[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-401]
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory source-separation
and collection of leaf waste within Honey Brook Township. The occupant
or owner of a home, apartment, or other residential establishment
shall separate leaf waste from other municipal solid waste. Owners,
landlords and agents of owners or landlords will be responsible for
compliance with the collection of leaf waste in accordance with this
Part. All persons occupying commercial, institutional and/or municipal
establishments within the Township shall collect and separate leaf
waste in accordance with this Part and store the leaf waste until
collected and recycled.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-402]
1.
All leaf waste shall be source-separated from municipal solid waste
and recyclable materials. Leaf waste shall be collected by a municipal
waste collector in accordance with a schedule established annually
by the municipal waste collector, but no less than one collection
in the Spring and no less than twice during the months of September
through December. When the municipal waste collector has scheduled
collection of leaf waste, leaf waste shall be placed in separate containers
(can, box or bag) at the curb for collection. Leaf waste collected
must be taken to a state permitted compost facility.
2.
Residents have the option of disposing of leaf waste by composting
and/or mulching, and therefore would not be required to comply with
the provisions of this section if they choose to compost their leaf
waste. Backyard compost should be managed as to not create a nuisance.
3.
Residents have the option of disposing of leaf waste by self-hauling
to a state approved compost facility, such as the Chester County Lanchester
Landfill Composting Site, and therefore would not be required to contract
a municipal waste collector for disposition of leaf waste.
[Ord. 175-2014, 8/13/2014, § 210-403]
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a farmer from carrying
out the normal activities of his farming operation on farm use property,
including use of newspaper (e.g., shredding for bedding for farm animals),
composting and spreading of manure or other farm-produced agricultural
wastes, as provided for under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Farm Act,
3 P.S. § 951 et seq., as amended by Act No. 1998-58, provided
that such activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations.
