HomeMy WebLinkAboutGreene Solid Waste and Burn OrdinanceTownship of Greene, PA
Chapter 73. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Township of Greene, PA
Thursday, March 8, 2012
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Greene 8 -21 -1990 by Ord.
No. 2 -1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I. General Provisions
§ 73 -1. Scope.
This chapter shall govern and control all aspects of the collection, storage, transportation, processing,
and disposal of municipal waste, and recycling, in Greene Township. It contains regulations applicable
to haulers of municipal waste, collectors of recyclables, individuals, commercial, municipal, and
institutional establishments, and community activities.
§ 73 -2. Purpose.
This chapter is being enacted in an effort to implement a recycling program in order to return valuable
materials to productive use, to conserve energy and to protect capacity at municipal waste processing
and disposal facilities.
§ 73 -3. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated
AGENT
One who performs an act for his immediate family or for another person gratuitously (without any
form of monetary or material compensation therefor).
ALUMINUM CANS
Empty, all- aluminum beverage and food containers.
APPLICANT
A person desirous of being licensed as a hauler or of being issued a recyclable collection permit, as
the case may be. Editor's Note: The definition for "authorized collector, " which immediately followed this
definition, was repealed 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7.
BIMETALLIC CANS
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of both steel and aluminum.
BULKY ITEMS
Discarded "white goods" (major appliances), televisions, mattresses, furniture and similar household
items.
CLEARING AND GRUBBING WASTES
Trees, shrubs and other native vegetation which are cleared from land during or prior to the process
of construction. The term does not include demolition wastes and dirt-laden roots.[Added 9 -28 -2004
by Ord. No. 2004 -7]
COMPOSTING
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The process by which organic solid waste is biologically decomposed under controlled anaerobic or
aerobic conditions to yield a humus -like product.
COMPOSTING FACILITY
A facility using land for processing of municipal waste by composting.
COLLECTOR
A general term referring to any person who collects, for removal from premises, municipal waste or
recyclables.
COMMERCIAL
Of or pertaining to any wholesale, retail, industrial, manufacturing, transportation, or financial or
professional service or office enterprise, business, or establishment.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
An activity or event sponsored or organized by a public or private nonprofit organization for
recreational, educational, cultural, or civic purposes, which may be attended by members of the
public, whether or not an entrance or participation fee is charged therefor.
CORRUGATED PAPER
Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid parallel furrows and ridges, of the type
normally used to make packaging cartons and boxes.
CURBSIDE COLLECTION
A method of collection of residentially generated recyclables and municipal waste by which the
owners or occupants of certain residential properties may dispose of their recyclables by placing
them at curbside (within the public right -of -way fronting along their property), at times designated
by the Greene Township Supervisors, for collection and removal by an authorized collector thereof
for delivery to a recycling center.
DISPOSAL
The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of municipal waste
into or on the land or water in a manner such that the municipal waste or a constituent thereof
enters the environment, is emitted into the air, or is discharged to the waters of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
DISPOSAL AREA
Any site, location, area, building, structure, transfer station, or premises to be used for municipal
waste disposal.
GARBAGE
All putrescible animal and vegetable matter resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
consumption of food.
GLASS CONTAINERS
All empty food and beverage jars or bottles made from silica or sand, soda ash, and limestone, the
product being transparent or translucent (either clear, green or brown); excluding, however, blue
glass, flat glass, plate glass, glass commonly known as "window glass," automotive glass, and
ceramic and porcelain products.
HIGH -GRADE OFFICE PAPER
Any white paper other than newsprint, magazines, or other chemically coated paper or corrugated
paper, of the type commonly used for letter- writing stationery, note paper, plain paper photocopying
machines, computer printers, and other general - purpose paper, whether or not any printed or written
matter is contained thereon.
INSTITUTIONAL
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Of or pertaining to any establishment engaged in service to persons, including but not limited to
hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools, universities, churches, and social or fraternal
societies and organizations.
LANDLORD
The owner of residential property, or such owner's authorized agent.
Editor's Note: The definitions for "leaf composting facility" and "leaf waste, " which originally followed this
definition, were repealed 9 -28 -2004 by Ord. No. 2004 -7. The definition for "licensed hauler, " which followed
this definition, was repealed 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7.
MAGAZINES
Printed matter, also known as "periodicals," containing miscellaneous written prices published at
fixed or varying intervals, printed on glossy or chemically coated paper. Expressly excluded are
newspapers and all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
A type of residential property either under single ownership or organized as a condominium or
cooperative form of housing, which contains four or more dwelling units.
