[Adopted 1-2-1996 by Ord. No. 95-4]
The short title of this article shall be the "Penndel Borough
Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
When used in this article, the following words should have the
following meanings:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and
aluminum.
The Borough of Penndel, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges.
Empty steel or tin-coated-steel food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Excluded
are plate glass, automotive glass, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic
products.
All leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings but not including grass clippings.
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper
products of any nature whatsoever.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed
at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions, containing
advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded
are glossy advertising inserts often included with newspapers.
Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the large
variety of types of plastics, the recycling regulations may stipulate
specific types of plastic that may be recycled.
Those materials identified by the municipality to be recycled.
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling having
up to four dwellings per unit per structure for which the municipality
provides municipal waste collection service.
Owners, lessees and/or occupants of residences located in
the Borough of Penndel.
Material whose original purpose has been completed and which
is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise disposed.
The term does not include recyclable materials or materials approved
by the Department of Environmental Protection for beneficial use.
A mandatory municipal recycling program is hereby established
for all residential dwellings within the Borough. All residents of
the Borough of Penndel shall separate recyclable materials and leaf
waste from solid waste and dispose of said recyclable materials as
set forth herein.
Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curb in designated
containers and shall be separate from solid waste.
Leaf waste shall be separated from solid waste and other recyclable
materials. Leaf waste shall be placed at the curb in designated containers
at times designated by the Borough.
A.
Residents shall not dispose of recyclable materials or leaf waste
with ordinary municipal waste.
B.
Residents or any other persons shall not collect or pick up or cause
to be collected or picked up any recyclable material unless authorized
by the Borough. Such acts shall be deemed to be violations of the
article. Each such collection shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense and violation punishable as herein provided.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30
days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the
terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.
