A.
From and after the date of enactment hereof, recycling shall be mandatory.
All persons in the Borough shall separate all designated recyclables
from all other MSW and riffraff produced at their establishments,
shall store such material for collection, and shall place same for
collection in accordance with the guidelines established by the contractor
with the approval of Borough Council.
B.
Any person owning or operating a multifamily property shall comply
with its recycling responsibilities by establishing its own storage
collection system for placement at curbside on designated collection
dates. The collection system must include suitable containers for
collecting and sorting materials, easily accessible location for the
containers, and written instruction to the occupants concerning the
use and availability of the collection system.
C.
Any person occupying commercial, institutional and municipal establishments within the Borough is exempt from the requirements of this article, if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials they are required by this article to recycle. To be eligible for an exemption under this Subsection C, a commercial or institutional establishment must annually provide written documentation to the Borough of the total number of tons recycled.
Designated recyclables shall consist of those items listed in
the definition hereof. The designated list may be amended from time
to time by resolution of the Bath Borough Council.
All designated recyclables shall, from time of pickup, become
the property of the contractor.
It is the intent of this article that the reasonable accumulation
of recyclables of each family for the collection period will be collected
for the standard charge established from time to time. The Borough
Council may refuse to collect unreasonable amounts or may make any
additional charge for excessive amounts stored or placed for collection.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, other than a hauler registered with the Borough as set forth in § 535-12, to collect designated recyclables placed by a person for collection. Each unauthorized collection in violation hereof from one or more residences on one calendar day shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
