The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health and safety
of users of Cecil County's solid waste disposal facilities and
the residents of Cecil County and to provide for the environmentally
and economically sound management of the County's solid waste.
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:
ASBESTOS WASTE (FRIABLE)
A portion of solid waste consisting of asbestos extracted
from asbestos ore and containing more than 1% asbestos by weight that
hand pressure can crumble, pulverize or reduce to powder when dried.
Friable asbestos waste is a special handling waste.
ASBESTOS WASTE (NONFRIABLE)
A portion of solid waste consisting of material that contains
asbestos extracted from asbestos ore that cannot with hand pressure
be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder when dried. Nonfriable
asbestos waste includes transite board, siding, asbestos shingles,
and floor tiles. Nonfriable asbestos waste is a construction/demolition
waste.
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. 2014-17]
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 business 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. 2014-17]
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. 2014-17]
CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE
A portion of solid waste resulting from the construction
or demolition of buildings and other structures. It includes but is
not limited to such things as wood, plaster, drywall, wall board,
metals, asphalt, bricks, block, concrete, and nonfriable asbestos
waste.
CONTAMINATED SOIL
A portion of solid waste consisting of contaminated earth
or fill, typically generated due to a spill or leak. Contaminated
soil is a special handling waste.
COUNTY
Cecil County, Maryland.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
DISPOSAL
The deposition, injection, dumping, or placing of solid waste
at a facility designed to accept the waste in an environmentally sound
manner.
GENERATOR
A person who produces or creates any solid waste.
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. 2014-17]
INSTITUTIONAL WASTE
Solid waste originating from schools, colleges, universities,
hospitals or other institutions.
[Added 7-15-2014 by Bill
No. 2014-17]
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.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-17]
MDE
The Maryland Department of the Environment.
MIXED LOAD
A load of waste which, at the time of discharge into a solid
waste disposal facility, contains waste from more than one category
as described in this chapter.
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.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
institution, cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority,
governmental entity or agency, or any other legal entity whatsoever
who or which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
In any provisions of these rules and regulations prescribing a fine,
penalty or other enforcement action, or a combination thereof, the
term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation
or other legal entity having officers and directors.
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. 2014-17]
RECYCLING
The collection, separation, recovery and marketing or reuse
of source-separated recyclable materials which would otherwise be
disposed of 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. 2014-17]
RESIDUAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste,
including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials
resulting from industrial, mining, or agricultural operations and
any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply
treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility, or air pollution
control facility, provided that it is not hazardous.
SALVAGING
The controlled removal of material from a solid waste disposal
facility for the purpose of reusing or recycling the material.
SCAVENGING
The uncontrolled removal of material from a solid waste storage,
collection, transportation, processing, or disposal site or facility.
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. 2014-17]
SOLID WASTE
Any waste, including but not limited to municipal solid waste,
residual, or hazardous wastes.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
The solid waste disposal facilities operated by 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]
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. 2014-17]
SPECIAL HANDLING WASTE
Solid waste that requires the application of special storage,
collection, transportation, processing or disposal techniques due
to the quantity of material generated and/or its unique physical,
chemical, or biological characteristics.
SWMD
The Solid Waste Management Division of the Cecil County Department
of Public Works.
TRANSPORTATION
The off-site removal of any municipal solid waste or source-separated
recyclable materials at any time after generation.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE
The following types of solid waste are unacceptable waste
unless approved otherwise by the Cecil County Department of Public
Works:
B.
Drums, barrels, or buckets unless the lids have been removed
and the interiors are cleaned and free of residue.
C.
Ammunition or explosives.
D.
Gas cylinders, unless delivered separate from other solid waste.
F.
Infectious/Pathological waste.
WASTE
Any waste, including but not limited to municipal, residual,
or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained
gaseous materials.
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.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
The Solid Waste Management Division of the Cecil County Department
of Public Works operates three solid waste disposal facilities: one
central landfill and two transfer stations.
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Cecil County Central Landfill
758 East Old Philadelphia Road (Route 7)
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-6275
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Woodlawn Transfer Station
565 Waibel Road
Port Deposit, MD 21904
(410) 658-6646
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Stemmer's Run Transfer Station
45 Stemmer's Run Road
Earleville, MD 21919
(410) 275-2794
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[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12; 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-17]
A. The Solid Waste Management division will seek to maximize the recycling
and reuse of materials while taking into account regulatory requirements,
budget constraints, and market conditions. SWMD will maintain a list
of recyclables accepted at County solid waste management facilities
which will be available at all such facilities and posted to the County
website. The list will be amended from time to time as appropriate.
B. The County may sell or market recyclable materials or enter into
contracts for the marketing and sale of recyclable materials for the
purpose of generating revenue to help offset the cost of the County's
recycling and other solid waste management programs.
C. The County reserves the right to limit the quantities of recycled
materials accepted.
D. Per the Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article 9-1703(B)(12),
property owners or managers of apartment complexes having 10 or more
dwelling units and the council of unit owners of condominiums having
10 or more dwelling units (hereinafter "responsible party" or "responsible
parties") must provide for the collection and recycling of recyclable
materials for their residents by no later than October 1, 2014. Components
of this apartment building and condominium recycling program include
the following:
(1) At a minimum, recyclables must include acceptable plastic, metal,
and glass containers as well as acceptable paper products.
(2) All containers, labor, and equipment necessary to collect the recyclables
must be provided throughout each building by the responsible party.
An appropriate quantity of suitably sized containers shall be provided
to accommodate the quantity of recyclables generated by the residents
based upon the frequency of collection.
(3) Responsible parties shall collect the recyclables a minimum of once
per month and transport them to secondary recycling markets.
(4) Responsible parties must maintain records of the quantity of recyclables
collected and transported for a minimum of three years.
