[Ord. No. 1624, § 2; amended by Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1; Ord.
No. 3392, 5-17-1994, § 3; Ord. No. 4119, 3-11-2009, § 2]
(a)
Designated recyclables, corrugated paper, high-grade paper and white
goods shall be separated and kept apart from municipal solid waste
for special collection as designated by the Township as follows:
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, lessee or occupant
of any residential or multifamily dwelling to mix designated recyclables
— residential sector with municipal solid waste.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, lessee or occupant
of any commercial, industrial or institutional property to mix designated
recyclables — commercial sector, corrugated paper, high-grade
paper or white goods with municipal solid waste.
(3)
All owners, operators, lessees or occupants of any commercial,
industrial or institutional property and all owners or operators of
multifamily dwellings (including condominium/co-op associations) shall
establish a recycling program in accordance with Subsection (a)(1)
and (2) above, including, but not limited to:
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person, group or organization with
a permit for the use of Township lands, parks or other facilities
to mix designated recyclables with municipal solid waste.
(b)
Any municipal solid waste which contains designated recyclables shall
not be removed from any residential property or multifamily dwelling
by Township employees or by any contractor or contractors operating
in the Township or for the Township.
(c)
Any municipal solid waste which contains designated recyclables,
corrugated paper, high-grade paper or white goods shall not be removed
from any commercial, industrial or institutional property by Township
employees or by any contractor or contractors operating in the Township
or for the Township.
(d)
The following products and materials shall also be separated and
kept apart from municipal solid waste and disposed of as follows:
(1)
Used oil, which shall be disposed of as provided in Article V of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
Batteries, which shall be disposed of at the municipal recycling
center.
(3)
Tires, junk cars, textiles and asphalt, which shall be disposed
of by any contractor authorized by law to do so.
[Ord. No. 1624, § 5; amended by Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3214, 6-13-1989, § 2; Ord.
No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1]
(a)
Newspapers placed out for pickup shall be securely tied or bound
with string or twine of sufficient strength to permit the bundles
to be lifted by the binding. Bundles shall weigh no more than 25 pounds
and not exceed 12 inches in height.
(b)
Glass containers, metal cans and PET plastic beverage bottles shall
be placed together (commingled) in a rigid plastic container not to
exceed 32 gallons in capacity.
(c)
Glass containers, metal cans and PET plastic beverage bottles shall
be clean of contents and free of caps, lids and rings and shall not
be broken, compacted or crushed.
(d)
All designated recyclables placed at curbside on the appropriate
days in accordance with this article shall be deemed the property
of the Township, and it shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person
to remove, destroy or interfere with the same after they have been
placed for collection.
(e)
Persons placing refrigerators or freezers at the curb for recycling
or dropping same off at the DPW facility for recycling shall first
remove the doors from such refrigerators or freezers.
[Added by Ord. No. 34-2015, 10-13-2015]
[Ord. No. 1624, § 3; amended by Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1989, § 1; Ord.
No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1]
(a)
Bundles and rigid plastic containers shall be placed for collection
at the curb adjacent to any residential dwelling.
(b)
Bundles and rigid plastic containers which are placed at curbside
shall be placed no earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the night before collection
and no later than 7:00 a.m. of the collection date. Emptied rigid
plastic containers shall be removed from the curb the same day.
(c)
Bundles and rigid plastic containers shall not be placed in the street
or upon the sidewalks so as to obstruct or interfere with vehicular
or pedestrian passage while awaiting collection.
[Ord. No. 1624, § 4; amended by Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1]
The Township Manager is hereby authorized to promulgate reasonable
regulations for the purposes of this article. Designated recyclables,
corrugated paper, high-grade paper and white goods shall be collected
by the Township's employees, agents or contractors or by organizations
authorized by the Township Manager to collect the same. Collection
shall be made on designated days, and a notice of collection days
and of any change in the designated days shall be publicized in a
newspaper, legal or otherwise, circulated in the Township. At least
once each six months, the Township Manager shall notify all individuals
owning, operating, leasing or occupying residential, commercial, industrial
or institutional properties of local recycling opportunities and the
requirements of this article.
[Ord. No. 1624, § 5A; amended by Ord. No. 3140, 5-3-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3235, 10-24-1989, § 1]
(a)
Nothing herein contained shall restrain any owner, operator, lessee
or occupant of any residential or multifamily dwelling, industrial,
commercial or institutional property from making private arrangements
for the disposal of designated recyclables, corrugated paper, high-grade
paper or white goods.
(b)
All owners, operators, lessees or occupants of any commercial, industrial
or institutional property or multifamily dwelling must notify the
Township Manager of the private arrangements made for the disposal
of the designated recyclables, corrugated paper, high-grade paper
and white goods.
(c)
All owners, operators, lessees or occupants of commercial, industrial
or institutional property or multifamily dwellings that have made
private arrangements for disposing of designated recyclables, corrugated
paper, high-grade paper, white goods or any other recyclable material
shall submit documentation (market slips) to the Township Manager
twice each year, no later than July 10 and January 10, detailing the
private hauler, material recycled, recycling center location, tonnage
and the dates of disposal.
