The Town of Plainville operates a transfer station on Granger
Lane which is open to all residents of the Town of Plainville for
the purpose of transferring acceptable burnable, nonburnable and recyclable
wastes generated within the Town of Plainville. No waste shall be
accepted at the transfer station which originated from any source
outside the boundaries of Plainville or transported in commercial
vehicles unless prior written approval is granted by the Town Council.
The certified transfer station operator and/or attendant shall
have the authority to request each patron to provide identification
demonstrating residency in the Town of Plainville. Additionally, the
transfer station operator and/or attendant shall have the authority
to inspect the materials and reject any and all unacceptable items,
direct patrons to the proper disposal areas and determine the appropriate
fee based on the materials to be disposed and the estimated volume
and/or weight of the materials.
The hours of operation for the transfer station shall be as
determined by the Town Council. However, the certified transfer station
operator has the discretion to close the transfer station during those
times when weather conditions or other circumstances create conditions
that are deemed unsafe for transfer station operations.
Wastes will not be accepted at the transfer station except upon payment of a fee. This fee will be based upon the total volume accepted, type of materials and the means in which the material is transported to the transfer station. The fee schedule shall be as provided in Chapter
215, Fees.
Upon the effective date of this article, the former ordinance
titled "Town Transfer and Recycling Station Ordinance" adopted by
the Town Council February 22, 1988, will become null and void.
This article is adopted by the Town of Plainville as part of
a long-term plan for safe and sanitary disposal of solid waste and
to establish measures to assure compliance of persons within the Town
boundaries and of collectors with the requirements of state statutes
for separation, collection, processing and marketing of municipal
solid waste, recyclables, electronic waste and household hazardous
waste.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APARTMENT COMPLEX
A room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in
one building, used for both residential and commercial purposes.
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BULKY WASTE
Those materials as designated by the Town and posted in the
Town Clerk's office, excluding electronic waste, hazardous waste,
recyclable materials and unacceptable materials or other construction,
demolition and/or land clearing debris, whichever is more current.
COMMERCIAL WASTE
Nonresidential waste; most current listing of materials is
posted in the Town Clerk's office.
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION or ASSOCIATION
Any condominium association of two or more residential condominium
units located within the Town; the term shall encompass both the association
and its individual members. Residential units which have not been
granted a certificate of occupancy and/or commercial units are excluded
from the provisions of this article.
CONTRACTOR
A person or firm engaged by the Town to collect, transport
or dispose of solid waste.
ELECTRONIC WASTE (E-WASTE)
Electronic equipment which any governmental agency or unit
having appropriate jurisdiction shall determine from time to time
is harmful, toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for disposal.
A complete up-to-date listing of material will be posted in the Town
Clerk's office.
EQUIPMENT
All containers used for the storage of waste material, stationary
compaction units, stationary bailing units, waste material loading
devices and such other on-site devices as may be required by the contractor.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
That portion of solid waste which, by reason of its composition
or characteristics, is hazardous waste as defined in the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., and the regulations
thereunder, or in § 22a-209-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut
State Agencies, and any succeeding legislation or regulations or amendments
to the foregoing, or any other materials which any governmental agency
or unit having appropriate jurisdiction shall determine from time
to time are harmful, toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for
disposal through a resource recovery facility or other permitted facility
for disposal of residential waste.
MIXED-USE PROPERTY
A property consisting of multiple related rooms, among similar
sets in one building, used for both residential and commercial purposes.
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RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Segregated and separated from residential waste; clean food
and beverage containers; paper products, including newspapers, magazines,
catalogs, junk mail, office paper, and cereal boxes; glass and metal
food and beverage containers; plastics Nos. 1 through 7; corrugated
cardboard; or other materials as designated by the Town or any governmental
agency or unit having appropriate jurisdiction, whichever is more
current. A complete up-to-date listing of material will be posted
in the Town Clerk's office. Leaves, yard waste, storage batteries,
waste oil and scrap metal shall be disposed of at disposal sites designated
by the Town and posted in the Town Clerk's office.
RESIDENTIAL WASTE
The type of waste normally collected from residential areas,
including but not limited to garbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, and
offal, excepting however bulk waste, electronic waste, hazardous waste,
recyclable materials and unacceptable waste. A complete up-to-date
listing of material accepted for collection will be posted in the
Town Clerk's office.
TOWN
The Town of Plainville.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE
That portion of mixed residential waste excluding hazardous
waste but including, without limitation, explosives, pathological
and biological waste, radioactive materials, ashes, foundry sand,
earth, sand, stones, sewage sludge (unless processed to permit incineration),
cesspool and other human waste, human remains and animal carcasses,
motor vehicles, including such major motor vehicle parts as automobile
transmissions, rear ends, springs and fenders, agricultural and farm
machinery and equipment, yard waste (branches, leaves, twigs, grass
and plant cuttings), marine vessels and major parts thereof, any other
large machinery or equipment (including white goods), liquid wastes,
or nonburnable construction materials and/or demolition debris that
may present a substantial endangerment to public health or safety,
may cause applicable air quality or water effluent standards to be
violated by the normal operation of a resource recovery facility,
or has a reasonable possibility of adversely affecting the operation,
or as directed by the Town.
On the effective date of this article, the "Ordinance On the
Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste Within the Town of Plainville"
adopted by Town Council August 2, 1985; "Ordinance Regarding Rubbish,
Garbage, Refuse and Other Wastes" adopted by Town Council April 6,
1987; "Ordinance Regarding the Pickup of Rubbish, Garbage, Refuse
and Other Wastes From Condominiums" adopted by Town Council June 19,
1989; and "Ordinance Implementing Recycling Within Town of Plainville"
adopted by Town Council November 19, 1990, amended April 19, 1999,
are hereby repealed and replaced with this article titled "Total Recycling
and Solid Waste Handling (T.R.A.S.H.) Ordinance of 2011."
Except where otherwise provided, violations of this article
shall be subject to the following fines:
A. Section
341-9, Commercial collection and disposal of solid waste and recycling.
(1) Section
341-9C, prohibition on collection, transportation and disposal by unregistered collectors: $250 per occurrence.
(2) Section
341-9D, prohibited location for disposal: $250 per occurrence.
B. Section
341-10, Residential curbside collection.
(1) Section
341-10E, materials collected.
(a) First violation: load tagged, left uncollected.
(b) Second violation: load tagged, left uncollected, plus fine of $25.
(c) Third violation: load tagged, left uncollected, plus fine of $50.
(2) Section
341-10G, bulky waste violation: $99 per occurrence.
Fees shall be as provided in Chapter
215, Fees.