[Adopted 2-20-1985 by Ord. No. 1581]
From and after the effective date of this article,
all residents of the Township receiving Township trash collection
services are prohibited from mixing or including newspapers, magazines
and other like printed material in their ordinary trash and rubbish.
All residents receiving Township trash collection
services shall separate newspapers, magazines and other like printed
material from their ordinary trash and rubbish and shall place their
discarded newspapers, magazines and other like printed material at
or near their regular trash collection point in securely tied bundles
of not more than 25 pounds each on the day designated for recycling
collection by the Township Manager.
No person, firm or corporation shall be permitted
to collect discarded newspapers, magazines and other like printed
material without the written permission of the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 11-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1639; 10-25-2000 by Ord. No.
1808]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provisions in this article shall, upon summary conviction before any
District Justice, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000,
and costs of prosecution. In default of payment of the fine and costs,
the violator may be sentenced to the county jail for a term of not
more than 30 days. Each and every day which any person, firm or corporation
shall be in violation of this article shall constitute a separate
offense.
