[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Conway 1-9-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 16.
building construction — See Ch. 23.
Hazardous wastes — See Ch. 67.
[Amended 4-11-2017 ATM by Art. 29]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to RSA 31:39 and RSA 149-M:17 for the purpose of better regulating and promoting the general health and welfare of the public and toward more prudent operation of the Town's facilities for waste disposal as well as better ordering the public's prudential affairs.
A. 
The Selectmen are authorized to establish and/or amend reasonable rules and regulations from time to time controlling the use, operation and public's convenience regarding waste disposal at the solid waste facilities now or hereafter operated by the Town for its citizens and the citizens of towns contracting with the Town of Conway. Such rules and regulations may encompass hours of operation, segregation of waste products to be dumped, fees for dumping waste, fines for violation of the rules and regulations of the solid waste facilities and all other reasonable rules and regulations necessary and/or appropriate toward the prudential management of said solid waste facilities.
B. 
The Selectmen shall request the advice of the Lower Mount Washington Valley Solid Waste District regarding all changes to the rules and regulations; however, the Selectmen shall not be bound by said advice.
A. 
The Selectmen may adopt and/or amend such rules and regulations from time to time, provided that at least two public hearings shall be held, with each hearing having published notices therefor at least two weeks prior to such hearing; after the second hearing, the Selectmen shall vote to adopt and/or amend such rules and regulations and record the rules and regulations so adopted and/or amended with the Town Clerk of Conway, and thereafter the same shall be valid and enforceable. In the notice of the second hearing, the entire proposed rules and regulations or amendments thereto shall be published, and only nonsubstantive changes may be made after the second hearing.
B. 
Prior to the second public hearing, the Selectmen shall request the advice of the Lower Mount Washington Valley Solid Waste District regarding all changes to the rules and regulations; however, the Selectmen shall not be bound by said advice.
A. 
Any violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be punished by a fine in an amount set from time to time by the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 4-11-2017 ATM by Art. 29]
(1) 
For residential accounts or users, a third offense may result in the revocation of a transfer station permit. The permit may be reissued upon full payment of all outstanding fines.
(2) 
For commercial accounts or users, a third offense may result in revocation of a facility permit for 30 days. The permit will be reissued after the thirty-day period, provided all fines are paid.
B. 
Once either commercial or residential users are fined a third time, all future fines shall be in accordance with Subsection A(1) and A(2) above.
C. 
Enforcement actions may be appealed to the Board of Selectmen.
D. 
Should the Town find it necessary to take court action regarding any violation of this chapter, the cost of court action shall be paid to the Town upon conviction. The Town may also enforce this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder by injunction, restraining order or other appropriate action where such remedy is appropriate.
A. 
This article or any rules and regulations promulgated by the Selectmen may be amended by majority vote of the Town at any Town Meeting, the warrant for which gives notice of the proposed change. This shall not be deemed to limit the authority of the Selectmen to adopt and/or amend rules and regulations consistent with the powers and procedure hereunder established or as may be amended at any such Town Meeting.
B. 
The Selectmen shall request the advice of the Lower Mount Washington Valley Solid Waste District regarding all changes to the rules and regulations; however, neither the Selectmen nor the Town Meeting shall be bound by said advice.
This article shall apply to all users of the solid waste facilities now or hereafter operated by the Town and shall take effect when adopted either at any duly warned Town Meeting or upon the affirmative vote of the Selectmen.
The recycling of solid waste products is not only deemed energy-efficient, but is also necessary as a means of preserving landfill space, easing the tax burden of the member towns and is an environmentally conscientious action. These regulations on the use and disposal of solid waste are a means of accomplishing these goals.
A. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL HAULER
Any user, either individual or company, which hauls materials to the solid waste facility for either a fee or for business use.
DESIGNATED AREAS
Sites or containers, either marked by signs or specified by the solid waste facility attendant, for the deposit of specified materials.
MANDATORY RECYCLING or MANDATORY SEPARATION
Mandatory recycling or mandatory separation requires users to deposit specified materials in designated areas. Violators shall be subject to penalties provided under § 115-4 herein.
NONRECYCLABLE CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Building materials, including insulation, carpet, vinyl/tile flooring, vinyl siding and rubber roofing.
RECYCLABLE CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Building materials, including wood, asphalt roofing, painted lumber, masonry, plumbing fixtures, gypsum.
RECYCLING
The separation of materials by the facility user in a manner that will allow these materials to be processed for sale in a reasonably feasible commercial manner.
RESIDENTIALLY GENERATED SOLID WASTE
The solid waste generated from dwelling units which provide living quarters for persons, excluding hotels, motels and similar commercial-type operations, and any construction/demolition debris.
SEPARATION
The sorting of specified materials in a prescribed manner by category for disposal in designated areas at the solid waste facility site.
