The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation
of commercial refuse haulers in transporting and disposing of municipal
solid waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials within Cecil
County by requiring such haulers to obtain a Cecil County commercial
refuse hauler's license from the Cecil County Director of Finance
and by establishing standards of health and safety for the conduct
of such activities.
The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them herein, unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
BIOSOLIDS
Sometimes referred to as "sewage sludge." Liquid or solid
sludges and other residues from a sanitary sewage collection and treatment
system. The term includes materials derived from biosolids but does
not include ash generated from the incineration of biosolids, grit
and screenings generated during preliminary treatment of sewage at
a sanitary sewage collection and treatment system, or grit, screenings,
and nonorganic objects from septic and holding tank pumpings.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
COMMERCIAL REFUSE HAULER
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation who or which
is engaged in the collection, transportation, storage, or disposal
of more than 50 tons per year of municipal solid waste and/or source-separated
recyclable materials in Cecil County and any person, firm, partnership,
limited-liability company, corporation, or other legal entity who
or which is engaged in the collection, transportation, storage, or
disposal of more than 20 tons per year of residential refuse and/or
source-separated recyclable materials in Cecil County.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-16]
COMMERCIAL WASTE OR RECYCLABLES
Municipal solid waste or source-separated recyclable materials
from businesses, office buildings, stores, markets, or institutions.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
COUNTY
Cecil County, Maryland.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
DESIGNATED DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Solid waste disposal facilities operated by the Solid Waste
Management Division of the Cecil County Department of Public Works
(CCDPW), namely: the Cecil County Central Landfill, Stemmer's
Run Transfer Station and Woodlawn Transfer Station.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
GREEN WASTE
Vegetative matter, including, but not limited to, brush,
logs, branches, wood chips, mulch, and compost.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT (GVW)
The combined weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles,
including a towing vehicle, semitrailer and the vehicle load, excluding
the driver's weight.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Solid waste originating from industrial processes or manufacturing
operations.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
INSTITUTIONAL WASTE
Solid waste originating from schools, colleges, universities,
hospitals and other institutions.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
LANDSCAPERS
Those businesses that perform services and offer products
to customers such as planting and maintaining plants, ground covers,
gardens and grass. This does not include businesses that provide tree
trimming or tree removal services.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
LICENSED COMMERCIAL REFUSE HAULER
Any commercial refuse hauler possessing a valid Cecil County
commercial refuse hauler's license and all other pertinent permits
and licenses which may be required by the State of Maryland for the
collection, transportation, storage, or disposal of municipal solid
waste or source-separated recyclable materials.
MULTIUNIT HOUSING
Housing, including, but not limited to, semidetached homes,
townhomes, apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, and seasonal
communities.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Any garbage, construction/demolition waste, refuse, industrial,
lunchroom or office waste, and other nonhazardous material resulting
from the operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional
establishments and from community activities. The term does not include
any source-separated recyclable materials or unacceptable waste.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
A portion of municipal solid waste consisting of organic
waste materials which, due to biological decomposition, are or have
a tendency to be rotten, foul, or odorous, including dead animals
and food waste, but not including biosolids.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-16]
RECYCLING
The collection, separation, recovery and marketing or reuse
of source-separated recyclable materials which would otherwise be
disposed or processed as municipal solid waste.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE
Solid waste, including household refuse, originating from
residential sources, including multiunit housing.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
A system of recyclables collection that allows all fibers,
including paper and cardboard, and containers, including but not limited
to plastic, metal, and glass, to be mixed or commingled together for
collection in a single container instead of being sorted into different
containers.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials that are separated from municipal solid waste at
the point of origin or generation for the purpose of recycling, composting,
or reuse. This includes, but is not limited to, single stream recycling,
textiles, corrugated cardboard, and green waste.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-16]
TRANSPORTATION
The off-site removal of any municipal solid waste or source-separated
recyclable materials at any time after generation.
YARD WASTE
Vegetative matter such as, but not limited to, leaves, grass,
brush, tree trimmings, and limbs not exceeding three inches in diameter
and six feet in length; Christmas trees; and certain garden and orchard
material. Excluded are stumps, logs, branches, limbs over three inches
in diameter, and roots from soil grubbing.
All commercial refuse haulers operating within Cecil County
must comply with the following minimum standards and regulations:
A. All licensed commercial refuse haulers' collection vehicles
conveying municipal solid waste and/or source-separated recyclable
materials shall be operated and maintained in a manner that will prevent
creation of a nuisance or a hazard to public health, safety, or the
environment.
B. All licensed commercial refuse haulers' collection vehicles
conveying putrescible waste shall be watertight and suitably enclosed
to prevent leakage, roadside littering, attraction of vectors and
the creation of odors and other nuisances.
C. All licensed commercial refuse haulers' collection vehicles
conveying nonputrescible municipal solid waste and/or source-separated
recyclable materials shall be suitably enclosed or covered to prevent
litter and other nuisances.
D. All licensed commercial refuse haulers' collection vehicles
conveying municipal solid waste and/or source-separated recyclable
materials shall bear legible signs or markings identifying the name
and business address of the entity owning the vehicle and the specific
type of material transported by the vehicle.
E. All collection vehicles and equipment used by licensed commercial
refuse haulers shall be subject to inspection by Cecil County Department
of Public Works representatives or its authorized agents at any reasonable
hour without prior notification.
F. Municipal solid waste and source-separated recyclable materials shall
not be mixed with each other, unless approved by the Cecil County
Department of Public Works.
G. All licensed commercial refuse haulers shall provide educational
materials in hard copy and/or electronic format outlining the single
stream recyclables and other recyclables accepted and the manner and
frequency with which they are collected to all of their residential
refuse customers at least annually. All licensed commercial refuse
haulers shall provide copies of the materials distributed to their
customers to the County Recycling Program Manager with the licensee's
semiannual report.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-16]
A Cecil County commercial refuse hauler's license or any
renewal thereof shall expire on June 30 of each year. To renew a license,
the commercial refuse hauler must submit a license renewal application
and fee to the Cecil County Director of Finance at least 30 days prior
to the expiration date of the existing license, if renewal of the
license is desired. The Director of Finance shall have 30 calendar
days to process the application. If the Director of Finance fails
to take action within 30 calendar days, the application will be deemed
to be approved.