[Adopted 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 42A]
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the
provisions of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough before
a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600 and
costs of prosecution. No judgment shall be imposed until the date
of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District
Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day’s continuance of a violation of
this article shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Borough are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
[Adopted 11-11-1991 by Ord. No. 141]
The short title of this article shall be the "Mount Gretna Borough
Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
The following words, when used in this article, shall have the
following definitions:
BIMETAL CONTAINERS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of a combination
of ferrous metals and aluminum, i.e., ferrous sides and aluminum top
and/or bottom.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
MAGAZINES and PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded, however, are all
other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
NEWSPAPERS
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint. Expressly
excluded are newspapers that have been soiled.
PERSON(S)
Owners, lessees and occupants of residents, commercial or
institutional establishments.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials specified from time to time in the rules and regulations
for recycling.
RESIDENCE
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling.
SOLID WASTE
All refuse (garbage and rubbish) and other discarded solid
material normally collected by municipal or private haulers.
YARD WASTE
Pruning, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and garden wastes.
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory recycling
of certain specified solid waste by all persons within Mount Gretna
Borough, hereinafter referred to as the Borough. Said recyclable materials
shall be set forth in rules and regulations to be promulgated, and
amended, from time to time by resolution of the Borough.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person(s) unauthorized
by the Borough to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked
up any such recyclables. Each such collection in violation hereby
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter
provided.
The Borough, with the advice of the Solid Waste Management Advisory
Committee, shall establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as
to the manner, days and times for the collection of recyclable materials
in accordance with the terms hereof, and any other matters required
to implement this article. The Borough may change, modify, repeal
or amend any portion of said rules and regulations at any time.
Mount Gretna Borough Council is hereby charged with the enforcement
of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated from time
to time.
The Borough may enter into agreements with public or private
agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part of the
recyclable materials from the Borough.
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals
or organizations authorized by the Borough in its recycling regulations.
These materials must be delivered to the individual's or organization's
site.
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation hereof for any
owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial, or institutional
property in the Borough to put into or cause to be put into the solid
waste collection system of the Borough any leaves or grass or other
yard waste.
Recyclable materials removed from the Borough must be processed
in an approved processing facility and may not be discarded in the
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill unless authorized by the
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority in writing to Mount Gretna Borough.
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall violate
or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or any
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant hereto shall, upon being
found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced
by the Borough before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of
not more than $600 and costs of prosecution. No judgment shall be
imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the
Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely
appeals the judgment, the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant
to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day’s continuance
of a violation or failure to comply with any provision of this article
or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant hereto shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Borough are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.