[Adopted 4-25-1990 by Ord. No. 1648]
The purpose of this article of the Township
of Ridley is to facilitate the disposal of solid waste generated within
the Township in the most economical and environmentally accepted manner
and reduce the total amount of solid waste disposed of by the Township.
This program is further designed to protect the health and safety
of the residents of the Township.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
The scheduled collection and transport of recyclable material placed at the curbline by residences, subject to Chapter 253 of the General Code of the Township of Ridley.
[Amended 9-24-2008 by Ord. No. 1944]
All empty bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown
glass except non-container glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
[Amended 9-24-2008 by Ord. No. 1944]
Recyclables shall include the following: newspapers, inserts
and junk mail; magazines, catalogs and envelopes; paperback books
and phonebooks; cardboard and clean pizza boxes; office and school
papers (including colored paper); boxboard (cereal, cake and cracker
boxes); paper egg cartons; paper bags (grocery type); aluminum cans
and clean foil; tin and steel aerosol cans (empty); empty glass jars
and bottles; all plastic containers labeled "1" through "7."
The following materials are not accepted: plastic bags; polystyrene
cups or plates; motor oil bottles; hazardous chemical containers;
plastic toys or sporting goods; electronics or batteries; compact
discs or DVDs; foam egg cartons; ice cream cartons; light bulbs; hangers;
yard waste or garden tools; hardcover books.
There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory separation of recyclable materials from solid waste by persons
residing in residential dwellings for which the Township of Ridley,
hereinafter referred to as the "Township," provides municipal waste
collection services.
[Amended 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 1867; 9-24-2008 by Ord. No. 1944]
A.
Residential.
(1)
It shall be the responsibility of all residents to separate recyclables
from all residential solid waste and place them out for collection
in the following manner:
(a)
Recyclables shall be placed in a separate container supplied
by the resident (without a liner) not be exceed 50 pounds total weight.
(b)
Prior to placement for collection and removal, recyclables shall
be cleaned, and all contents shall be removed therefrom. Caps shall
be removed from glass.
(c)
Recyclables for collection shall be placed in separate containers
supplied by residents with stickers provided by the Township affixed
thereto, and placed at the curbside on the date prescribed by the
Township.
(d)
Recyclables shall not be placed in the same container as or
otherwise mixed with other forms of solid waste.
(e)
Leaf waste, as defined by Act 101, must be separated and shall
not be mixed with other forms of solid waste.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for a person to collect from a resident and
dispose of solid waste which consists of recyclables combined with
other forms of solid waste.
(3)
The Township is empowered to designate the day of the week on which
recyclables shall be collected and removed from a particular area.
Recyclables shall not be collected or removed from any area except
on the day of the week designated by the Township.
B.
Multifamily dwellings. The owner, landlord, or an agent of an owner
or landlord of multifamily dwellings whose solid waste is not collected
by the Township shall establish a collection system for recyclables
as defined above at each property. The collection system must contain
suitable containers for collecting materials, easily accessible locations
for the containers and written instructions to the occupants concerning
the use and availability of the collection system. Leaf waste, as
defined by Act 101, must be separated and shall not be mixed with
other forms of solid waste.
C.
Commercial establishments. Commercial, industrial, municipal and
institutional establishments shall separate and store, until collection,
all recyclables as defined above. These establishments must arrange
for the transfer of the materials to a recycling system and, if that
system is separate from that used in the Township for residential
dwellings, the establishments shall annually provide to the Township
evidence of such arrangement and documentation of the total number
of tons recycled.
It shall be a violation of this article for
any person(s) unauthorized by the Township to collect or pick up or
cause to be collected or picked up any such recyclable material. Each
such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and
distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided. Ownership of
recyclables set out at curbside for collection shall thereupon vest
in the Township.
The Township Manager or his/her designee is
authorized and directed to enforce this article. The same is hereby
authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations
as to the manner, materials, days and times for the collection of
recyclable materials in accordance with the terms hereof and any other
matter required to implement this article. The Township Manager or
his/her designee may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion of
said rules and regulations at any time.
A.
Any person engaged in the business of collecting solid
waste or rendering solid waste services, who is not authorized by
the Township, shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine
of not less than $200 and not exceeding the sum of $1,000, plus costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall be sentenced
to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day such
violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]
B.
(1)
For first conviction: by a fine of not less than $10
nor more than $25.
(2)
For a second conviction within one year: by a fine
of not less than $25 nor more than $50.
(3)
For a third conviction within one year: by a fine
of not less than $50 nor more than $100.
(4)
For a fourth and each subsequent conviction within
one year: by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250.
C.
The violation of § 253-37C shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding the sum of $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]
The Township may enter in an agreement or agreements
with public or private agencies or firms to authorized them to collect
all or part of the recyclable material from the curbside.
