[Adopted 3-24-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003 as Part 47 of the 2003 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ASHES
All material remaining after combustion.
CONTAINERS
Any plastic, metal or wood container for solid waste which
will not disintegrate when wet and, as filled, weighs no more than
75 pounds with a volume of no more than 30 gallons.
COUNTY-DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those recyclables designated by the County and OCRRA pursuant
to Local Law No. 12 of 1989, including the following:
A.
BEVERAGE CARTONSInclude gabled topped paper cartons that contained milk and juice products.
B.
CORRUGATED PAPERCardboard containers, boxes and packaging, including pizza boxes, which are cleaned of contamination by food wastes, or the polystyrene commonly called "Styrofoam," and which have been flattened for transport.
C.
GLASSEmpty, washed glass jars, bottles and containers of clear, green and amber (brown) glass that contained food or drink, with caps removed. Glass is not ceramics, window glass, auto glass, mirrors and kitchenware.
E.
METALAll metals, including steel, aluminum and composite cans and containers (cleaned of food wastes), and empty aerosol cans that did not contain hazardous material. Metal is not scrap metal, wire, pipes, tubing, motors, sheet metal, etc., all of which are recyclable but must be recycled through scrap dealers.
F.
MIXED PAPERDiscarded and bulk mail, computer paper, colored paper, greeting cards, wrapping paper and carbonless multi-part forms. Mixed paper is not any paper coated with foil or plastic.
G.
NEWSPAPERCommon machine-finished paper, free of contaminants, made chiefly from wood pulp used for printing newspapers, glossy inserts, magazines and catalogues.
H.
OFFICE PAPERAll bond paper, computer printout, stationery, photocopy and ledger paper of any color from all waste generators. Office paper is not carbon paper, chemical transfer paper, Tyvek
® or plastic coated envelopes. Paper should, if
possible, be free of tape, adhesives, labels, rubber bands, paper
clips, binders and other contaminants.
I.
PAPERBOARDNon-corrugated paper packaging found in cereal, cracker, tissue and other boxes, and toilet tissue and paper towel tubes.
J.
PLASTICSAll HDPE and PET type plastic bottles with recycling No. 1 and No. 2, including empty, washed food, beverage, detergent, bleach and hair care containers with lids removed. Plastics are not photographic film, vinyl, rigid and foam plastic materials, as well as plastics with recycling No. 3 through No. 7 and 1-IDPE oil bottles, as well as No. 1 and No. 2 containers that are not bottles or contained hazardous material.
CURB
The curbing immediately in front of the property from which
solid waste material and recyclables to be collected are generated
or, in the absence of an actual curb, that portion of the property
which is immediately adjacent to the street pavement.
CURBSIDE COLLECTION
The use of collection receptacles by solid waste generators
and the regular periodic pickup and transfer of their contents by
a solid waste hauler.
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD
A household residing in a dwelling of four units or fewer
which is required to use recycling containers.
GARBAGE
All organic waste material.
HAULER
Anyone, other than the Department of Public Works, who engages
in the collection, transportation, disposal or delivery of solid waste.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A.
Any waste, excluding household hazardous waste, which is defined
or regulated as a hazardous waste, toxic substance, hazardous chemical
substance or mixture, or regulated waste under federal, state or local
law, or under current rules issued subsidiary thereto, including but
not limited to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(42 U.S.C.A. § 6901 et seq., as amended by the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984) and the regulations contained
in 40 CFR Parts 260 to 281; the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.A.
§ 2601 et seq.) and the regulations contained in 40 CFR
Parts 761 to 766; and the State Environmental Conservation Law (Title
9 of Article 27) and the regulations contained in 6 NYCRR Parts 370
to 373 (Subpart 373-3);
B.
Radioactive materials which are source, special nuclear or by-product
material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.A.
§ 2011 et seq.) and the regulations contained in 10 CFR
Part 50; or
C.
Any other material that by federal, state or local law, or under
rules, regulations, policies, guidelines or orders having the force
of law in relation thereto, is regulated as harmful, toxic or hazardous
to health and ineligible for processing at the agency facility.
LANDFILL
Any part of a disposal facility where solid waste is placed
in or on land. Landfill is not a land treatment facility, surface
impoundment or injection well.
LARGE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
Furniture and other large or bulky articles which equip a
home for living, such as chairs, sofas, tables, beds or carpets.
