[Derived from Secs. 11-1 and 11-4 of the 2003 Revised General
Ordinances]
[Amended 2-18-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-2A]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
The residue from fires used for cooking foods and heating
buildings and such floor sweepings as may accumulate in connection
with the ordinary daily use of dwellings and stores.
The meat and vegetable waste solids resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news, opinions, advertisements or other matters of public
interest.
Includes newspapers, periodicals, cardboard and all other
wastepaper.
Includes an individual, firm, corporation or other business
association and shall include a tenant as well as an owner.
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid
waste, which may be collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Ashes, rubbish and trade waste.
Includes rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, wood,
excelsior, sawdust, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture
and other combustible solids not considered by the Township to be
of a highly volatile or explosive nature, metals, metal shavings,
tin cans, glass, crockery and other similar materials, but not the
wastes resulting from building construction or alteration work. It
shall also include any small accumulation of household or yard dirt.
All garbage and rubbish normally placed by a resident for
regular collection.
Any accepted public street, curb, sidewalk and alley.
All material resulting from the prosecution of any business,
trade or industry and shall include rags, leather, rubber, cartons,
boxes, wood, excelsior, sawdust, garbage and other combustible solids,
except manure, and not considered by the Township to be of a highly
volatile or explosive nature, metals, metal shavings, wire, tin cans,
cinders, earth and other materials, but not the wastes resulting form
building construction or alteration work.
Includes all or any garbage, refuse, paper, ashes, no matter
how originating, wastes from building construction or alteration work,
or cellar or yard dirt.
A.
Permit required. Annually, each and every person desiring to engage
in the business of privately collecting waste material within the
Township shall apply to the Township Council for permission to do
so during the current calendar year. No such permission shall be granted
until and unless the applicant shall have satisfied the Township Council
of the sufficiency and sanitation of the equipment and vehicles to
be used in the private collection and disposal of such waste material.
B.
Compliance with regulations. Every private collector of waste material,
authorized as provided for in this section, shall conform to the provisions
of this article, other ordinances of the Township and the regulations
of the Township Council governing the collection and disposal of rubbish
and waste material.
C.
Use of vehicles. All vehicles used in transporting waste material
through the streets of the Township must be furnished by the owner,
must have a good and tight body and must be fully enclosed sanitary
packer-type vehicles capable of holding at least six inches of water
and at least 16 cubic yards of refuse.
A.
No person shall accumulate or permit, suffer or allow the accumulation
in any building or on any premises owned, occupied or controlled by
such person of any waste material for a period longer than the period
from one collection day to the next ensuing collection day.
B.
All waste material of any nature, which shall be made and accumulated
in the dwelling houses, hotels, stores, markets and other buildings
or premises in the Township, shall either be removed by the Township
in accordance with the regulations set forth herein or by an authorized
collector.
A.
The Township,
by its designated agents and employees, will collect and remove, at
no direct cost to the residents or occupants of any dwelling house
in the Township, only the waste matter as classified herein, when
such waste matter is placed into proper receptacles or bundles and
offered for collection, in the quantity and manner prescribed herein.
It shall not be lawful for any person, excepting an employee
of the Township in the discharge of duties, or an authorized waste
collector, to collect, pick in, rake up or in any way disturb the
paper, garbage, or other waste material of whatsoever nature deposited
in any receptacle or laid or placed anywhere within the Township.
A.
The owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of every dwelling, market, restaurant or other premises in the Township where paper, garbage, rubbish or refuse shall accumulate must provide and keep on such premises sufficient and suitable receptacles or cans or barrels, and tight-fitting covers for same, for receiving and holding such materials. Paper shall be prepared as set forth in § 314-10.
B.
"Sufficient" is defined, for the purpose of this section, to be at
least one metal receptacle, metal can or metal barrel for each family
unit residing on the premises, and at least two such receptacles for
each restaurant, market, store or similar establishment where such
material shall accumulate.
C.
"Suitable" is defined, for the purpose of this section, to be a receptacle,
can or barrel, made of metal of a substantial nature, such as galvanized
iron, with a tight-fitting cover of metal, so constructed as to prevent
spilling or leakage of its contents. It shall be waterproofed, not
more than 18 inches in diameter and 26 inches in height, not more
than 30 gallons' capacity and equipped with pull handles.
D.
The use of baskets as receptacles for waste materials is not permitted,
except for yard trimmings.
E.
Receptacles that are badly broken or otherwise fail to meet the requirements
of this section may be classed as rubbish and may be collected as
such by the Township.
F.
In dwellings, tenements and apartment houses containing three dwelling
units or less, the receptacles shall be purchased and maintained,
in the absence of a contract, by the tenants. In dwellings, tenements
and apartment houses of more than three dwelling units, such receptacles
shall be purchased and maintained, in the absence of a contract, by
the landlord.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be
placed any receptacle or bundle or refuse material on any portion
of the sidewalk or street.
