This article shall be known as the "City of Sanford Residential
Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Ordinance," hereinafter referred
to as "this article."
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Sanford, Maine, by enhancing
and maintaining the quality of the environment and by conserving natural
resources through the regulation of the collection of solid waste
and recyclables from residences pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001
et seq. (municipal home rule ordinance authority), 38 M.R.S.A. § 1301
et seq. (Waste Management Act)[1] and 38 M.R.S.A. § 2101 et seq. (solid waste
management and recycling).
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Editor's Note: The Maine Hazardous Waste, Septage and Solid
Waste Management Act.
This article applies to domestic and residential generators
of solid waste and recyclables located within the City of Sanford.
The definitions set forth in 38 M.R.S.A. § 1303-C,
as amended, apply to this article. For purposes of this article, the
terms below are defined as follows. Any word not otherwise defined
in 38 M.R.S.A. § 1303-C or below shall have its ordinary
meaning.
Includes all ordinary household, municipal, institutional,
commercial and industrial wastes which consist primarily of combustible
materials and which are not unacceptable waste and are not recyclables
as defined in this article.
Officially designated and specially marked bags designed
for refuse collection and approved by the Public Works Director, sold
by the City through various commercial vendors and/or City Departments
and imprinted with the City seal.
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A list of certain materials, as published by and as may be
amended from time to time by the Public Works Director, including:
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Paper: corrugated cardboard in sheets no larger than two feet
by six feet, office paper, shredded paper, mixed paper, paper board,
paper bags, newspaper, wrapping paper, phone books, books, magazines,
paper cartons, aseptic containers;
Glass: all colors, bottles and jars;
Metal: tin cans, aluminum cans, bimetal cans, foil, pots and
pans, empty aerosol cans;
Plastic: all rigid contains marked #1 through #7 (e.g., water
bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles).
Properties which contain no more than four dwellings as defined in City Code § 90-2.
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No. 19-274-01]
All waste defined as such in the "Waste Handling Agreement
between the City of Sanford, Maine, and Pine Tree Waste, Inc., and
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.," dated July 2019, and includes, but is
not limited to, abandoned or junk vehicles, trailers, agricultural
equipment and boats and parts thereof; tires; hazardous waste; demolition
or construction debris; putrefied waste; pathological waste; water
treatment residues or by-products of any kind; tree stumps; grass
clippings; leaves; brush or yard waste of any kind; brown goods; tannery
and sewer sludge of any kind; waste oil or solvents; box springs,
bedsprings, and mattresses; white goods such as freezers, refrigerators,
washing machines or parts thereof; liquid wastes or sludges; stuffed
furniture; fish nets; automotive batteries; wire, cable, and banding
metal; carpets, rugs and underlayment of any dimension; rope (fiber)
greater than six feet; hose, greater than six feet; wood greater than
two feet in any dimension; wire fencing; pesticides and other organic
fluids; magnetic computer tape; rolled material of any tube length
exceeding a rolled diameter of four inches; and firearms, ammunition
and explosives.
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A.
Curbside collection of residential solid waste. The City of Sanford
or its agent or contractor will provide weekly curbside collection
of acceptable waste generated by residences located within the City
of Sanford. Effective September 16, 2013, all residential waste must
be placed in City-approved plastic bags.
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B.
The fee for the collection of City-approved plastic bags shall be as set forth in the solid waste fee schedule in § 120-20 as adopted by the City Council. The total net revenue from bag sales shall be used to reduce the net costs of the City's Environmental Services budget for the next fiscal year and may not exceed the total amount of the Environmental Services budget for the next fiscal year and may not exceed the total amount of the Environmental Services budget.
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C.
Curbside collection of acceptable waste from residences shall be
subject to the following requirements:
(1)
No person shall place acceptable waste on any public street or sidewalk
for collection before the hour of 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding a
regularly or specially scheduled curbside collection of acceptable
waste from residences. Acceptable waste must be placed at curbside
no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.
