All persons occupying or maintaining any premises within the Town where refuse and/or recycling is created, produced or accumulated shall maintain sufficient refuse and/or recycling containers for receiving and holding all refuse which is produced, created or accumulated on such premises in accordance with these regulations. Recyclables shall be placed in a separate container as provided in §§ 94-22 and 94-27 of this chapter.
No person shall accumulate, store or require the storage or handling of solid waste in such a manner so as to promote the propagation, harborage or attraction of vectors or so as to create a nuisance. Allowing refuse to accumulate may subject a property owner, agent or tenant to a citation for violation of this chapter and the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut.
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Public places. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the Town except in proper containers or otherwise properly prepared for collection or under express approval granted by the Director. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
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Accumulation of refuse. Any uncontained accumulation of refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any uncontained accumulation of refuse within two days after written notice from the Director to remove the same shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
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Scattering of refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the Town any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon or in any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place or into any occupied premises.
Scavenging of any recycled materials and metals is expressly prohibited.
The Director shall administer the licensing of any solid waste collector engaged in the collection and transportation of solid waste in Town. He shall be considered the municipal recycling coordinator to receive notice of violations, monthly reports, etc.
The Town Council may promulgate regulations and the Town Manager may promulgate additional rules on all collection and disposal procedures from time to time as he deems proper, but such rules shall not be inconsistent with this chapter.
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Unlawful combination. It shall be unlawful to combine recyclables or hazardous wastes with refuse.
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Unlawful mixing. The Town, its agents and licensed collectors, when they discover unlawful mixing of solid wastes, shall not pick up such waste, but shall affix a decal or tag to any container that is not emptied, identifying the violation.
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Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the offending party to properly segregate the uncollected waste and either store or dispose of it.
Failure to recycle is a violation of this chapter.
The Town Manager, the Town Health Officer and the Director or their designated agent(s) are hereby specifically required to enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall have the right to enter any and all premises for the purpose of determining whether provisions of this chapter are being conformed with. Any person denying or obstructing such entry shall be in violation of this chapter.
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All solid waste and recycled material is subject to inspection from the time it is placed at the curb or in a dumpster through and including the time it arrives at its ultimate disposal area.
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Said inspections may be carried out by the Director of Health or his or her designated agent, or an agent designated as such by the Town Manager.
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The commercial solid waste hauler responsible for pickup of a particular load of refuse or recyclables may inspect said refuse and recyclables at curbside or in dumpsters for the purpose of determining proper separation of waste streams as set forth in this chapter.
An informational or warning notice shall be given orally or in writing whenever any provision of this chapter or the State Department of Environmental Protection Regulations is ignored by any person, partnership, firm, corporation or association.
Where the spirit or letter of any provision of this chapter or regulations of the State Department of Environmental Protection is ignored, the Town of Tolland or its agent reserves the right to refuse to collect or allow disposal of garbage, rubbish, bulky waste or recyclables.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any provision of any regulation adopted by resolution of the Town Council pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter shall be punishable by a fine, and each failure to comply shall constitute a separate violation. Refer to Article V for a summary of these fines.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to invalidate any action taken regarding any forfeiture or revocation prior to the effective date of this chapter.