This article shall be known as the "Solid Waste Law of the Village of Angola."
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Angola as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-21-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002; amended in its entirety 9-8-2025 by L.L. No. 2-2025]
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The Village Board of the Village of Angola has determined that the reduction, reuse, recycling and proper disposal of solid waste are important public concerns and will benefit the public health, safety and welfare and aid in preservation of the environment.
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The program established hereunder for the separation, preparation, collection and disposal of solid waste shall be under the supervision of the Village Board of the Village of Angola, directly or through its designated agencies or representatives, as determined by the Village Board.
The following words and phrases used throughout this article shall have the following meanings:
A person, individual, partnership or corporation or employee or agent thereof authorized by contract or license with the Village of Angola to collect solid waste from residential, commercial and institutional properties as herein defined under the terms and conditions of this article. In the event of the Village of Angola collection, this definition shall include the governing body and employees thereof.
Cuttings from shrubs, hedges and trees which are less than four inches in diameter.
Large items, such as sofas, upholstered chairs, mattresses and box springs, but excluding large appliances (white goods), such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, etc., which are considered recyclable.
The spot or area, curbside or otherwise, specified as the site for placement of solid waste which has been prepared for collection. The Village Board may prescribe standards for designating and maintaining a collection site by rule, regulation or order, as it deems appropriate.
The Village of Angola Department of Public Works or those collectors/haulers engaged in the collection of and/or transportation of solid waste by the Village of Angola.
Those items of solid waste, excluding recyclable waste and special solid waste, as defined herein, designated by the Village Board as eligible for curbside pickup. Non-recyclable waste includes but is not limited to:
Garbage: putrescible solid waste, including animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
Rubbish: rags, sweepings, excelsior, rubber (other than vehicular tires), leather, crockery, shells, clothing, straw, dirt, filth, wastepaper, and waste glass not meeting the definition and/or specifications for recyclable waste and similar waste materials.
The above list may be modified by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board, as the need arises.
Any person who generates solid waste in the Village of Angola and who is not a residential generator, as defined herein.
Any individual, natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, institution or other entity.
A person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity providing services for the collection, transportation and/or disposal of solid waste, duly licensed by the Village of Angola pursuant to this article.
Those materials designated by the Village Board as requiring separation from all other solid waste at the source of generation. They include but are not limited to corrugated cardboard, high-grade paper, newspapers, magazines, aluminum and metal beverage containers, clear glass bottles and jars, and plastic containers designated No. 1 and No. 2 on their recycling codes. The above list of materials may be modified by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board, as the need arises.
Any person, including a lessee or other person in possession, who generates solid waste on or at a site or parcel which is a part of the Village of Angola Garbage District.
All putrescible and nonputrescible materials that have been discarded or rejected, including but not limited to recyclable, non-recyclable and special solid waste, as defined herein, garbage, refuse and rubbish resulting from residential, commercial, industrial and community activities. Not included are hazardous wastes, as identified and defined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
All other solid waste or other waste materials not identified or treated as either recyclable waste or non-recyclable waste herein, including but not limited to:
Major appliances: stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, washing machines, sinks, toilets and other similar large appliances.
Large household furnishings: all other large and/or bulky articles actually used in the home and which equip it for living, such as chairs, sofas, tables, beds, carpets and similar items.
Green waste: leaves, grass clippings from lawns, flowers or gardens, brush and cuttings from shrubs, hedges and trees which are not reused or composted but are intended for disposal as part of the waste stream.
Construction and demolition debris: discarded building materials, concrete, stones, waste earth from excavations or grading and all other refuse matter resulting from the erection, repair, remodeling or demolition of buildings, structures or other improvements of property.
Vehicular tires or tire casings, batteries, motor oil, paint and containers for the same.
Hazardous waste: as defined in the New York State Environmental Conservation Law, Article 27, and also including but not limited to low-level radioactive waste and special nuclear or by-product material, as defined by Article 29 of the Environmental Conservation Law and the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, respectively.
