapers.
NONCURBSIDE RESIDENT(S)
Residents of a multifamily residential unit where provision
is made to collect and dispose of waste through collective dumpsters.
PERSON(S)
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences or commercial
or institutional establishments.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types of plastic, the recycling regulations may stipulate
specific types of plastics which may be recycled.
PRIVATE HAULER
Any registered private hauler collecting, removing, or transporting
solid waste and recyclable materials to a processing center or as
otherwise disposed.
[Amended 9-1-2015 by Ord.
No. 368]
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Source-separated recyclable materials, including materials
listed in Section 1501 of Act 101 of 1988 (the Pennsylvania Municipal
Waste Recycling, Planning and Waste Reduction Act), and materials identified by the municipality to be recycled.
RESIDENT(S)
The legal owner, occupant or lessee of a single-family residential
unit in Concord Township that has curbside collection of municipal
wastes or of any other type of multifamily residential unit, including
but not limited to townhomes, duplexes, condominiums and apartments
whose multifamily unit has curbside recycling of municipal waste.
Also classified as "resident" will be any business professional who
operates a low-scale profession from his/her personal residence.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Concord, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
WASTE
A material whose original purpose has been completed and
which is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise
disposed. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials
or material approved by the Department of Environmental Protection
for beneficial use.
The Township of Concord hereby establishes a
resource recovery program for the mandatory separation and collection
of municipal solid waste from all persons, residences and commercial
and institutional establishments in the Township. Collection of the
materials to be recycled shall be made at least twice monthly by licensed
private haulers and delivered to an approved recycling facility for
processing and disposal. The program shall include a sustained public
information and education program by the Township pursuant to the
provisions of Act 101 of 1988.
The Manager of the Township of Concord or his
designated agent is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and
promulgate regulations on the manner, days and times of collection
of recyclable materials and the bundling, handling, location and time
of placement of such materials for collection and regulations governing
composting.
[Amended 9-1-2015 by Ord.
No. 368]
All recyclable solid waste placed by any person
for collection by a registered private hauler pursuant to this article
and any regulations hereunder shall become the property of the registered
private hauler at the time of placement at the curbside and shall
remain the property of the registered private hauler until accepted
by an approved recycling facility.
Any person may donate or sell municipal solid
waste to any person, firm or corporation, whether operating for profit
or not, provided that the receiving person, firm or corporation shall
not collect such donated recyclable materials from the collection
point of a residence.
[Amended 1-5-1991 by Ord. No. 221; 9-1-2015 by Ord. No. 368]
Pursuant to the registration requirements established by Article
II, Registration of Collectors, §
142-17, all private haulers collecting solid waste and recyclable materials shall obtain an annual registration from the Township. Said annual registration fee shall be established from time to time by the Township by resolution.
[Amended 9-1-2015 by Ord.
No. 368]
All duly registered private haulers shall keep
records of the quantities of solid waste and recyclable materials
collected in the Township. The records shall include the weight of
the total quantities of solid waste materials and recyclable materials
and other information as required by the Township to fulfill the Township's
responsibility to make accurate and timely reports to the DEP or any
other governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or federal
government. Written reports shall be provided to the Township on report
forms provided by the Township and shall be submitted quarterly, received
by the Township not later than the 20th day of the month following
the end of the previous quarter or three-month period.
[Amended 12-3-1996 by Ord. No. 206]
A. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
article or who permits the violation of any provision of this article
shall pay a fine of $600.
B. Each violation for each separate day and each violation
of any provision of this article shall constitute a separate and distinct
violation.
C. Any person who violates or permits the violation of
any provision of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by Concord Township, pay
the fine prescribed by this article, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney fees, incurred by Concord Township.
D. Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility of the Township Manager, Zoning Officer, Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector or Fire Marshal, as appropriate, who shall follow the enforcement procedure set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Violations and Penalties.