[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026[1]]
This Part shall be known as the "Susquehanna Township Refuse Disposal Authority."
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Part 1, Collection Procedures, adopted by Ord. 68-7, 4/10/1968, as amended by Ord. 73-1, 2/8/1973; Ord. 89-16, 11/21/1989; Ord. 99-3, 1/14/1999; and Ord. 11-05, 2/10/2011.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Word Usage.
A. 
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
B. 
The singular includes the plural.
C. 
The word "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied."
D. 
"Shall" is always mandatory.
2. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this Part, the following terms, phrases or words shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Part except where the context in which the word is used clearly indicates otherwise.
ASHES
Residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustible material.
COLLECTION CART
A solid waste trash or recycling receptacle, with an attached and tight-fitting lid, not exceeding 96/64 gallons equipped with wheels for ease of movement and capable of being dumped mechanically into refuse or recycling trucks.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in a non-manufacturing or non-processing business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, theatres, and multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units.
CONTRACTOR
Person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity licensed or contracted by the Township to undertake curbside recycling collection or to otherwise collect recyclables within the Township.
DUMPSTER UNIT
Large metal container, with an attached lid, typically used for commercial solid waste and recycling disposal. It is a fixed-size container, often measured in cubic yards, designed to be moved by a specialized vehicle and used for the temporary storage of waste and/or recycling materials.
DWELLING
A building used for residential purposes, or used as the living quarters for one or more families, including hotels, boarding and lodging houses, tourists' cabins, motels and trailers.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms in a residence or dwelling, which room or rooms have fixed cooking facilities arranged for occupancy by one, two or more persons living together.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods.
LARGE ITEM
Items such as discarded household items and appliances, furniture, lawn mowers, automobile tires off rims (one tire is considered one item), and other items too large for the normal weekly trash collection; but specifically shall not include construction materials, tires on rims, tree stumps, automobile and truck parts or batteries, and hazardous materials which include but are not limited to oils, chemicals and pesticides. Scrap metal and "white goods" (appliances) shall be recycled by the Contractor with no disposal fees passed along to the Township or residents.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue, chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, and incorporate organization, or any government or public agency or political subdivision thereof, or any authority or agency thereof. In any provision of this Part prescribing a fine, imprisonment, penalty, or remedy, or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by the Township for separation, collection, processing, recovery or reused as part of a recycling program.
REFUSE
All putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes (excluding body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, solid industrial waste, dead animals and street cleanings.
RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT
A building used for residential purposes, either as a single-family or multifamily dwelling containing three or less dwelling units.
RUBBISH
Includes glass, metal, paper, plant growth, wood or items that are not recycled.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Susquehanna, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and similar material, but not including grass clippings. Yard Waste may be placed in containers, biodegradable bags, or bundled in lengths of not more than four feet long and weighing less than 50 pounds.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
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It shall be unlawful for any person, other than such persons as are duly authorized by the Township, to collect and haul refuse of any nature within or from the Township.
2. 
Inspection. The actual work of collecting and transporting refuse will be subject to inspection at any or all times by the Township Manager or any person designated by the Board of Commissioners.
3. 
The Board of Commissioners shall, by resolution, designate one person as the Contractor. Said Township Contractor shall have the exclusive right and obligation to collect and haul refuse within the Township, except as follows:
A. 
Those business or commercial establishments whose collection requirements are such, in the opinion of the Township, as will cause undue hardship on the commercial establishment, or when the Contractor is not able to serve adequately the collection requirements of a business or commercial establishment. In such case, the Township may issue a license to said business or commercial establishment which license shall designate the person who may haul refuse from the named commercial establishment only.
B. 
Those business or commercial establishments shall provide the Township with a copy of the annual collection report, both solid and recycling, for waste hauled by their Contractor.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
For the purposes of Part 1, every dwelling unit and commercial establishment, wherever located in the Township will be included for collection purposes under the terms and provisions of said Part 1.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Refuse Collection Carts.
A. 
Collection Carts. All refuse, and recycling must be placed in collection carts supplied by the Contractor. The minimum number of carts per dwelling unit shall be two: one for solid waste and one for recycling. It shall be unlawful to permit the accumulation of residue of liquids, solids or a combination of such material on the bottom or sides of carts, it being the intention of this provision that the interior of containers shall be kept clean by thorough rinsing and draining as often as necessary. All carts must be kept in a sanitary condition and must be kept in good condition. Any cart that does not conform with the provisions of this Part 1, or that is likely to injure the Contractor or its employees, or hampers the prompt collection of refuse, shall be replaced upon notice to the Contractor. Failure to replace said defective cart may result in a penalty until such time as the cart is replaced.
