[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Wethersfield 12-17-1990.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 93, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse, adopted as Secs. 5-2-1
through 5-2-5 and 5-2-9 of the Code of 1972.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority established
pursuant to Chapter 446e of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
Landclearing debris and waste resulting directly from demolition
activities other than clean fill.
Natural soil, rock, brick, concrete, ceramics and asphalt
paving fragments which are virtually inert and pose neither a pollution
threat to ground- or surface waters nor a fire hazard.
Corrugated containers having liners of kraft (brown) paper
that are in clean condition (not soiled by any garbage or other material)
and which are not coated with any wax material.
Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, office paper, glass food
and beverage containers, metal food and beverage containers, waste
oil, scrap metal, storage batteries (lead acid batteries) and leaves.
The Director of Health for the Central Connecticut Health
District.[1]
[Amended 12-20-1999]
The Director of Physical Services for the Town of Wethersfield.
[Added 12-20-1999]
Any enclosed space which is wholly or partly used or intended
to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
The owner, renter or other occupant of each separate dwelling
unit, whether or not in the same building with other dwelling units.
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Clear, brown and green glass food and beverage containers
up to one gallon in size, washed clean of their contents with their
caps and lids removed, and which do not contain any other materials
except paper labels.
Dangerous materials or substances which may pose a present
or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly
treated, stored, transported or disposed of, including but not limited
to cleaning fluids, paints, explosives, acids, caustics, poisons,
drugs, radioactive materials, infectious materials and asbestos-containing
material.
Plastic bottles up to one gallon in size, washed clean of
their contents, and which do not contain any other materials except
paper labels.
The manufacture, milling, assembly or warehousing of a product
and the maintenance and/or storage of commercial vehicles or construction
equipment.
Metal containers up to one gallon in size, washed clean of
their contents, and which do not contain any other materials except
paper labels.
The system for the processing of solid waste and the recovery
of energy therefrom constructed by the Authority pursuant to the Municipal
Services Agreement.[2]
The municipal solid waste management services contract between
the Town of Wethersfield and the Authority dated June 30, 1982.
Fresh dry newspapers, not sunburned, free from paper other
than newsprint, containing not more than the normal percentage of
rotogravure and colored sections (magazines and advertising materials),
which can be either tied in bundles with string or placed in brown
kraft paper grocery bags.
Premises used for wholesale or retail trade business and
professional offices, industry, churches, schools, nonprofit organizations,
farms operated as a business, government buildings, hospitals and
other humane institutions, orders of fraternal organizations, clubs
and places of amusement, entertainment and recreation.
Plastic bottles up to three liters in size, washed clean
of their contents, and which do not contain any other materials except
paper labels and HDPE base cups.
A platted lot or part thereof or unplatted lot or parcel
of land or plot of land, either occupied or unoccupied by any dwelling
or nondwelling structure, and includes any such building, accessory
structure or other structures thereon.
Corrugated cardboard, glass food and beverage containers,
metal food and beverage containers, newspapers and plastic HDPE and
PET bottles.
Premises containing one or more dwelling units but not including
hotels or motels or apartments with four or more dwelling units (e.g.,
single-family and two-family dwellings, apartments with three or fewer
dwelling units, exempt apartments, condominiums and Town houses, planned
unit developments and congregate housing).
[Amended 6-7-1993]
Cold ashes, junk, discarded containers, dust, sweepings,
waste paper, boxes, crates, rags, clothing, textiles, glass (other
than food and beverage containers), crockery and similar waste materials,
excluding body wastes, hazardous wastes, bulky wastes and clean fill.
Garbage, rubbish and bulky wastes, excluding body wastes,
hazardous waste, clean fill, material designated recyclable and recyclables.
Major appliances, fluorescent light ballasts (bulbs removed),
microwave ovens, submersible pumps, mercury vapor lamps, fans and
hot-water heaters.
[Added 5-6-1991]
A.
Solid waste. All solid waste accumulated in the Town
shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Town or by persons
licensed by the Town to perform such work. No other person shall collect,
convey over any street or dispose of any solid waste.
B.
Designated recyclables. Each person who generates
solid waste from residential premises within the Town shall keep materials
designated recyclable separated from other solid waste. Each person
who generates solid waste from nonresidential premises within the
Town shall keep materials designated recyclable separated from other
solid waste or shall make provision for the separation of materials
designated recyclable from other solid waste, either on or off the
premises.
C.
Recyclables generated from premises which are provided
solid waste collection and disposal services by the Town, including
all residential premises, churches, fraternal, social and patriotic
associations or clubs, schools and all other Town-owned premises or
facilities, shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Town
or by persons approved by the Town to perform such work. All such
recyclables shall be prepared for collection and disposal in conformance
with regulations established pursuant to this chapter.
A.
The Town shall, by means of its own staff or by contract
or other agreement, collect solid waste and recyclables from all residential
premises, churches, fraternal, social and patriotic associations or
clubs, schools and all other Town-owned premises or facilities in
a manner and frequency as determined by the Town. It shall be a violation
of this chapter for any person not authorized by the Town to collect
or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any solid waste or
recyclables from such premises.
B.
Occupants of premises receiving curbside collection
of solid waste and recyclables shall place solid waste and recyclables
for collection at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the
week on which collection at the premises is scheduled to take place.
No solid waste or recyclables shall be placed or stored at the curb
or within the Town right-of-way preceding the designated collection
time by more than 48 hours.
C.
Occupants, owners, proprietors or other responsible
person(s) of premises receiving bulk container collection of solid
waste and/or recyclables from the Town shall place solid waste and/or
recyclables in the proper container provided.
D.
