[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Haddam 1-15-1991, effective
1-30-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Landfill — See Ch. 125.
The following chapter shall be adopted pursuant
to the provisions of Public Acts 87-544, 90-220 and 90-249.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See C.G.S. Ch. 446d, Solid Waste Management,
§ 22a-207 et seq.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Defined by the regulations of the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection, as may be amended from time to time,
and includes demolition, construction, and land clearing debris.
Corrugated boxes and similar corrugated and kraft paper materials
which have a minimum of contamination by food and other materials.
Used pallets, cable spools, other manufactured products or
unpainted wood or unfinished wood, tree limbs, and trunks.
Any person hiring out to collect garbage and recyclable materials
from residential, business, commercial or other establishments.
Any glass bottle or jar of any size or shape used to package
food or beverage products for human or animal consumption.
The foliage of trees, bushes, and other plants, with a minimum
of contamination by rocks, sticks or branches, and pesticides.
Any aluminum, steel, tin-plated steel or other metallic can,
food plate or tray of any size or shape used to package food or beverage
products suitable for human or animal consumption, including clean
aluminum foil.
Any used or discarded newsprint which has a minimum of contamination
by food and other materials. The only gloss-printed paper stock in
this category is the color print inserts commonly found in Sunday
editions.
Any used or discarded high-grade white paper, computer printout,
manila cardstock, or photocopying paper which is suitable for recycling,
and has a minimum of contamination.
Any items, commonly regarded as wastes, which are designated
by Connecticut General Statutes, regulations of the Department of
Environmental Protection, this chapter or by the Board of Selectmen
to be presorted for separate handling and delivery to the scrap materials
market.
Used or discarded items which consist predominantly of ferrous
alloys, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel or alloys
thereof, including, but not limited to, white goods (i.e., refrigerators,
stoves, etc.), and excluding metal food containers.
Discarded rubber or synthetic rubber tires used by or manufactured
for vehicles, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks,
buses, and trailers.
Nonhazardous commercial and industrial wastes which, by virtue
of their properties and/or volume, require special handling.
Lead acid batteries such as those used in motor vehicles,
airplanes, boats, recreational vehicles, tractors, and like appliances.
The Town's solid waste transfer facility, area, or areas
as designated by the Board of Selectmen.
The base and roots of trees, free of rocks and soil.
Crankcase oil that has been utilized in internal combustion
engines.
The list of materials regarded as recyclable
is as follows: cardboard, glass containers, leaves, metal containers,
newspapers, office paper, scrap metal, storage batteries, and waste
oil. The Town will coordinate the transportation and final disposition
of recyclable materials with waste and material haulers, and with
materials processors and markets.
Curbside pick-up of recyclable materials by
collectors will be at the residents' expense. Each residential user
shall separate recyclables from other solid waste and cause removal
of the recyclables as follows:
A.
Mixed glass and metal containers shall be rinsed and
combined for curbside pick-up by a collector or taken to the transfer
station and placed in the proper container.
B.
Newspapers shall be string-tied in bundles or placed
in brown paper grocery bags for curbside pick-up by a collector or
taken to the transfer station and placed in the proper container.
C.
Cardboard shall be flattened, taken to the transfer
station, and placed in the proper container until such time as curbside
opportunities become available.
D.
Waste oil shall be taken to a storage container at
the transfer station.
E.
Scrap metal shall be taken to the transfer station.
F.
Storage batteries shall be taken to a drop-off point
at the transfer station.
G.
Leaves shall be composted at individual residences
when possible. The Town will maintain a leaf composting area at the
transfer station.
Commercial, industrial, business, and nonresidential
users, except those listed in § 169-6 of this chapter, shall
make provision for the separation, collection, and recycling of recyclable
materials as follows:
A.
Mixed glass and metal containers shall be rinsed and
combined for commercial pick-up or disposed of at the transfer station
in the proper container.
B.
Newspapers shall be presorted for commercial pick-up
or placed in the proper container at the transfer station.
C.
Office paper shall be presorted and recycled commercially.
D.
Cardboard shall be flattened, stacked, and presorted
for separate handling and transport by a collector.
E.
Private businesses, including garages, dealerships,
and junkyards, shall make their own provisions for the storage and
disposal of waste oil.
F.
Private businesses, including those that deal in appliances
and dispose of them on a regular basis, shall make their own provisions
for the disposal of scrap metals or may be charged a user fee for
disposal at the transfer station.
G.
Private businesses, including garages, junkyards,
and dealerships, shall make their own provisions for the proper disposal
of discarded storage batteries or may be charged a user fee for disposal
at the transfer station.
H.
Private businesses, including those that provide lawn
care, shall make their own provisions for the composting of leaves
or may be charged a user fee for disposal at the transfer station.
Governmental and nonprofit agencies shall make
provisions for the separation, collection, and recycling or recyclable
materials as follows:
A.
Mixed glass and metal containers shall be rinsed and
combined for commercial pick-up or disposed of at the transfer station
in the proper container.
B.
Newspapers shall be presorted for commercial pick-up
or placed in the proper container at the transfer station.
C.
Office paper shall be presorted and recycled commercially
by those agencies which produce significant quantities of this material.
D.
Cardboard shall be flattened, stacked and presorted
for separate handling, and transported by a collector.
E.
Each agency shall make its own provisions for the
disposal of waste oil or may be charged a user fee for disposal at
the transfer station.
F.
Each agency shall make its own provisions for the
disposal of scrap metal or may be charged a user fee for disposal
at the transfer station.
G.
Each agency shall make its own provisions for the
disposal of storage batteries or may be charged a user fee for disposal
at the transfer station.
H.
