[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Springfield 1-10-1990 by Ord. No. 775. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
The reduction of the amount of municipal waste and conservation of
recyclable materials is an important public concern by reason of the
growing problem of municipal waste disposal and its impact on the
environment.
B.
The collection of newsprint; aluminum cans; bimetallic cans; segregated
clear, emerald and amber glass bottles; and leaf wastes for recycling
from residences and high-grade office paper, aluminum cans, corrugated
paper and leaf wastes from commercial and institutional establishments
in Springfield Township and such other recyclables that shall be by
resolution determined to serve the general public interest by reducing
the volume of municipal waste which must be disposed, thereby reducing
storage, collection, transportation and disposal costs of said waste
and preserving valuable natural resources and will result in a financial
benefit to the residents and taxpayers of Springfield Township by
reason of the income realized from the sale of these recyclable materials
and reduced cost of disposal.
C.
This chapter has been developed to implement municipal responsibilities
under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
Act (Act 101 of 1988).
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
words and phrases used throughout this chapter shall have the following
meanings:
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone.
The product may be transparent, translucent or colored and may be
used as a container for the packaging or bottling of various matter.
Leaves, not including grass, garden residues, shrubbery,
tree trimmings and similar material.
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous
material, resulting from the operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities.
The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest.
Includes a lessee, as well as an owner of a residence, and
includes a person, firm or corporation which owns a residence or business.
Materials generated by business or consumers which can be
separated from municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused
as a resource in the development of useful products. "Recyclables"
include the following:
Springfield Township hereby establishes a recycling program
for the mandatory separation and collection of the designated recyclable
municipal wastes stated above from all residences, businesses or institutions
in Springfield Township for which waste collection is provided by
Springfield or any other collector. Collection of the materials to
be recycled shall be made by Springfield Township, its designated
agent or any other solid waste collectors operating in Springfield
Township.
The Director of the Public Works Department is hereby authorized
and empowered to establish guidelines on the manner, days and times
of collection of recyclable materials and the bundling, handling,
location and time of placement of such materials for collections.
A.
All persons who are residents of Springfield Township shall separate
recyclables from municipal waste produced at their homes, apartments
and other residential establishments and store such material for collection
and shall place the same for collection by the township at the curbline
in accordance with collection guidelines.
B.
An owner, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of a multifamily
rental housing property with four or more units shall comply with
its recycling responsibilities by establishing a collection system
at each property. The collection system must include suitable containers
for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations
for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning
the use and availability of the collection system. Arrangements shall
be made by owner for collection of these materials by private contractor.
C.
All persons must separate leaf waste from other municipal waste generated
at their houses, apartments and other residential establishments for
collection unless those persons have otherwise provided for composting
of leaf waste.
D.
Persons must separate high-grade office papers, aluminum, corrugated
paper and leaf waste generated at commercial, municipal or institutional
establishments and from community activities and store the material
until collection. Arrangements shall be made for collection of these
materials by private contractor.
All recyclables placed by the resident for collection by Springfield Township pursuant to this chapter and regulations hereunder shall from time of pickup become the property of Springfield Township, except as otherwise provided by § 72-8 of this chapter.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation other than Springfield Township or one authorized by Springfield Township to collect recyclables placed by a resident for collection by Springfield Township, unless such person, firm or corporation has prior written permission to make such collection as set forth in § 72-8 of this chapter. Each unauthorized collection in violation hereof from one or more residences on one calendar day shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
Any resident may donate or sell recyclables 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 without
prior written permission from Springfield Township to make such collection.
Springfield Township reserves the right not to collect municipal
waste containing recyclable materials in combination with nonrecyclable
materials.