2. 
Preparation of Refuse.
A. 
All refuse and recycling must be contained in the collection carts provided by Contractor.
B. 
No person shall place or cause to be placed any refuse or recycling upon any street, alley or other public place, or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, except it be in proper collection carts or under express written permission issued by the Township.
C. 
No person shall deposit refuse in any stream or body of water. In no event shall refuse be placed on the property of another without the consent of the owner.
D. 
No person, except the occupants of the property on which the collection cart is placed and an authorized Contractor, shall remove the lids of the collection cart and/or remove the contents thereof.
E. 
Refuse of a highly inflammable or explosive nature, or highly infectious or contagious refuse shall not be stored for ordinary collection but shall be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Township Codes Department.
F. 
No person shall spill or scatter the contents of any collection cart, or damage or destroy any such cart.
G. 
Small branches, shrubbery, twigs, etc., shall be placed into the proper collection container/cart, biodegradable bag, bundled or placed in accordance with the yard waste pickups and be tied in small bundles not to exceed six inches in diameter nor more than 60 inches in length and shall not weigh more than 30 pounds. Grass clippings, fruits and vegetables, tree stumps or dirt and stones will not be removed/collected. Small pieces of limbs, wood, etc., may be tied the same as listed above, being subject to the same restrictions. Large limbs, lumber, tree trunks and other large materials will be removed only as provided in § 20-106, Collection Practices.
3. 
Location of Containers.
A. 
Refuse collection carts shall be placed, according to the distances set forth in the following subsection, three feet apart for collection by the Contractor from the street fronting said property or when impracticable, the alley abounding and abutting the property. Carts shall be placed in a location easily accessible for the Contractor. Collection carts shall be placed at the curb or lot line but shall not be put in the street.
B. 
Collection carts shall be placed for collection at ground level on the property, not within the cartway of a street or alley and accessible to, and not more than six feet from the side or curb of the street or alley from which collection is made.
4. 
Time and Placement for Collection.
A. 
Collection carts shall be placed for collection no sooner than 12 hours prior to the scheduled collection time and must be removed from the collection location no later than 12:00 midnight on the day of collection. Storage of collection carts is prohibited in front yards. Carts must be stored only in rear or side yards unless express written permission is issued by the Township.
5. 
Dumpster Units. Wherever dumpster units are used for the storage of refuse, the following provisions shall be observed:
A. 
No dumpster unit shall be used which would be found hazardous when tested in accordance with the specifications published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register of January 7, 1977, Page 1184.
B. 
Dumpster units are the responsibility of the property owner. Dumpster units are held to the same requirements for disposal with the same exemptions as § 20-103.
C. 
Each dumpster unit shall be located on a level, hardened and stabilized surface. Where dumpster units having wheels or casters are used, permanent wheel stops or chocks shall be provided to prevent unauthorized movement of the container.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Refuse collected from Residents by the Contractor will be made at least once a week except where conditions beyond the control of the Contractor prevent collection.
2. 
Refuse collected from Businesses by the Township Contractor will be made in accordance with the pre-determined schedule except where conditions beyond the control of the Contractor prevent collection.
3. 
In the event that there is a request from the Business, the Contractor or the Township will review for adjustments in the collection schedule, and notification shall be provided to the Business. The Contractor will not collect the refuse in excess of that contained in collection cart(s) or Dumpster unit. However, the additional charge applicable when more than one cart is collected shall be set by resolution of the Township and shall be listed in the annual fee schedule.
4. 
All vehicles used in the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse in the Township shall be of metal, securely covered, and strongly built, and all handling of garbage and refuse on the premises from which collected, and in its transportation, shall be done in such a way that no spilling, leaking or strewing shall occur either on such premises or on the streets and roads of the Township. However, in the case of an emergency so deemed by the Township, open trucks may be used.
5. 
The collection practices of the Contractor and any other person removing refuse from the Township by special permit of the Township shall conform to all applicable rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Township, and any contract or contracts between the parties.
6. 
Special Refuse Problems. Removal of wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the Code Enforcement Officer, the Township Manager or designee. Such refuse shall not be placed in collection carts for regular collections.
7. 
