A.
The residents of every residential dwelling shall supply or otherwise
use a leak-proof, securely covered, outdoor municipal waste container,
a minimum of 30 gallons in size and manufactured for such purpose.
The container(s) shall be of such size and number that all municipal
waste from the resident's household is placed securely therein
and none shall be placed outside a container.
B.
Municipal waste or recycling containers shall be placed at the curb
or in the front yard of any lot by an individual lot/dwelling resident
no more than 24 hours prior to scheduled collection and removed within
24 hours after scheduled collection.
C.
In addition to requirements in Subsections A and B above, pending disposal as herein authorized, municipal waste must be stored in covered containers only and in such limited quantities and for such limited period of time as shall ensure that no annoyance, nuisance, odors, rodents, scavenging animals, visual impact to neighbors beyond or in advance of the scheduled day for collection by a municipal waste collector, or health hazard shall be created or maintained thereby.
D.
Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments shall provide
leak-proof, securely covered containers sufficient in size and placed
in a location not visible from the street or adjacent residential
properties. Container security or secure enclosures constructed of
wood or other appropriate material so as to be consistent with the
surrounding landscape shall be provided where the location is within
100 feet of another residence or 20 feet of a street. Enclosures shall
be provided when containers cannot be shielded by natural features
or placed in such a location as to be shielded from view.
Bulk waste shall be placed at the curb with other municipal
waste on the dates scheduled by the municipal waste collector. All
municipal waste collectors shall notify customers of the schedule
and provide at least two bulk pick-up days per year for Township customers.
Alternatively, collectors may provide as-needed pickup for bulk items
establishing fair and reasonable fees and prompt pickup and removal
of such items.
Compost piles may be kept and managed by occupants or tenants of a single-family residence or farm in accordance with Article V. All noncompostable waste, which includes all municipal waste other than vegetative kitchen waste, leaf and yard waste, fruit or vegetable garden waste, and landscape plant and soil matter, shall be managed and disposed of in accordance with this chapter.
Leaf waste and recyclable materials, as defined in this chapter
and as the Board of Supervisors shall be hereby authorized to further
define or amend by resolution from time to time, shall be segregated
from municipal waste.
No person shall permit any loss of refuse or recyclable materials during storage, collection or in transport to lie upon or along any premises, private or publicly owned, upon, in or on any waters of the Commonwealth, their banks, floodplains, conservation easement, or upon or along any public or private road or rail line in the Township. Such loss shall be considered littering, as defined in Chapter 101, Littering. Any municipal waste collector or property owner, as the case may be, shall, within four hours, and at his or her own expense, remove any such refuse or recyclable materials after being notified to do so by the police or other authorized Township official.
