[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wrentham
as Art. 6.50, Sec. 1, of the 2013 Bylaws, effective 1-1-2002. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
In order to protect the environment, promote recycling, and
be in compliance with Massachusetts mandated waste bans, the Town
of Wrentham hereby establishes a program for mandatory separation
of recyclable and compostable materials from the solid waste stream
by all owners and tenants of all residential multifamily, commercial,
municipal and institutional structures in the Town, as delineated
in MGL c. 40, § 8H.
The following regulations shall apply to owners and tenants
of all residential, multifamily, commercial, municipal and institutional
structures in the Town of Wrentham and also to waste haulers duly
licensed by the Town.
As used in this bylaw, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Person, business, or Town board designated and authorized
by the Select Board to act on its behalf.
[Amended 11-21-2022 STM by Art. 2]
Any building, including, but not limited to, those used for
retail, wholesale, industrial, manufacturing, dining, offices, professional
services, automobile service, hotels and motels, restaurants, or shipping
and receiving areas.
Any waste or material, in any amount, which is defined, characterized
or regulated as hazardous by or pursuant to federal or state laws,
or any waste or material, in any amount, which is so regulated under
federal or state laws. For purposes of this bylaw, the term "hazardous
waste" shall also include motor oil, gasoline, oil-based paint, asbestos,
and ammunition.
An establishment dedicated to public service or culture,
including, but not limited to, educational, religious and health care
functions.
All dwelling units served by waste management systems other
than the Town's curbside collection of recyclables and/or trash collection.
Any building owned by the Town of Wrentham.
Any type of refuse designated by the State of Massachusetts
through the Code of Massachusetts Regulations (310 CMR 19.017), including,
but not limited to: glass bottles and jars, empty aerosol cans, tin,
steel and aluminum food cans and lids, deposit and nondeposit beverage
cans and aluminum foil, milk and juice boxes, plastic containers,
newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail and phone books, paperboard,
corrugated cardboard, yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, weeds,
hedge/shrub clippings, garden waste, brush up to three inches in diameter,
Christmas trees).
All dwelling units participating in municipal curbside collection
of recyclables and/or served by trash collection.
Any useless, unwanted, or discarded material that is abandoned
by being disposed of or is stored, treated or transferred pending
such disposal, not including any hazardous waste, or leaf and yard
wastes.
Any person, business, or Town department who is duly licensed
to collect refuse and/or recyclables within the Town of Wrentham.
A.
Every waste hauler must be duly licensed by the Town Board of Health
on an annual basis to operate within the Town of Wrentham; see MGL
c. 111, §§ 31A and 31B.
B.
Every waste hauler shall provide an integrated waste management service
whereby collection of recyclables is provided to all trash collection
customers.
C.
Every nonmunicipal waste hauler, upon request, shall provide the
Town Administrator with an updated customer list which includes the
names and address of customers within the Town, the degree of service,
and pick-up schedule. Upon request, every waste hauler shall also
provide educational material to customers.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 33]
D.
No waste hauler may accept a load with greater than 5% (by volume)
recyclables. In addition, every waste hauler shall report violations
of this provision to the Board of Health or its agent.
A.
It shall be mandatory for each occupier of land in Wrentham to separate
all designated recyclable materials from other refuse.
B.
Every residential owner/tenant shall place a Town-provided or -approved
recycling bin at the curb for collection. Yard waste may be brought
to the DPW yard.
[Amended 11-4-2019 STM
by Art. 18]
C.
Every owner/tenant of a residential or multifamily dwelling, business,
or institution shall be responsible for the proper disposal of recyclables,
including the set-up on-site of recycling collection areas for inhabitants/tenants.
Upon placement of recyclables at the curbside for collection
by the Town, such materials shall become property of the Town. No
person or business, other than licensed and/or authorized agents of
the Town, acting in the course of their employment, may collect or
pick up any recyclable materials so placed.
A.
Enforcement of mandatory recycling is at the discretion of the Town
Administrator or their designated agent/assignee, who may elect to
apply the provisions of this section as follows.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 33]
C.
The Town Administrator or his/her agent may further decide to suspend
a violator's municipal trash and recyclables pickup in response to
repeated violations.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 33]
D.
Any person or entity who wishes to appeal may do so through the Select
Board.
[Amended 11-21-2022 STM by Art. 2]
