[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 19]
With the exception of those persons who directly deliver (self-haul) their municipal waste and/or recyclables, it shall be unlawful for any person, other than such persons as are duly authorized by the State, to collect and to transport municipal waste of any nature or recyclables within or from the Town.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 20]
1. 
All private haulers shall have an affirmative duty to follow and conduct themselves in accordance with their current license or permit, as provided by the State, and to service each of their customers in accordance with each customer's recycling plan (where applicable), failure of which shall be a violation of this Part.
2. 
All private haulers contracted for the collection of municipal waste within the Town shall offer such customers the service of recyclables collection as described in § 20-125 below. Failure to offer such customers recyclables collection shall be a violation of this Part.
3. 
Private haulers shall have the window sticker issued for each vehicle with the license displayed on the vehicle for which it is issued as directed by the amended Title 27 (Environmental Resources), Waste Transportation Safety Program, of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
4. 
Private haulers shall have placed on the doors or each side of the body of each vehicle the name of the hauler, the telephone number of the hauler's office or headquarters, and the type of waste being transported therein (or, if recyclables are being transported therein, then such to be indicated). The size of such lettering shall be no less than six inches in height and clearly legible. Vehicles shall be so marked within 10 days after the commencement of their use in the Town.
5. 
Private haulers shall be responsible for maintaining each vehicle used for collection in the Town in good operating condition to assure that the schedule of collections can be maintained. The vehicles must be kept clean and painted so as to present a favorable appearance. The Town shall have the right to inspect all vehicles collecting municipal waste and/or recyclables within the Town.
6. 
Private haulers shall be responsible for the manner in which their employees perform work pertaining to collection, hauling and disposal of municipal waste and recyclables under the terms of this Part.
7. 
Private haulers shall comply with the limitations on hours of collection set forth in § 20-105 of this Part.
8. 
Private haulers shall pay all costs charged for the use of any disposal facilities which he utilizes.
9. 
Private haulers shall empty bulk containers (such as dumpsters) which have been provided by them to their customers when such bulk containers become full.
10. 
Upon request of the Town, a private hauler shall provide to the Town, or make available for inspection and copying by the Town, any and all of the private hauler's records, pertaining to customer lists, collection records and weight slips and receipts from landfills, transfer stations and recycling centers (as applicable). The Town shall have the right to request and receive such records to the extent it may deem same to be necessary to the furtherance of the purposes, administration and enforcement of this Part. Once a written request for records is made by the Town pursuant hereto, the private hauler to whom the request is directed shall comply therewith and supply the requested records in accordance herewith within 10 calendar days from the date of the request, failure of which shall be a violation of this Part.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 21]
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Owners of multifamily housing property may elect to have recyclable materials collected by the Town in a manner established by Town Council.
2. 
All owners of residential properties except multifamily household properties who are required to recycle pursuant to this Part shall pay to the Town a recycling fee for each dwelling unit in the property in an amount and in a manner as determined, from time to time, by resolution of Town Council.
3. 
All owners of multifamily housing property who elect to have the Town collect its recyclable materials shall pay to the Town a recycling fee for each dwelling unit in the property in an amount and in a manner as determined, from time to time, by resolution of Town Council.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 22]
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All collectors and/or haulers of municipal solid waste who handle such waste which has as its place of origin the Town shall deliver such waste only to solid waste facilities or transfer stations designated in the Columbia County Solid Waste Plan from which it will thence be disposed of at Columbia County designated facility. In the event no Columbia County designated facilities can accept certain waste (e.g., hazardous waste), then such waste shall be properly disposed of at any permitted facility which accepts such waste.
2. 
As a condition of such collectors and/or haulers right to collect and haul such wastes, such collectors and/or haulers shall pay to Columbia County designated facilities upon such terms of cash and/or credit as Columbia County designated facilities shall approve all fees charged by Columbia County designated facilities in connection with the disposal of the collectors and/or haulers solid waste.
3. 
All haulers and/or collectors of municipal solid waste generated in the Town will be permitted to deliver and deposit such waste at Columbia County designated facilities only during the period of time that such collectors and/or haulers have issued to them a valid existing license issued by the State. Such license shall be a prerequisite of any depositing of such municipal waste in Columbia County designated facilities.
4. 
All collectors and/or haulers of municipal solid waste generated in the Town must comply with all regulations listed in the Columbia County Solid Waste Plan.
5. 
It is the intention of this Section that all collectors and/or haulers of municipal solid waste generated in the Town shall deliver such waste only to municipal solid waste facilities, in accordance with the terms of the Columbia County Solid Waste Plan for so long as the said Plan shall be in force and effect. Any collector and/or hauler of municipal solid waste which has as its place of origin the Town, who delivers such waste to any solid waste facility or facilities other than Columbia County designated municipal facilities shall be in violation of this Part. Any collector and/or hauler who violates any of the terms of this Section shall be subject to any other applicable penalties which may be imposed by the Town of Bloomsburg.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 23]
Every private hauler shall be required to provide to its commercial, municipal, institutional and multifamily housing property customers the service of removing recyclables from their properties. Any such recyclables so removed by private haulers shall be kept separate from municipal waste and shall be taken to a recycling center.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 24]
No private hauler shall accept, pick up or remove any bag or other container of municipal waste which the hauler knows, or has reason to believe contains recyclables, required to be separated, combined with municipal waste or placed for collection as and with municipal waste. Upon discovery of such recyclables combined with municipal waste placed at curbside or otherwise placed for pickup, the hauler shall affix a tag or sticker to the container containing the recyclables (which tag or sticker will be provided by the Town), retain a duplicate for his records and deliver a triplicate to the designated office of the Town within 48 hours. When the hauler utilizes a tag or sticker pursuant to this Section, he shall fill in the information requested thereon, including the address at which the container is located and the nature of the suspected violation or the reason which led him to know or believe the container contained recyclables (e.g., he saw newspapers or he heard bottles rattling). The hauler shall leave such container with the tag or sticker placed thereon where he found it.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 25]
No person shall terminate the services of a private hauler because of such hauler's compliance with the requirements set forth in § 20-126 above. No private hauler shall accept as a new customer any person who has terminated the services of any other private hauler for compliance with the provisions of § 20-126 above.
[Ord. 862, 6/9/2003, § 26]
All private haulers doing business within the Town of Bloomsburg shall make available to their customers the service of removal of "white goods" (discarded major appliances, television sets and similar articles).