[Adopted 6-30-2005 by Ord. No. 142]
This article shall be known as the "Township of Brighton Solid Waste
and Recycling Ordinance."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
ACT 101
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act,
Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528, No. 101.
ALUMINUM
Any aluminum beverage or food cans comprised of 100% aluminum.
COLLECTOR
The entity or entities authorized by the Township to collect, remove
and dispose of combustible and noncombustible refuse and garbage and recyclable
materials from residences or authorized by commercial, municipal and institutional
establishments that do not receive collection services through Township contracts
to collect such materials from those properties.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
An establishment whose primary use is commercial and is engaged in
nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing business, including but not limited to markets,
office building, restaurants, shopping centers, stores and residential buildings
containing four or more dwelling units.
COMMINGLED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those recyclable materials separated from municipal waste at the
point of origin and set aside in a mixed agglomeration for the purpose of
being recycled. Newspapers and magazines are excluded.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or individuals
that include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and
organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Material consisting of two or more pieces of kraft liner separated
by corrugated (fluted) linerboard. Excluded are materials without a corrugated
interliner and those materials with a corrugated liner made from rice or other
non-wood-based materials.
COUNTY
The County of Beaver, a municipal subdivision of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
DISPOSAL
The deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing
of solid waste into or on the land or water in a manner that the solid waste
or a constituent of the solid waste enters the environment, is emitted into
the air, or is discharged to the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
FERROUS CANS
Any empty steel or tin-coated food or beverage containers.
GARBAGE
All refuse and animal and vegetable matter which was used for human
consumption, every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter)
that results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in, handling,
packing, canning, storage, transportation, decay or decomposition of meats,
fish, fowl, birds, fruits, grains or other animal or vegetable matter which
is likely to attract flies or rodents. It shall also include excess fruits
from trees on residential property but not from trees on farms and/or orchards.
Excluding items designated for recycling, the term "garbage" shall also mean
"dead animals" and mixed and waste fragments resulting from the use and occupancy
of the premises, including but not limited to rags, paper and packaging material,
glass, crockery, bottles, tin cans, leather, rubber, plastics, newspaper and
other general small household refuse.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Any bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass; expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, automotive glass, light bulbs,
blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper, copier paper, letterhead, mimeograph
paper and computer paper, typically sold as white ledger paper used in commercial,
institutional and municipal establishments and in home occupation businesses.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
An establishment whose primary purpose is public in character, including
those establishments engaged in charitable, educational and service occupations,
and also including hospitals, nursing homes and congregate homes.
LEAD ACID BATTERIES
Including but not limited to automotive, truck and industrial batteries
that contain lead.
LEAF WASTE
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and similar
material, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Periodical publications containing sketches, stories, essays and
pictures. For purposes of recycling, junk mail, phone books, paper and hardback
books are expressly excluded.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENT
Public facilities operated by the Township and other governmental
and quasi-governmental authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom, office waste, or other
material, including solid, liquid or semisolid materials, including any containing
gaseous materials, resulting from the operation of residential, municipal,
commercial, institutional establishments or community activities and any sludge
from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply, treatment plant
or air pollution control facility not meeting the definition of residual or
hazardous waste in the Solid Waste Management Act. The term does not include
source-separated recyclable materials.
NEWSPAPERS
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed
at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions, containing advertisements
and other matters of public interest.
PERSON(S)
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the wide variety of
types of plastics, the Township may stipulate specific types of plastic which
shall be recycled.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials generated by residences, commercial, municipal and institutional
establishments which are specified by the Township to be recycled and which
can be separated from municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused
as resource in the development of useful products. Recyclable materials may
include, but are not necessarily limited to, clear glass, colored glass, aluminum,
ferrous and bimetallic containers, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated
paper, plastics and any other item selected by the Township or specified in
future revisions to Act 101. The recyclable materials selected by the Township
may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary by the Township.
RECYCLING
The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of metals,
glass, paper, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed
or processed as municipal waste.
RESIDENCES
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwellings having up to
and including three dwelling units per structure.
RUBBISH
Rags, broken glass, crockery, containers for nonedible products used
in the home, paper, hedge cuttings, incinerator ashes, refuse from paper burners
and household refuse generally, ashes from household heating plants, incinerators,
and coal stoves, but excluding bulky waste and hazardous waste.
SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those recyclable materials separated from municipal waste at the
point of origin and set aside for the purpose of being recycled.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Brighton, a municipal subdivision of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania situate in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Garbage shall be collected from each residential unit within the Township
of Brighton at least once every seven days, with daily collections from hotels
and restaurants. Municipal refuse shall be collected from each residential
unit and each business establishment within the Township of Brighton at least
once every seven days. Recyclable materials shall be collected from each residential
unit within the Township of Brighton not less frequently than biweekly.
Should any court of competent jurisdiction hold any part of this article
unconstitutional, illegal, or unenforceable, such invalidity shall not affect,
impair, nullify, nor otherwise prevent the enforcement of the remainder of
this article. It is hereby declared that such parts as are legal would have
been enacted independently of the invalid portion had the invalidity of such
part been known, and it is the intention of the Township that such remainder
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
Ordinance Nos. 10, 32, 42, 81, 82 and 84, which includes §§
166-1 through 166-38 of the Brighton Township Code, are specifically repealed as well as all ordinances or parts thereof which are in conflict with the provisions of this article.
[Adopted 1-8-2001 by Ord. No. 116]
The following rules and regulations shall govern the use of its Yard
Waste Composting Site located at 1250 Brighton Road:
The following items are specifically prohibited from being deposited
at the Yard Waste Composting Site:
B. Construction materials of any nature and including lumber.
C. Stones, brick, asphalt or concrete.
D. Cans or any form of metal.
G. Dog, cat or other animal waste.
H. Garden produce such as tomatoes, apples, pumpkins, etc.
J. Garbage or litter of any kind.
Use of the compost site shall be by permit only, which permit shall
be displayed in the motor vehicle conveying yard waste to the compost site.
A. Township residents shall be entitled to receive a permit
for the deposit of their personal yard waste by making application therefor
at the Township offices, 1300 Brighton Road, and paying such fee as may be
established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Brighton Township.
B. Commercial haulers may be permitted to deposit yard waste
at the compost site by making application for the appropriate permit and paying
such fee as may be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of
Brighton Township.
The following circumstances shall constitute a violation of this article:
A. The deposit of any material, other than acceptable yard
waste, at the compost site.
B. The deposit of any material at the compost site by any
person not holding a valid permit, or in violation of the provisions of the
permit issued to such person.
C. The deposit of any material at the compost site at any
time other than the designated hours of operation.
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any of the rules
and regulations adopted pursuant to this Township article shall, upon conviction
thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
$100 and not more than $1,000 and costs and, in default of the payment of
such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.