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.
The presence of any articles containing a person's name
among municipal waste and recyclables shall create a rebuttable presumption,
for purposes of this chapter, that said municipal waste or recyclables
are the property of the person whose name is found therein.