One large item is permitted per week and shall be prescheduled with the Contractor by the resident. Large item pick up is for appliances and other materials not normally considered as garbage, refuse or trash, etc., or any items which could damage or are too large for normal collection or of a nature not generally included in the description of garbage, refuse and rubbish, not including construction material and/or green waste.
8. 
Collection Hours. The Contractor shall collect refuse, rubbish and solid waste of whatever nature only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Collection hours may be revised at the discretion of the Township Manager on an emergency basis when necessitated by conditions such as natural disasters beyond the control of the Contractor.
9. 
Dumpster Units. Wherever dumpster units are used for the storage of refuse, the Contractors shall ensure that the receptacles, after emptying, are properly relocated on the level surface provided, in position for the wheel stops, if any, to prevent unauthorized movement of the carts.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The fees for collection and disposal of refuse shall be fixed by the Contractor, subject to the approval of the Township.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
No person shall dump, bring, deposit, or otherwise dispose of garbage, ashes, rubbish or refuse of any kind or nature within the jurisdictional limits of the Township, except for collection as herein provided or except under express written permission issued by the Township Board of Commissioners.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
The Township Manager shall be charged with the administration of the provisions of this Part 1. The Manager shall have authority to make rules and regulations relating to the administration of the provisions of this Part 1, in addition to any other powers herein conferred, provided such rules and regulations are not contrary to the provisions hereof, and further provided that such rules and regulations are approved by Board of Commissioners.
2. 
Aggrieved persons shall have the right of appeal against application of any rule or regulation made by the Township Manager which constitutes undue hardship or which constitutes an improper application of said rules and regulations; such appeal shall be made in writing to the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals, which may confirm, modify or revoke any such application of rules or regulations or grant a variance therefrom. All appeals shall be filed within 20 days of the issuance of any action or determination by the Township Manager and all applications for appeals shall meet the standards and procedures for the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
The Township has a zero-tolerance policy. Properties found in violation of the new waste disposal ordinances will be subject to a Tiered Citation System. Penalties are issued per occurrence:
1st offense
$100.00 fine + Official Citation
2nd offense
$250.00 fine
3rd + offense
$600.00 + fine and Potential Legal Action
2. 
Collection is Now Cart-Only. Collection is collection carts only. Loose bags, non-contractor bins, and overflowing carts will not be collected and will be flagged for enforcement action.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026[1]]
This Part of Chapter 20 shall be known as the "Susquehanna Township Municipal Waste and Recycling Ordinance."
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Part 2, Waste Reduction and Recycling, adopted by Ord. 04-10, 7/8/2004, as amended by Ord. 10-03, 4/8/2010; Ord. No. 18-06, 4/12/2018.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
This Part is enacted pursuant to the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, Act of July 28, 1988.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 4000.101 et seq.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
The purposes and goals of this Part are to:
A. 
Require waste reduction and recycling as a means of managing solid waste conserving resources and supplying energy.
B. 
Protect the public health, safety and welfare from the short- and long-term dangers of collection, transportation, processing and storage of solid waste.
C. 
Utilize, wherever feasible, the capabilities of private enterprise in accomplishing the desired objectives of an effective, comprehensive solid waste management program.
D. 
Establish and implement with the Township a recycling program to return valuable materials to productive use to conserve energy and to protect capacity at waste processing and disposal facilities.
E. 
Recycle at least 25% of all solid waste and source-separated recyclable materials generated in the Township.
F. 
Reduce the weight or volume of solid waste generated per capita in this Township to a weight or volume less than that generated per capita on the effective date of this Part.
G. 
Teach each person living or working in the Township the economic, environmental and energy value of recycling and waste reduction and encourage, through a variety of means, participation in such activities.
H. 
Promote the procurement and use of products and materials with recycled content and materials that are recyclable by the Township to the greatest extent practicable.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
In this Part, the indicated words or phrases shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them as follows:
ALUMINUM CANS
Empty, clean, non-aerosol, all aluminum beverage and food containers.
COLLECTION CART
A solid waste trash or recycling receptacle, with an attached and tight-fitting lid, not exceeding 96/64 gallons equipped with wheels for ease of movement and capable of being dumped mechanically into refuse or recycling trucks.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in a non-manufacturing or non-processing business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, theatres, and multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events sponsored in whole or in part by the Township, or conducted within the Township, whether sponsored publicly or privately, which may include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and organized sporting events that will be attended by 200 or more individuals per day.
