[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1; as amended by Ord. 962, 12/19/2012]
The following words and phrases when used in this Part shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and
aluminum.
Curb-side collection of recyclable materials on an alternating
(every other week) basis.
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial
purpose and those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing
more than four dwelling units.
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals that include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars,
socials, picnics, and organized sporting events.
Buckets, pails, baskets, or cans provided by the municipality
or designated by the municipality for the source separation or storage
of recyclable materials.
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid,
parallel furrows and ridges.
The Department of Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth
and its authorized representatives.
Empty steel or tin-coated steel food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green, or brown glass. Excluded
are plate glass, automotive glass, blue glass, and porcelain and ceramic
products.
All white paper, bond paper, and computer paper used in commercial,
institutional, municipal establishments and in residences.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people such
as, but not limited to, hospitals, schools, day care centers, and
nursing homes.
Twin Boroughs Program operated by the Borough of East Stroudsburg
and the Borough of Stroudsburg.
Includes, but not limited to, automotive, truck, and industrial
batteries that contain lead.
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimming, and
similar material, but not including grass clippings.
Glossy printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces
published at fixed or varying intervals and bound by glue or staples.
Expressly excluded are all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
Any properties having more than four dwelling units per structure.
Public facilities operated by the municipality and other
governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
Borough of Stroudsburg.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed
at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinion and containing
advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded
are glossy advertising inserts often included with newspapers.
Owners, lessees, and occupants of residences, commercial,
or institutional establishments.
Source separated recyclable materials, including materials
listed in § 1501 of Act 101 and materials identified by
the municipality to be recycled.
Any occupied single or multi-family dwelling having four
or less dwelling units per structure.
Collecting or gathering recyclable materials.
Those materials separated at the point of origin for the
purpose of being recycled.
A material whose original purpose has been completed and
which is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise
disposed. The term does not include source separated recyclable materials
or materials approved by the Department of beneficial use.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1; as amended by Ord. 710, 9/11/1991, §§ 1, 2; and by Ord. 962, 12/19/2012]
1.
Through the Joint Recycling Program, the Borough of Stroudsburg shall
provide biweekly curb-side pickup of at least three recyclable materials,
as Borough Council shall from time to time designate by resolution
and from the list of recyclables in § 1501 of the Municipal
Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act, for residential
units located within the Borough of Stroudsburg. Participation in
the curb-side recycling pickup shall be mandatory for occupants of
all residential units. Failure to participate and proof of violation
of this section shall be determined by the presence of designated
recyclable materials in the resident's municipal waste, which is prepared
for collection. Occupants of all residential units shall utilize recycling
containers or similar containers to source separate those recyclable
materials designated by Borough Council. Nothing in this Part shall
be deemed to impair the ownership of separated materials by the person
who generated them unless and until such recyclable materials are
placed at curb-side or similar location for collection by the municipality.
2.
Commercial, institutional, municipal establishments, community activities, and industrial establishments and multifamily housing properties are required to recycle. Commercial, institutional, municipal establishments, community activities, and industrial establishments shall recycle high grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper (cardboard), clear glass, colored glass and leaf waste. Multi-family housing properties shall recycle the same recyclable materials as the Twin-Borough curb-side recycling program. Said resources are designated by resolution of Borough Council pursuant to Subsection 1. Nothing in this Part shall limit commercial, institutional, municipal establishments, community activities, and industrial establishments and multi-family properties authority to recycle any recyclable materials. Commercial, institutional, municipal establishments, community activities, and industrial establishments and multi-family properties that do not recycle through their trash hauler or by delivering materials to the Twin-Borough Recycling Center must submit annual reports of the total weight of materials recycled. The annual report shall be submitted no later than January 15 of each year.
3.
Currently existing recycling programs by industrial, institutional,
commercial, municipal establishments, community activities, or private
individuals shall be exempt from this Part. However, those operations
will be required to provide the municipality with yearly reports due
January 15 of each year. The report shall include the name of the
operation, volume, and type of material recycled. New recycling operations
seeking an exemption must get Council approval prior to startup. New
operations are those not in effect by September 26, 1991.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1]
Recyclable materials, as mandated by a resolution of the Borough
Council, shall become property of the Borough of Stroudsburg upon
being placed at the curb or similar location. Scavenging, collecting,
or picking up of recyclable materials from the curb or similar location
by any person other than authorized employees of the Borough of Stroudsburg
and the Borough of East Stroudsburg shall be prohibited. It shall
be a violation of this Part for any person, except authorized employees
of the Borough of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, to scavenge, collect,
or pick up any recyclable materials from any recycling drop-off centers
located in the Borough of Stroudsburg.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1]
1.
Recycling containers provided by the Borough of Stroudsburg either
to residents or drop-off centers are and shall remain property of
the Borough of Stroudsburg. All recycling containers shall be returned
to the municipality when a user moves out of the Borough of Stroudsburg.
2.
Recycling containers, whether or not provided by the municipality,
shall be stored either in the user's dwelling or in the rear of the
building and out of sight from the street. Any recycling container
shall not be placed at the curb more than 48 hours before collection
nor left at the curb longer than 48 hours after collection. Users
shall be responsible for proper removal and disposal of debris, garbage,
left in recycling containers. Any recycling, containers left at the
curb for more than 48 hours after collection may be removed by the
municipality.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1]
The municipality shall sustain a public education program concerning
the joint recycling program. The public education may include, but
is not limited to, newsletter articles, display advertisements in
local newspapers, direct mail, and pamphlets. The Borough Manager's
Office shall be responsible for the sustained public education campaign.
Public education information shall be disseminated at least semiannually.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1]
Disposal of leaf waste with municipal solid waste shall be prohibited.
The municipality shall provide a weekly leaf collection service for
a minimum of six weeks per season. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit a person from composting leaf waste on his/her
property.
[Ord. 699, 11/14/1990, § 1; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2; and by Ord. 962, 12/19/2012]
1.
The Borough Manager shall have the authority to assign enforcement,
with Borough Council's consent, of this Part to any Borough employee(s)
under the direction of the Borough Manager. Furthermore, the Stroud
Area Regional Police Department shall be authorized to enforce the
anti-scavenging provision of this Part.
2.
The Borough Council shall have the authority to create, by resolution,
recycling incentive programs.
3.
Any person violating the anti-scavenging provision of this Part shall
be subject to citation for a summary offense, and if convicted, sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600. The procedure for enforcement
of the mandatory participation provisions shall be:
A.
Any person failing to participate on two occasions shall receive
a written warning.
B.
Any person failing to participate after receiving a written warning
shall receive a citation for a summary offense and, if convicted,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50.
C.
Any person failing to participate after one conviction for failure
to participate shall receive a citation for a summary offense and,
if convicted, to pay a fine of not more than $250.
D.
Any person failing to participate after two or more convictions for
failure to participate shall receive a citation for a summary offense
and if convicted, to pay a fine of not more than $600. Any person
violating any other provision of this Part shall be subject to citation
for summary offense and, if convicted, sentenced to pay a fine of
not more than $600.
