The Township may enter into (an) agreement(s) with public or
private agencies or firms to authorize them to collect all or part
of the recyclable materials from curbside.
All recyclable materials placed by persons for collection by
the municipality or authorized collector pursuant to this article
shall, from time of placement at the curb, become the property of
the municipality. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed
to impair the ownership of separated recyclable materials by persons
unless and until such materials are placed at the curbside for collection.
Any residence or commercial, industrial, municipal or institutional
establishment may donate or sell recyclable materials to any person,
firm or corporation, whether operating for profit or not. Nothing
contained in this article shall be interpreted to impair any existing
recycling operations or prohibit the use of public recycling containers
open to the public.
Disposal by persons of recyclable materials with waste is prohibited
and shall be a violation of this article. The collected recyclable
materials shall be taken to a recycling facility. Disposal by collectors
or operators of recycling facilities of source-separated recyclable
materials in landfills or to be burned in incinerators is prohibited
unless a prior exemption is obtained in writing from the enforcing
entity prior to the incineration or landfilling thereof.
The Township Manager is hereby authorized and directed to make
reasonable rules and regulations for the operation and enforcement
of this article as deemed necessary, including, but not limited to:
A. Establishing recyclable materials to be separated for collection
and recycling by residences and additional recyclable materials to
be separated by commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional
establishments.
B. Establishing collection procedures for recyclable materials and providing
for reasonable inspections thereof.
C. Establishing reporting procedures for amounts of materials recycled.
D. Establishing procedures for the distribution, monitoring and collection
of recyclable containers.
E. Establishing procedures and rules for the collection of yard waste.
F. Designating of person(s) to enforce the provisions of this article.