[Amended 4-26-16 by Ord. No. O-2016-008A]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUTOMATED SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
The method of collecting solid waste and recycling through
the use of mechanical collection equipment and special containers
to accommodate the collection.
BOX SPRING
A wood or metal frame filled with metal springs and covered
with cloth and that is placed under a mattress for support.
[Added 10-27-2020 by Ord.
No. O-2020-023]
GARBAGE
Includes kitchen waste, as well as refuse in the nature of
animal and vegetable matter or other matter of a similar nature, together
with paper bags and linings used to contain same.
MATTRESS
A fabric case filled with resilient material (such as cotton,
hair, feathers, foam, rubber, or an arrangement of coiled springs)
used either alone as a bed or a bedstead or an inflatable airtight
sack for use as a mattress.
[Added 10-27-2020 by Ord.
No. O-2020-023]
SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
A specially designed wheeled black ninety-six (96) gallon
container issued by the Township to its residents to accommodate the
automated collection operation to be used for the deposit, disposal,
and collection of solid waste. These containers are property of the
Township.
TRASH
Includes all manner of refuse generally designated as paper,
cardboard, rags, glass, metal containers, ashes and all debris of
a similar nature that accumulates incidentally to the use and occupancy
of a residence.
[Amended 3-26-13 by Ord. No. O-2013-003; 4-26-16 by Ord. No. O-2016-008A]
A. All Township issued black solid waste containers and black with green
lid ninety-six (96) gallon recycling containers are to be placed in
the roadway within the limits of the residence, in front of the curb
or edge of the roadway, and maintaining spacing between the containers
and any other obstructions which may be present in the roadway. When
placed in the roadway, both carts should be situated in a manner by
which the handles of the carts are facing the front wall of the residential
structure.
B. Only one (1) collection point shall be permitted per residential
user. In the case of corner lots, solid waste, recyclables and yard
waste shall be placed at the curbside of an improved roadway which
is most convenient to the collection vehicle or as directed by the
Director of Public Works.
C. The Director of Public Works has the right to designate collection
points located on dead-end and one-way streets, which provide the
most efficient and safe route to accommodate automated solid waste
and recyclables collection.
D. No collection of solid waste or recyclables will be provided to dwellings
under construction, dwellings being remodeled, vacant or unoccupied
dwellings, vacant lots or vacant lands or those properties/residences
without a valid temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate
of occupancy.
[Amended 6-27-17 by Ord. No. O-2017-014]
E. No trash, garbage or recyclables shall be placed at the point designated
for collection at or near any street, alley, lane, road, highway or
other public place earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the day
designated for collection.
F. All trash, garbage or recyclable containers shall be removed from
the point designated for collection at or near any street, alley,
lane, road, highway or other public place no later than 6:00 p.m.
the day after the designated day for collection.
[Added 3-12-2019 by Ord.
No. O-2019-002]
G. Mattresses
and box springs shall be placed in separate plastic (polyethylene)
bags, also known as mattress bags or mattress moving and storage bags,
prior to being placed at the curb.
[Added 10-27-2020 by Ord.
No. O-2020-023]
[Amended 3-26-13 by Ord. No. O-2013-003; 4-26-16 by Ord. No. O-2016-008A]
A. Beginning January 1, 2016, all solid waste is to be placed into Township
issued, black ninety-six (96) or black with green lid ninety-six (96)
gallon containers. Township issued solid waste containers are the
property of the Township. Additional containers can be obtained for
a fee, only after a clear demonstration of need is established by
the Department of Public Works in accordance with Township policy,
adopted by resolution the Governing Body, as same may be amended from
time to time. The request must be made in writing to the Clerk of
Winslow Township and state clearly the reason(s) needed for the additional
container. A follow up investigation, including at least (3) three
random inspections, will be conducted by the Department of Public
Works. The fee to obtain an additional container is one hundred dollars
($100.) and all such containers shall remain the property of Winslow
Township.
Containers that are lost, destroyed or stolen can be obtained
for a fee. Lost or stolen containers must first be reported to the
Department of Public Works, and then a police report must be filed
by the requestor before a replacement container is purchased. The
fee to obtain a replacement container is fifty dollars ($50.) and
all such containers shall remain the property of Winslow Township.
[Amended 6-27-17 by Ord. No. O-2017-014]
B. Contents placed into the container should not exceed the maximum
rating of three hundred thirty-five (335) pounds. It is the responsibility
of the resident to maintain the container in a clean, sanitary, and
overall safe manner. Additionally, it is the resident's sole responsibility
to alert the Township of damage to the container that prohibits the
ability for it to be effectively utilized for disposal and collection,
and theft of a container.
[Amended 7-20-93 by Ord. No. 0-22-93; 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. O-2019-002]
No trash, garbage or recyclable shall be placed at the point
designated for collection at or near any street, alley, lane, road,
highway or other public place earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day before
the designated day for collection, and shall be removed from the point
designated no later than 6:00 p.m. the day after the designated day
for collection.
[Amended 10-22-13]
No person shall break into, untie or otherwise unbundle any
container, bundle or package of paper, ashes, refuse, garbage or offal
that has been placed on the sidewalk for collection.
[Amended 4-26-16 by Ord. No. O-2016-008A]
No person shall place any items other than trash or garbage,
as herein defined or described, at such pickup locations on their
property for removal by the trash and garbage collectors of the Township
of Winslow, and the disposal of any other items may take place at
the discretion of the proper Township officials on special days to
be designated by the Township of Winslow for the collection of same,
and only such items as are not too bulky and heavy and which can be
handled by up to two (2) men may be so collected.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both.