The Board of Trustees of the Village of Springville finds that:
A. The current collection and disposal of garbage and waste is not adequate
to meet the Village of Springville's long-term solid waste disposal
needs.
B. Continued use of landfills for solid waste disposal poses a threat
to human health and safety through increased risk of groundwater pollution
and other environmental, health and safety hazards.
C. Removal of certain materials from the solid waste stream will decrease
the flow of solid waste to landfills, aid in the conservation of valuable
resources and reduce the required capacity of existing and proposed
resource facilities.
D. The New York Solid Waste Management Act of 1988 and subsequent amendments
thereto require that municipalities adopt a local law for separating
solid waste into recyclable, reusable or other components for which
economic markets for alternate uses exist.
E. Methods of solid waste management emphasizing resource reduction,
recovery, conservation and recycling of solid wastes are essential
to the long-range preservation of the health, safety and well-being
of the public, to the economic productivity and environmental quality
of the Village of Springville and to the conservation of resources.
In enacting this chapter, the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Springville supports the following statutory purposes:
A. To increase the life expectancy of existing and potential landfill
areas and decrease the need for alternative refuse disposal facilities
through a comprehensive program of waste stream reduction and recycling.
B. To decrease the threat to human health and safety posed by the effects
of landfill disposal on groundwater quality.
C. To identify methods of collection, reduction and separation which
will encourage the more efficient utilization of solid waste disposal
facilities and contribute to more effective programs for the reuse
of solid wastes.
D. To ensure the long-range preservation of the health, safety and well-being
of the public and the economic productivity and environmental quality
of the Village of, Springville by conserving resources and reducing
the potential for pollution of the environment.
E. To conserve energy by using recovered materials in manufacturing.
F. To improve the efficiency of waste-to-energy facilities by removing
metals and glass from the waste stream.
G. To set forth a methodology for efficiently separating and collecting
reusable and recyclable materials from the community's waste
stream.
H. To implement the applicable provisions of the New York State Solid
Waste Management Act of 1988 and amendments thereto.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HAZARDOUS WASTE
May include but is not limited to the following products
and their empty containers: insecticides, herbicides and caustic chemicals.
"Hazardous wastes" generally display one or more of the qualities
of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity.
NONRECYCLABLES
A.
That portion of the waste stream not included under recyclables
and not treated separately as:
(1)
Hazardous waste as defined under regulations promulgated pursuant
to § 27-0903 of the New York State Environmental Conservation
Law;
(2)
Source, special nuclear or by-product material as defined in
the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954;
(3)
Low-level radioactive waste as defined in § 29-0101
of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law; or
(4)
Regulated medical waste as defined under regulations promulgated
pursuant to § 27-1502 of the New York State Environmental
Conservation Law.
B.
"Nonrecyclables" include but are not limited to:
(1)
GARBAGE- Putrescible solid waste, including animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking or serving of foods, except grease generated from commercial establishments. "Garbage" originates primarily in home kitchens, stores, markets, restaurants and other places where food is stored, prepared, sold or served.
(2)
RUBBISH- Rags, sweepings, excelsior, rubber, leather, crockery, shells, clothing, straw, dirt, filth, wastepaper including magazines and noncorrugated cardboard and similar waste material, including plastic, metal and wood scraps.
(3)
LARGE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS- Large and/or bulky articles normally used in the home and which equip it for living, such as chairs, sofas, tables, beds, carpets and other such large household items.
PERSON
Natural persons, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships,
unincorporated associations or any and all combinations of such persons
acting in concert.
RECYCLABLES
Shall be as specified by resolution of the Village Board
of Trustees under the current waste collection contract. What is determined
as recyclable may change throughout the contract.
RESIDENCE
A single dwelling unit designed for occupation by one or
more persons as a single household.
WASTE MATERIAL
Includes all recyclables and nonrecyclables which make up
the waste stream and which are eligible for curbside pickup under
this chapter. "Waste material" does not include the following items,
which are not eligible and which will not be picked up by the Village
of Springville or any agency or agent thereof:
A.
Hazardous waste as defined under regulations promulgated pursuant
to § 27-0903 of the New York State Environmental Conservation
Law.
B.
Source, special nuclear or by-product material, as defined in
the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
C.
Low-level radioactive waste, as defined in § 29-0101
of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law.
D.
Regulated medical waste, as defined under regulations promulgated
pursuant to § 27-1502 of the New York State Environmental
Conservation Law.
Waste material shall be prepared for collection in accordance
with Subsections A and B of this section. No person shall dispose
of waste material except as follows:
A. Acceptable containers for recyclables shall be as specified by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees under the current waste collection
contract. As for private pickup, containers shall be a watertight
container with a fitted lid.
B. Preparation of nonrecyclables and acceptable containers shall be
as specified by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees under
the current waste collection contract. As for private pickup, containers
shall be a watertight container with a fitted lid.
The collection, removal and carrying of garbage, rubbish, trash,
paper, hazardous waste or any other material which is the subject
of this chapter on any highway, street, alley or lane of the Village
must be done in covered watertight vehicles which shall be in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the New York State Department of
Motor Vehicles and the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation. No garbage, rubbish, trash, paper, hazardous waste or
any other material which is the subject of this chapter shall be spilled
or scattered along the streets or public places, and the vehicles
used for the collection and transportation of such material shall
not be allowed to stand or tarry along the public streets for a longer
time than shall be reasonably necessary for the loading of the same.