A.
Generally. Within the limits hereinafter provided, all refuse accumulated
in the Village shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the
Village, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. No person other
than an employee or agent of the Village shall collect, convey or
dispose of any refuse accumulated in the Village over any of the streets
or alleys of the Village.
B.
Exception for actual producers. This section shall not prohibit the
actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse
has accumulated from personally collecting, conveying and disposing
of such refuse, provided that such producers or owners comply with
the provisions of this chapter and with any other governing law.
C.
Exception for outside collectors. This section shall not prohibit
collectors of refuse from outside of the Village from hauling such
refuse over Village streets, provided that such collectors comply
with the provisions of this chapter and with any other governing law.
The disposal of refuse by and through private contractors in
the Village shall conform and adhere to this chapter as to the type
of receptacles, time of placing garbage and refuse at or near the
curbline or along the frontage and storage of garbage in commercial
premises.
All refuse accumulated in the Village shall be collected, conveyed
and disposed of by the Village under the supervision of the Superintendent.
The Superintendent shall have the authority to make regulations concerning
the days of collection, type and location of waste containers and
such other matters pertaining to the collection, conveyance and disposal
as he or she shall find necessary and to change and modify the same
after notice as required by law, provided that such regulations are
not contrary to the provisions hereof.
Refuse, except as otherwise provided in this article, which
shall be collected and disposed of by the Village, must be contained
in receptacles or bundled as provided in this article and placed at
the curbline, or along the frontage if no curb exists, for collection.
A.
Generally. Reusable waste receptacles must be leakproof and constructed of corrosion-resistant metal or other material which will not absorb water or other liquids, grease or oil, with tight-fitting covers, of no more than 35 gallons in capacity, and shall not contain more than 75 pounds when filled to four inches below the top of the receptacle; or a dumpster as defined in § 225-1. All waste receptacles and dumpsters must be kept covered and maintained in sound condition, be clean and sanitary at all times, and free of foul odors. The exterior of such reusable waste receptacles must be safe for handling, including having no cracks, holes or jagged edges and having handles or bales in workable condition.
B.
Alternates. All refuse offered for collection which cannot be securely bundled and tied or held in waste receptacles as described in Subsection A shall be placed for collection in containers approved by the Superintendent. The combined weight of such container and contents shall not exceed 75 pounds.
Whenever branches, limbs of trees, cuttings of shrubs or hedges shall be offered for collection and disposal, the same shall be placed in 30 gallon biodegradable paper bags or in open receptacles clearly marked for organic waste, or securely bundled and tied with twine in lengths of not more than four feet and shall not exceed 50 pounds per bundle. Branches shall not exceed four inches in diameter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit private composting of garden and yard waste. All tree removal activity must comply with Chapter 248.
Corrugated boxes and cardboard cartons offered for collection
by the Village shall be made flat, packed in bundles and securely
tied with twine, or placed inside one of the cartons or boxes or in
reusable recycling receptacles for pick up.
Shredded paper, or similar paper waste resulting from a paper-shredding
process, shall be placed for collection with recyclable paper and
cardboard in a secure manner, such as inside a corrugated box or cardboard
carton and shall not be bagged in plastic or other nonpaper material.
A.
Basic service. Generally, all waste receptacles, alternate containers
and bundles of refuse shall be collected at the curb line. Waste receptacles
and bundles of refuse to be collected shall be placed at the curb
line for collection no sooner than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time on the
evening before the scheduled day of collection in accordance with
a collection, schedule to be established and published by the Superintendent.
B.
Special dumpster service.
(1)
Any property, whether commercial, industrial, residential or other,
which, because of its location, layout or design, public safety or
the volume of materials to be collected, is unable to place garbage,
trash, refuse or recyclables at the curb line for collection in an
approved waste receptacle or alternate container, or which requests
or requires on-site pick up and removal, may, subject to regulations
to be established from time to time by the Superintendent, place such
materials in dumpsters for collection at approved locations on the
property or at the curb line as determined by the Superintendent for
collection by the Village.
(2)
Any property which produces a volume of garbage on two or more scheduled
collection days in a thirty-day period which requires or would require
more than five thirty-five-gallon receptacles containing not more
than 75 pounds when filled to four inches below the top of the receptacle
must, at the discretion, upon review and approval of the Superintendent,
place all garbage generated by such property in one or more dumpsters
for collection.
