[Adopted 4-21-1970 by Ord. No. 16 (Ch. 20, Part 1, of the
1997 Code of Ordinances)]
In addition to the requirements of this article, owners and occupants of buildings and grounds shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter
164, Nuisances, of the Code of the Township of Connoquenessing.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
Any person firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues
or each section of this article which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 8-13-1996 by Ord. No. 56 (Ch. 20, Part 2, of the
1997 Code of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Township
of Connoquenessing Municipal Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Ordinance."
The following words and phrases, as used in this article, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them herein, unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
ACT 101
The Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 1988).
ALUMINUM
Empty all-aluminum food and beverage containers, clean aluminum
foil and pie tins, aluminum siding, aluminum frames of furniture,
scrap from industrial sources and other all-aluminum materials.
AUTHORIZED COLLECTOR
A person, firm, partnership, corporation or public agency
authorized by the county and/or Township to collect municipal waste
from residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
BIMETALLIC CONTAINERS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides
with aluminum top and bottom. A container is bimetallic if a magnet
sticks to the sides, but not to the ends.
BULKY ITEMS
Large waste items including, but not limited to, appliances,
auto parts, furniture, trees and branches or stumps, or other items
too large for approved reusable or disposable waste containers.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals including, but not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials,
picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals
per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Containerboard cartons, Kraft linerboard and shipping boxes
with corrugated paper medium. This definition also includes Kraft
(brown) paper bags.
DETACHABLE CONTAINER
Any metal or plastic bin or container which may be mechanically
lifted and emptied into a collection vehicle.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Empty bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass.
This definition does not include noncontainer glass, window glass,
blue glass, porcelain, ceramic products and light bulbs.
HAULER
See "authorized collector."
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
Printing, writing and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments as well as residences.
This definition includes white paper, white ledger, bond paper, colored
ledger, computer printouts, computer tab cards and copy machine paper.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any waste generated from products used in residential establishments
that are toxic, corrosive, flammable or explosive.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Facilities engaged in manufacturing or processing including,
but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing plants,
refineries and mining operations.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Facilities that house or serve groups of people including,
but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, day-care
centers, schools and colleges.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENT
Public facilities operated by the Township, a municipal authority
and/or other governmental and quasi-governmental agencies.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
As defined in Section 103 of the Municipal Waste Planning,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, 53 P.S. § 4000.103.
NEWSPAPERS
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint."
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority or any other
legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject
of rights and duties.
PLASTIC
Plastic such as containers for milk, food containers, household
product containers, PET soda bottles, beverage containers and other
plastic products.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials generated by residential, commercial, municipal
and institutional establishments for which recycling markets exist
and for which there is a recycling agent. Recyclable materials may
include clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic
containers, high-grade office paper, newspapers, corrugated paper,
plastics and any other item selected by the Township or county, or
specified in amendments to Act 101.
RECYCLING
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, plastics and other materials which would otherwise
be disposed or processed as municipal waste.
SCAVENGING
Unauthorized or uncontrolled removal of solid waste materials
placed for collection, i.e., removal from a solid waste processing
or disposal facility.
STEEL CONTAINERS
All coated (tin, zinc, etc.) and other empty ferrous food
and beverage containers. This definition also includes ferrous and
alloyed ferrous scrap material derived from iron and stainless steel,
and white goods (large appliances).
STORAGE
The containment of any waste on a temporary basis in such
a manner as to not constitute disposal of such waste.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings, grass
clippings and similar material.
All generators of municipal waste in the Township shall contract
for the collection of disposable waste and recyclable items, as follows:
A. All residential properties shall use an authorized collection service
unless they prove to the Township that they have made alternative
arrangements consistent with this article.
B. All multifamily housing, commercial, institutional and municipal
establishments, and industrial establishments with office and lunchroom
wastes shall use an authorized collection service of their choice.
C. Collection service shall be provided in compliance with the following
standards:
(1) All residential waste shall be collected at least biweekly with the
exception that arrangements shall be made in advance with the collector
for pickup of bulky waste and for payment of any special fees.
(2) All multifamily housing, commercial, municipal, institutional and
industrial waste shall be collected at least once each week and more
often if required in order to control health hazards, odors or unsightly
conditions.
(3) All recyclable materials shall be collected at least once each month.
(4) Each authorized collector shall establish a regular collection schedule
in the Township and shall so notify the Township of the days and times.
If a regular collection day falls on a holiday, the collector shall
notify all customers and the Township as to when collection will be
made.
D. All authorized collectors operating within the Township shall comply
with the Butler County Municipal Waste Management Ordinance regarding
the transportation of waste to the county-designated disposal facilities.
All authorized collectors shall be responsible for the collection
of any fees or charges for municipal waste collection and disposal
services provided to residential, commercial, institutional, municipal
and industrial sources within the Township.
All recyclable materials, when placed at the curbside, become
the property of the authorized collector, except as provided below:
A. Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals
or organizations authorized by the Township. The recyclable materials
shall be either delivered to the individual organization site or may
be placed at the curb for collection by said individual or organization.
B. Any person who donates or sells recyclable materials shall not receive
a discount in waste collection fees paid to their authorized collector.
The Township may enter into an agreement with public or private
agencies or firms to authorize said agencies or firms to collect all
or part of municipal wastes and/or recyclable materials.
The municipal officials of the Township of Connoquenessing or
their designated representatives shall be responsible for the enforcement
of the provisions of this article. The Township officials are authorized
by this article to enact reasonable rules and regulations for the
operation of this article including, but not limited to:
A. Designating recyclable materials to be separated by residential establishments
and designating additional recyclable materials to be separated by
commercial, institutional and municipal establishments.
B. Establishing collection procedures for recyclable materials.
C. Establishing reporting procedures for volumes of materials recycled.
D. Establishing procedures for the distribution, monitoring and collection
of recycling containers.
E. Establishing procedures and rules for the collection of yard waste.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
A. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate the provisions
of this article and its rules and regulations shall receive an official
written warning of noncompliance for the first offense.
B. Thereafter, all such violations shall be subject to the penalties
hereinafter provided.
C. Any person firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues or each section of this article which shall
be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.