[Adopted 2-25-2015 by Ord. No. 317 as Ch. 26, Art. II, of the 2015 Pittsfield
Charter Township Code]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BULK RUBBISH
Tree trimmings, hedge clippings, cardboard containers and
other bulk refuse, which must be securely tied in bundles not exceeding
the dimensions agreed upon by the Department and the service provider.
COMPOSTABLES
Leaves, brush, tree limbs, vegetative prunings, Christmas
trees, and other garden or yard waste, and other organic material
as may be designated by the Department and the service provider.
DEPARTMENT
The Utility Department of the Township.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including
cans, containers and wrappings discarded with such items.
RECYCLABLES
All containers, paper, cardboard, and other materials specifically
designated as recyclable by agreement between the Department and the
service provider.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body
waste and sewage waste), which is composed wholly or partly of garbage,
rubbish, ashes, sweepings, recyclables, solid market and industrial
wastes, and other such substances that may become a nuisance.
RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION
The collection of refuse from premises in the Township having
a structure designed for one- or two-family dwelling occupancy.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, glass, crockery
and similar materials, but excluding items such as broken concrete,
stones, tree trunks, and also excluding such items that cannot effectively
be handled by two men, such as pianos, refrigerators, etc.
SERVICE PROVIDER
The waste collection service provider contracted by the Township.
Any person may dispose of his own refuse under the following
conditions:
A. By an approved incinerator or garbage grinder located within a building.
B. By out-of-doors incineration in containers approved by the Township
Fire Department or in a manner consistent with the Township Fire Prevention
Code, provided such refuse consists wholly of material readily burnable
that is not garbage and does not emit an objectionable odor when burned.
C. By transporting refuse to a sanitary landfill in such a manner that
no part of such refuse can escape or be spilled on any street or highway.
Violation of this article shall be a municipal civil infraction subject to the penalties established by Chapter
2, Article
V, Municipal Civil Infractions; Civil Fines and Penalties, of this Code. Each day a violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. The imposition of any penalty shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the requirements herein.