As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated, unless a different meaning appears clearly from the context:
ACT 101The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528, No. 101, as now or hereafter amended.
ALUMINUMAll food and beverage cans made of the light in weight, ductile and malleable metallic substance or element commonly known as "aluminum." This description excludes aluminum foil, trays, plates, and miscellaneous aluminum products.
ASHESThe residue resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke, or any other combustible material.
ASSISTED COLLECTIONRefers to a service offered to handicap, elderly, and/or infirm residents who are unable to manage transporting their municipal solid waste and recyclables to the curb. This service requires the driver to leave the truck, retrieve the cart from a location on the resident's property and visible from the road, empty the contents and return it to its original location.
AUTOMATED COLLECTIONThe collection of municipal solid waste and/or recyclables at curbside through the process of using an electronic and/or mechanical arm to lift and empty carts into the collection truck without the use of manual labor and/or retrofitted devices on a rear-loader or other types of trucks, commonly known as "flippers."
BI-METALLIC CANSEmpty food or beverage containers consisting of both steel and aluminum.
BULK ITEMSAny items with a weight or volume greater than allowed to be stored within curbside carts, including, but not limited to, rugs, furniture, mattresses, and other miscellaneous household items from a residential unit provided by the Township as part of the automated collection program. Items excluded from this curbside collection include, but are not limited to, tires, construction debris, recyclables, metal goods, appliances, hazardous waste, and electronics pursuant to the Covered Device Recycling Act (CDRA), Act 108 of 2010.
CARTRefers to a heavy-duty plastic container (approximate size of 35/65/95 gallons), equipped with wheels, handles and a tight-fitting, nondetachable cover. Carts shall be capable of curbside municipal solid waste and recyclable collection. Cart weight, when full, shall not exceed manufacturer's weight maximum.
COMMERCIALOf or pertaining to any wholesale, retail, industrial, manufacturing, transportation, financial or professional service or office enterprise, business establishment, and educational institutions.
COMMUNITY EVENTSRefers to Township sponsored events, including, but not limited to, the Forks Township Community Days.
COMPOSTINGThe process of the biological decomposition of organic solid waste being biologically decomposed under controlled anaerobic or aerobic conditions to yield humus-like product.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRISAlso referred to as "C & D" and refers to waste that includes, but is not limited to, lumber, pipes, bricks, concrete, rebar, wood, paneling, linoleum, drywall, carpet, plumbing fixtures, fencing, or roofing materials that result from construction or demolition activities.
CONTAINERRefers to a watertight, metal or plastic receptacle used for the collection and storage of municipal solid waste or recyclables at a residential unit, municipal facility or community event and placed curbside for Township-wide collection as may be approved from time to time by the Township.
CURBSIDEThat location at the edge of any lot, parcel or piece of land adjacent to a public right-of-way and is the correct location for the placement of solid waste and recycling containers for the purpose of collection by the designated hauler, which shall be: a) adjacent to the residential unit; and b) no more than five feet from the public street used by collection vehicles.
CURBSIDE COLLECTIONThe Township-wide collection of municipal solid waste and recyclables from carts or Containers from any residential unit, municipal facility, or community event by the designated hauler for removal and delivery thereof to an approved PA DEP approved waste facility or to a recycling processor.
DESIGNATED FACILITYAny specific site designated by the Township as the specific place or site to which municipal solid waste or recyclable Materials, must or may be delivered; or in the absence of a specific site, any approved site for the delivery of any category of solid waste or recyclable Materials.
DESIGNATED HAULERThe individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or association performing collection and transportation of municipal solid waste, recyclables, bulk items, yard waste, and metal goods/appliances from residential units, municipal facilities, and community events located in the Township pursuant to a contract with the Township and transporting same to the designated landfill, designated recycling vendor, or designated compost facility.
DISPOSALThe deposition or placing of solid waste and/or residue as described herein into a stated permitted site, facility, location, area, or premises to be used for the disposal of municipal solid waste in accordance with any and all county, state and federal regulations and licensed or permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
DUAL STREAMThe process of separating recyclable Materials based upon the type of recyclable Materials as curbside and/or at the Township Recycling Center.
ELECTRONICSRefers to items excluded from the waste stream and as described in the Covered Device Recycling Act (CDRA), PA Act 108 of 2010.
FOOD WASTEVegetable and other food scraps, including meat, dairy products, grease and bones, paper which has been contaminated with food, fat or grease, and compostable paper including paper towels, paper plates, tissue and waxed paper.
GENERATORA person who produces or creates any municipal solid waste or recyclables.
GLASSAll empty food and beverage jars or bottles, the product being transparent or translucent (clear or colored). Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, window or plate glass, light bulbs, and porcelain and ceramic products.
GRASS CLIPPINGSLawn waste resulting from mowing of residential and commercial lawns. For the purpose of this contract, grass clippings shall be considered solid waste unless the Township chooses to exercise its option to compost with yard waste.
HAULER, CONTRACTOR OR COLLECTORA general term referring to any person who collects, hauls, or transports municipal solid waste or recyclables for removal from premises, and who is in possession of all pertinent permits and licenses which may be required for the collection, storage or disposal of municipal solid waste or recyclable Materials.
HAZARDOUS WASTEAny chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or appropriate agency of the Commonwealth to be hazardous as that term is defined by or pursuant to Federal or Commonwealth Law.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPERBond, copier, letterhead or paper typically sold as "white ledger" paper, and computer paper.
