[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Braintree 6-15-2010 by Ord. No.
10-012 (former Ch. 5.50 of the Town Bylaws, which
was adopted ATM 5-17-1999 by Art. 17). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Garbage collection and disposal — See Ch. 8.400.
The purpose of this chapter is to further the Town of Braintree's
recycling access plan and to achieve 51% or greater recycling access
for multifamily residences and residential condominiums, townhouses
and apartment associations by requiring that all trash haulers licensed
by the Braintree Board of Health include a recycling component as
part of their services.
A.
Pursuant to MGL c. 111, § 31B, all persons, businesses
or contractors who collect trash in the Town of Braintree must first
obtain a permit from the Board of Health.
B.
Each applicant for a trash hauler permit shall submit to the Board
of Health a list of customers to be serviced, time of day and frequency
of collection, an estimate of tons of solid waste and recyclables
to be collected, and a process for resolving residential complaints
or permit violations. Any application which fails to include this
information, or any additional information requested by the Board
of Health, shall be deemed incomplete and shall be denied.
C.
Trash hauling permits shall be valid for one year, renewable annually
on the first day of January, subject to review and approval by the
Board of Health. No permit shall be transferable except with the approval
of the Board of Health.
D.
All permitted trash haulers shall provide trash and recycling services
equal to the level of Braintree municipal service, and in compliance
with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection regulations and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Solid Waste Management
Plan.[1]
E.
All permitted trash haulers shall charge a flat fee which shall reflect
the fee for the collection and disposal of both residential trash
and recyclables.
F.
All permitted trash haulers shall submit monthly reports listing
the tonnage of refuse and recyclables collected and shall provide
the Board of Health with copies of weight slips or vendor receipts
to verify tonnage of refuse and recyclables collected. The report
shall be submitted to the Board of Health with a copy to the Mayor
on a monthly basis for each month that the hauler holds a valid permit.
Failure to provide this information may result in suspension, modification
or revocation of the permit.
An application fee in an amount to be determined by the Board
of Health shall be submitted with each application.
Any member of the Board of Health or its agents or any other
person designated by the Mayor may enforce the provisions of this
chapter. Any violation of this chapter or the Department of Environmental
Protection regulations or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Solid Waste Management
Plan by the permitted hauler shall be grounds for suspension, modification
or revocation of the permit.