Such container(s) as shall, from time to time, be designated as acceptable for the collection of recyclable waste, non-recyclable waste or special solid waste for residential generators by resolution of the Village Board or by their private collectors, in compliance with this article.
Effective September 8, 2025, all improved real property located in the Village of Angola which receives solid waste and/or recyclable collection service from the Village of Angola shall be assessed a one-time user fee on the current Village tax bill to cover the cost of a garbage tote(s) and/or a recycling container(s) as required by this Code. The cost of said user fee shall be equal to the amount charged by the third-party private contractor utilized by the Village for the purchase of garbage totes and recycling containers in the Village of Angola and shall be charged and levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers in the same manner as taxes. In the event that replacement totes and/or containers are required, they shall be purchased directly through the Village of Angola at a cost to be determined by the Village of Angola.
No person shall prepare solid waste for collection and disposal except as provided herein:
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Recyclable waste shall be separated from other solid waste at the point of waste generation.
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Recyclable waste from residential generators shall be separated from other solid waste and placed in one or more suitable containers for curbside collection, prepared for collection in such manner as may be required by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board.
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Recyclable waste from nonresidential generators shall be separated from other solid waste and placed in one or more suitable containers for collection, prepared for collection in such manner as may be required by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board.
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Non-recyclable waste from residential generators shall be separated from other solid waste and placed in suitable containers for curbside collection in such allowable quantities and prepared for collection in such manner as may be required by rules, regulation or order of the Village Board.
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Non-recyclable waste from non-residential generators shall be separated from other solid waste and placed in suitable containers and prepared for collection in such manner as may be required by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board.
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Recyclable waste and non-recyclable waste shall not be commingled with each other or with other solid waste at any point during its preparation for collection, and it shall be a violation of this article for any person to prepare and set out for collection any can, container or bag containing solid waste which has not been separated and prepared as required herein.
It shall be a violation of the article for any person to collect, pick up, remove or dispose of, or allow to be collected, picked up, removed or disposed of, any solid waste within the Village of Angola except as provided in this article.
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No person shall permit any municipal solid waste to accumulate for a period of longer than seven days upon property owned or occupied by said person in the Village of Angola. Owners or occupiers of residential property are hereby required to make accumulated municipal solid waste available for collection as scheduled under the terms hereof.
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Residential properties which receive solid waste and/or recyclable collection services from the Village of Angola are required to have a refuse tote(s) and/or recyclable container(s). Single-family households are required to have one refuse tote and one recyclable container, and two-family households are required to have two refuse totes and two recyclable containers. Such containers shall be stored behind the front setback line of the building on the lot or shall be secured in a separate structure located on the property approved by the Building Inspector until placed to the curb for collection.
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It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or occupant of every dwelling, store or other building within the Village of Angola to keep such buildings free, clear and clean of all kinds of municipal solid waste of any kind or description and to keep sidewalk and yard areas free, clear and clean of all municipal solid waste of any kind or description.
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Recyclable and non-recyclable waste from residential and nonresidential generators shall be collected and disposed of by the Village of Angola, or its authorized collector, in the manner and at the times and places as may be specified from time to time by rule, regulation or order of the Village Board.
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No residential or nonresidential generator shall mix or cause to be mixed with his recyclable and/or non-recyclable waste prepared for collection and disposal by the Village of Angola or its authorized collector any solid waste not generated by such residential or nonresidential generator within the Village of Angola.
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Neither the Village of Angola nor its authorized collector shall have any obligation to collect, and shall not collect, any solid waste not prepared for collection in accordance with this article.
