[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Marlborough as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted effective 3-23-2001 (§§ G.1, G.2 and G.3 of the Town Code)]
There shall be a Town sanitary transfer station area (the "Transfer Station"), for the convenience and sole use of Marlborough residents, on a parcel of land on Quinn Road. No person shall bring garbage, rubbish or recyclable materials (as defined in Article II of this chapter) to the Transfer Station from any other town. As set forth in this Article I, residents may bring certain materials to the Transfer Station, but under no circumstances shall residents dump garbage or rubbish in any other section of the Town. Residents and businesses may contract with private haulers for the purpose of transporting garbage, rubbish and recyclable materials (as defined in Article II of this chapter) to other licensed facilities. All such material shall be secured in transit in such a manner so as to prevent it from being scattered on roads and highways.
A.
Only the following materials (collectively, the "authorized materials") shall be disposed of at the Transfer Station pursuant to Articles I and II of this chapter:
B.
Each vehicle entering the Transfer Station shall have an up-to-date
permit sticker attached to the vehicle's windshield or a temporary
permit issued by the Town Clerk or the First Selectman.
C.
The Board of Selectmen shall set the hours of operation of the Transfer
Station.
D.
The Board of Selectmen may prescribe and from time to time amend
fees for the acceptance of authorized materials at the Transfer Station.
F.
Any item not listed in the definition of "authorized materials" contained in Subsection A of this section shall not be disposed of at the Transfer Station, including but not limited to the following items:
(1)
Waste oil, waste antifreeze, and waste oil filters produced by or
in the possession of commercial enterprises, liquid waste, mixed trash,
stumps exceeding 24 inches in diameter, animal carcasses, or animal
by-products.
(2)
Hazardous waste (as defined in Article II, Recycling, § 292-5), including but not limited to pesticides, herbicides, asbestos, lead- or oil-based paints, drain cleaners, solvents, brake fluid, wood preservatives, rat poison, oven cleaners, swimming pool chemicals, acids, photo chemicals, epoxy, or furniture stripper. These items must be brought to a licensed household hazardous waste disposal facility.
(4)
Grass clippings.
G.
No person shall deposit at the Transfer Station any ice box, refrigerator
or other container that has an airtight door or lid, snap lock or
other locking device that may not be released from the inside without
first removing the door or lid, snap lock or other locking device
from the ice box, refrigerator or container.
H.
A temporary permit shall be required for anyone who is hired by a
resident of the Town to transport demolition material or debris to
the Transfer Station. Temporary permits are issued by the Town Clerk
or the First Selectman.
Any person violating this article shall be subject to a $100
fine for each violation.
[Adopted effective 3-23-2001 (§ G.4 of the Town Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Gable top, plastic-coated containers up to one gallon in
size, empty, with straws and caps removed.
A device used for generating electric current through a chemical
reaction, including but not limited to nickel-cadmium, carbon and/or
alkaline batteries. The term "battery" does not include mercuric oxide
batteries, which will not be accepted at the Transfer Station. The
term "battery" also does not refer to lead acid batteries or motor
vehicle batteries, which are encompassed within the term "storage
battery," as defined below.
Infectious waste, pathological waste, and chemotherapy waste
generated during the administration of medical care or the performance
of medical research involving humans or animals and as further defined
in C.G.S. § 22a-207(19), as amended. Syringes, sharps and
needles stored in a No. 2 HDPE container, with lid taped shut, are
acceptable for disposal into household waste.
Bushes, shrubs and/or tree limbs less than three inches in
diameter.
Corrugated boxes and similar corrugated and kraft paper materials
that have a minimum of contamination by food or other material. No
wax or plastic coatings allowed. All items must be free of debris
and flattened prior to disposal. Materials cannot be larger than three
feet by three feet.
The assortment or combination of metal food containers, plastic
containers, glass food containers, aluminum foil and/or aseptic packaging.
All items must be free of debris and cleaned.
