Recyclables shall be kept separate from and disposed of separately from municipal waste, to the extent required by the following provisions:
A. 
Owners and occupants of all residential properties shall commingle the following recyclables: clear glass containers, brown glass containers, green glass containers, aluminum cans, bimetal cans and plastic containers. Newspapers shall be tied with twine or string or bagged in a paper bag and placed with other recyclables.
B. 
Owners and occupants of all commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and properties and sponsors or organizers of community activities shall commingle the following recyclables: clear glass containers, brown glass containers, green glass containers and aluminum cans. Corrugated paper and high-grade office paper shall be bundled, tied or baled and placed with recyclables.
C. 
All recycled glass containers shall be kept intact and shall not be broken.
D. 
From time to time the Township Commissioners may by resolution enumerate alternative recyclables which will be required to be separated from municipal waste and collected in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
E. 
Leaf waste and yard waste shall be separated, prepared and bundled as directed by the licensed hauler.
[Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
A. 
For residential properties other than multifamily dwellings, all recyclables which are required to be kept separate from municipal waste in residential properties shall be placed at curbside or at an appropriate location on the premises to be collected at times designated by the licensed hauler or recyclable collection permittee. The frequency of such collection shall be not less than once per month.
B. 
The recyclables are to be collected by a licensed hauler once it is placed at curbside.
A. 
For multifamily dwellings, all recyclables which are required to be kept separate from municipal waste in residential properties shall be picked up by a recyclable collection permittee or a licensed hauler separately from municipal waste, in a prearranged manner. If any recyclables are picked up by a recyclable collection permittee, then all recyclables generated at the property shall be made available to such recyclable collection permittee for collection except as provided in § 356-23 below.
B. 
The landlord of every multifamily dwelling shall require, by a clause in the lease or other enforceable rule or regulation, that the tenants in such property comply with the requirements of this chapter governing separation and disposal or placement for removal of recyclables in multifamily dwellings. Every such landlord shall set up a convenient and practical collection system in such properties for the collection, storage and regular disposal or placement for removal of recyclables generated by the residents of such dwellings.
C. 
The collection system must include suitable containers for collection and sorting materials, easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use and availability of the collection system.
D. 
Landlords who comply with the aforementioned requirements relative to multifamily dwellings shall not be liable for the noncompliance of occupants of their buildings.
All recyclables which are required to be kept separate from municipal waste in commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and properties and community activities shall either be delivered directly to a recycling center or shall be picked up by a recyclable collection permittee or a licensed hauler separately from municipal waste in a prearranged manner. If any recyclables are picked up by a recyclable collection permittee, then all recyclables generated at the property shall be made available to such recyclable collection permittee for collection except as provided in § 356-23. Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and community activities shall not place recyclables within the public right-of-way for curbside collection, such curbside collection being intended solely for the placement of recyclables generated in residential properties other than multifamily dwellings.
A. 
The landlord of every multifamily dwelling shall complete a form, to be designated "Recycling Report — Multifamily Dwelling," to be provided by the Township, which shall indicate where the dwelling's recyclables are delivered and by whom they are picked up.
B. 
The recycling report and all weigh slips obtained from the facility or facilities to which the recyclables were delivered or taken shall be submitted quarterly to the Township. For purposes of submitting such weigh slips and recycling reports quarterly to the Township, the collector who removed the recyclables from the dwelling shall be the agent for the landlord and shall be responsible for completing and submitting such to the Township. Each such quarterly report shall be submitted on or before the last day of the first month of each quarter for the preceding quarter. Quarters shall run on a calendar-year basis thus: January through March; April through June; July through September; and October through December.
The authorized collector shall submit the recycling report and all weigh slips obtained from the facility or facilities to which the recyclables were delivered or taken, which shall be submitted quarterly to the Township. For purposes of submitting such weigh slips and recycling reports quarterly to the Township, the authorized collector who removed the recyclables from the property shall be the agent for the operator of the establishment or sponsor of the activity and shall be responsible for completing and submitting such to the Township. Each such quarterly recycling report shall be submitted on or before the last day of the first month of each quarter, for the preceding quarter. Quarters shall run on a calendar-year basis, thus: January through March; April through June; July through September; and October through December.
From the time of placement for collection of residentially generated recyclable items for collection in accordance with the terms of this chapter, the items shall be and become the property of the authorized collector. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person unauthorized by the Township to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items, and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.