CONTRACTOR
Person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity licensed or contracted by the Township to undertake curbside recycling collection or to otherwise collect recyclables within the Township.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Paper or pasteboard contracted into parallel grooves and ridges, commonly referred to as "cardboard," which is used for wrapping, packing, shipping and/or storage.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION
The scheduled collection and transport of recyclable materials placed at the curb line or other similar location by residential establishments or approved small businesses.
DUMPSTER UNIT
Large metal container, with an attached lid, typically used for commercial solid waste and recycling disposal. It is a fixed-size container, often measured in cubic yards, designed to be moved by a specialized vehicle and used for the temporary storage of waste and/or recycling materials.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms in a residence or dwelling, which room or rooms have fixed cooking facilities arranged for occupancy by one, two or more persons living together.
GLASS
All clean, empty bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass, not including non-container glass, plate glass, blue glass, porcelain and ceramic products.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
Printed or unprinted sheets, shavings and cuttings of sulphite or sulphate ledger, bond, writing and other papers which have similar fiber and filler content. This grade must be free of treated, coated, padded or heavily printed stock. This definition includes lightweight office papers, i.e., letterhead or mimeograph paper typically sold as "white ledger" paper, bond, Xerox paper and onionskin, as well as computer paper.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Any establishment engaged in a manufacturing or processing including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing plants, refineries, mines and slaughterhouses.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, child day care centers, libraries, nonprofit associations, schools and universities; this definition shall not include standard residential units.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residue, chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS
A building used or designed as a residence for four or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking therein, including apartment houses, group quarters, townhouses and condominium complexes.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Public facilities operated by the Township and other governmental authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities, and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste in the Solid Waste Management Act[1] from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereto news and opinions and containing advertisements as matters of public interest, but not including glossy advertising inserts typically inserted with newspapers, nor magazines or periodicals.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, and incorporate organization, or any government or public agency or political subdivision thereof, or any authority or agency thereof. In any provision of this Part prescribing a fine, imprisonment, penalty, or remedy, or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
PLASTICS
Empty and clean consumer product containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) most commonly, but not limited to plastic bottles used as containers for soda, milk and other consumer food products, or for household cleaning products or for personal care products.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials specified by the Township for separation, collection, processing, recovery or reused as part of a recycling program.
RECYCLING
The separation, collection, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which could otherwise be disposed of or processed as solid waste, or the mechanized separation and treatment of solid waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials other than a fuel for the generation of energy.
RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT
A building used for residential purposes, either as a single-family or multifamily dwelling containing three or less dwelling units.
SMALL BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
Any professional or commercial business that can comply with four container service and wishes to be mandated under the terms of this Part.
SOLID WASTE
All materials or substances that are generally discarded or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including garbage, refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludges from air or water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained gaseous materials, incinerator residue, demolition and construction debris and offal.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials that are separated from solid waste at the point of origin for the purpose of recycling.
STEEL CANS
Empty, all steel (ferrous material) or bimetal beverage and food containers.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Susquehanna, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Responsibilities. The Township shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to adopt and implement a program for the collection and recycling of municipal waste or source-separated recyclable materials as provided in this Part.
2. 
Powers. In carrying out its duties under this section, the Board of Commissioners of Susquehanna Township may adopt resolutions establishing procedures, regulations and standards for the recycling, transportation, storage and collection of source-separated recyclable materials which shall not be less stringent than, and not in violation or inconsistent with the provisions and purposes of, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act[1] and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 4000.101 et seq.
3. 
Duties. The Township shall implement the provisions of this Part by collecting, transporting, processing or marketing source-separated materials or contracting, subject to competitive bidding, with any person to carry out its duties for the recycling, transportation, collection and storage of source-separated recyclable materials. Any such person shall be jointly and severally responsible with Susquehanna Township in carrying out its duties for transportation, collection and storage activity.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The Township hereby establishes and implements a mandatory source-separation and collection program for recyclable materials by persons located in the Township in accordance with § 1501 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 4000.1501.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
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Owners and residents of residential establishments and small business establishments are hereby required to separate all recyclable materials as specified by regulation from other municipal waste generated at their homes, apartments and other residential or small business establishments and to store such material until collection. The number of the materials shall be designated periodically by regulation from the following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper and plastics.
2. 
