[Adopted 12-3-1979 by L.L. No. 19-1979 (Ch. 65, Art. III, of the 1979 Code)]
All garbage shall be placed and stored on private
property in metal or other rigid and leakproof containers with a handle
and shall be kept tightly covered at all times. Each container shall
be of such size that when filled it can be readily handled by one
person.
It shall be unlawful to haul or manage waste except by authorized collectors who are properly licensed pursuant to the terms of Article
II of this chapter; that is, self-hauling and self-management of waste is hereby declared illegal.
No person shall throw or deposit, in any pond,
brook, or natural waterway within the limits of the Village, any dead
animal, dead fish or fish waste, rubbish, filth, foul or offensive
substance, or any refuse matter whatsoever, fuel, lubricating oil,
fish oil or other greasy substance so that the same shall create a
danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be punished as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, of this Code.
[Adopted 7-13-1992 by L.L. No. 7-1992 (Ch.
66 of the 1979 Code)]
It is the purpose of the Board of Trustees of
the Village of Orchard Park to maximize resource recovery from solid
waste on a cost-effective basis through the collection of recyclable
materials within the Village to reduce the volume of municipal solid
waste and protect the environment. Therefore, the Village of Orchard
Park hereby establishes its policy to require the separation and collection
of recyclable materials within its boundaries. This article is to
comply with the mandate of the State of New York for recycling as
set forth in General Municipal Law § 120-aa.
The following words and phrases used throughout
this article shall have the following meanings:
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
All putrescible and nonputrescible materials that have been
discarded or rejected, including but not limited to garbage, refuse
and rubbish. Not included are hazardous wastes as defined by New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
institution or other entity that occupies any part of a waste generating
unit.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those clean, noncontaminated material designated from time
to time by the Village Board as requiring source separation and segregation.
Such material shall include newspapers, corrugated cardboard, clear
glass bottles and jars, metal food and beverage cans, and plastic
containers designated Nos. 1,2 and 3. Mixed or other papers are hereby
determined to be recyclable materials.
[Amended 6-23-2003 by L.L. No. 5-2003]
WASTE GENERATING UNIT
Any single-family or residential dwelling, including apartments
and duplexes, and any municipal, commercial, or institutional establishment
which generates municipal solid waste.