[Adopted 4-24-1991 ATM, approved 7-3-1991 (Art. 26 of the 1981 Bylaws)]
There is hereby established a recycling program for certain
solid waste pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 8H.
The purposes of the program are to reduce the amount of solid
waste generated in the Town that is disposed of by conventional means;
to comply with state regulations concerning solid waste; to promote
the recycling of materials that have economic value or beneficial
use; to encourage the remarketing or other reuse of recyclable material;
and to mitigate adverse environmental effects of consumption by returning
solid waste materials to productive use.
As used in this article, the word "recyclables" shall mean solid
waste materials designated from time to time by the Select Board as
materials that are appropriate for inclusion in the program. Such
materials may include, but are not limited to, paper, glass, metal,
rubber, plastics, used tires and compostable waste.
All residents and occupants of buildings for which curbside
collection of solid waste is provided by the Town shall separate all
recyclables from other solid wastes and shall place such recyclables
at curbside for collection in a manner specified in rules and regulations
adopted from time to time by the Select Board.
The Town or a solid waste collector authorized by the Select Board may refuse to collect the solid waste of any person who fails to comply with § 60-715. In such case, such person shall remove such solid waste from curbside no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day following such refusal. Any person who fails so to remove such solid waste shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense. Each day or part thereof any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
No person shall pick up, collect or procure any recyclables
at curbside within the Town except as specifically authorized in rules
and regulations adopted by the Select Board.
The Select Board may establish and from time to time amend rules
and regulation for purposes of implementing the recycling program.
The noncriminal disposition of violations of this article or
any rule or regulation of the Select Board adopted hereunder is hereby
authorized in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D
("§ 21D").
A.
"Enforcing person" as used in this section shall mean any police
officer of the Town, the Highway Superintendent, and any representative
of the Highway Superintendent, and any other Town employee designated
by the Select Board as an enforcing person.
B.
An enforcing person taking cognizance of a violation of this article
or any rule or regulation of the Select Board adopted hereunder shall
give the offender a written notice to appear before the Clerk of the
District Court having jurisdiction thereof for the noncriminal disposition
thereof in accordance with § 21D. The provisions of § 21D
are incorporated herein by reference.
The invalidity of any parts of this bylaw shall not affect the
validity of the remaining parts.