Recyclable materials from residential establishments and small business establishments shall be placed into a collection cart labeled for recyclables only with Yellow lid (or Blue lid for older carts) and placed at the curb or other similar area, separate from solid waste, for collection. Nothing in this Part or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be deemed to impair the ownership of separated materials by the person who generated them unless and until such materials are placed at curbside or similar location for collection by the Township or its agents.
3. 
Time of placement for collection carts by Contractor shall occur between 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. unless pre-approved by the Township Manager. Collection carts shall be placed for collection no sooner than 12 hours prior to the scheduled collection time and must be removed from the collection location no later than midnight the day of the collection.
4. 
The Contractor will not collect the recycling in excess of that contained in one collection cart of the authorized size, or in dumpster unit.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishments are hereby required to separate all recyclable materials as specified by regulation and to store such material until collection. The times, dates and places for collection shall be established by regulations. Such regulations shall schedule a minimum of one day per month for pickup of recyclables from commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishments.
2. 
The owner of multifamily housing properties with four or more units must comply with the responsibilities under this section by establishing a collection system for recyclable materials at each property. The collection system must be collection carts or dumpster units for collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collection system. Owners of multi-family housing properties who comply with this Part shall not be liable for noncompliance of occupants of their building.
3. 
Persons occupying commercial (including multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units), institutional, industrial and municipal establishments, within the Township municipal boundaries, not part of the Township curbside recycling program and otherwise providing for the recycling of materials they are required by this Part to recycle must provide, annually prior to January 31st of each year for the prior year, written documentation to the Township of the total number of tons recycled or estimated to be recycled, as well as the name of any authorized Contractor collecting their recyclables.
4. 
Dumpster Units. Wherever dumpster units are used for the storage of recycling, Contractor shall ensure that the receptacles, after emptying, are properly relocated on the level surface provided, in position for the wheel stops, if any, to prevent unauthorized movement of the carts.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
Separation and Disposal of Recyclable Materials at Community Activities. The event sponsor of any community activity is responsible to ensure that the recyclable materials are separated for collection at any community activity. Sponsors shall be responsible to arrange for the separation and collection of the recyclable materials by the Township's authorized Contractor. The amount of material recycled during the community activity shall be reported to the Township within 48 hours of the end of the event.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
All persons who reside in residential establishments and all persons who are responsible for the operation of small business establishments, commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishments where leaf waste occurs or is generated, shall source separate all leaves and place them for collection at the times and in the manner prescribed by regulation unless those persons have otherwise provided for the composting of leaf waste. The owners, landlord or agent of an owner or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties with four or more units, small business establishments, commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishments may comply with their responsibilities under this section by establishing a collection system for leaf waste at each property.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The Township may enter into a contract with public or private agencies for the curbside collection of all or part of the recyclable materials generated within its municipal boundaries.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
From the time of placement of recyclable materials at the curb or a similar area for collection, in accordance with this Part and the regulations promulgated hereunder, those materials shall be and become the property of the Township and its authorized Contractor(s). It shall be a violation of this Part for any person(s) not authorized by the Township to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such recyclable material. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
Upon and after the effective date of this Part it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dispose of any recyclable items as established by this Part or regulations promulgated hereunder, commingled with other solid waste not required to be recycled or to dispose of such items in places that will not insure that items are recycled, unless material is so contaminated that it is unacceptable for recycling.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
The Township Code Enforcement Officer or designee is authorized and directed to enforce this Part. The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to manner, materials, days and time for the collection of recyclable materials and any other matters required to implement this Part in accordance herewith. The Code Enforcement Officer or designee, has the authority to change, modify, repeal or amend any portion of said regulations at any time with the knowledge and approval of the Township Manager.
2. 
Any person, other than a municipal official exercising his or her official duties, who shall violate any provision of this Part, any regulation promulgated hereunder, or any order issued hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 and costs and, in default of the payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day's continuation of violation of this Part shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
3. 
In addition to any other remedies or penalties hereinbefore provided, the Solicitor of the Township is authorized to institute proceedings in courts of law or equity to control the recycling, transportation, collection, and storage of source-separated recyclable materials or to enforce the provisions of this Part, including the securing of injunctive relief to prohibit any unlicensed or unauthorized person, or any licensed or authorized Contractor in violation of the provisions of this Part, from continuing the collection, transportation or disposal of recyclable items hereunder, or to enforce compliance by any person with the terms of this Part.
4. 
Billing, Payment and Collection Procedures.
A. 
