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Editor's Note: The title of this article, which was formerly
Solid Waste Collection, was amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
A.
Manner of collection, removal and disposal.
(1)
Only those properties listed in § 620-3 are subject to municipal collection. The City shall provide 96- or 64-gallon totes for the collection of curbside designated solid waste and curbside designated recyclable materials, which shall be assigned to each residential unit entitled to municipal collection. The totes are and shall remain the property of the City. The City shall provide for the collection, removal and disposal of all curbside designated solid waste and curbside designated recyclable materials as defined herein. The City, in cooperation with the Cumberland County Improvement Authority, may provide for such collection, removal and disposal in the following manner:
(2)
No electronic waste, including televisions, shall be disposed of
at curbside.
B.
The Director of Solid Waste and Recycling may recommend rules and
regulations pertaining to the collection, removal and disposal of
solid waste, curbside designated solid waste materials, curbside designated
recyclable materials and electronic waste to implement and to augment
where necessary, the provisions of this chapter. City Council shall
establish annually, or amend as needed, rules and regulations by resolution
to implement and to augment, where necessary, the provisions of this
chapter, including but not limited to the following:
(1)
Delineation of collection districts.
(2)
Identification of eligible curbside designated solid waste and curbside
designated recyclable materials, manner of disposal and schedule for
regularly scheduled curbside collection.
(3)
Identification of eligible solid waste and electronic waste, manner
of disposal and schedule for intermittently scheduled curbside collection.
(4)
Identification of sites for eligible solid waste, including designated
recyclable materials and electronic waste, manner of disposal, hours
of operation and drop-off locations.
C.
Properties not subject to municipal collection. For all properties
not subject to municipal collection, private arrangements shall be
made for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste, including
designated recyclable materials.
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A.
Any person as defined in Article I who generates electronic materials, solid waste and/or recyclable materials shall be responsible for the proper handling and disposal of such waste, including the proper separation, handling and disposal of said materials.
B.
All solid waste, recyclable materials and electronic materials shall
be maintained on-site of its generator and shall be regularly disposed
of so as not to create a nuisance.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any property owner to permit open or overflowing
solid waste or recyclable materials containers to overflow on their
property.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner or tenant
to store household bulky waste in areas zoned residential, except
in a fully enclosed structure.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in Article I, to keep on streets, vacant lots or residential properties, except when properly supported (i.e., on blocks) and covered, any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer exhibiting any of the following:
F.
For residential properties with more than 10 dwelling units and for
commercial, industrial and institutional properties, it shall be the
responsibility of the property owner to furnish containers for and
to properly dispose of eligible solid waste and recyclable materials.
G.
Irrespective of any of the above, the property owner shall have ultimate
responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Properties subject to municipal collection. For all properties subject
to municipal collection, all curbside designated solid waste and curbside
designated recyclable materials shall be placed in the City-provided
ninety-six- or sixty-four-gallon totes as specified herein and shall
not be placed in a manner that will impair or impede pedestrian or
vehicular traffic.
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B.
Properties not subject to municipal collection. For all properties
not subject to municipal collection, all solid waste, including designated
recyclable materials, shall be placed in covered containers offering
protection from weather (e.g., precipitation and wind) and vermin/animals
(e.g. insects, rats, cats, dogs and birds), with the exception of
commingled recyclable materials that can be placed in open containers.
Containers shall also be of such design, or in the alternative be
collected at frequent enough internals, so as not to emit offensive
odors.
A.
Properties subject to municipal collection.
(1)
Containers shall not be placed or maintained in any front yard, except
at designated disposal times, as allowed for in this chapter.
(3)
Containers shall be placed prior to collection between the curb and
sidewalk, or in the absence of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street
as not to constitute a danger, where they shall be readily accessible
to the collector from the roadway.
(4)
Containers shall not project into the roadway or sidewalk area so
as to interfere with vehicular traffic or pedestrians lawfully using
said roadway or sidewalk area.
(5)
Containers shall be placed outside after 5:00 p.m. of the day immediately
preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00 a.m. of the
day of collection.
(6)
After collection, any empty containers shall be removed promptly,
but no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
B.
Properties not subject to municipal collection. All containers placed
outdoors shall be placed within four-sided enclosures so that said
containers are not visible from streets or adjoining properties. No
enclosures shall be permitted within any front yard.
A.
Construction and demolition waste. The provisions of this article
shall not apply to and shall not include the collection of construction
and demolition waste from any properties subject to municipal collection.
Collection and disposal of construction and demolition waste shall
be the responsibility of the generator and/or the property owner.
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B.
White goods.
(1)
All white goods generated by residential properties subject to municipal
collection shall only be picked up upon request to schedule the same
with the Division of Solid Waste and Recycling and placed at curbside
no earlier than 24 hours before scheduled pickup. Refrigerators shall
have all doors removed prior to placement at curbside.
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(2)
White goods shall be placed separated from other curbside designated
solid waste in an orderly manner and shall not be piled one upon the
other.
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(3)
Any seller of white goods, either new or used, shall be required
to take from the customer the unwanted unit being replaced. Said seller
must display, in a conspicuous location within the seller's establishment,
a sign which shall state thereon that "In accordance with Ordinance
No. 90-55, this establishment is required to accept and dispose of
used white goods replaced by purchases of new and/or used equipment
from this establishment."
C.
Tires.
(1)
Tires shall only be placed outside a residence for intermittent curbside
collection days designated for tires, subject to the placement, manner
and time provisions listed for containers. Additionally, tires shall
be placed separated from other solid waste. There shall be a limit
of 18 tires per collection per year per dwelling unit.
(2)
Any seller of tires, either new, used, retreaded or recapped, shall
be required to take from the customer the unwanted tires being replaced.
Said seller must display, in a conspicuous location within the seller's
establishment, a sign which shall state thereon that "In accordance
with Ordinance No. 90-55, this establishment is required to accept
and dispose of used tires replaced by purchases from this establishment."
D.
Yard waste.
(1)
Persons occupying properties subject to municipal collection within
the City shall at all times source separate yard waste, including
but not limited to leaves, from solid waste generated at those premises
and, unless yard waste is stored or recycled for composting or mulching
by the generator, place the yard waste for collection in the manner
set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the City.
(2)
No yard waste shall be placed at the curbline, except during the
collection periods and in the manner set forth in the rules and regulations
promulgated by the City. Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
yard waste at the curbline or along the street is only allowed during
the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection and shall
not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet. Placement
of such yard waste at the curbline or along the street at any other
time or in any other manner is a violation of this chapter. If such
placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement
of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street, or said
party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter. For purposes of
this section, yard waste shall not include stumps, branches five inches
in diameter or branches in excess of five feet in length.
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(3)
Any resident may, as an option, transport yard waste, source separated
from solid waste, to a leaf-composting facility, vegetative-waste-composting
facility or recycling center approved by the Department of Environmental
Protection and identified in the Cumberland County Solid Waste Management
Plan for use by the City.