MUNICIPAL
Of or pertaining to any office or other property under the control of any branch or arm of the
federal government of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any
political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including but not limited to Greene
Township, any counties, cities, boroughs, townships, and municipal authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
An all- encompassing, most general term meaning any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or
office waste and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material,
resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial, or institutional establishments and
from community activities, except farm- produced manure, other agricultural waste, and food
processing waste used on land where such materials will improve the condition of the soil, the
growth of crops, or the restoration of the land for the same purposes, and any sludge not meeting
the definition of "residual or hazardous waste" as defined in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Solid
Waste Management Act; Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq. but excluding recyclables.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at fixed or stated intervals,
usually daily or weekly, having printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements
and other matters of public interest. The term "newspaper" expressly excludes glossy advertising
inserts, magazines, glossy or other chemically coated paper, office paper, and any other paper
products of any nature.
OPEN BURNING (FIRE)
A fire in which any solid waste is burned in the open or in a receptacle other than a furnace or an
incinerator permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. [Amended 3 -26-
2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -4]
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise,
municipality, municipal authority, federal government or agency, state institution or agency, or any
other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any
provisions of this chapter prescribing a fine, imprisonment or penalty, or any combination of the
foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of any corporation or other
legal entity having officers and directors.
PLASTIC BEVERAGE CARRIER
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Plastic rings or similar plastic connectors used as holding devices in the packaging of beverages,
including but not limited to all carbonated beverages, liquors, wines, fruit juices, mineral waters,
soda, and beer.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Empty plastic food and beverage containers, the specific types of which may, from time to time, be
designated by resolution of the Greene Township Supervisors.
PROCESSING
Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or bulk of municipal waste, or any
technology used to convert part or all of such waste materials for off -site reuse. Processing facilities
include but are not limited to transfer stations, composting facilities, and resource recovery
facilities. Editor's Note: The definition for "recyclable collection permittee, " which immediately followed
this definition, was repealed 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7.
RECYCLABLES
Materials designated as recyclable in this chapter, or required by the terms of this chapter (or any
amendment hereto) to be kept separate from municipal waste and recycled.
RECYCLING
The collection, separate maintenance, recovery and sale or reuse of recyclables which would
otherwise be disposed of or processed as municipal waste, or the mechanized separation and
treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable
materials other than a fuel for the operation of energy.
RECYCLING CENTER
A facility designed to, and which does, act as a collection center for the processing, storage, and
shipment of recyclables. The term specifically excludes transfer stations and landfills for solid waste
and composting facilities and resource recovery facilities; and specifically excludes charitable
organizations that accept recyclables for collection but do not process such recyclables.
RESIDENTIAL
Of or pertaining to any dwelling unit used as a place of human habitation and which is not
commercial, municipal, institutional, or a community activity. Home occupations incidental to be
residential use within a building are considered "residential."
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY
A processing facility that provides for the extraction and utilization of materials or energy from
municipal waste that is generated off -site, including but not limited to a facility that mechanically
extracts materials from municipal waste, a combustion facility that converts the organic fraction of
municipal waste to usable energy, and any chemical and biological process that converts municipal
waste into a fuel product. The term also includes any facility for the combustion of municipal waste
that is generated off -site, whether or not the facility is operated to recovery energy. The term does
not include:
A. Any composting facility.
B. Methane gas extraction from a municipal waste landfill.
C. Any separation and collection center, dropoff point or collection center for recycling, or any
source separation or collection center for composting leaf waste.
D. Any facility, including all units in the facility, with a total processing capacity of less than 50
tons per day.
RUBBISH
Leaves, branches, trees, sawdust, chips, shavings, wood, woodenware, leather, rags, grass, straw,
and all solid combustible matter not included in this section under the definition of "garbage."
SOLID WASTE
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Waste, including but not limited to municipal, residual or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid,
semisolid or contained gaseous materials.
STEEL CANS
Empty food or beverage containers made of steel, tin- coated steel, or other ferrous metal food or
beverage containers.
STORAGE
The containment of any municipal waste on a temporary basis in such a manner as not to constitute
disposal of such municipal waste. It shall be presumed that the containment of any municipal waste
in excess of one year constitutes disposal. This presumption can only be overcome by clear and
convincing evidence to the contrary.
TOWNSHIP
Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
TRANSPORTATION
The off -site removal of any municipal waste at any time after generation thereof.
