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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; 8-27-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-48]
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:
(a) 
Regularly scheduled curbside collection.
(b) 
Intermittently scheduled curbside collection.
(c) 
Permanently established drop-off locations.
(d) 
Intermittently scheduled drop-off locations.
(2) 
No electronic waste, including televisions, shall be disposed of at curbside.
(3) 
A residential unit entitled to municipal collection shall be provided one ninety-six- or sixty-four-gallon tote for solid waste and one ninety-six- or sixty-four-gallon tote for recyclable materials to be used as set forth herein. A second tote may be requested and provided by the Director of Solid Waste and Recycling, but no more than two of each type of tote shall be permitted. As the totes are the property of the City, the Director shall instruct the removal of any totes exceeding two of any type of tote from the premises at which they are found.
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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
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:
(1) 
Is missing tires, wheels, engine or any essential parts.
(2) 
Displays extensive body damage or deterioration.
(3) 
Does not display a current, valid state license.
(4) 
Is wrecked, disassembled or partially disassembled.
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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
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.
(2) 
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), regarding properties with more than three dwelling units, was repealed 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29.
(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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
(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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
(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.
[Amended 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-29]
(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.