The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the Board of Selectmen
to adopt and amend rules and regulations intended to facilitate the
orderly use and management of the Belchertown Solid Waste Transfer
Station and Recycling Center. Rules and regulations shall be published
separately.
The Board of Selectmen, as operators of the Solid Waste Transfer
Station and Recycling Center, is hereby authorized to adopt, amend,
and order to be posted rules and regulations governing the use of
the Transfer Station and Recycling Center. The Director of Public
Works or any police officer is charged with enforcing these regulations.
The maximum fine shall be $25 for each violation.
Operation and maintenance of the Solid Waste Transfer Station
and Recycling Center shall at all times comply with the Department
of Environmental Protection Regulation 310 CMR 19.000 and any other
regulation or order that the Board of Health from time to time adopts
or issues under MGL c. 111, § 150A.
The operating hours and location shall be determined by the
Board of Selectmen.
A Special Town Meeting vote on May 14, 1990, made recycling mandatory in Belchertown. See Chapter
109, Article
I, Recycling.
Commercial and hazardous wastes are prohibited from the Transfer
Station. These wastes shall be disposed of during household hazardous
waste collection sponsored by the Town or by other lawful means. Commercial
quantities are regulated by state law.
A. For purposes of this bylaw, the phrase "commercial and hazardous
wastes" is defined to include, but not be not limited to, the following:
(1) Paint products: oil-based paints, lead paints, wood stains, varnishes,
oils, wood preservatives and wood putty.
(2) Solvents: paint strippers, thinners, turpentine, alcohols, degreasers,
nail polish removers, metal polish and waterproofers.
(3) Automotive: engine cleaners, radiator flushes, batteries, gasoline,
antifreeze, rustproofing and car wax.
(4) Pesticides: Silvex, DDT, Chlordane, Mirex, Aldrin (all banned), bug
sprays, no-pest strips, flea powders, flea collars, shampoos, houseplant
insecticides, mothballs and flakes, weed killers and fungicides.
(5) Cleaners: oven cleaners, toilet cleaners, floor cleaners, floor polish,
spot removers, upholstery cleaners, furniture polish, ammonia and
bleach.
(6) Hobby supplies: dyes, glazed, ink and glue.
(7) Miscellaneous: chemistry sets, roofing tar, outdated medicine, asbestos,
aerosol cans, explosives and radioactive wastes.
B. Used motor oil may be disposed of as provided in §
265-7I.