[Amended 1-5-2009 by Ord. No. 08-17]
No person shall dump, bury or allow to accumulate any garbage, ashes, rubbish, trash, debris, refuse, condemned or spoiled animal or vegetable substances, swill or any offensive or putrescible material, or other waste material of any kind, on any land or premises in the Township, except as may be specifically authorized from time to time by the Township, or in accordance with scheduled solid waste and recycling pickup programs authorized in the Township. It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump on any property, public or private, or in any stream, river, lake or other body of water any solid waste, including, but not limited to, vehicle or vehicle parts, tires, appliances, furniture, construction waste or demolition waste, garbage, refuse or any kind of solid waste without the express consent of the Township or the property owner, as the case may be, and then only in a litter receptacle or waste container designed and designated for the express purpose of solid waste storage or disposal by the public. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit composting not otherwise prohibited by any federal, state, county or municipal law, rule or regulation on private property with the consent of the owner of such private property.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person shall engage in the business of collecting or disposing of or transporting any such substances or materials without first having obtained a license therefor from the Health Office. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant, the nature and extent of the business proposed to be conducted, the manner of collecting, transporting and disposing of the substances and materials and a description of the vehicles to be used therefor.
All vehicles used in the collecting, transporting or disposing of such materials or substances shall have a closed, watertight metal body and shall at all times be maintained and operated in a cleanly and sanitary manner. Such vehicles shall be kept closed at all times except while actually being filled or emptied.
The owner, tenant, lessee and occupant of every house, store or other building or of any part thereof or of any other premises in the Township shall be obligated to place or cause to be placed in a metal, watertight box or boxes, barrel or barrels or other receptacles, which shall have a tight cover and be kept tightly closed at all times, all coal or wood, ashes, plaster and all other household refuse and decaying vegetable and animal substances upon his or their premises. All such receptacles shall be kept in a place accessible for emptying by licensed collectors and shall be maintained in sanitary condition.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
All vehicles and receptacles mentioned in this article shall be available for inspection by the Health Officer or his/her designee at all reasonable hours.