Every resident household and every commercial, municipal, and
institutional establishment shall have municipal waste collection
and disposal service for municipal waste generated on the premises
by any of the occupants of the premises and deposited in a permitted
landfill. Collection shall be a minimum frequency of once per week.
Whenever requested in writing by the Township, the owner of
any real estate within the Township shall present proof, adequate
in the judgment of the Township-authorized representative, that the
owner of said real estate has a current arrangement to dispose of
municipal waste generated on the premises at a minimum frequency of
once per week. The owner of the premises shall have 72 hours to provide
proof to the Township-authorized representative that a current arrangement
for proper collection and disposal, sufficient to satisfy the terms
and conditions of this chapter, exists.
Any municipal waste collector picking up municipal waste in
the Township shall be required to advise the Township in writing within
72 hours after written request from the Township, as to whether an
owner has a current contract for municipal waste disposal from his
premises within the Township with the municipal waste collector. Furthermore,
all municipal waste collectors shall cooperate with the Township-authorized
representative in providing information in the event that an action
is instituted to enforce the terms and conditions of this chapter.
Self-delivery to state approved drop-off locations or disposal facilities within or outside of the Township shall be permitted. All exposed loads must be covered, and vehicles shall meet the general requirements of §
174-13 regarding leak prevention and covering of loads. Vehicles must meet all federal, state and local requirements.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any
municipal waste collector to:
A. Knowingly collect or transport recyclable materials or leaf waste
which is commingled or mixed with municipal waste from any resident
or commercial, municipal or industrial establishment in violation
of this chapter, and any rules or regulations adopted hereunder.
B. Commingle or mix any municipal waste with any designated separated
recyclable materials or leaf waste collected within the Township.
C. Fail to provide for the lawful disposition of any municipal waste,
recyclable materials or leaf waste collected or transported within
the Township in accordance with all applicable federal or state laws
and regulations and in accordance with the Chester County Waste Management
Plan.
D. Fail to recycle recyclable materials or deliver leaf waste to a state-approved
composting facility in accordance with this chapter, other Township
ordinances and federal, state or local laws and regulations.
E. Load or operate any vehicle within the Township or transport municipal
waste, recyclable materials or leaf waste within the Township in such
a manner as to allow municipal waste, recyclable materials or leaf
waste to fall upon the public roads or upon land abutting the public
roads in the Township.
F. Otherwise create a public nuisance.