C.
Fee for special dumpster service. Any property owner or occupant
requesting or requiring special on site or curb line dumpster collection
service shall, as a condition of such special service, pay an annual
fee to the Village of Ossining for each dumpster placed for collection.
The amount of such fee shall be determined quarterly by the Board
of Trustees and shall be paid in advance. Only dumpsters displaying
proper Village identification tags or markings shall be eligible for
collection service.
D.
Unacceptable materials. The following waste materials will be refused
collection and must be disposed of by means of private collection
services to be paid for by the owner or occupant of the premises generating
same:
(1)
Compacted garbage and baled materials of any kind;
(2)
Any item which may not be disposed of at the Westchester County Resource
Recovery Facility at Charles Point, such as but not limited to batteries
or other devices with a hazardous component (cadmium, lead, lithium,
mercury, etc.), biohazardous waste (toxic, pathological, biological,
etc.), any type of ammunitions or explosives (live or spent), and
contained gaseous waste; and
(3)
All items which are excluded from collection under the recycling
requirements as set forth in the Westchester County Source Separation
Law and any regulations and guidelines as promulgated and published
from time to time by Westchester County.
E.
Rubbish, sometimes referred to as "bulk pickup" items, shall be separated
from garbage and placed at the curb line or in the case of properties
receiving special dumpster collection service at an approved on site
location for collection, in accordance with a collection schedule
to be established and published by the Superintendent. The total amount
of rubbish to be collected from any one property on any one scheduled
collection day shall not exceed a total of 1.5 cubic yards of material,
which is equivalent to a block eight feet long, three feet high and
two feet wide in depth. Any item of bedding (mattress or box spring)
included with rubbish for collection must be fully encased in a sealed
plastic bag.
F.
Required recycling. Recycling is mandatory in the Village of Ossining. All persons must comply fully with Westchester County Source Separation Law; a summary of guidelines relevant to such law can be found in the notice published by the Village in accordance with § 225-15.
G.
The person who is the owner or operator of a takeout restaurant,
delicatessen or luncheonette shall provide not less than one authorized
private receptacle for the collection/receipt of trash, litter, paper,
napkins, cups and remnants of food and nonfood items at each exit
available to the patrons as they leave the premises. If the person
who is the owner or operator of the establishment shall fail to provide
such receptacles, such person shall be in violation of this chapter.
A.
The Superintendent shall promulgate the times for collection of refuse
in the various parts of the Village and it shall be deemed sufficient
notice to all persons of such time of collection after the same has
been posted in the Village Clerk's office and published in the
official newspaper, and the effective date of such collections shall
become binding on all persons 10 days after such public posting.
B.
The Superintendent may schedule separate collections for various
types of garbage and rubbish, including recyclables. Where rubbish
is collected by special collections or on special collection days,
notice of collections and the rules and regulations for the collection
of rubbish or special collection days shall be promulgated by the
Superintendent and published prior to collection. The Superintendent
may refuse to collect rubbish from any one business establishment
exceeding 100 pounds in weight on any special collection day. The
Superintendent may approve collection of rubbish by special appointment
from residential property owners only.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a waste, garbage
or refuse receptacle or its cover to remain at the curbline, along
the frontage or in the front yard of any premises owned, leased or
occupied by such person beyond 11:59 p.m. of the same day collection
has been completed.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take, remove or collect
tin cans, metal, rags, bones, papers, rubbish, garbage or refuse from
any box, barrel or other container placed upon any street, road, avenue,
highway or sidewalk in the Village for removal therefrom by the Village
or to disturb or interfere in any way with any tin cans, metal, rags,
papers, bones, rubbish, garbage or refuse of any kind contained in
such boxes, barrels or other containers. When newspapers are placed
within the vicinity of the curb line for pickup, collection and recycling,
they shall become the property of the Village Department of Public
Works, and it shall be unlawful for any person, other than an owner,
lessee, occupant or authorized representative of the Department of
Public Works, to pick up, take, remove or tamper with such newspapers
and appropriate the same to his or her own use.
The maximum amount of refuse or waste material of any kind collected
by the Village from any one store, restaurant, manufacturing establishment,
place of business or other commercial premises within the Village
shall be 375 pounds per week. The computation of such weight shall
be made by the Superintendent or a designee and shall include all
collections during the week.