WASTE
A material whose original purpose has been completed and which is directed to a disposal or
processing facility or is otherwise disposed of The term does not include source - separated
recyclable materials or material approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection for beneficial use. [Amended 3 -26 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -4]
YARD WASTE
Leaves, grass clippings, garden residue, tree trimmings, clipped shrubbery and other vegetative
material. [Added 9 -28 -2004 by Ord. No. 2004 -7]
YARD WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITY
A facility that is used to compost leaf waste, or leaf waste and grass clippings, garden residue, tree
trimmings, chipped shrubbery and other vegetative material. The term includes land affected during
the lifetime of the operation, including but not limited to areas where composting actually occurs,
support facilities, borrow areas, offices, equipment sheds, air and water pollution control and
treatment systems, access roads, associated on -site or contiguous collection and transportation
activities, and other activities in which the natural surface has been disturbed as a result of or
incidental to operation of the facility. [Amended 9 -28 -2004 by Ord. No. 2004 -7]
§ 73-4. Dumping; litter.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to store, dump, discard, or deposit, or to permit the storage,
dumping, discarding, or depositing of, any solid waste or recyclables upon the surface of the
ground or underground within the Township, except in proper containers for purposes of
storage or collection, and except where the waste or recyclables are of such size or shape as
not to permit their being placed in such containers. It shall be unlawful for any person to
dump or deposit any solid waste or recyclables in any stream, body of water or on any public
right -of -way within the Township.
B. The presence of any articles containing a person's name among solid waste or recyclables shall
create a rebuttable presumption, for purposes of this chapter, that said solid waste or
recyclables are the property of the person whose name is found therein. This presumption can
only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
C. Every owner of property or occupant thereof responsible for such property's day -to -day
operation or maintenance shall pick up and discard in an appropriate receptacle any municipal
waste, recyclables, or other debris deposited or accumulated on the sidewalk or gutter in front
of or adjacent to such property. All owners or operators of commercial, industrial, institutional
and municipal establishments in the Township shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent
the deposition and accumulation of debris in front of their premises, and in furtherance of that
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end, may place appropriate waste containers on the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to their
premises at a point which will not create a hazard to traffic or pedestrians. Any such
receptacles so placed shall be emptied on a regular basis and maintained in a neat and clean
appearance.
D. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a farmer from carrying out the normal activities of his
farming operation, including composting and spreading of manure or other farm- produced
agricultural waste, provided that such activities are conducted in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.
§ 73 -5. Preparation and storage of municipal waste.
A. The storage of all municipal waste shall be practiced so as to prevent the attraction, breeding,
or harborage of insects or rodents and to prevent conditions which may create potential
hazards to the public health or which may create fire and other safety hazards, odors,
unsightliness, or public nuisance.
B. Any person accumulating or storing municipal waste on private or public property in the
Township for any purpose whatsoever shall place the same, or cause the same to be placed, in
sanitary closed or covered containers in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Containers used for the storage of municipal waste shall be of metal, plastic or fiberglass
construction; rust and corrosion resistant, equipped with lids and waterproof (except that
lids shall be optional on large bulk containers commonly known as "dumpsters ").
(2) All garbage shall be drained of excess liquids and wrapped in paper or be placed in plastic
bags before being placed in the waste storage containers described above, and all ashes
shall be free of any burning material before being deposited for collection.
(3) No person except the occupants of the property on which a waste container is placed, a
hauler authorized by the occupant, a Township official, employee or agent shall remove
the lids of the container and /or remove the contents thereof.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
(4) All hazardous waste, including but not limited to municipal waste of a highly flammable
or explosive nature, or highly infectious or contagious municipal waste, shall not be stored
for ordinary collection, but shall be specially disposed of in accordance with the directions
of the Township or of any state or federal authority having jurisdiction thereof.
(5) Containers, other than bulk containers, shall be placed in such locations as may be agreed
upon by the occupant and the hauler authorized by the occupant to collect municipal
waste except that no such container may be placed upon the cartway or in the public right
-of -way of any state or Township road without the express permission of the state or the
Township as appropriate.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
(6) Bulk containers (such as dumpsters) shall be placed, whenever possible, at ground level
and at a point on the property being serviced by the collector which will enable clear and
easy access to the container by the collector's vehicle.
(7) Bulk containers shall not be permitted to overflow or to have waste strewn or left about
them on the ground. A violation of this provision shall be deemed a violation of this
chapter by the person on whose property the bulk container is located, if it is located on
private property.
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§ 73 -6. Required collection and hours of collection.
A. All owners of property within the Township shall provide for the regular preparation,
collection and removal of all municipal waste generated at such properties in one of the
approved manners set forth herein.