Waste building materials and packaging resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial
buildings, and other structures as further defined and limited by
C.G.S. § 22a-208x, as amended.
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection.
Any unbroken glass bottle or jar of any shape or color, up
to one gallon in size, used to package food or beverage products suitable
for human or animal consumption. All glass food containers must be
clean and have caps, lids and corks removed.
Any waste material that may pose a present or potential hazard
to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated,
stored, transported or otherwise managed and as further defined by
C.G.S. § 22a-115(1), as amended, and § 22a-209-1
of the Regulations of the DEEP, as amended.
Ordinary household waste that does not contain any recyclable
materials, hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste, biomedical
waste, batteries, storage batteries, special waste or oil base paints.
Dry latex paint is acceptable.
The foliage of trees.
Catalogs, magazines or other similar printed matter.
Any aluminum, bimetal, steel, tin-plated steel, or other
metallic can, plate or tray of any shape, up to one gallon in size,
used to package food or beverage products suitable for human or animal
consumption. Clean aluminum foil is also acceptable. Number 10 cans
are also acceptable.
Any used or discarded newsprint that has a minimum of contamination
by food or other material. Newspaper must be no more than two months
old, clean, dry and placed in brown kraft paper grocery bags.
Any used or discarded high-grade white paper and manila paper,
including but not limited to paper utilized for file folders, tab
cards, writing, typing, printing, computer printing and photocopying,
which is suitable for recycling and which has a minimum of contamination,
excluding office paper generated by households.
No. 1 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) up to three liters
in size with the number "1" on the container and No. 2 HDPE (high-density
polyethylene) up to one gallon in size with the number "2" on the
container.
Exists when, for a given recyclable material, there exists
a separate container, handling, transport and/or processing at the
Transfer Station or other designated location in the Town.
Any materials that have been designated as recyclable under the Connecticut General Statutes and the Regulations of the DEEP, as amended, and that have been identified as recyclable pursuant to § 292-6 below.
The process of sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting
waste or other discarded material for the purpose of using the altered
form.
A specifically marked container used to collect recyclable
materials separately from other solid waste.
Individuals who reside in the Town. The term "resident" does
not include businesses or other organizations.
Used or discarded items that consist predominantly of ferrous
metals, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel or alloys
thereof, including but not limited to white goods. All nonmetal items
must be removed. No batteries or closed containers are allowed.
Any discarded rubber of synthetic rubber tires used by or
manufactured for vehicles, including but not limited to automobiles,
trucks, buses and trailers. No rims larger than 17 inches will be
accepted.
Any waste that is not recyclable materials, household waste,
hazardous waste or biomedical waste, and that requires special handling
for disposal.
Lead acid batteries or other batteries used in motor vehicles
such as automobiles, airplanes, boats, recreational vehicles, and
tractors.
A substance of low freezing point added to a liquid, especially
to the water in a radiator of vehicles, e.g., ethylene glycol.
Crankcase oil that has been utilized in internal combustion
engines.
Common household appliances, such as washers, dryers, air
conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, freezers and stoves.
A.
Prior to collection or disposal, residents shall presort the following
items from household waste and shall place the separated items into
an appropriate recycling container: glass food containers, metal food
containers, plastic containers, aluminum foil, aseptic packaging,
magazines and newspaper. Glass food containers, metal food containers,
aseptic packaging, and plastic containers shall be rinsed. Newspapers
shall be string-tied in bundles or placed in brown paper grocery bags.
B.
The Board of Selectmen may revise, from time to time, the materials
required to be presorted from household waste prior to collection
or disposal.
A.
The use of the terms "private business" and "private businesses"
in this section refer to commercial, industrial and private business
enterprises located in the Town.
B.
All private businesses and/or owners of private business property
are responsible for the proper disposal of garbage, rubbish and recyclable
materials that are generated or brought onto their property. They
must also adhere to all applicable local, state and federal laws relating
to recycling and waste disposal.
C.
