[R.O. 1951, Ch. 16, §§ 1, 4; amended by Ord. No. 1065, § 1; Ord. No. 1258, § 1; Ord. No. 1384, § 1; Ord. No. 1624, § 1; Ord. No. 3136, 3-15-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1; Ord. No. 3322, 6-23-1992, § 1; Ord. No. 3392, 5-17-1994, § 2; Ord. No. 3881, 5-24-2005, § 1; Ord. No. 4119, 3-11-2009, § 1]
Recyclable aluminum beverage cans.
Equipment to supply additional heat by the combustion of gas fuel for the purpose of attaining temperatures sufficiently high to dry and ignite the waste material; to maintain ignition thereof; and to promote complete combustion of combustible solids, vapors and gases.
The residue from coal or other fuel which has been consumed, but such term shall not include floor sweepings or any other waste materials or rubbish.
Any device which prevents or controls the emission of any air contaminant.
Structural material, shaped in parallel furrows and ridges for rigidity, used to make packing and shipping containers.
Newspaper, glass beverage containers, aluminum cans, ferrous scrap, leaves, white goods, tin cans, grass, construction and demolition debris (concrete, brick, tree parts, nonferrous/ferrous metal, asphalt, corrugated cardboard, where practical), corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, Type 1 and 2 plastic containers.
Corrugated cardboard, high-grade office paper, glass beverage containers, ferrous scrap, white goods, aluminum cans, mixed paper, construction and demolition debris (concrete, brick, tree parts, nonferrous/ferrous metal, asphalt, corrugated cardboard, where practical), Type 1 and 2 plastic containers.
An incinerator purchased, acquired or used before the effective date of Article III, Incinerators.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Large household appliances which are primarily composed of ferrous metals, i.e., refrigerators, washers, dryers and stoves.
A screen-like device to prevent fly ash, sparks, embers or other material from being expelled into the atmosphere.
All animal, vegetable, fruit or food wastes, in liquid or solid forms, of any kind.
All products made from silica, sand or soda ash and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for the packaging or bottling of various materials, and all other materials commonly known as "glass," excluding, however, blue and flat glass commonly known as "window glass."
Transparent or translucent jars, bottles and containers, made from silica, sand or soda ash and limestone, which are primarily used for the packaging and bottling of various materials and products, but only those glass containers that are green (emerald), brown (amber) or clear (flint). Glass containers of other colors are excluded, as are implements made of glass which are not containers, such as mirrors, window glass, light bulbs, ceramics and the like.
Computer paper, tab cards, white letterhead, ledger and nonglossy copier paper.
Any device, apparatus, equipment or structure used for destroying, reducing or salvaging by fire any material or substance, including, but not limited to, refuse, rubbish, garbage, trade waste, debris or scrap, or a facility for cremating human or animal remains.
Those herbaceous materials formed on trees and bushes that are suitable for composting and mulching purpose.
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match, ash or any flaming or glowing material, or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clipping, dirt or other lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing. Materials placed as part of other Township-approved programs, such as recyclable pickup, leaf removal and garden debris removal, are not considered part of this definition.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Containers, fabricated primarily of aluminum, steel, tin or a combination thereof, which are primarily used for the packaging or canning of various beverages and food products. Other implements made of metal that are not cans shall be excluded.
Any housing structure of more than four units, including condominiums and co-ops.
All garbage and refuse (not designated as recyclable) generated by residents, commercial establishments, industrial establishments and institutions within the Township.
Newsprint (the common, inexpensive machine-finished paper made chiefly from wood pulp) as well as all other inserts, including, but not limited to, glossy magazines, advertising brochures and coupons.
A blower operating in conjunction with streams of high-velocity air issuing from nozzles in the furnace enclosure to provide turbulence and oxygen to aid combustion or to provide cooling air.
Any material, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided form as liquid particles or solid particles at standard conditions.
The permission of the Department of Health.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
Those plastic bottles which are comprised of polyethylene terephthalate and are commonly used to package or contain soda, seltzer, soft drinks and the like. Bottles made of other types of plastic or other implements made of plastic are excluded.
A written record, log, bill or document evidencing receipt of service for the collection of solid waste for the preceding month from a person lawfully engaging in private solid waste collection services within the Township.
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid waste, which may be collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products. This includes the following materials, but may be modified or expanded as further mandated by law: newspapers, corrugated cardboard, high-grade paper, mixed paper, glass beverage containers, aluminum cans, ferrous scrap, white goods, tin cans, leaves, grass and construction and demolition debris.
Rubbish, rags, sweepings, small pieces of wood, excelsior, rubber, leather and similar waste material that ordinarily accumulates around the home, business or industry.
The scheduled pickup and removal of solid waste from residential, commercial and institutional premises located within the boundaries of the Township, twice per week.
Any housing structure with one to four units, including condominiums and co-ops.
Any property owner, tenant or occupant of any single-family residential dwelling or multiple dwelling or the owner of any commercial or institutional building or structure located within the boundaries of the Township who generated solid waste at those premises.
The Ringelmann Scale for Grading the Density of Smoke published by the United States Bureau of Mines or any chart, recorder, indicator or device for the measurement of smoke density which is approved by the Department as the equivalent of said Ringelmann scale.
All loose and decayed material and dirt-like substances that tend to decay or which accumulate from building, storing or cleaning.
Includes small gas-borne and airborne particles arising from a process of combustion in sufficient number to be observable.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations and from domestic and community activities, and shall include all other waste materials, including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect, prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms.
The activity related to pickup and transportation of solid waste from its source or location to a solid waste facility or other destination.
A receptacle, container or bag suitable for the depositing of solid waste.
The storage, treatment, utilization, processing or final disposal of solid waste.
The plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by any person pursuant to the provisions of law, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource-recovery facilities, sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and all vehicles, equipment and other real and personal property and rights therein and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of solid waste in a sanitary manner.
The edible part of any plant.
Auxiliary equipment designed for wet removal of pollutants from the products of combustion.
Large household appliances which are primarily composed of ferrous metals, i.e., refrigerators, washers, dryers and stoves.