B. If a person or establishment (being so authorized by the terms hereof) collects and removes
their own municipal waste, they shall do so at a minimum of every 30 days or at shorter
intervals, in order to prevent odors, vectors or accumulations of refuse or garbage that are
unsafe, unsightly, or potentially harmful to the public health. Any municipal waste so
removed shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
C. Every owner or occupant of residential property and every other person who, or establishment
which, does not collect and remove their own municipal waste, as aforesaid, shall contract
with a hauler for the regular, scheduled curbside collection and removal of the municipal
waste at least once each week. Municipal waste shall be prepared for collection and be
collected and removed from such persons' or establishments' properties at least once each
week, except where conditions beyond the control of the hauler prevent it.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
D. No person other than the contracted hauler shall collect or remove municipal waste from any
other person's property.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
E. All agreements for collection, transportation, and disposition of municipal waste shall be by
private contract between the owner or occupant of the property where the waste is generated
and the licensed hauler who is to collect such waste.
F. Haulers shall not collect residential municipal waste from any properties within the Township
limits on Sunday.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
G. Nothing herein shall limit the right of the Township to implement public collection of solid
waste either by entering into contracts or by engaging in any collection practice permitted by
law.
H. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit any person from hauling municipal
waste on an irregular and unscheduled basis to a facility permitted by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, and which is approved for disposal in
the Franklin County Solid Waste Plan (or to a transfer station from which it will be taken and
ultimately disposed of at such a facility), provided that such hauling shall be in addition to,
and not in place of, the regular removal of municipal waste as required by this section, and
provided that such is not in violation of any county or other municipal law or regulation.
[Amended 3 -26 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -4]
L Nothing in this section shall modify the requirements in this chapter pertaining to separation
and disposal of recyclables. Nothing in this section shall impair the ability of the Township to
provide a system of placement for removal and public collection of leaf waste, or the
Township residents to utilize such system of public collection of leaf waste, anything herein
contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
§ 73 -7. Transportation of municipal waste.
A. Any person transporting municipal waste within the Township shall prevent or remedy any
spillage from vehicles or containers used in the transport of such municipal waste.
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B. All haulers of municipal waste within Township boundaries who shall allow waste to leak
from, fall from or be blown from a transporting vehicle or container shall be guilty of a
summary violation as otherwise defined in this chapter and be subject to the penalties
hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
C. The transfer of waste from one collection vehicle to another may not take place in the
Township, except on private property in those areas of the Township designated for such by
the Township. No such transfer may take place on any public right -of -way, and no such
transfer operation may block traffic, create litter, or in any other manner constitute a nuisance,
create a health hazard, or violate any other ordinance of the Township or provision of
statutory law.
§ 73 -8. Open burning.
No person shall ignite, cause, feed, permit or maintain any open fire for the destruction of solid waste
on any property under his control, except as hereinafter provided.
A. Exceptions to open burning prohibition.
[Amended 7 -9 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -5; 9 -28 -2004 by Ord. No. 2004 -7]
(1) A fire set to prevent or abate a fire hazard, when approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection and set by or under the supervision of a public
officer.
(2) Any fire set for the purpose of instructing personnel in fire fighting, when approved by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
(3) A fire set for the prevention and control of disease or pests, when approved by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
(4) A fire set in conjunction with the production of agricultural commodities in their
unmanufactured state on the premises of the farm operation.
(5) A fire set for the purpose of burning, clearing and grubbing waste in accordance with 25
Pa. Code 129.14.
(6) A fire set solely for recreational or ceremonial purposes.
(7) A fire set solely for cooking food.
B. The Board of Supervisors shall have the power to determine that hazardously dry weather
conditions exist, from time -to -time, during which open fires would be hazardous to the health,
comfort, safety, and property of the citizens of Greene Township. When the Board makes
such a determination, it shall cause there to be published a notice that all open burning within
the Township shall be prohibited until such time as the Board determines that the hazardously
dry weather conditions no longer exist. When the Board determines that such conditions no
longer exist, it shall cause there to be published public notice of that determination. The
public notice referenced above shall be given by the Board by publication in at least one
newspaper of general circulation within Greene Township one time and by posting such notice
at the Greene Township Municipal Building. The prohibition against open fires shall take
effect upon publication of such notice and shall continue in effect until publication of the
notice that the prohibition has been terminated.
[Added 9 -10 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -7]
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§ 73 -9. Dumpster permits.
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Any collector or other person who desires to place any large bulk container commonly known as a
"dumpster" on a street or other public right -of -way in the Township shall, prior to such placement,
obtain from the Township a permit authorizing such placement. One such permit shall be obtained for
each dumpster to be placed on any public street or right -of -way. A fee shall be collected by the
Township for each such permit issued, in an amount to be established by resolution of the Township.
