[Added 9-25-1973]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 201-66, Newspaper recycling
provisions, as amended, was repealed 12-19-1969.
[Added 12-19-1989[1]; amended 7-26-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
It shall be a violation of this article for any person to deliver solid waste to the Town solid waste disposal facility where such solid waste has been generated by a recycling participant and has not been source-separated and prepared in accordance with § 201-71 of this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former § 201-67,
Procedures and regulations; unincorporated areas.
[Added 12-19-1989[1]]
From the time of placement of recyclables for collection in
accordance with the provisions of this article, such recyclables shall
be deemed the property of the Town or its duly authorized agent. It
shall be a violation of this article for any person without authority
of the Town to collect, pick up, remove or cause to be removed or
in any manner interfere with or disturb any recyclables therefrom.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former § 201-68,
Private collection agencies.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 201-69, Designation of recycling
participants, added 12-19-1984, was repealed 7-26-2005 by L.L. No.
5-2005.
[Added 1-13-1987; amended 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Materials considered to be recyclable materials shall include but not be limited to those defined in Article I, § 201-1, of this Part 1. The Commissioner of Sanitation may, in his discretion, modify from time to time those materials subject to this section if market conditions so warrant. In the event that the Commissioner of Sanitation does modify the materials subject to this section, he shall cause reasonable notice of such action to be given to all persons affected thereby.
[Added 1-13-1987; amended 7-21-1987; 7-26-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of each recycling participant to ensure
that all recyclable materials are properly separated from other discarded
materials and are cleaned or otherwise prepared for collection in
accordance with this article.
B.
All recyclable glass, metal, and plastic containers shall be placed
in one or more recycling containers provided for that purpose by the
Town. In the event that the amount or size of the recyclable materials
exceeds the capacity of the designated containers, the excess recyclable
materials shall be placed in separate weatherproof containers and
placed alongside the designated containers when placed at the curb
for collection.
C.
Each recycling participant shall be entitled to one additional replacement
recycling container at no charge from the Town upon a showing of need.
Additional requests may be granted at the discretion of the Commissioner
of Sanitation, who shall levy a fee covering the cost of such containers.
This fee may be waived by the Commissioner of Sanitation upon a showing
of good cause. Advance arrangements must be made for all additional
recycling containers.
[Amended 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
D.
All recyclable materials shall be rinsed clean of all food and other
particles.
E.
Metal cans are to have their labels removed.
F.
Newspapers, corrugated cardboard, magazines, office paper, and advertising
mail shall be securely bundled and tied, in packages not to exceed
50 pounds and which shall not exceed 12 inches in height.
G.
In the event that the Commissioner of Sanitation finds that additional
measures are necessary in order for such recyclable materials to be
marketable, he shall have the power to require that recycling participants
undertake such measures, provided that adequate notice is given to
such recycling participants.
[Amended 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
[Added 1-13-1987; amended 12-19-1989; 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
The Commissioner of Sanitation is hereby authorized to establish
collection schedules and routes for the collection of recyclable materials
and to cause reasonable notice of the requirements thereof to be given
to the recycling participants within the Town's solid waste disposal
district.
[Added 1-13-1987; amended 12-14-1993]
A.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or chapter, used
motor oil shall only be disposed of by delivery to a service station
which is required under state law to accept such material or by depositing
such material in any waste oil recycling tank or container maintained
for that purpose by the Town.
B.
The following uses of waste oil igloos or any other town- designated
waste oil recycling tank or container are unlawful:
(1)
Depositing of commercially generated used motor oil.
(2)
Depositing of used motor oil by a nonresident.
(3)
Depositing of hazardous wastes.
(4)
Depositing of a quantity of used motor oil which exceeds more than
1 1/2 gallons for every 30 days.
(5)
Disposing, dumping, discarding or depositing of any container or
receptacle which contains therein more than one ounce of used motor
oil within a three-hundred-foot radius of a Town of Oyster Bay waste
oil igloo or other town-designated waste oil recycling tank or container.
[Added 1-13-1987; 12-19-1989; 7-26-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005; 3-7-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
A.
In the event that a recycling participant fails to separate and prepare
recyclable materials for collection in accordance with the provisions
of this article after being given reasonable notice of these requirements,
collection of all solid waste from such dwelling may be suspended
until such time as the owner or occupant can demonstrate compliance
with the provisions of this article. Such compliance can be demonstrated
by placing properly source-separated and prepared recyclable materials
at the curb in one or more designated recycling containers on the
next scheduled collection date for such recyclable materials.
B.
In addition to the provisions of Subsection A above, any person committing an offense against this article or any provision or section thereof shall be guilty of a violation. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Such an offense shall be punishable by a fine in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Upon conviction for a first offense under this article, a fine not
exceeding $100 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
Upon conviction for a second offense under this article with five
years of a previous conviction for a like offense, a fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $150 or by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3)
Upon conviction for a third offense or subsequent offense under this
article within five years of two previous convictions for a like offense,
a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 or by imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.
Any person
found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to have violated
any provision of this article shall be subject to a monetary penalty
within the range of fines authorized by this article.
