The Town of Riverhead established a Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District ("district"), which, at the time of this chapter, subject to amendment by resolution of the Town Board, consists of six contract bid areas for the collection of all residential solid waste within the district. The district does not provide for the collection of solid waste from commercial operations or institutions as defined in § 273-3.
A.
Every owner or occupier of any residence within the district shall
provide or cause to be provided at all times suitable and sufficient
containers for garbage and refuse that may accumulate upon said premises.
B.
All garbage and refuse containers shall be watertight, with proper,
tight covers and handles of adequate strength or disposable plastic
bags, securely tied or fastened. No garbage and refuse container shall
exceed 32 gallons' capacity or weigh more than 50 pounds when filled.
C.
All garbage and refuse containers shall be designed for such purposes,
either of metal or plastic material, except that bushel baskets with
handles, disposable plastic bags or cartons of heavy cardboard or
other durable material, securely tied and fastened, may be used. No
container, basket, bag or carton shall weigh more than 50 pounds when
filled.
D.
Newspapers, magazines and other printed matter need not be placed
in a container but must be bundled to prevent littering.
A.
The Town Board of the Town of Riverhead or the Superintendent of
the Sanitation Department shall designate times for the removal of
garbage and refuse from the streets of the Town.
B.
All garbage and refuse to be collected, except that in portable transfer
containers, shall be placed at the curb, but in no event shall refuse
for collection be placed at the curb before 12:00 p.m. of the day
preceding the scheduled collection.
[Amended 6-7-2016 by L.L.
No. 18-2016; 11-15-2016 by L.L. No. 34-2016]
C.
All containers shall be removed from the curbline or pavement line
by the owner or occupant of premises before 11:00 p.m. in the evening
of the day on which collection is made from the premises.
[Amended 6-7-2016 by L.L.
No. 18-2016]
D.
All garbage and refuse containers, except portable transfer containers,
shall be stored in such fashion as to be screened from public view
and, to the extent applicable, subject to conditions, restrictions
or covenants recorded pursuant to site plan approval.
E.
All recycling containers shall be placed at the curbline or pavement
line at the dates and times as may be specified by the Sanitation
Superintendent or the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead.
[Amended 6-7-2016 by L.L.
No. 18-2016]
A.
All bulk items, white goods (refrigerators, washers, stoves, etc.)
and other large items not capable of being enclosed in containers
may be placed at the curbline or pavement line for collection on the
days specified by the refuse collector(s) servicing the district as
per the contract specification and/or direction of the Superintendent
of the Sanitation Department. It shall be the sole responsibility
of the owner to dismantle or secure the appliance or item of furniture
so it is no greater than six feet in length and deposited in a manner
that will not be a hazard to the public. Carpet must be rolled, bundled
and tied and each roll is one bulk item. Mattresses, including sleeper
sofa mattresses, must be disposed of in an appropriately sized plastic
mattress disposal bag. Doors or broken glass shall be properly secured
or removed from the appliance or item of furniture before placing
it at the curbline or pavement line for collection. The refuse collector
may accept or decline collection of any such material in accordance
with his considered judgment of the ability of the refuse collector
to handle and dispose of such items. Collection and disposal by the
refuse collector of such appliances or items of furniture shall extend
only to those appliances or items of furniture actually used in a
residence in the Town of Riverhead. The refuse collector will also
have the right to refuse the collection of any refuse which, in his
opinion, is composed of in part or in violation of any of the previously
defined unacceptable wastes.
[Amended 6-7-2016 by L.L.
No. 18-2016; 2-6-2024 by L.L. No. 7-2024]
B.
Any contractor creating debris from construction or from tree pruning
or removal shall remove and dispose of said debris in a sanitary manner
at no cost to the Town of Riverhead. In the event that any such debris
results from work performed personally by an owner or resident within
the district, the debris may be placed at the curbline or pavement
line for collection and removal by the refuse collector if the quantity
of said debris does not exceed six containers and/or bundles of not
more than 50 pounds in any week. Quantities of debris in excess of
this amount shall be removed by the property owner or resident at
his or her own expense.[1]
C.
Yard waste such as trees, tree trimmings, logs, tree branches and
trunks shall be cut to a length not exceeding four feet in length
and four inches in diameter and securely tied in bundles not more
than two feet thick. In no event shall any bundle exceed 50 pounds
in weight. For purposes of collection of solid waste within any Town
residential solid waste district, yard waste consisting of grass clippings
shall be excluded and will not be collected by the authorized collector.
D.
Holiday trees may be placed at the curbline or pavement line for
collection on such days as specified by the Superintendent of the
Sanitation Department during the months of December and January, and
there shall be no requirement that the trees be cut and bundled as
otherwise herein required, except that trees greater than eight feet
in length must be cut such that the length of all portions of the
tree shall not exceed eight feet in length and no greater than four
inches in diameter.
A.
Owners and occupiers of all properties within the district shall
be required to source-separate recyclable materials from municipal
solid waste. Recyclable materials shall not be commingled with other
solid waste during collection, transportation or storage following
collection.
B.
Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curbline or pavement
line at the same time as regular weekly refuse in designated containers
as determined by the Town of Riverhead. Recyclables are to be separated
but placed next to regular weekly refuse.
C.
Any and all collectors collecting residential MSW generated within
the district shall refuse to collect MSW from any person or party
who has clearly failed to source-separate the recyclable materials
and/or who has not properly prepared the recyclable materials to the
specifications of the collector. A written explanation shall be provided
to the person or party of the reason for the refusal for collection
of the materials by the collector, and a copy shall be delivered to
the Sanitation Superintendent.
D.
The Town of Riverhead shall from time to time determine by resolution
which items must be source-separated as recyclables. The list of recyclables
shall be posted on the Town sign board and published in a local newspaper.
Enforcement of items newly included on said list shall not take place
until 30 days following adoption. Any authorized collector shall have
the right to request the Town Board to remove any item from such list.
Upon receipt of satisfactory information indicating that such item
would not be required to be recycled in accordance with federal or
state law or regulations and that a market in such item is not readily
available, the Town Board may, in its reasonable discretion, delete
said item from the list of recyclables.
