[Amended 3-28-2000]
As used in this Part 2, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Any individual, public or private corporation, government
agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association, firm,
trust, estate or any other legal entity.
RECYCLABLE
Discarded material which may be reclaimed, comprising solid
waste in the form of paper, glass, metals and plastics which may be
further defined as follows:
A.Â
GLASSl clear (flint), amber, brown and green glass bottles and jars rinsed clean of food, beverage or other residue, with lids or caps removed and discarded. Mirrors, crystal, laminates, ceramics, porcelains, windows and plate glass are excluded from the program.
B.Â
LEAD-ACID BATTERIESLead-acid batteries utilized in motorized vehicles shall be considered a recyclable material, but will not be part of the City's curbside collection program and will be deemed illegal for disposal in regular trash collections. All such batteries must be disposed of at a designated battery recycling location or returned to a retail store that sells lead-acid batteries.  New York State law requires that such establishments accept such batteries without charge.
C.Â
METAL:
(1)Â
CANSContainers comprised of aluminum, tin, ferrous or BI-metal components, which contained only food and/or beverage substances and are rinsed clean of food residue.
(2)Â
SCRAP/BULKAll ferrous and nonferrous materials, including steel, aluminum and composite cans, containers, scrap metal, wire, piping, fencing, tubing, sheet metal, etc. Such materials must be free of chemical contamination. Boilers, auto/boat batteries, oil/gas tanks or pipe lengths that exceed four feet in length will be excluded from this program.
D.Â
MOTOR OILMotor oil shall be considered a recyclable material but will not be part of the City's curbside collection program. Waste motor oil will be disposed of by residents and occupants of the City of Glen Cove at service stations and/or those retailers of motor oil required to accept such materials under state law.
E.Â
PAPER PRODUCTS:
(1)Â
NEWSPAPERNewsprint and all newspaper and newspaper enclosures, such as advertisements, supplements and comics, as well as magazines, telephone books and brown paper bags that are dry and free of contaminants, such as dirt, adhesives, oils and food wastes. Newspaper recyclables do not include miscellaneous stationary products, letters, envelopes, junk mail, blueprint paper, office paper, computer paper, books or paper products other than those delineated above.
F.Â
PLASTICSContainers composed of only polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastics, used for food, beverage, detergent, bleach and hair care substances. All containers must be empty, rinsed of residues and contaminants and free of lids or caps; under the resin-coding system established by the Society of Plastics Industries.
G.Â
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS or RECYCLABLESAny discarded materials designated by this article, and/or by subsequent resolution of the City Council of the City of Glen Cove pursuant to this article which can be reclaimed economically by source separation for the purpose of recycling, reduction and/or reuse.
RESIDENT
Person(s) who make their place of abode in the City of Glen
Cove.
SOURCE SEPARATION (or) CURBSIDE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLES
The separation of designated recyclables from the solid waste
stream by the generator at the point of generation. The recyclables
shall be handled as defined within this article and be placed at the
curbside for collection on days assigned by the City.
The Superintendent of Public Works is hereby
authorized to establish collection schedules and routes for the collection
of recyclable materials and to cause reasonable notice of requirements
thereof to be given to the residents of the recycling areas. Collection
of newspapers shall be in accordance with the provisions heretofore
set forth in this Part 2.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Part 2, used motor oil shall only be disposed of by delivery to a
service station which is required under state law to accept such material.
It shall be the duty of the Department of Public
Works foremen, the Code Enforcement Officers, police and peace officers
to administer the provisions of this Part 2.