SOLID WASTE FACILITY ATTENDANTS
The Selectmen of the Town of Conway, or the Town employees or agents authorized by said Selectmen to act in their stead at the solid waste facility site.
USER FEE or TIPPING FEE
A fee charged for disposal of waste at the solid waste facility to be paid to the Town as per the payment policies of the Town of Conway.
B. 
In these rules and regulations, the words and phrases shall, as appropriate, be deemed to have the same meanings as set forth in RSA 149-M:4, unless otherwise specifically defined hereunder.
A. 
Corrugated cardboard shall be separated, kept clean and dry, cut to a size as required by the Town and flattened for deposit at the designated area.
(1) 
Staples, nylon tape, string or other foreign materials shall be removed, insofar as is reasonably possible.
(2) 
Waxed or treated cardboard and all paperboard shall not be separated for deposit under this section.
(3) 
Commercial haulers shall provide their customers with separate containers marked exclusively for use with cardboard and deliver corrugated cardboard in the manner prescribed above and on days and at times designated by the Town of Conway.
B. 
Aluminum cans shall be separated and rinsed for deposit at the designated area. Crushing will provide additional space for the user and is encouraged. Such items as aluminum foil and plates are not accepted at the current time.
C. 
Glass shall be deposited in a designated area. Material shall be rinsed and caps removed. Such items as windshields, painted glass, light bulbs, etc. are not accepted at the current time.
D. 
Newsprint and magazines shall be kept clean, dry and free of junk mail for deposit in the designated areas.
E. 
Material, such as tree limbs less than five inches in diameter, and brush, shall be separated and deposited in the area designated for such material. Scrap wood, painted wood, pressure-treated wood, stained wood, etc., shall not be accepted in this area and shall be classified as demolition material.
[Amended 7-11-2017]
F. 
Construction/Demolition debris shall be separated for deposit in designated, approved areas.
G. 
Tires and tubes shall be separated and deposited in a designed area. Tires greater than 24 inches will not be accepted.
H. 
Metal (appliances, pipe, wire, springs, auto parts, miscellaneous scrap metal) shall be separated and deposited in a designated area. All hazardous capacitors shall be removed from appliances prior to disposal at the site.
I. 
Propane tanks shall be separated and deposited in a designated area.
J. 
Car batteries shall be separated and deposited in a designated area.
K. 
Motor oil shall be poured into the container provided by the Town.
L. 
High-density polyethylene plastic (HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET) shall be rinsed and the caps removed and shall be deposited in the designated area.
M. 
E-waste, to include: television-plastic; television-wooden/console; computer monitors, laptops; VCR/DVD players; audio equipment (CD, etc), radios, etc.; CPU/hard drives; microwaves; printers; cell phones; photocopiers (desktop); scanners (desktop); cameras, shall be deposited in the designated area.
[Amended 4-11-2017 ATM by Art. 29]
N. 
Other materials may be designated for voluntary recycling in the future by the Town of Conway.
O. 
Mixed paper shall consist of all paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint and magazines, and shall be deposited in the designated area.
P. 
Leaves and grass clippings shall be placed on the compost pile.
A. 
Inasmuch as the Conway solid waste facility does not meet the criteria for the disposal of hazardous waste as found in RSA Ch. 147-A, no hazardous waste as listed under RSA Ch. 147-A shall be taken into the solid waste facility except as allowed by Chapter 67, Hazardous Wastes, of the Conway Code.
[Amended 4-11-2017 ATM by Art. 29]
B. 
The exception to this section is the household hazardous waste day, which is a yearly event at which households may dispose of hazardous waste.
[Amended 7-11-2017]
A. 
Fees.
[Amended 5-8-2018]
Item
Fee
Refrigerators and air conditioners
$15
Mattresses and box springs
$25
Upholstered furniture (per piece)
$20
Propane tanks
$5
Tires:
Car, SUV, light-duty truck, up to 17"
$5 each
Medium- to heavy-duty trucks, up to 24"
$10 each
BIG EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE NOT ACCEPTED
Construction debris:
Recyclable
$80/ton
Sheetrock
$105/ton
Nonrecylable
$85/ton
All commercial waste
$85/ton
Carpet
$85/ton
Railroad ties
$150/ton
Electronic waste:
PC monitors
$10
Televisions
$15
Console televisions
$20
All the following items: VCR/DVD players, audio equipment, laptops, radios, microwaves, printers, photocopiers, scanners, cameras, CPU/hard drives
$5 per item
Items are to be declared and fees paid at gatehouse prior to entry; cash or checks only.
B. 
Solid waste. The disposal of all commercially generated solid waste will be tipped at $85 per ton of waste or any fraction thereof. Disposal of residentially generated and commercially hauled solid waste shall be tipped at $42.50 per ton, to go into effect on September 10, 2002.
C. 
