[Adopted 1-12-1988 by Ord. No. 501, approved 1-12-1988 (Ch. 78, Art.
I, of the 1975 Code)]
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 505, approved 12-13-1988]
A. From and after February 1, 1988, the Borough Council
shall impose the annual sum for each residential household unit within
the Borough of Bridgeport as set forth in the current fee resolution, per year, per household unit, to provide the service of
residential trash, garbage and refuse collection and disposal within
the Borough of Bridgeport. For households with more than one residential
unit, the annual sum will be calculated by multiplying the number
of units by the annual fee or charge per unit.
B. Any unpaid fees and charges established herein which
remain unpaid for a period in excess of 30 days after billed shall
be subject to collection procedures as established by law for all
other municipal claims and may result in a lien being placed upon
the premises, as well as the suspension of the service provided.
[Amended 7-12-1994 by Ord. No. 528, approved 7-12-1994]
[Adopted6-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-004, approved 6-26-2018]
The Borough of Bridgeport hereby establishes a program for the
reduction of the amount of solid waste and the conservation of certain
recyclable material, as defined herein, by the separation and collection
thereof in the Borough of Bridgeport pursuant to 53 P.S. § 4000.1501,
et seq.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
The governmental jurisdiction and legal entity of the Borough
of Bridgeport, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
BULK WASTE
All waste materials too large for collection in ordinary
containers. Examples of bulk waste include: furniture, appliances,
carpeting and similar items. Bulk waste shall not consist of electronics,
hazardous waste, or any items that may be packaged and disposed of
using regular trash collection procedures.
CANS
Containers comprised of aluminum, tin, steel, or a combination
thereof which contain or formerly contained only nonaerosol substances.
CARDBOARD
All corrugated or other cardboard normally used for packing,
mailing, shipping, or containerizing goods, merchandise, or other
material, but excluding plastic, foam, or wax-coated or soiled cardboard.
CATALOGS
Printed material soliciting products for sale to the reader.
COMMERCIAL
Any establishment engaged in a nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings,
restaurants, shopping centers, and theaters. Multifamily dwellings,
town homes, mobile home parks, hotels, motels, mixed-use properties
(combined business/residential on a single parcel) and farms which
use commercial dumpsters shall be considered commercial establishments.
Does not include properties where primary permitted use is residential
and accessory use is commercial (i.e., home occupations). Multiple-dwelling
residential buildings, including residential units over store front
commercial business, containing more than three dwelling units, shall
be treated as commercial properties.
COMMINGLED RECYCLING
Commingling of several recyclable materials into one container
for processing and pickup, also referred to as single-stream recycling.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Church, school, civic, service group, municipal functions,
and all other such functions conducted within Bridgeport Borough and
sponsored privately, which include, but are not limited to, fairs,
bazaars, socials, picnics, and organized sporting events that will
be attended by 25 or more individuals per day.
COMPOSTING
A process involving the microbial decomposition of organic
matter.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid
parallel furrows and ridges (i.e., cardboard).
CURBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION
The scheduled collection and transportation of recyclable
materials placed at the curbline or other area designated by the collector.
DISPOSAL FACILITY
A state-permitted facility which processes or acts upon solid
waste so as to dispose of the material, such as a composting facility,
an incinerator, a resource recovery plant, a recycling processing
facility, a waste-to-energy facility or a sanitary landfill.
DROPOFF SITES
Those specified, permitted, locations, staffed or unstaffed,
where recyclable materials may be taken at specified times.
DWELLING UNIT
An occupied single- or multifamily structure having up to,
and including, three dwelling units per structure, or each unit in
a multifamily structure if the units are individually owned with a
separate entrance onto a public or approved private street.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The official designated herein or otherwise charged with
the responsibilities of administering this article, or the official
authorized representative.
FARM
Any number of continuous lots comprising, in the aggregate,
five or more acres under common control by way of ownership or lease,
used in whole or in part for agricultural purposes including, without
limitation, the growing of crops or the keeping of farm animals, including,
without limitation, cattle, horses, goats, sheep, alpacas, or maintained
in anticipation of farm use as set forth herein.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear or colored glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, mirrors, automobile glass, dishware,
plate glass, crystal, light bulbs and porcelain and ceramic products.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper, and computer paper used in commercial,
industrial, institutional and municipal establishments.
INDUSTRIAL
Any establishment engaging in manufacturing or processing
including, but not limited, to factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants and refineries.
INSTITUTIONAL
Any establishment engaged in service to persons including,
but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools
and universities.
JUNK MAIL/ENVELOPES
Mail received but not for a specific purpose and the container
that mail is mailed in.