MAJOR APPLIANCES
Large or bulky home machines, such as washers, refrigerators,
dryers, stoves, furnaces or water heaters.
MEDICAL WASTE
Any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment
or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining
thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals.
OCRRA
The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.
OCRRA FACILITY
Any facility operated by or designated by OCRRA, including
the Transfer Stations at Ley Creek and Rock Cut Road, the Rock Cut
Road Waste-to-Energy Facility, the OCRRA Landfill (when built), the
Yard Waste Composting Facilities at Jamesville and Amboy, the Construction
and Demolition Processing Facility at Ley Creek and OCRRA designated
Materials Recovery Facilities.
RECYCLABLES
Those materials, including county-designated recyclable materials,
which can be practically separated from nonrecyclable waste for which
reuse markets can be accessed for less than the cost of disposal.
RECYCLING CONTAINER
The blue bin or other container owned by the agency, county,
Village or their designee, and supplied to eligible households in
the Village exclusively for storing county-designated recyclables.
RECYCLING LAW
The County Source Separation Law, Local Law No. 12, adopted
March 6, 1989, as subsequently amended.
SOLID WASTE
Any discarded material, except:
H.
Pathological, medical, toxic or radioactive material.
I.
Residue from incinerators or other destructive systems for processing
waste (other than residue from existing individual building incinerators
which is presently collected as solid waste).
J.
Any other waste material which requires special handling in
collection or disposal under federal, state or local laws.
STICKERS
An adhesive-backed official Village sticker of such size
and design as set by resolution of the Village Board to be used for
the collection and disposal of garbage and trash in the Village.
STORAGE
The containment of trash, garbage, wastepaper or refuse for
a period of more than 15 days.
SYSTEM
The County's Solid Waste Management System as operated by
OCRRA and every aspect thereof, including, but not limited to, the
Rock Cut Road Waste-to-Energy Facility, Agency Landfill (when built),
Yard Waste Composting Facilities at Jamesville and Amboy, Construction
and Demolition processing facility at Ley Creek and the Rock Cut Road
and Ley Creek transfer stations.
TRASH
All discarded material not suitable for further use which
material is not garbage or recyclable materials.
VEHICLE
A motor vehicle designed or adapted for use in the removal
of garbage and trash.
WASTE GENERATOR
Any person who produces solid waste requiring off-site disposal.
WASTE HAULER LICENSE
Issued by the Village to a hauler as a prerequisite to his
collecting solid waste in the Village.
WASTE PAPER
Any paper product which is not a county recyclable material
as defined herein.
WHITE GOODS
Washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, freezers
and similar types of appliances.
YARD WASTE
Garden and grass clippings, leaves and brush.
[Adopted 3-24-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003 as § 714 of the 2003
Code]
Reducing solid waste and recycling are important due to increasing costs of disposal and environmental impacts. Separating and collecting recyclables is in the public interest and complies with the County Source Separation Law (L.L. No. 12 of 1989) and other applicable laws. In 1988, to conserve energy and natural resources, the state enacted a Solid Waste Management Act establishing a solid waste hierarchy of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and waste to energy (see State Environmental Conservation Law § 27-0106), with burial as a last resort. Section B-35 of the State Solid Waste Management Plan, 1997-98 Update, recommended the County take immediate steps to develop environmentally acceptable facilities to manage its solid waste. In December of 1991, the County adopted a comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan subsequently approved by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. This plan, applicable to county municipalities, preferred waste-to-energy as a safe and sanitary alternative to the threat to the groundwater supply and other liabilities posed by burying waste, for reasons listed in § 5 of the Plan. Public Authorities Law § 2045-e, Subdivisions 7 and 8, allow OCRRA to contract with municipalities for the delivery and processing of solid waste. In compliance with both the State and County Solid Waste Management Plans, the solid waste generated here and destined for disposal within the state must be disposed of at the site designated in §
289-10.
This article does not apply to:
A. Village vehicles. Vehicles used by the Village for collection of
waste.
B. Out-of-state disposals. Solid waste disposed of out-of-state.
C. Material prohibited by the FAA. The transportation of property prohibited
by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994,
as amended (49 U.S.C.A. § 14501 et seq.).
All terms defined in §
289-1 also apply to this article.
This article applies to all special events held in the Village,
and the sponsor is responsible for sorting, properly containerizing,
and arranging for the collection and disposal of all solid waste.
Haulers may charge an additional fee to be set by resolution of by
the Village Board.