[Adopted 11-26-2019 by Res. No. 2019-17[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This resolution provided an effective
date of 1-1-2020.
[Amended 11-23-2021 by Res. No. 2021-16; 11-14-2023 by Res. No. 2023-03]
The service charge for Borough refuse and recyclable collection
and refuse disposal services from January 1 to December 31 of each
calendar year shall be in the amount of $85 per quarter. The service
charge shall be a minimum service charge for collection of source-separated
recyclable materials and collection and disposal of refuse, for which
the maximum removal of refuse is three thirty-two-gallon containers
or one ninety-six-gallon refuse curb cart. During each calendar year,
the Borough Manager or the Manager's designee shall bill each owner
or owners of each Borough customer property in the Borough for the
service charge.
A.
Oversized item (red) tags can be purchased at a cost of $4 each.
Each oversized (bulky) waste item must have a separate oversized item
tag affixed to it. No more than two bulky waste items may be placed
for collection each week. Each bulky waste item must be placed for
collection at the same time as solid waste and recyclable material
collection.
B.
Extra refuse container (yellow) tags can be purchased at a cost of
$1.25 per tag, sold only in sheets of four tags for $5. Each bag in
excess of the three permitted bags must have a separate extra bag
tag. There is no limit to the number of extra bags that can be placed
out.
C.
White goods (blue) tags may be purchased at a cost of $12 per tag.
White goods (appliances) may be placed at curbside for collection
one of the two dates each calendar year for collection of white goods
and tires.
D.
Yard waste (green) tags can also be purchased at a cost of $1.25
per tag, sold only in sheets of four tags for $5. Yard bags with a
tag attached may be used for disposal of yard waste.
No part of any fee established by this article is refundable.
All Borough resolutions imposing fees for items which are not
addressed in this article shall continue in full force and effect.
Borough Council reserves the right to revise the fees or change
the policies in this article at any time by resolution.
