[Added 10-25-1988]
[Amended 3-28-2000[1]]
The provisions of this article shall apply to
all entities that deliver nonhazardous waste to the City of Glen Cove
co-disposal facility.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed
the title of this article from "Ban on Burning" of "Recyclables to
Delivering of Waste to Co-Disposal Facility."
[Amended 3-28-2000]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any discarded materials designated by this article, and/or
by subsequent resolution of the City Council of Glen Cove pursuant
to this article, which can be reclaimed economically by source separation
for the purpose of recycling, reduction and/or reuse.
[Amended 10-24-1989; 3-28-2000]
A.
Separation. All recyclable waste consisting of newspapers,
recyclable glass, recyclable plastic and recyclable metal cans shall
be separated at the source prior to collection for delivery to the
City co-disposal facility.
B.
Delivery of waste. No person shall be permitted to
deliver garbage or trash to the City co-disposal facility unless the
village or garbage district of origin of said garbage or trash has
in effect a recycling program which includes newspapers, cans, glass
and plastics and the particular entity, which is the source of said
garbage or trash, is complying therewith.
A.
The City of Glen Cove will monitor the waste delivered
to its co-disposal facility for incineration to ensure the recyclables
are being removed from the respective wastestreamers of those municipalities
using the facilities.
B.
The City will encourage the users of our facility
to adopt mandatory recycling ordinances to bring about the requirements
of this article.
The City of Glen Cove will monitor the waste
delivered to its co-disposal facility for incineration to ensure that
recyclables are being removed from the contents of the waste being
delivered by private carters.
[Added 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997; 6-27-2000]
Any person or corporation or officer thereof
who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or who fails
to comply therewith or who shall fail to comply with any written notice
of violation or order issued by the Building Department Administrator,
shall be guilty of a violation within the meaning of the New York
Penal Law and, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine of not less
than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 or to imprisonment for a period not
to exceed 15 days, or both; and, upon a second conviction for the
same offense committed within five years of the date of the first
offense, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more
than $3,500 or to imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days,
or both; and, upon a third conviction for the same offense committed
within five years of the date of the second offense, shall be liable
to a fine of not less than $3,500 nor more than $5,000 or to imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each week that any such
violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
The owner or owners of any building or premises or part thereof where
a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall exist or
any lessee, tenant, builder, contractor, subcontractor, agent, person
or corporation employed in connection therewith and any person who
assisted in the commission of any such violation shall each be guilty
of a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable
as herein provided.