LEAD ACID BATTERIES
Shall include, but not be limited to, automotive, truck and
industrial batteries that contain lead.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves from trees, bushes, and other plants, garden residue,
chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings
or branches.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom, or office waste
and any other material including solid waste, liquid, semisolid or
contained gaseous materials resulting from the operation of residential,
municipal, commercial, industrial, or institutional establishments
and from community activities, and any sludge not meeting the definition
of residual or hazardous waste in the Solid Waste Management Act from
a municipal, commercial, industrial, or institutional water supply
treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, or air pollution control
facilities (Pennsylvania Act 101, Section 103), but excluding human body waste, debris from household
renovations, whether interior or exterior, dirt, rock, lead pipes,
leaf waste, hazardous wastes, and recyclable items as defined herein.
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTOR
Any person collecting or transporting municipal waste or
recyclable materials for owners or occupants of property in Bridgeport
Borough, and any business or institution within Bridgeport Borough
which generates municipal waste or recyclable materials and uses its
own employees and equipment for the collection or transportation of
municipal waste or recyclable materials. Municipal waste collectors
must be authorized by the State of Pennsylvania.
NEWSPAPER
All paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and
distributed at fixed intervals having printed thereon news and opinions,
containing advertisements and other matters of public interest including
glossy inserts. Expressly excluded is junk mail included with newspapers.
PAPER (ANY GRADE)
Printing and writing papers not considered newspaper, including,
without limitation, printed white ledger and computer print and notebook
paper.
PAPERBOARD
A heavier and thicker paper used as cereal boxes and beer
and soda carriers.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipal authority, federal government or
agency, state institution or agency or any other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PLASTIC
Bottle, jar, and food containers only (i.e., milk, water,
soda, detergent, shampoo) labeled with a SPI Code Numbers 1, 2, 3,
and 5, excluding plastic bags and plastic film. Excluded are motor
oil bottles, flowers, pens, plastic wrap and Styrofoam.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Source-separated recyclable materials, including materials
listed in Section 1501 of Act 101 and materials identified by the
Borough to be recycled. Any materials established by the Borough Council
from time to time by resolution, which may include: cans, cardboard,
catalogs, glass bottles/jars, junk mail/envelopes, magazines, newspaper,
paper (any grade), paperboard, plastic bottles, telephone/soft-covered
books, leaf waste and/or yard waste and any other materials which
the Borough Council may deem by resolution to be recyclable.
RECYCLING
Any process by which material that would otherwise become
solid waste is collected, separated, or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES
Those services to be performed as follows:
A.
The collection of recyclable materials from locations within
the municipality.
B.
The delivery of recyclable materials to a recycling facility.
RECYCLING CONTAINERS
A container designated by the property owner or resident
for the storage of recyclable materials.
RECYCLING DROPOFF
Any facility designed and operated solely for the receiving
and storing of materials that are to be returned to the economic mainstream
instead of becoming part of the solid waste stream.
SOLID WASTE
Waste, including but not limited to municipal, commercial,
institutional, or industrial waste.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The separation of recyclable materials from municipal waste
at the points of origin for the purpose of recycling.
YARD WASTE
Tree limbs and branches may not exceed four inches in diameter
or four feet in length; the term does not include leaves or grass
clippings.
This municipality or any other person collecting solid waste
generated within this municipality may refuse to collect solid waste
from any person who has clearly failed to source-separate recyclables
designated under an applicable section of this article. Similarly,
this municipality or any other person collecting recyclables generated
within this municipality may refuse to collect recyclables from any
person who has contaminated recyclables with materials not designated
as acceptable recyclable material under an applicable section of this
article.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any
municipal waste collector to:
A. Collect or transport any municipal solid waste, bulk waste, recyclable
materials, leaf waste, or yard waste from any person failing to source-separate
said materials in violation of this article.
B. Commingle recyclables, leaf waste, or yard waste collected within
the municipality with municipal solid waste.
C. Fail to provide for the proper disposition of any municipal solid
waste, bulk waste, recyclable materials, leaf waste, or yard waste
collected or transported within the municipality.
D. Commence the collection of municipal waste, bulk waste, recyclable
materials, and leaf waste for any property in the municipality prior
to 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
E. Load or operate any vehicle within the municipality or transport
municipal solid waste, bulk waste, recyclable materials, leaf waste,
or yard waste within the municipality in such a manner as to allow
municipal solid waste, bulk waste, recyclable materials, leaf waste,
or yard waste to fall upon public roads or upon land abutting the
public roads in the municipality.
F. Fail to replace the containers with their lids or covers in place
at the location of collection in an orderly manner and off of the
roadway.
G. Fail to accurately report the residential and commercial tonnages
of recyclable materials collected in the municipality in accordance
with this article.
H. Otherwise create a public nuisance.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Property Maintenance Officers,
Borough police officers, and other appointed Borough officials are
hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce the provisions
of this article. An inspection may consist of sorting through containers
and opening of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the
presence of any recyclable material. An inspection may also consist
of sorting through containers and opening of recyclable material containers
to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any solid waste.
The terms and provisions of this article are to be liberally
construed so as best to achieve and to effectuate the goals and purposes
hereof.