Suspension. The Director of Health may suspend collection
of solid waste or recyclables from any premises whereof the owner,
the dwelling occupant, the proprietor or other responsible person(s)
does(do) not comply with the terms of this chapter or regulations
made hereunder after a written warning has been sent to the address
of noncompliance by certified mail.
E.
Material uncollectible. The Town or its agent shall
at no time collect body wastes, hazardous wastes or other wastes which
have not been prepared for collection in conformity with the provisions
of this chapter and the rules and regulations issued by the Director
of Health relating hereto.
A.
Solid waste. The owner of each premises where solid
waste is created or generated shall provide, at a suitable place upon
such premises, sufficient receptacles for receiving and holding such
solid waste during the intervals between collections. Solid waste
containers shall be maintained in a good condition, free of holes
and fissures large enough to permit the infiltration of vermin, and
shall be equipped with securely fitting covers.
B.
Recyclables. The Town shall supply each dwelling unit
and each facility or premises receiving curbside collection of recyclables
with a container for the storage of their recyclables. Initial containers
shall be provided at no cost; replacements will be made available
at a cost as determined by the Town. Such containers shall remain
the property of the Town and shall be used for the storage of recyclables
only. Premises receiving bulk container collection of recyclables
shall be provided bulk containers by the Town.
A.
Accumulation restricted. It shall be unlawful for
any person to allow solid waste to accumulate on premises under his/her
control in the Town in such a manner as to create an offensive, unsightly
or unsanitary condition.
B.
Throwing or depositing in Town. It shall be unlawful
for any person to throw or deposit solid waste, material designated
recyclable or recyclables in any part of the Town in such a manner
as to create an offensive, unsightly or unsanitary condition.
C.
Throwing or depositing on streets and public grounds.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit solid waste,
material designated recyclable or recyclables upon streets or sidewalks,
in any catch basin, drain or watercourse or in parks or any public
grounds in the Town, except that solid waste, material designated
recyclable and recyclables may be deposited in proper containers.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the
business of collecting or disposing of solid waste in the Town without
first obtaining a commercial hauler license from the Director of Physical
Services. Application for such license and holders of such license
shall place on file with the Director of Physical Services an up-to-date
schedule of collections, and such shall be kept up-to-date.
[Amended 12-20-1999; 8-19-2002]
B.
Term; fees.
[Amended 5-6-1991; 6-15-1992; 10-3-1994; 6-5-1995; 9-3-1996; 6-16-1997; 7-6-1998; 10-1-2001; 8-19-2002]
(1)
Each commercial hauler license shall be for a period
of one year beginning July 1, and the fee thereof may not exceed $100
per vehicle per year.
(2)
Commercial users of the transfer station shall be
charged $305 for an annual permit, which shall include the disposal
of 1/2 cubic yard of waste. A fee of $115 shall be charged for each
additional 1/2 cubic yard of waste disposed of throughout the year.
(3)
A fee of $25 shall be charged for the first white
good, $15 for the second white good and $10 for the third white good
collected at each stop by the Town. A fee of $50 shall be charged
for four or more white goods collected at each stop by the Town. Residents
aged 65 years and older or who are totally disabled as determined
by social security shall be charged $10 for each white good collected
by the Town. A fee of $10 shall be charged for each white good containing
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) delivered to the transfer station at 100
Marsh Street. No fee shall be charged for white goods which do not
contain chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) delivered to the transfer station.
(4)
Wethersfield residents shall be charged $30 for an
annual permit to use the transfer station, which shall include the
disposal of 1/2 cubic yard of waste. A fee of $15 shall be charged
for each additional 1/2 cubic yard of residential bulky waste disposed
of throughout the year.
C.
Rules and regulations may be prescribed by the Director
of Health to preserve and advance public health and sanitation in
the operation of any such business. Any such license may be suspended
or revoked by the Director of Health for any violation of this chapter
or any regulations made pursuant hereto. The Director of Health may
refuse to issue or reissue a license to persons who have committed
repeated violations.
D.
Any person licensed under this chapter who has reason to believe that a person from whom he collects solid waste has violated § 136-2B of this chapter shall issue a written warning notice to such person and shall promptly notify the Director of Health, in writing, of the alleged violation.
E.
Any person licensed under this chapter shall assist
the Town in identifying any person(s) responsible for creating loads
containing significant quantities of materials designated recyclable
mixed with solid waste which are delivered to a resource recovery
facility or solid waste facility by the collector and detected by
the Town or owner/operator of such facility.
F.
No solid waste or recyclables shall be collected from
any premises in the Town of Wethersfield between the hours of 9:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
[Added 9-7-1993]
A.
Solid waste. The Town shall make available facilities
for the disposal of solid waste, provided that such facilities may
be located outside the boundaries of the Town. On and after the effective
date of this chapter, all solid waste generated and/or collected within
the boundaries of the Town, with the exception of material designated
recyclable and recyclables, shall be disposed of at the Mid-Connecticut
System as outlined in the Municipal Services Agreement. Presenting
solid waste collected from outside the Town to any facility so as
to cause the Town to pay for its disposal shall be considered fraud
against the Town.
B.
Materials designated recyclable or recyclables collected
by the Town or its authorized agent or from any residential premises
shall be disposed of at a site designated by the Director of Health.
Materials designated recyclable or recyclables collected by the other
conveyers or from nonresidential premises shall be disposed of in
accordance with applicable state law or regulations.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or
which fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or with any
regulations of the Director of Health as provided for in this chapter
shall be subject to the following penalties, in those cases where
no other penalty is cited in this chapter:
[Added 12-6-2010[1]]
This chapter has been specifically designated for enforcement by citations issued by designated municipal officers or employees, and the citation hearing procedure established by Chapter 73, Article I, of the Code of the Town of Wethersfield shall be followed.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date
of 2-1-2011.
