All recyclable materials placed by persons for collection by the municipality or authorized collector pursuant to this article shall, from time of placement at the curb, become the property of the municipality or the authorized collector, except as otherwise provided by §
70-17 of this article. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to impair the ownership of separated recyclable materials by the generator unless and until such materials are placed at the curbside for collection.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person, firm
or corporation, other than the municipality or one authorized by the
Board of Supervisors or other entity responsible for providing for
collection of recyclable materials, to collect recyclable materials
placed by residences or commercial, municipal and institutional establishments
for collection by the municipality or an authorized collector, unless
such person, firm or corporation has prior written permission from
the generator to make such collection. In violation hereof, unauthorized
collection from one or more residence or commercial, municipal and
institutional establishments on one calendar day shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
Any residence or commercial, municipal or institutional establishment
may donate or sell recyclable materials to any person, firm or corporation,
whether operating for profit or not, provided that the receiving person,
firm or corporation shall not collect such donated recyclable materials
from the collection point of a residence or commercial, municipal
or institutional establishment without prior written permission from
the Board of Supervisors or other entity responsible for authorizing
collection of recyclable materials.
Disposal by persons of recyclable materials with wastes is prohibited
and shall be a violation of this article. The collected recyclable
materials shall be taken to a recycling facility. Disposal by collectors
or operators of recycling facilities of source-separated recyclable
materials in landfills or to be burned in incinerators is prohibited
unless markets do not exist and the collectors or operators have notified
the Township Manager or his designated agent in writing.
The municipality may enter into agreements with public or private
agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part of the
recyclable materials from curbside.
The municipality may, from time to time, modify, add to or to remove from the standards and regulations herein and as authorized in §
70-20.
This article shall take effect upon adoption of this ordinance
and shall remain in full force and effect after this date.