[Adopted 9-10-1969 by Ord. No. 394]
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.
[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]
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:
BIMETAL CONTAINERS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides
and bottom and an aluminum top.
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.