The owner, lessee, tenant or other occupant of every privately
owned building shall, on the scheduled day for collection, place or
have placed all waste material for collection at the nearest curbline
in front of the building. No material or receptacles shall be placed
at the curb for collection earlier than sunset of the day preceding
the nearest collection day, and all receptacles shall be returned
to their storage area no later than sunset of the day of collection.
Receptacles awaiting collection shall be stored or kept, if outside,
in the rear yard (inside the rear yard fenced area in the case of
townhouses) or to that side of the building not adjacent to a street,
unless they shall be bordered by reverse plantings. In no event shall
they be kept or stored in such place as to become a nuisance to the
occupants of any dwelling.
Township refuse collectors are prohibited from entering upon any unaccepted lands, streets, service areas, driveways or alleys or any privately owned buildings or portion of any such building, such as a vestibule, kitchen, pantry, cellar or boiler room, for the purpose of moving refuse material to the curb for collection, except as provided in § 314-13.
A.
Garbage shall be thoroughly drained of all water, wrapped securely in paper and placed in a receptacle as described in § 314-6. Ashes, combustible and noncombustible rubbish and trade waste shall be stored and held in a receptacle, described in § 314-6, that may be the same receptacle used to contain the wrapped garbage. Where these materials are of such a nature that they cannot be deposited in a receptacle, can or barrel, they shall be securely and properly tied into bundles or packages to prevent any spilling while being handled by Township employees or while such bundles or packages are located on the sidewalk awaiting collection. The bundles or packages shall be of a size and weight to permit ease of handling by one person, but shall not exceed 65 pounds in weight.
B.
Paper shall be secured and properly tied into bundles or other packages,
in a manner to prevent any scattering while being handled by the collectors
or while such bundles or packages are located on the sidewalk awaiting
collection. The bundles or packages shall be of a size and weight
to permit ease of handling by one person and shall not exceed 50 pounds
in weight.[1]
C.
All receptacles, cans and barrels used for the purposes herein described
shall not be filled higher than three inches below the top and, when
so filled, shall be of such a weight, not exceeding 50 pounds, as
can be easily handled by one person. It is unlawful to use barrels,
baskets and paper or wood boxes for this purpose.[2]
Ashes, as defined in § 314-1 and to be collected by the Township, will not include the fuel residue from steam power plants. Those from boilers heating buildings will be collected by the Township, but where such boilers are also used for lighting or power purposes, the ashes will not be collected by the Township if those resulting from light or power generation exceed 10% of the total ashes produced by the boilers.
No person shall prevent or interfere with any agent or employee
of the Township in the discharge of duties in the collection of garbage,
ashes or refuse or in the sweeping or cleaning of any street or in
the removal therefrom of sweepings, ashes, garbage, rubbish, paper,
snow, ice or other refuse material.
A.
To ensure the effective operation of the provisions of this article,
the Township Council is authorized to make from time to time such
written rules, regulations or orders as may be necessary or expedient
to further implement the provisions of this article.
B.
When it shall appear to be more efficient for collection by the Township,
the Township Council, in its sole discretion, upon written request
or permission by the owner, may authorize and order the Township collectors
to enter upon and collect garbage and refuse placed at the curbline
or sideline of such unaccepted streets, lanes, alleys, driveways,
service areas or other thoroughfares or areas as it may designate,
subject to such conditions as it may impose. Such collection service
shall not be construed to be an acceptance of any such unaccepted
thoroughfare or area.
If, in the opinion of the Township Council, it is more advantageous for the Township of Willingboro to have the garbage, trash and waste and other refuse matter or any part thereof in the Township of Willingboro collected, removed and disposed of by any person or persons other than designated agents and employees or private collectors of the Township of Willingboro, the Township Council may make a contract or contracts for such work or any portion thereof with any individual or individuals, corporation or corporations, municipality or municipalities, in accordance with the specifications required by Article II of this chapter for the doing of such work in a sanitary and inoffensive manner, which specifications may provide for alternate methods of doing the work and are to be filed in the office of the Township Clerk of the Township of Willingboro.
A contract or contracts shall be entered into and made only
after bids therefor shall have been advertised for in a newspaper
published and circulated in the Township of Willingboro, if there
is one, and in the event there is no such newspaper, then in a newspaper
circulated in the Township of Willingboro and in such other newspapers
as the Township Council may direct to be inserted, on two occasions,
the first to be at least 15 days prior to the taking of bids, and,
upon the taking of such bids, the contract or contracts to be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, who shall be required
to give satisfactory bonds or security for the faithful performance
of the contract or contracts, with the right of the Township Council
at the time of receiving the bids to reject any and all bids received.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $2,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding
90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.[2]
