[Adopted 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 494 (Ch. 20, Part 4, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
The short title of this article shall be the "Township of Upper
Chichester Recycling Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that
manner.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Empty aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage cans consisting of steel and aluminum.
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purposes and those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing
more than four dwelling units.
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges.
The scheduled collection and transportation of recyclable
materials placed at the curbline by residents.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic product.
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people such
as hospitals, public and private schools, churches, day-care centers,
and nursing homes.
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
Any properties having more than four dwelling units per structure.
Public facilities operated by the municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, including public
and private schools.
The paper of 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, however, are newspapers that have been soiled.
Owners, lessors, and occupants of residences.
Those materials specified by the municipality to be recycled.
This list of materials is specified in the recycling regulations adopted
pursuant to this article and may be revised from time to time as deemed
necessary by the municipality.
Those rules and directives established by resolution by the
Board of Commissioners from time to time as revised or amended.
Any occupied single or multifamily dwelling fronting on a
public street having up to four dwelling units per structure.
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.
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation
of recyclable materials from solid waste of all persons within the
Township of Upper Chichester hereinafter referred to as the "municipality."
[Amended 5-14-1992 by Ord. No. 494A]
A.
Recyclable material shall be placed at the curbside separate from
solid waste for collection at such times and dates as may be hereinafter
established by regulation.
(1)
The Board of Commissioners shall, from time to time, by resolution
determine which recyclable materials, from among the recyclable allowed
or required by law to be recycled as shall be collected in the Township.
(2)
Such recyclables, determined as aforesaid, shall be placed at the
curbside separated from solid waste for collection at such times and
such dates as may be hereinafter established by resolution of the
Board of Commissioners.
(3)
All resolutions enacted pursuant to this section shall refer to the
same and shall contain separate determinations for residential recycling
and as one category and separate determinations for commercial, institutional
and municipal establishments as a separate and distinct category.
B.
The Commissioners shall give such notice as they determine to be
appropriate from time to time with regard to the items which must
be recycled by the various categories.
Any commercial, institutional or residential living group or
unit utilizing private trash pickup or any commercial, institutional
or multifamily property utilizing Township personnel for trash pickup as of the date of the passage
of this article shall be required to provide for the private pickup
and disposal of all recyclables pursuant to the terms of this article
and the recycling regulations. Any private vendor who shall pick up
and dispose of recyclables within the Township must register with
the Township Offices on an annual basis, setting forth the name of
the vendor, address of the vendor, and those properties which the
vendor will be servicing. It is further required that all vendors
must provide a written report to the Township on a quarterly basis
setting forth the tonnage of all recyclable collected within the Township.
It shall be unlawful to dispose of leaf waste from any property
in the Township with residential, commercial, or institutional waste.
Only residential leaf waste will be collected by the Township.
Recyclables shall become the property of the Township or its
authorized agent from the time of placement of recyclables at the
curb. It shall be a violation of this article for any person not registered
by the Township to collect or pickup or cause to be picked up or collected
any such items. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from
one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
punishable as hereinafter provided.
The municipality is authorized and directed to enforce this
article. The same is hereby authorized and directed to establish and
promulgate recycling 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 municipality may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion of
said rules and regulations at any time.
A.
Any action
by any person, firm, corporation or other entity which violates or
does not comply with any provision of this article or any regulation
thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25 upon a first
conviction; $50 upon a second conviction; and $100 upon a third or
subsequent conviction.
No person shall dispose of recyclables with ordinary municipal
waste. Recyclables shall be taken to a recycling facility. It shall
be a violation of this article to dispose of recyclables in landfills
or incinerators except with the written permission of the Township.
The municipality may enter into an agreement with public or
private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part
of the recyclable materials from curbside.
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals
or organizations authorized by the municipality in its recycling regulations.
These materials must either be delivered to the individual's
or organization's site or they may be placed at curbside for
collection by said individual or organization on days not indicated
as recyclable material collection days by the municipality. Said individuals
or organizations may not collect recyclable materials on or immediately
preceding (within 24 hours) a regularly scheduled curbside collection
day.