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Recyclable waste placed at the curbside or other appropriate place for collection by the Village, as provided herein, shall become the property of the Village of Angola upon placement at the collection site. No person who is not acting under authority of the Village of Angola or its authorized collector shall collect, pick up or remove, or cause to be collected, picked up or removed, any recyclable waste so placed for collection. Each authorized collection, pickup or removal shall constitute a separate violation of this article; provided, however, that where the Village has refused to collect certain recyclables because they have not been prepared and placed for collection in accordance with this article, the residential generator may and shall remove such recyclables from the collection site.
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All other solid waste from residential and nonresidential generators, including but not limited to construction and demolition debris, major appliances, large household furnishings, tires and auto batteries and green waste, shall be collected and disposed of by private collectors, duly permitted by the Village under the article. The Village Board may, from time to time, authorize special collection and disposal programs for one or more of these items, on such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
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All municipal solid waste, including garbage and nonrecyclable refuse and rubbish, shall be stored in a refuse tote or a dumpster as set forth in this Code. All municipal solid waste and nonrecyclable refuse placed into a refuse tote shall be placed either loosely, in a trash compactor bag or in a clear plastic bag. The lids on all refuse totes and dumpsters must be completely closed. No refuse tote shall exceed 150 pounds in weight when filled.
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All recyclable materials shall be placed in a recyclable container as defined in this Code.
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It shall be a violation of this article of the Code of the Village of Angola for any person to place at the curb for collection any can or container other than one which contains municipal solid waste or recyclable materials.
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The Village of Angola will not collect any municipal solid waste or recyclables from any residential, commercial, industrial or institutional property within the Village of Angola where the municipal solid waste and recyclables are not separated in accordance with this article.
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No person, resident or nonresident, shall throw, deposit or dump or cause to be thrown any garbage, rubbish, solid waste or recyclable or non-recyclable waste of any type on any public highway, street, roadside or land, whether developed or undeveloped, within the Village of Angola.
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Only authorized collectors shall collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up or removed any solid waste recyclable materials so placed for collection. Where the authorized collector has refused to collect certain recyclable materials because they have not been separated, placed or treated in accord with the provisions of this article, the person responsible for initially placing those materials for collection may and shall remove those materials from any curb, sidewalk or street side. Nothing herein shall prevent any person from making arrangements for the private collection, sale or donation of recyclable materials prior to placement at the curbside.
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All municipal solid waste, recyclable materials, construction and demolition debris, large appliances and bulkies to be picked up must be at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before 12:00 noon of the day preceding the scheduled pickup day.
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Empty containers shall be removed from the curbline or other places of collection by the occupants of the property before the end of the day on which collection is made from the property.
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The Director of Public Works is authorized to provide for the collection of brush and tree parts at such times and in such manner as the Board of Trustees shall from time to time provide.
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The authorization provided for in the preceding subsection shall apply only to brush and tree parts produced by the individual activity or efforts of the owner or occupant of the property.
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Brush and tree parts produced by commercial contractors must be removed from the property by the contractor or by the owner or occupant of the property. Such brush and tree parts may not be placed at or near the curb or street right-of-way, except temporarily as may be necessary in the course of the work which produced the brush and tree parts.
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The Village of Angola will not collect or remove brush or tree parts produced by commercial contractors.
No person shall cart to, dump or deposit any municipal solid waste upon any property in the Village except under the authorization, supervision and direction of the Crew Chief.
The Village Board is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules, regulations and orders as it may deem reasonable and necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. Such rules, regulations and orders shall be adopted by Village Board resolution.
Enforcement of this article will be maintained by any police officer, Code Enforcement Officer or any other person or persons duly designated by the Village Board of the Village of Angola.
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Each and every violation of this article shall constitute a separate violation, as defined in the Penal Law, and shall be punishable by a fine as follows or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both:
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In the event of succeeding and continuing violations, any person who shall be convicted of violating or failing to comply with the provisions of this article shall be liable for a fine of $250 per day or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
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In addition to the above penalties, the Village Board may also maintain an action or proceeding to compel compliance with this article or to restrain, by injunction, the violation of this article.