[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:
AGENT; ASSIGNEE
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]
COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS
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.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
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.
INSTITUTIONAL
An establishment dedicated to public service or culture, including, but not limited to, educational, religious and health care functions.
MULTIFAMILY
All dwelling units served by waste management systems other than the Town's curbside collection of recyclables and/or trash collection.
MUNICIPAL
Any building owned by the Town of Wrentham.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
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).
RESIDENTIAL
All dwelling units participating in municipal curbside collection of recyclables and/or served by trash collection.
SOLID WASTE
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.
WASTE HAULER
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]
B. 
Any person or entity who violates the provisions of this bylaw may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D. The penalty for each violation shall be in the amount specified in Chapter 283, Fees, Fines and Charges, § 283-2.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM by Art. 34]
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]