[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.18]
1.
Every property owner in the Township shall contract with an individual,
entity or firm which is a licensed hauler by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to have all the municipal waste generated by residents collected curbside
and deposited in a permitted landfill and recyclables collected curbside
and taken to a recycling vendor on a minimum of a biweekly basis or
more often.
A.
Proof of Contract Required. Whenever requested by the Township, the
owner of any real estate within the Township shall present proof adequate
in the judgment of the Township designee that the owner of said real
estate has a current contract with a licensed hauler to collect and
dispose of municipal waste and remove and process recyclables generated
on the premises on a biweekly basis or more often. The owner of the
premises shall have 72 hours to provide proof to the Township designee
that he has a current contract with a licensed hauler to provide sufficient
service to satisfy the terms and conditions of this chapter.
B.
Duties of Haulers.
(1)
Any hauler picking up municipal waste and recyclables in the
Township, shall be required to advise the Township in writing within
72 hours after request from the Township as to whether an owner has
a current contract for municipal waste disposal from his premises
within the Township. Furthermore, all licensed haulers shall cooperate
with the Township designee in providing information in the event that
an action is instituted to enforce the terms and conditions of this
Part.
(2)
All haulers shall have an affirmative duty to follow and conduct
themselves in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, any
failure of which shall be a violation of this chapter.
(3)
All haulers shall have an affirmative duty to handle waste/recycling
containers in a safe manner and if as a result of their handling cause
damage shall have the duty to repair and/or replace damaged containers.
[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.19]
Every hauler shall be required to provide to its multifamily
residential, commercial, municipal, and institutional establishments
recyclable removal service at the curbside or an appropriate location
on the premises. Any such recyclables so removed by haulers shall
be kept separate from municipal waste, shall be taken to a recycling
facility for the purpose of recycling.
[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.20]
The Township reserves the right by resolution to direct recyclables
to a designated facility.
[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.21]
No hauler shall accept, pick up, or remove any bag or other
container of municipal waste which the hauler knows, or has reason
to believe, contains recyclables, combined with the municipal waste
placed at curbside or otherwise placed for pick up, the hauler shall
affix a tag or sticker to the container containing the recyclables.
[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.22]
All complaints regarding collection of recyclables or municipal
waste shall be reported to the collector/hauler.
[Ord. 161, 8/6/2014, § 1.23]
Nothing contained herein shall impair or prohibit any recognized
civic, fraternal, charitable or benevolent organization, association
or society from undertaking or sponsoring voluntary programs or projects
involving the collection of recyclables from the public. Any such
collection activity can only occur prior to the recyclables materials
being placed at curbside or similar location for collection by an
authorized collector. Prior to initiating such activity the organization
shall obtain authorization from the Township.