INSTITUTIONALOf, or pertaining to, any establishment engaged in service to persons, including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, universities, churches and social or fraternal societies and organizations.
LANDLORDThe owner of residential or commercial properties, made subject to a lease, or such owner's authorized agent.
LEAF WASTEIncludes yard waste, leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and similar material, but not including grass clippings.
MANUAL COLLECTIONThe process by which individual(s) manually empty curbside containers and dump their contents into the hauling truck and return the empty container(s) to the curbside.
METAL ITEMSIncludes but is not limited to: appliances, hot-water heaters, BBQ grills, bed frames, bicycles, etc. The exact list of acceptable items and terms of collection shall be determined and modified by the Township as necessary from time to time.
MIXED PAPERPaper suitable for recycling including high-grade office paper, paperboard (cereal boxes, etc.), colored paper, envelopes, newsprint, junk mail, paper bags, phone books, magazines, school paper, etc.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGStructures for residential living consisting of four or more attached residential units.
MUNICIPAL FACILITIESAll facilities owned and/or utilized by the Township, including, but not limited to, municipal offices, police and fire stations, community center, public works, and recycling center within the boundaries of the Township.
MUNICIPAL REGULATIONSIncludes policies, procedures, rules, and regulations adopted and revised from time to time by the Municipality which govern and pertain to all aspects of the municipality's solid waste and recycling program, litter, scavenging and moving permits.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEAny garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom or office waste and other materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal or commercial or institutional establishments, or from community activities and which are not classified as residual or hazardous waste, except farm-produced manure, other agricultural waste and food processing with used on land where such materials will improve the condition of the soil, the growth of crops or the restoration of the land for the same purposes, and any sludge not meeting the definition of "residual or hazardous waste," as defined in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania solid waste Management Act. This term shall specifically exclude construction debris, recyclables, leaf waste, yard waste, tires, electronics pursuant to the PA CDRA Act, and hazardous waste as defined herein.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING REPORTA report completed and signed by each person who generates, collects, or transports municipal solid waste or recyclable Materials within the Township and which specifies, inter alia: a) the source, type, quantity and delivery point for the municipal solid waste or recyclable Materials; b) statement indicating materials were collected within the Township boundaries and not mixed with materials from outside the Township boundaries, and c) clearly states the months and year of collection.
NEWSPRINTPaper which has been used for the production of daily, weekend and special edition publications commonly known as "newspapers" and includes glossy advertising inserts.
PERSONAny agent, individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority, federal government or agency, state institution or agency, or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions of this chapter prescribing a fine, imprisonment or penalty, or any combination of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
PLASTICSEmpty and rinsed plastic food, beverage, and household bottles clearly marked on the bottom with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (excluding Styrofoam) and enclosed by the recycling triangle and excluding any and all plastic bags.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR/HAULERAny person, business, or entity properly permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) and registered with the Township, to provide collection and transport of solid waste or recycling services on behalf of residents, municipalities, commercial businesses, or institutions within the boundaries of the Township.
PROCESSINGThe means by which recyclable Materials are sorted and prepared for marketing.
RECYCLABLES (also referred to as "recyclable Materials")Includes office and mixed paper, cardboard and flatboard, newspapers including colored inserts, manila and brown folders, glossy paper, magazines, empty aerosol cans, telephone books, bi-metal, tin and aluminum cans, clear, green, and brown glass bottles and jars, and plastics (numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7), leaf waste, and yard waste, and any other items that may be recycled by commercial businesses or institutions and reported to Northampton County and the PA DEP annually.
RECYCLE OR RECYCLINGThe collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed or processed as municipal waste or the mechanized separation and treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials other than a fuel for the operation of energy.
RESIDENTIAL UNITAny premises utilized primarily as a residential dwelling unit, but excluding multifamily dwellings and any other residence otherwise excluded herein.
SCAVENGINGThe removal of recyclable Materials by any unauthorized person.
SINGLE STREAMA recycling collection process, also referred to as "mixed recyclables" whereby all Township-designated recyclables are placed unsorted in one or more carts by Township residents at curbside for collection by the designated hauler. This collection process may also be employed at designated locations within Township municipal facilities and at community events.
STEEL CANSThe ferrous metal food or beverage containers commonly known as "tin cans."
THEFT OF SERVICERefers to placing any municipal solid waste or recyclables in any other persons waste or recyclables cart or container without permission.
TOWNSHIP RECYCLING CENTERLocated at 1051 Frost Hollow Road, this dropoff center provides for the collection of various residential and commercial recyclables.
UNACCEPTABLE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLESIncludes chemotherapeutic waste, wet paint, explosives, gas cylinders, hazardous waste, infectious/pathological waste, radioactive materials, construction debris, and electronics pursuant to the Pennsylvania Covered Device Recycling Act, yard waste of any kind specifically excluded from the waste stream by any local, county, or state law.
YARD WASTEIncludes leaf waste, plant materials (leaves, branches, brush, flowers, roots, etc.), debris commonly thrown away in the course of maintaining yards and gardens. Yard waste shall not include loose soils, sod, food waste, including food waste from gardens or orchards; food compost; plastics and synthetic fibers; lumber; tree stumps, any wood or tree limbs over four inches in diameter; human or animal excrement; noxious weeds and soil contaminated with hazardous substances.