[Adopted 10-21-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
This article shall be known as the "Solid Waste
Law of the Village of Angola."
The following words and phrases used throughout
this article shall have the following meanings:
COLLECTION SITE
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.
NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE
A.
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:
(1)
Garbage: putrescible solid waste, including
animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
(2)
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.
B.
The above list may be modified by rule, regulation
or order of the Village Board, as the need arises.
NONRESIDENTIAL GENERATOR
Any person who generates solid waste in the Village of Angola
and who is not a residential generator, as defined herein.
PERSON
Any individual, natural person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, institution or other entity.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR(S)
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.
RECYCLABLE WASTE
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.
RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR
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.
SOLID WASTE
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.
SPECIAL SOLID WASTE
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:
A.
Major appliances: stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers,
dryers, washing machines, sinks, toilets and other similar large appliances.
B.
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.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
Vehicular tires or tire casings, batteries,
motor oil, paint and containers for the same.
F.
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.
SUITABLE CONTAINERS(S)
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.
No person shall prepare solid waste for collection
and disposal except as provided herein:
A. Recyclable waste shall be separated from other solid
waste at the point of waste generation.
B. Recyclable waste form 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.
C. 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.
D. 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 rule, regulation
or order of the Village Board.
E. Non-recyclable waste from nonresidential 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.
F. 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.
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.
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.