The following words, as used in this article, shall have the meanings
indicated below:
ALUMINUM CANS
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers, excluding
products such as pie pans and aluminum foil.
BIMETALLIC CANS
Empty food or beverage cans consisting of steel and aluminum.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes and those multiple-dwelling residential buildings containing
more than four dwelling units.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals that include but are not limited to fairs, bazaars, socials,
picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals
per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Excluded
are plate glass, light bulbs, automotive glass, blue glass, porcelain
and ceramic products.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people such
as hospitals, public and private schools, day-care centers and nursing
homes.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES and PERIODICALS
Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published
at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper
products of any nature whatsoever, but not newsprint.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTIES
Rental properties having more than four dwelling units within
the exterior walls of a single building regardless of whether fire
walls separate the dwelling units, if owned and operated by a single
owner/operator.
[Amended 11-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Public facilities operated by the municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, including public
and private schools.
NEWSPAPERS
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,
magazines, telephone directories and periodicals.
PERSON(S)
Owners, lessees and occupants of residences, commercial or
institutional establishments.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Source-separated recyclable materials, including, at a minimum,
materials listed in § 1501 of Act 101 and materials identified by the Township by resolution
to be recycled.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
Single-family or multifamily dwellings having four dwelling
units or fewer within the exterior walls of the building, separately
owned or maintained.
[Amended 11-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-6]
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Newtown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
WASTE
A 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 source-separated recyclable materials
or material approved by the Department for beneficial use.