Each agency shall make its own provisions for the
composting of leaves or may be charged a user fee for disposal at
the transfer station.
A.
Bulky wastes.
(1)
Demolition debris. The Town will provide containers
at the transfer station for the disposal of up to six yards per vehicle
of demolition debris. The maximum size truck allowed in the transfer
station will be six cubic yards.
(2)
Stumps, brush, and clean wood. The Town will provide
a drop-off area at the transfer station for the disposal of stumps,
brush, and clean wood materials.
(3)
Furniture. The Town will supply a drop-off area for
disposal of furniture for residents.
A.
All collectors serving residential properties where
solid waste is collected from individual households at the curb must
offer separate curbside collection of newspapers and of commingled
bottles and cans. All collectors serving residential properties where
solid waste is placed in dumpsters must offer separate dumpsters or
containers for newspapers and for commingled bottles and cans. No
collector shall mix previously separated recyclable materials with
each other or with other solid waste. No collector shall knowingly
collect recyclable material if it is mixed with other solid waste.
B.
All collectors of recyclables shall transport those
materials to a transfer area, processing center, or marked area as
may be designated by the Board of Selectmen.
C.
All garbage collected or transported within the Town
of Haddam shall be carried in watertight, covered vehicles or in watertight,
covered containers in or on said vehicles. All other solid waste and
recyclable material collected or transported in the Town of Haddam
in open-top vehicles shall be covered in a suitable manner as determined
by the Board of Selectmen so as to prevent the scattering of these
materials within the Town.
D.
All collector's vehicles utilized for the collection
and/or transportation of solid waste and/or recyclable materials from
persons in the Town of Haddam shall be licensed by the Town of Haddam.
E.
If a collector has reason to suspect that any person
has violated the separation requirements of this chapter, said collector,
within one business day, shall notify the Board of Selectmen of the
suspected violation. When directed to do so by the Board of Selectmen,
a collector shall issue a warning notice in a form provided by the
Board of Selectmen to any customer of said collector suspected of
violating the separation requirements of this chapter.
F.
The door of any vehicle used by a collector to haul
solid waste shall be clearly marked with the business name and address
of the collector.
A.
All persons engaged in the business of collection
or disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials within the Town
of Haddam shall obtain a license from the Board of Selectmen. A license
is required for each person engaged in collection.
B.
All licenses shall be for a period of one year from
July 1, or other date in event of a partial year, to the following
June 30. The license fee shall be set by the Board of Selectmen and
shall be paid in advance with the application. The application shall
be made on a form prescribed by the Board of Selectmen.
C.
The license is not transferable, and no licensee shall
permit another person engaged in the business of collection or disposal
of solid waste, other than the licensee's own agents and employees,
to operate under said license.
D.
If the Board of Selectmen determine there is reason
to revoke the license of any collector, the Board shall notify such
collector, by certified mail, of the Board's intent to revoke such
license. Within seven days of the receipt of said notification, such
collector may apply to the Board of Selectmen for a hearing to show
cause why the proposed revocation of license shall not become final.
If no application is made for a hearing, the intent to revoke a license
thereunder shall become final 10 days after the mailing by certified
mail of said notice of intent to revoke.
The Board of Selectmen shall have authority
to establish a fee payable to the Town for the receipt and handling
of any recyclable material pursuant to this chapter.
A.
From the enactment of this chapter, there will be
a thirty-day period of public education and information provided by
the Town. Those not separating recyclables will be notified verbally,
in writing, or by personal meeting with a Town representative.
B.
Following this thirty-day period, unsorted waste from
any waste generator or any collector will not be accepted at the transfer
station or at any other disposal facility contracted by the Town.
C.
Transfer station personnel shall report violations
of this chapter and regulations thereunder to the Board of Selectmen
and recommend the assessment of fines. Violators shall also be responsible
for any additional costs incurred by the Town.
D.
Individuals and private businesses delivering their
own waste to the transfer station will place recyclable materials
in containers or at specified drop-off points provided. Failure to
do so will constitute a violation of this chapter.
It shall be the responsibility of the Board
of Selectmen or its agents to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
In accordance with Public Act 90-220 and Public Act 90-249, any person,
firm or corporation in violation of any provision of this chapter,
including rules and regulations established hereunder, shall be subject
to fine as follows:
B.
The owner of any commercial or nonresidential establishment
that fails to provide for separation of recyclables from other solid
waste:
C.
Any collector who knowingly mixes items designated
for recycling pursuant to this section with other solid waste shall,
for a first violation, be liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 for
each violation, and $5,000 for a subsequent violation, pursuant to
C.G.S. § 22a-220a(f).
D.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the license of any
collector may be suspended or revoked for any violation or continuing
violation of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and
regulations enacted hereunder.
The Board of Selectmen are authorized to issue
reasonable regulations as needed to effect the provisions of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, specifications for preparation,
separation, and collection of designated recyclables; the definition
and addition of new designated recyclables; locations for drop-off
containers for waste oil, storage batteries, and corrugated cardboard;
specifications for a corrugated cardboard collection program; collection
specifications for leaves, yard waste, and lawn clippings; reporting
requirements; requirements for warning notices, notices of violation,
and penalties for failure to provide for the separation of designated
recyclables, failure to comply with separation requirements, and for
knowingly mixing designated recyclables; and other penalties for failing
to comply with mandatory requirements. Regulations enacted affecting
collectors shall not become effective until a thirty-day comment period
has expired.
From the time of placement at the curb or elsewhere
for collection, all designated recyclable materials shall become the
property of the Town of Haddam. It shall be a violation of this chapter
for any person not authorized by the Town of Haddam to collect or
pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any designated recyclables.
