Within this article, all terms defined in Article
III, Recycling, shall have the meaning set forth therein. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below in this article:
BOROUGH
Quarryville Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
NONPROCESSABLE REFUSE
Large items of solid waste, greater than six feet in any
dimension, including, but not limited to, large automobile parts,
machinery, boats, recreational vehicles, etc.
NONPROCESSABLE WASTE
A portion of municipal waste consisting of materials which
cannot be handled by LCSWMA's normal processing or disposal methods.
Nonprocessable waste includes items greater than six feet in any dimension,
such as mattresses, large furniture and recreational vehicles. Nonprocessable
waste (oversized) may consist of large auto parts, machines, and any
other items deemed appropriate by LCSWMA.
OVERSIZED REFUSE ITEMS
Refuse which will not fit into refuse containers but which
is not nonprocessable refuse, including small furniture, carpet, portable
televisions and the like, but excluding tires and white goods.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
A portion of municipal waste consisting of organic waste
materials which, due to biological decomposition, are, or have a tendency
to be, rotten, foul, or odorous, including dead animals and spoiled
foods, but not including sludge.
REFUSE
Refuse is that portion of regulated municipal waste.
Occupants of residential units may compost yard wastes which
are generated at said residential unit according to the following
guidelines:
A. Backyard composting shall be done in strict compliance with accepted
standards and guidelines of the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service,
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and/or LCSWMA.
B. Composting shall be done within an enclosed structure that controls
access by animals and vectors.
C. Only yard wastes or other vegetative matter may be composted. No
meat or putrescible waste may be composted.
D. Compost shall be turned and mixed on a regular basis to prevent odors,
attraction of vectors and to ensure degradation of materials being
composted.
E. Backyard composters shall be placed no less than one foot from any
property line.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced for each
violation to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
and costs of prosecution, including the Borough's reasonable
attorneys' fees, which fines and penalties may be collected as
provided by law. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate
offense, and each section of this article which is violated shall
be a separate offense.