(2)
All acceptable waste shall be deposited in City-approved plastic
bags which are tied securely and shall be placed at curbside in a
conveniently accessible place for collection in a manner that does
not obstruct the public way. Bags may be placed at curbside in a watertight
container with handles, covered by a tight-fitting lid free of sharp
edges, and such container shall be removed from the curbside on the
day of collection. Bags may not weigh more than 30 pounds as printed
on the bag, which is the maximum weight capacity.
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(3)
The Director of Public Works shall prepare and publicize a schedule
and routes for curbside collection of acceptable waste from residences
in the City of Sanford, which schedule and routes may be amended by
the Director of Public Works from time to time.
(4)
No person shall place unacceptable waste at curbside for collection.
(5)
The City of Sanford may refuse to accept for collection any acceptable
waste which has been placed at curbside for collection in a manner
which does not comply with the requirements of this article or which
is too large to fit into City-approved plastic bags. The City and
its contractor may not sort, salvage, or remove portions of the waste
set out for collection. The owner of the residence at which the acceptable
waste has been placed at curbside in such a manner shall be responsible
for disposing of such waste in a proper manner.
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(6)
The City of Sanford may refuse to accept for collection any acceptable waste which has been placed at curbside for collection that includes recyclables as defined in § 220-32.
(7)
The owner of each building receiving collection services shall be
responsible for cleaning up any spilled waste within 12 hours of collection.
(8)
The owner of each building receiving collection services shall be
responsible for removing emptied containers from the public right-of-way
within 24 hours of collection.
A.
Curbside collection of residential recyclables. The City of Sanford
or its agent or contractor may provide weekly or biweekly curbside
collection of recyclables generated by residences located within the
City of Sanford.
B.
Curbside collection of recyclables from residences shall be subject
to the following requirements:
(1)
No person shall place recyclables on any public street or sidewalk
for collection before the hour of 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding a
regularly or specially scheduled curbside collection of recyclables
from residences. Recyclables must be placed at curbside no later than
7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.
(2)
All recyclables shall be commingled and shall be placed at curbside
in suitable recycling containers. These containers shall contain only
recyclables and shall not contain any acceptable waste, unacceptable
waste, garbage or rubbish.
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(3)
Any and all recyclables placed at curbside become the property of
the City of Sanford or its agent or contractor and may not be salvaged,
removed or carried off by any person other than the City of Sanford
or its agent or contractors.
(4)
The Director of Public Works shall prepare and publicize a schedule
and routes for curbside collection of recyclables from residences
in the City of Sanford, which schedule may be amended by the Director
of Public Works from time to time.
(5)
It shall be unlawful to dispose of or mix recyclable material with
acceptable waste.
(6)
The City of Sanford may refuse to accept for collection any recyclables
which have been placed at curbside for collection in a manner which
does not comply with the requirements of this article or which are
too large to fit into suitable recycling containers. The City and
its contractor may not sort, salvage, or remove portions of the waste
set out for collection. The owner of the residence at which the recyclables
have been placed at curbside in such a manner shall be responsible
for disposing of such waste in a proper manner.
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C.
The fee
for the collection of recyclables shall be as set forth in the solid
waste fee schedule in § 120- 20 as adopted by the City Council.
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A.
The City of Sanford and its agents and contractors shall not collect
acceptable waste and recyclables from residences which consist of
properties containing more than four dwelling units nor from commercial,
public and private institutional and industrial uses and activities
in the City of Sanford.
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B.
The City of Sanford and its agents and contractors shall only collect
acceptable waste and recyclables from residences that are on City-maintained
roads.
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In addition to or in lieu of other penalties described in this
chapter, after one written warning the Director of Public Works or
their designee may suspend the collection of acceptable waste and
recyclables from any residence. Suspension of the collection service
to a residence shall be for an initial term of not more than 30 days.
Subsequent violations may result in a suspension of up to 90 days.
During said suspension the violator is required to dispose of his/her
waste lawfully and may be granted access to the transfer station at
the discretion of the Public Works Director.
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Editor's Note: This order also repealed former § 220-37,
Hearings, which immediately followed this section.
