Any solid waste materials left curbside for collection by the
Town or its contractors shall become property of the Town. It shall
be a violation of this Bylaw for any person other than the property
owner, authorized employees or agents on behalf of the Town acting
in course of employment, or a properly-licensed solid waste hauling
company acting under contract, to collect or pick-up or cause to be
collected or picked-up any solid waste material within the Town of
Swansea. Any unauthorized collection or pickup from one or more locations
within the Town shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable
by a fine of $50 for the first offense and $100 for each subsequent
offense, enforceable by the Swansea Police Department.
ASSOCIATED COSTS
Those costs that must meet but not exceed projected expenses
for the program established under this Bylaw. These shall include,
but are not be limited to annual fees, Town-designated bag prices,
and Town-designated tag prices.
BULKY WASTE
Shall mean all furniture, box springs, mattresses, and other
bulky material with weights or volumes greater than those allowed
for in Town-approved bags, other than white goods.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Shall mean all waste building materials resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair or demolition operations.
CRT'S or CRT MATERIALS
Shall mean computer monitors, computers, televisions, and
other electronics. Computer and television screens must be unbroken.
Broken screens shall be considered hazardous waste.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Shall mean waste or material in any amount which defined,
characterized or designated as hazardous by or pursuant to Federal
or State law, or waste or materials in any amount which is so regulated
under Federal or State law. For purposes of this Bylaw, the term "Hazardous
Waste" shall also include pathological or biological waste, chemicals
or compounds which are explosive, flammable, radioactive or toxic,
motor oil, gasoline, oil base paint, automobile batteries, asbestos,
ammunition, broken computer or television screens.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND RECYCLABLES
Shall mean materials which the Town has designated as having
potential for recycling. These include newspapers, magazines, glass
containers (clear, green and brown), #1 and #2 plastic containers,
tin and aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, white
and colored office paper and computer paper separated from other mixed
waste by the occupants of eligible residential and municipal units
and placed a curbside in an approved "set out".
RECYCLING CONTAINER (SET OUT)
Shall mean a durable recycling container of approximately
14 gallon capacity in which recyclable materials are co-mingled for
collection at curbside or other such containers approved by the Town.
SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Shall include pickup, transportation, disposal, and all related
activities for trash, recyclables, yard waste, white goods, CRT materials,
and household hazardous product program.
THE TOWN
Shall mean the Town of Swansea, a Massachusetts municipality,
and shall include all streets and ways and all buildings and improvements
within the municipal boundaries of the Town.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
Shall mean the duly-appointed Town Administrator for the
Town of Swansea or his or her authorized representative or designee.
TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORTATION
Shall mean the carrying of acceptable wastes and recyclables
in an approved and lawful vehicle, operated by a duly licensed driver,
from the point of collection or pickup to a designated disposal site
and to unload such wastes at said site.
TRASH
A.
All residential refuse generated on a weekly basis by a normal
household. These materials may include garbage, rubbish, wastepaper,
construction debris from non-commercial sources. These materials must
be sized for placement into Town-designated bags and shall not exceed
30 pounds per bag. Non-commercial construction debris shall be limited
to a maximum of one bag per residence per week.
B.
The following types of waste are specifically excluded from
trash: recyclables, yard waste, white goods, CRT materials, bulky
waste, hazardous wastes, and construction debris exceeding one bag
per residence per week. Other excluded materials include, but are
not limited to: construction debris from commercial sources and large
construction debris from all sources; auto hulks, engine blocks, transmission
blocks, heavy machinery, ski-mobiles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, tractors,
chain link fencing, metal tanks, and other large scrap items; tree
stumps, regardless of size; pathological wastes; toxic and volatile
chemicals; explosives; tires; batteries; Christmas trees; liquid and
semi-liquid waste; waste oil, gasoline, and other petroleum products;
boulders, dirt, gravel, sand, loam, fill, and other earthen materials;
toilets and sinks; human or animal remains or excrement; materials
banned from the waste stream by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection or other state or federal governmental authority.
WHITE GOODS
Shall mean large household appliances incidental to the maintaining
of a residence, including but not limited to refrigerators, stoves,
washers, dryers and other similar metal items.
YARD WASTE
Shall mean leaves, Christmas trees, garden waste, grass and
other clippings, weeds, brush, and other materials customarily incidental
to yard and garden maintenance, and branches not exceeding three inches
in diameter by four feet in length, to be tied in bundles not to exceed
60 pounds.
YARD WASTE BAG
Shall mean 30 gallon multi-ply biodegradable paper bags as
specified by the Town, the contents of which shall not exceed 60 pounds.