The disposal of construction/demolition debris will be permitted when accompanied by a valid building permit. Recyclable construction/demolition debris will be tipped at $0.04 per pound ($80 per ton). The minimum charge shall be $3. This fee may be adjusted to $35 per ton over the Town's cost for disposal at a recycling facility. Nonrecyclable construction/demolition debris shall be tipped at $85/ton. The minimum charge will be $3.
D. 
Monitoring hauler activity.
(1) 
All commercial haulers of solid waste seeking to access the solid waste facility with solid waste must obtain a written permit from the Town, to be issued by the office of the Town Manager.
(2) 
A commercial hauler of solid waste to the Town's solid waste facility shall present to the solid waste attendant a manifest containing the following information: the name, address and telephone number of the accounts whose waste is being hauled and the driver's signature.
E. 
Payment of fees. The Town will send monthly statements for the preceding month's disposal. Payment shall be due within 30 days from the date of the statement. This shall not preclude other collection procedures, including prepayment or fines (§ 115-4). Accounts which are more than 30 days past due will be in violation, resulting in suspension of the solid waste permit. A permit which is revoked or suspended may, on reissue or reinstatement, have special conditions on manner and time of payment.
F. 
Monitoring hauler activity. All commercial haulers of solid waste seeking to access the solid waste facility with solid waste must obtain a written permit from the Town to be issued by the office of the Public Works Director.
The solid waste facilities of the Town shall be kept open for public use on days and times authorized by the Conway Selectmen from time to time and posted at the entrance of the solid waste facility. Changes of days and/or hours solid waste facilities are to be open shall likewise be posted at the facility and advertised in the media.
All users of Conway's solid waste facilities shall deposit solid waste at sites designated by posting at Conway's solid waste facilities or as reasonably directed by the solid waste attendants present and operating the solid waste facility.
[Amended 7-11-2017]
A. 
A valid permit is required for entry to and use of the transfer station. Such permits shall be in the form of a vehicle sticker, and shall be issued only to residents and taxpayers of the Town of Conway and those towns that are members of the Lower Mount Washington Valley Solid Waste District. Vehicles without permits shall not be allowed to enter the facility.
B. 
Notwithstanding the above, a temporary permit to dispose of trash at the transfer station shall be available for the price of $5 per forty-gallon (or smaller) household trash bag. Such permits shall be available to any member of the public from the member towns. Recyclables must still be separated.
C. 
Temporary permits may be obtained through the office of the Public Works Director if shown demonstrated need.
All vehicles entering Conway's solid waste facility shall be covered in a manner to prevent solid waste from being blown therefrom at all times prior to dumping. Similarly, all vehicles with a destination of the Conway solid waste facility shall be covered in a like manner.
[Amended 7-11-2017]
The re-use area is a space reserved adjacent to the household trash windows for the deposit of materials that may still have value to the general public, thus avoiding landfilling these items. Tipping fees shall not be avoided by placing materials in the re-use area. Attendants shall have the authority to determine if item(s) are unacceptable for deposit in the re-use area. Deposited materials are available to the public on a first-come-first-serve basis. Town staff shall not store or save materials for an individual.
It shall be unlawful to scavenge any material which has been set out to be recycled, whether it is located in designated areas at the solid waste facility or set out for pickup by a commercial hauler.
A. 
The following items shall not be accepted at the Conway solid water facility: stumps and large tree limbs (greater than five-inch diameter), hot ashes, sludge, hazardous waste, wire/cable in lengths greater than five feet, reinforced concrete and other items which may be determined in the future. Should other items be deemed unacceptable, they will be posted at the solid waste facility as such.
B. 
Some of the items listed in this section may be accepted under special conditions, such as hazardous waste being accepted on a hazardous waste day. Also, as the Town's ability to deal with these items in a lawful manner is addressed, the items may be accepted. Inquiries as to acceptable and unacceptable materials should be addressed to the office of the Public Works Director.
A. 
The Public Works Director is the solid waste facility operator. As such, all functions regarding the operation and maintenance of the facility are the responsibility of the Public Works Director, who may delegate portions of this responsibility as he sees fit.
B. 
Any person who feels aggrieved by a decision of an employee at the solid waste facility regarding the enforcement and/or interpretation of this article may appeal to the Public Works Director. Similarly, subsequent appeals may be filed with the Town Manager and finally with the Selectmen should a person continue to feel aggrieved.
A. 
Solid waste shall be accepted from valid permit holders delivering solid waste generated in Conway, Albany and Eaton.
B. 
Recyclable materials shall be accepted from valid permit holders delivering recyclable materials generated in Conway, Albany and Eaton.
It shall be unlawful to dump any waste in an unapproved location. Dumping along the side of the road, in the woods, in a business' dumpster, etc. is illegal and punishable under this article.
All persons and vehicles entering the premises of the Conway solid waste facility do so at their own risk and inherently hold the Town of Conway harmless from injury, disease or damage, as it is apparent that there is a risk of any and all of these at any facility such as said facility.