(5) Responsible parties shall submit an annual report to the County Recycling
Program Manager no later than March 15 of the year following the reporting
year. The report shall indicate the quantity of recyclables and refuse
collected and the disposition of the material.
(6) Any responsible party who violates the provisions of this section
may be subject to the issuance of a citation by the County and a civil
penalty not to exceed $50 per day for each day that a violation continues.
(7) A responsible party receiving a citation shall, within 30 calendar days after receiving the citation, either pay the fine to the County or appeal the citation in accordance with §
318-16, Appeals, of the Code of Cecil County. If a citation is not paid or appealed in a timely manner, the county may seek to enforce the penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Disposal facility operation and safety rules are as follows:
A. All loads must be tarped or otherwise properly secured while traveling
to any SWMD facility to prevent leakage, spilling, or litter and remain
tarped and secured until arriving at designated untarping or disposal
areas. Vehicles with loads which are not properly tarped or otherwise
secured may be denied entry to SWMD facilities.
B. Smoking at SWMD facilities is permitted only in designated smoking
areas. Smoking in vehicles is not permitted due to the risk of improper
disposal of smoking materials which could result in a grass, brush,
or landfill fire.
C. All vehicles requiring scaling must stop at the scale house or scale
entrance and wait for the attendant on duty to inspect the load. The
driver will then be signaled to proceed. Vehicles should proceed slowly
and avoid sudden stops so as to avoid damaging the scales. Drivers
will proceed only upon signal of the attendant or automated entrance
control system.
D. All vehicles using SWMD facilities must obey all road signs and posted
speed limits. Where no speed limit is posted, the maximum speed will
be 10 miles per hour. Safe and courteous driving practices are to
be followed at all times.
E. All passengers must be in the cab of the vehicle when entering SWMD
facilities. Riding in the bed or on the tailgate of vehicles at SWMD
facilities or during unloading is prohibited.
F. Drivers and passengers must stay with their vehicles at all times.
G. All persons unloading vehicles shall be appropriately dressed and
shall use appropriate gloves and other safety gear to prevent injury.
All persons exiting vehicles at SWMD facilities shall be wearing shoes.
H. Children under 16 years of age and pets (except for service animals)
must remain in vehicles at all times at SWMD facilities.
I. Licensed vehicles and the contents of vehicles and containers are
subject to inspection at any time by SWMD operations personnel.
J. Material drop-off locations at all SWMD facilities will be at the
discretion of SWMD operations personnel. Vehicle type, size, load,
weather conditions, permit requirements, and operational considerations
will be used by SWMD operations personnel to determine appropriate
drop-off locations. The drop-off locations may be subject to change.
Material will be dropped off only in designated areas or as otherwise
directed by SWMD operations personnel. Drop-off in any other areas
is strictly prohibited. Yard waste shall not be mixed with any other
waste for disposal at any County facility. Yard waste delivered in
containers must be removed from the container and the container either
taken back by the customer for reuse or disposed of appropriately
by the customer based on the type of container. The only exception
is for yard waste delivered in biodegradable paper bags or containers.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by Bill No. 2014-17]
K. All trucks must unload waste off the rear of the vehicle in designated
tipping or unloading areas. Unloading of vehicles off the sides is
prohibited.
L. All roll-off containers must have properly functioning tailgate latches
that secure the tailgate in the open position while the vehicle is
dumping.
M. All persons shall promptly dispose of waste as designated and remove
their vehicles from the disposal area in a prompt manner (twenty-minute
limit).
N. After discharging a load of waste, the driver or operator of the
vehicle is responsible for inspecting the vehicle and the container
to ensure that all waste from the vehicle and the container has been
discharged. In the event that all the waste has not been discharged,
the driver or operator must secure the remaining waste by tarping
or enclosing the vehicle or container.
O. In the event that a vehicle or container leaks, spills, or litters
at any SWMD facility or on any public road or private property, the
person hauling the waste will be responsible for all cleanup and for
any costs or damages incurred by SWMD in connection with performing
or monitoring such cleanup.
P. Vehicles and containers may not be left for extended periods of time
at SWMD facilities without prior approval of the Chief of the SWMD
or his/her designee. Inoperable vehicles must be removed by the operator
from the premises by closing time. If the vehicle is unable to be
removed by the operator, the vehicle may be impounded and/or towed,
with towing charges billed to the vehicle's owner at the County's
discretion. The County shall not be liable for damage that may result
from such actions.
Q. All persons entering and using the disposal facilities do so at their
own risk. The County shall not be responsible for any property damage
or bodily injury sustained by such persons.
R. Loitering and/or disruption of SWMD facility operations or interference
with any County employee, agents, or other users or visitors to the
SWMD facility may result in the immediate removal of the violator,
revocation of disposal privileges, and possible legal action.
Materials that are determined to be useful for ongoing landfill
operations, such as clean dirt, clean stone, etc., may be accepted
at the landfill without charge at the discretion of the Chief/Assistant
Chief of the Solid Waste Management Division. Any person desiring
to dispose of such materials at the landfill must make prior coordination
with the Solid Waste Management Division. The materials will be inspected
and a determination made by the Chief of the Solid Waste Management
Division or his/her designee. All such determinations are final.
Scavenging and salvaging are not permitted at any Cecil County
solid waste disposal facility. When material is removed from a vehicle
and deposited anywhere at the solid waste disposal facility, it is
considered to be the property of the Solid Waste Management Division
and may not be removed without the written authorization of the Chief
of the Solid Waste Management Division or his/her designee. Removal
of material from a Cecil County solid waste disposal facility without
proper authorization will be considered theft of County property.
Cecil County's solid waste disposal facilities are under
audio and video surveillance for the protection of facility users,
employees and property. Use of the solid waste disposal facilities
constitutes consent to such monitoring.