The materials that must be recycled by private businesses are as
follows: plastic containers, glass food containers, metal food containers,
newspapers, magazines, cardboard, waste oil, storage batteries, scrap
metal, and office paper. The Board of Selectmen may revise this list
from time to time.
D.
All private businesses and owners of private business property are
required to provide their own means of collection, transportation
and disposal of recyclable materials and nonrecyclable waste from
their property to a proper receiving center.
E.
Private businesses and owners of private business properties must
make themselves aware of the proper means by which to dispose of recyclable
materials and nonrecyclable waste generated or brought onto their
property.
F.
The Transfer Station may accept or receive recyclable materials or nonrecyclable waste that is generated by private businesses or that is brought onto private business property only as directed by the Board of Selectmen or as required by Subsection H below.
G.
Upon request, the Town will provide assistance to private businesses
interested in learning proper recycling procedures.
H.
All private haulers shall obtain a permit and/or a license while
working in the Town. All private haulers shall also provide monthly
tonnage reports to the Town.
A.
The Town will maintain a storage container at the Transfer Station
to receive waste oil from residents only. The Town also will provide
for the removal of collected waste oil from the Transfer Station,
as necessary.
B.
The Town will provide a separate disposal container at the Transfer
Station to receive used waste oil filters from residents only.
C.
The Town will provide a separate disposal container at the Transfer
Station to receive waste antifreeze from residents only.
D.
Private businesses and other organizations, including but not limited
to garages and dealerships, shall make their own provisions for storage
and removal of waste oil, waste oil filters, and waste antifreeze.
The Town will accept leaves at the Transfer Station.
The Town will accept scrap metal at the Transfer Station.
A.
The Town will maintain a dropoff point at the Transfer Station for
storage batteries from residents only.
B.
Private businesses and other organizations, including but not limited
to garages and dealerships, will be responsible for properly disposing
of storage batteries. The Town will not accept storage batteries from
private businesses and other organizations at the Transfer Station.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs)
shall not be removed from any item containing such materials prior
to disposal of such item at the Transfer Station. The Town shall arrange
for such removal by a licensed or certified company.
The Town will accept household furniture and mattresses at the
Transfer Station from residents only. Private businesses and other
organizations shall make their own provisions for the disposal of
furniture and mattresses.
B.
The Town will not accept any recyclable materials in the municipal
solid waste container at the Transfer Station from any waste generator
for whom there exists a reasonable opportunity to recycle.
(1)
Presorting required.
(a)
Contracted waste-and-materials haulers shall not collect waste from waste generators that violate the presorting requirements set forth in this Article II. Any person that dumps one or more loads at the Transfer Station not complying with the presorting requirements set forth in this Article II will be subject to the fines prescribed herein for each violation.
(b)
Any police officer, constable, resident state trooper or other
person authorized by the First Selectman may issue a citation to any
person who commits a violation of this section. Appeals may be made
to the Board of Selectmen.
(2)
Contracted waste-and-materials haulers who have reason to believe
that a person from whom they collect solid waste has discarded recyclable
materials with such solid waste in violation of the presorting requirements
contained in this article shall not collect such solid waste and shall
promptly notify the First Selectman or his designated agent for action
by the Town against the violator. The person whose waste was not collected
will be subject to the fines prescribed herein for each violation.
(3)
Residents and private businesses delivering their own waste to the Transfer Station will place recyclable materials in containers provided for such items at the Transfer Station before disposing of nonrecyclable waste. Failure to do so will constitute a violation of this article and subject the violator to the fines set forth in Subsection B(1) for each violation.
(4)
Private haulers of waste from residents and private businesses must
report any violation of this article to the Town pursuant to C.G.S.
§ 22a-220c.
Except as specifically authorized by the Town, no person(s)
engaged in the business of separation, recovery, collection, removal,
storage or disposition of materials and waste within the Town shall
pick up presorted recyclable materials. This restriction shall also
apply to any citizen, resident, taxpayer or person who might engage
in such a practice for personal gain.
