[Adopted 7-10-1989 by Ord. No. 785]
The short title of this article shall be the
"Monaca Borough Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in
that manner.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food and beverage containers consisting of ferrous
sides and bottom and an aluminum top.
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes.
That material consisting of two or more pieces of kraft liner
separated by corrugated (fluted) liner board; excluded are materials
without a corrugated interliner and those materials with a corrugated
liner made from rice or other nonwood-based materials.
The collection by the municipality or its authorized agent(s)
of recyclable materials placed at the curbside or other designated
location.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass; expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
or ceramic products.
That paper collected from commercial, institutional and municipal
establishments that was discarded from xerographic copiers, from nonthermal
computer printers, from general office use forms, memos and correspondence
and from print shops and other commercial printing processes; expressly
excluded are papers with self carbons, carbon paper, envelopes and
all other grades of papers not meeting specifications in the regulations.
Material sorting and classification grades will be specified in the
regulations specific to this article.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, e.g.,
hospitals, schools, nursing homes.
Leaves, garden residues and similar material, but not including
grass clippings.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals; expressly excluded, however, are all
other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and
opinions, containing advertisements and other matters of public interest;
expressing excluded, however, are newspapers which have been soiled.
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences or commercial
or institutional establishments.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types of plastics, the recycling regulations shall stipulate
the specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
Those materials specified by the municipality to be recycled.
The list of materials shall be specified in the recycling regulations
resulting from this article and may be revised from time to time as
deemed necessary by the municipality.
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling from which
a municipal or private waste hauler collects solid waste.
All refuse (garbage and rubbish) and other discarded solid
material normally collected by a municipal or private hauler.
Prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and garden waste.
There is hereby established by the Borough of
Monaca, hereinafter referred to as the "municipality," a program that
mandates that recyclable materials shall be kept separate from solid
waste by all persons within the municipality.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 969]
Recyclable materials may be placed at the front
curb ( or areas designated by the Borough of Monaca) in containers
(sometime referred to as "carts" or "totes"), the size of which shall
be established by regulations adopted by resolution of the Council
of the Borough, which are provided through the Borough and which are
separate from solid waste/refuse, for collection at such times and
dates as shall hereinafter be established by regulations adopted by
resolution of the Council of the Borough.
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 municipality is authorized and directed
to enforce this article. The same is hereby authorized and directed
to 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 municipality may change, modify, repeal or amend
any portion of said rules and regulations at any time.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 822]
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, upon conviction thereof before a District Justice, be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to 30 days. No enforcement of §§ 177-18 and 177-19 of this article shall be made until three months from the effective date of regulations authorized to be promulgated hereunder.
The municipality may enter into agreements with
public or private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all
or part of the recyclable materials from curbside or elsewhere as
designated by the municipality.
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials
to individuals or organizations authorized by the municipality in
its recycling regulations. These materials must either be delivered
to the individual's or organization's site or they may be placed at
the curb for collection by said individual or organization on days
not indicated as recyclable material collection days by the municipality.
Said individuals or organizations may not collect recyclable materials
on or immediately preceding (within 24 hours) a regularly scheduled
curbside collection day.
