[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Stafford
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dumps and dumping — See Ch. 75.
[Adopted 8-10-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
A.
The Town of Stafford finds that the removal of certain materials
from the solid waste stream will decrease the amount of solid waste
disposed of in landfills and aid in the conservation of valuable resources.
B.
The Town of Stafford finds that the New York Solid Waste Management
Act of 1988 requires all municipalities to adopt a local law or ordinance
by September 1, 1992, requiring separation of recyclable and reusable
material from solid waste.
C.
The Town of Stafford finds that in order to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of the people of the Town it is necessary for the Town
of Stafford to enact this article in order to encourage and facilitate
the maximum recycling practicable on the part of every household,
business and institution within the Town.
D.
The Town of Stafford declares that the purpose of this article is
to establish and implement recycling related practices and procedures
to be applicable to all waste generators within the Town.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
A public or private facility or facilities where recyclables
may be delivered for disposal, including, but not limited to, dropoff
centers, materials recovery facilities, or other such public or private
facilities.
Any material designated from time to time by the Town, provided
that such material is not hazardous and can be reasonably separated
from the solid waste stream and held for material recycling or reuse
value.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, including,
but not limited to, materials or substances discarded or rejected
as being spent, useless, worthless, or in excess to the owners at
the time of such discard or rejection, or are being accumulated, stored,
or physically, chemically or biologically treated prior to being discarded
or rejected, having served their intended use, or as industrial, commercial
and agricultural waste, sludges from air or water pollution control
facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained
gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction
debris and offal, but not including sewage and other highly diluted
water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form, special
nuclear or by-product material within the meaning of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, or waste which appears on the list or satisfies
the characteristics of hazardous waste promulgated by the Commissioner
of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
The segregation of recyclable material from the solid waste
stream at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or
other disposition.
Stafford, New York.
Any person, household, business, governmental agency, municipality
or other legal entity which produces solid waste requiring off-site
disposal.
All persons engaged in the commercial collection, transportation
and/or disposal of solid waste and/or recyclables generated, originated
or brought within the Town.
A.
Each waste generator in the Town of Stafford shall source separate
recyclables from solid waste.
B.
Each waste generator in the Town of Stafford shall provide for the
removal of recyclables from the property on which they are generated
either through a service provided by a private hauler or by direct
haul by the individual waste generator to an authorized facility.
C.
Nothing in this article is intended to prevent any waste generator
from making arrangements for the reuse, private collection, sale or
donation of recyclables; provided, however, that such recyclables
shall not be placed curbside or at any other designated collection
place on or immediately preceding the day for collection of such recyclables.
A.
All waste haulers in the Town of Stafford shall offer or caused to
be offered to their customer's collection, transportation and
disposal services for recyclables to the same extent any such waste
hauler offers collection, transportation and disposal services for
solid waste. Such services shall be provided on the same day(s) as
solid waste pickup, transportation or disposal services are provided.
B.
No waste hauler shall be required to accept for collection solid
waste which has not been source separated or hazardous waste.
C.
All waste haulers must maintain records of recyclables collected
and supply such reports to the Town of Stafford as often as reasonably
requested by the Town Board but at least once per year.
A.
The Town of Stafford may inspect all portions of vehicles and/or
containers used in the collection, transportation and/or disposal
of solid waste and/or recyclables, including, but not limited to,
containers placed at the curbside of residences, to ascertain compliance
with the terms and conditions specified in this article.
B.
Failure of a residential waste generator to comply with the provisions
of this article shall result in a fine for each violation as follows:
$25 for the first violation; $50 for the second; $75 for the third,
and $100 for each subsequent violation.
C.
During any 12 consecutive months, the failure of a commercial waste
generator to comply with the provisions of this article shall result
in a fine for each violation as follows: $50 for the first violation;
$100 for the second violation and $150 each subsequent violation.
D.
Failure of a waste hauler to comply with the provisions of this article
shall result in a fine for each violation as follows: $250 for the
first violation; $500 for the second; $1,000 for the third; and $1,500
for each subsequent violation.
E.
The Town of Stafford shall be primarily responsible for the enforcement
of this article and collection of all fines and penalties provided
herein.