Each owner of a dwelling unit within the Township shall be required to pay to the Contractor a quarterly fee for the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials. This fee shall be paid regardless of the amount or type of waste and/or recyclables put out for collection. The quarterly fee charged by the Contractor shall be established by a contract to be entered into between the Township and the Contractor pursuant to public bidding requirements. The Township accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the collection of the fee to be charged to the owner of each dwelling unit. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the collection of the quarterly fee.
B. 
If the owner of a residential unit shall fail to pay any charges or fees and the same becomes delinquent the Contractor has the legal right to establish late fees and is authorized to file a civil lawsuit for the collection of fees, charges, penalties, interest, reasonable attorney fees and costs of collection. Upon the filing of the civil lawsuit, an additional penalty of $50 shall be added to all delinquent accounts. The Contractor shall have and enjoy the same rights, privileges and remedies as the Township to enforce and collect any and all fees, penalties, interest, costs of collection, reasonable attorneys' fees and/or administrative service fees.
5. 
Appeals.
A. 
Aggrieved persons shall have the right of appeal against any enforcement action taken, or any rule or regulation made by the Township Code Enforcement Officer or designee. Such appeal shall be made in writing to the property maintenance Board of Appeals. All appeals shall be filed within 20 days of the issuance of any action or determination by the Township Manager and all applications for appeals shall meet the standards and procedures for the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
The items required to be source-separated and recycled for apartment houses are those set forth by the recycler and may change annually and is determined by the Contractor. Notification of a full list of materials required to be source-separated and recycled for all residential properties, commercial properties and apartment houses will be provided before the first of the year. The Contractor is responsible for notifying all residential and commercial property owners.
A. 
At residential units and approved small business establishments (including multifamily establishments):
(1) 
Clear glass.
(2) 
Colored glass.
(3) 
Aluminum.
(4) 
Plastics:
(a) 
PET plastics — logo on container.
(b) 
HDPE plastics — logo on container.
B. 
At commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal establishments (including small business establishments):
(1) 
High-grade office paper.
(2) 
Aluminum.
(3) 
Corrugated paper.
C. 
Food and beverage establishments who are required to be licensed pursuant to the Township Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, § 10-203, must, in addition to the items listed in Subsection B above, also source separate and recycle the following:
(1) 
Glass.
(2) 
Steel cans.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The Contractor shall provide one recycling container for each residential unit or small business establishment for the commingling of recyclable materials. Recycling containers shall be a 96\64-gallon collection cart with a Yellow lid (or Blue lid for older carts).
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
1. 
Collection of recyclable materials shall be performed once per week and shall take place, when possible, on the same day as collection of acceptable solid waste in a given area of the Township.
2. 
Collection Hours. The Contractor of refuse, including private haulers, shall collect refuse, rubbish and solid waste of whatever nature only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Collection hours may be revised at the discretion of the Township Manager on an emergency basis when necessitated by conditions such as natural disasters beyond the control of the Contractor.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The Contractor shall take reasonable care in handling of recycling collection carts and shall not willfully break, deface or damage the same. All recycling collection carts broken or destroyed in improper or careless handling by the Contractor shall be replaced by the Contractor at his own expense. All recycling collection carts broken or destroyed by a customer shall be replaced by the customer at his own expense.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
All commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishments will be provided verification forms along with instructions for completing those forms (attached as Exhibit A).[1] All owners or property that is rented to others for living purposes will also be sent verification forms and instructions (attached as Exhibit B).[2] These forms must be completed and returned to the Township Code Enforcement Department by the date specified on the forms. The purpose of the forms in Exhibit A is to verify the solid waste and recycling program for each commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal establishment located within the territorial limits of the Township. The establishments are required to describe their program and list any haulers with which they have contracted for solid waste and recycling pickup. Exhibit A also includes a form to be completed by small business establishments, if they choose to be registered as such. The purpose of the forms in Exhibit B is to verify the number of dwelling units contained at each rental property. § 1. If that number of units is less than four, the owner is instructed to sign and return the form entitled "Statement to Claim Residential Status" so that tenants will be registered under the Township program. If that number of units is four or more the owner is instructed to return the verification form explaining how the solid waste and recycling program will be set up for their tenants and listing any haulers with which they have contracted for pickup of solid waste and recycling.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
[2]
Editor's Note: Exhibit B is on file in the Township offices.
[Ord. No. 26-02, 2/26/2026]
The Township Code Department will be responsible for assuring that all residents and establishments are well informed of this program and the ordinances that pertain.