[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Leetsdale as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Leaf composting site — See Ch. 56, Art. III.
Animals — See Ch. 113.
Reimbursement for clean-up of hazardous wastes — See Ch. 168.
Nuisances — See Ch. 201.
[Adopted 9-10-1969 by Ord. No. 394]
A. 
In this article, the following words shall have the meanings hereby respectively ascribed thereto, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
GARBAGE
Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods, and not including more than a minimum of free liquid.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
REFUSE
Garbage and/or rubbish as herein defined.
RUBBISH
Waste other than garbage, commonly produced or accumulated in a household or place of business, including but not limited to paper, posterboard, rags, mattresses, old clothing, glass, crockery, packing boxes and materials, cans, Christmas trees, leaves, grass cuttings, pulled weeds and brush, furniture, appliances and other personalty commonly discarded after the owner thereof has determined that it is no longer useful and/or desirable; provided, however, that "rubbish" shall not include industrial refuse, abandoned large machinery or vehicle, or dead animals.
[Amended 12-12-1996 by Ord. No. 538]
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A. 
Dispose of refuse by dumping, depositing or storing the same at any place in the Borough of Leetsdale, whether indoors or out-of-doors.
B. 
Dispose of refuse otherwise than through the Borough's collection service as set forth and regulated by this article.
C. 
Bring into the Borough from outside the Borough limits any refuse produced or accumulated outside the Borough for disposal by the Borough's collection service.
D. 
Store or accumulate on property owned, occupied or leased by oneself, any refuse, except while awaiting collection and removal by the Borough.
A. 
Every person owning or occupying premises in the Borough shall provide and maintain, in good, serviceable condition, containers for garbage and rubbish as follows:
(1) 
For garbage, leakproof cans with lids, with maximum capacity of 28 gallons;
(2) 
For rubbish, containers with maximum capacity of 32 gallons.
B. 
All garbage shall be drained of liquid and stored in the container while awaiting collection, and the cover shall be kept on the container at all times except while being filled and emptied. The garbage containers shall be stored out-of-doors in a location convenient for pickup by the Borough collectors.
C. 
All rubbish, except as hereinafter otherwise permitted, shall be stored in the container while awaiting collection. No filled container shall exceed 75 pounds in weight. The only rubbish that will be picked up when not in a container shall be: (a) brush, which must be bundled and tied, such bundles not to exceed four feet in length; and (b) newspapers, which shall be either bundled and tied, or boxed. All rubbish shall be placed at the curbline prior to collection.
A. 
The Borough of Leetsdale, by and through its employees, agents or contractors, shall collect, remove and dispose of all garbage, rubbish and trash for each residential building in the Borough of Leetsdale containing four or fewer residential dwelling units, at the curb or accessible alley abutting the property.
[Amended 3-11-1987 by Ord. No. 476]
B. 
Garbage shall be collected once a week from September 15 through June 15 and twice a week from June 16 through September 14. Rubbish shall be collected once a month, with collection to begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of the month and to continue until all premises in the Borough shall have been serviced. The actual collection days for properties located on specified streets shall be determined from time to time and shall be publicized by the Borough in any manner that it shall see fit. The garbage and rubbish collectors shall take away and remove all garbage and rubbish containers not in satisfactory condition, because of leakage or otherwise. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of a property, producing and accumulating garbage and/or rubbish for collection, to clean the containers after the same shall have been emptied by the Borough employees, and, in case of rubbish containers, to remove them from the curb prior to sunset on the day of collection.
[Amended 10-9-1991 by Ord. No. 497]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600 and costs, or in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 618[1]]
[1]
This ordinance superseded former Art. II, Recycling, adopted 5-8-1991 by Ord. No. 494, as amended, and also provided that it should take effect upon the establishment of the recycling regulations and after entry into agreements with public or private haulers to collect recyclables.
The short title of this article shall be the "Borough of Leetsdale Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
The following definitions shall be established as used herein as follows:
ALUMINUM CANS
All empty aluminum beverage and food containers.
BIMETAL CONTAINERS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides and bottom and an aluminum top.
FERROUS CONTAINERS
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
PAPER AND NEWSPAPER
Paper products including paper, newspaper, cardboard and other paper products.
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 plastic which may be recycled.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by the municipality to be recycled. This list of materials is specified in the recycling regulations resulting from this article and may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary by the Borough of Leetsdale.
RESIDENCE
Any occupied single- or multifamily dwelling having up to four dwelling units per structure from which a municipal or private hauler collects solid waste.
SOLID WASTE
All refuse (garbage and rubbish) and other discarded solid material normally collected by municipal or private hauler.
YARD WASTE
Prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and garden waste.
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation of recyclable materials from solid waste by all persons within the Borough of Leetsdale, hereinafter referred to as the "municipality."
Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curb or other collection site separate from solid waste for collection at such times and dates as may be hereinafter established by regulation.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person(s), unauthorized by the municipality, to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such recyclable material. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Borough of Leetsdale is authorized and directed to enforce this article. The same is hereby authorized and may establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner, days and times for the collection of recyclable materials in accordance with the terms hereof and any other matters required to implement this article. The Borough of Leetsdale may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion of said rules and regulations at any time.
Any action by any person, firm, corporation or other entity which violates or does not comply with any provision of this article or any regulation thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 upon a first conviction; $100 upon a second conviction; and $300 upon a third or subsequent conviction. The above fines shall not be applicable to a conviction for § 252-10 hereof, which shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $300. No enforcement of §§ 252-8 and 252-9 of this article shall be made until three months from the effective date of regulations authorized to be promulgated hereunder.
The Borough of Leetsdale may enter into (an) agreement(s) with public or private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part of the recyclable materials from curbside or other collection sites.
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation hereof for any owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial or institutional property in the municipality to put into or cause to be put into the solid waste collection system of the municipality any leaves or grass or other yard waste.