The permits required hereunder shall be in the form of a sticker or other device capable of being
affixed to the dumpster for which the permit is issued, and the permit shall be so affixed to the
dumpster by the permittee in accordance with instructions of the Township pertaining thereto. The
permits issued pursuant to this section shall be nontransferable and may be used only by the permittee
to whom originally issued, for the dumpster and at the location for which originally issued.
§ 73 -10. Public litter baskets.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]The Township is hereby authorized to collect municipal
waste from Township property, to provide public litter baskets on sidewalks in the Township and to
dispose of such waste in either a receptacle of a contracted hauler or at designated disposal sites.
§ 73 -11. (Reserved)
Editor's Note: Former § 73 -11, Collectors to furnish name and address of property owners, was repealed 6-
26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7.
§ 73 -12. Disposal of leaf waste.
[Amended 3 -26 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -4; 9 -28 -2004 by Ord. No. 2004- 7]Unless otherwise
providing for composting, all persons shall keep yard waste separate from all other forms of municipal
waste and separate from recyclables. Such waste shall be set out for collection in a manner to be
designated by the collector and shall be disposed of by the collector at a yard waste composting
facility operating in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Regulations and Guidelines for Yard Waste Composting Facilities. Nothing herein shall require any
person to gather yard waste or prevent any person from utilizing yard waste for compost, mulch or
other agricultural purposes.
Article II. Recycling
§ 73 -13. Separation of recyclables.
A. Recyclables shall be kept separate from and disposed of separately from municipal waste, to
the extent required by the following provisions:
(1) Owners and occupants of all residential properties shall keep separate but may commingle
the following recyclables: clear glass, colored glass, and aluminum, steel and bimetallic
cans.
(2) Owners and occupants of all commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and
properties and sponsors or organizers of community activities shall keep separate the
following recyclables: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans,
corrugated paper, and high -grade office paper.
(3) Alternatively, the Township Supervisors may by resolution enumerate alternative
recyclables which will be required to be separated from municipal waste and collected in
accordance with this chapter.
B. Corrugated paper shall be placed in easy -to- manage bundles not to exceed 50 pounds and kept
dry. Glass containers and aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans shall be emptied. Aluminum,
steel and bimetallic cans and glass containers may be mixed together and shall be placed in
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containers which, when full, shall not exceed 50 pounds. High -grade office paper shall be
placed in containers not to exceed 50 pounds. Recyclables shall not be placed in the same
garbage can or other container as, or otherwise mixed with, municipal waste for collection,
removal or disposal. Recyclables shall not be placed in plastic bags, or corrugated boxes.
C. Recyclables may be set out for collection in a manner different from the requirements in
Subsection B above if an alternative manner is designated by the collector and which is
approved by the Township.
§ 73 -14. Disposal or placement for removal of recyclables: residential (other than multifamily
housing properties).
A. For residential properties other than multifamily housing projects, all recyclables which are
required to be kept separate in residential properties pursuant to § 73 -13 above shall be placed
at the appropriate location on the premises to be collected at times designated by the licensed
hauler or recyclable collection permittee. The frequency of such collection shall be not less
than once per month.
B. If the recyclables are to be collected by a contracted hauler, then the recyclables shall be set
out within the public right -of -way for collection but not upon the cartway of public streets.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7 Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former
Subsection C, pertaining to collection by authorized collector other than a licensed hauler, which immediately
followed. ]
§ 73 -15. Disposal or placement for removal of recyclables: multifamily housing properties.
A. For multifamily housing properties, all recyclables which are required to be kept separate in
residential properties pursuant to § 73 -13 above shall either be delivered directly to a
recycling center or shall be picked up by a contracted hauler separately from municipal waste,
in a prearranged manner. All recyclables generated at the property shall be made available to
the contracted hauler for collection.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]
B. The landlord of every multifamily housing property shall require, by a clause in the lease or
other enforceable rule or regulation, that the tenants in such property comply with the
requirements of this chapter governing separation and disposal or placement for removal of
recyclables in multifamily housing properties. Every such landlord shall set up a convenient
and practical collection system in such properties for the collection, storage and regular
disposal or placement for removal of recyclables generated by the residents of such properties.
C. The collection system must include suitable containers for collecting and sorting materials,
easily accessible locations for the containers and written instructions to the occupants
concerning the use and availability of the collection system. Owners, landlords and agents of
owners or landlords who comply with the aforementioned requirements relative to multifamily
housing properties shall not be liable for the noncompliance of occupants of their building.
§ 73 -16. Disposal or placement for removal of recyclables: commercial, municipal and
institutional and community activities.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]All recyclables which are required to be kept separate in
commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and properties and community activities
pursuant to § 73 -13 above shall either be delivered directly to a recycling center or shall be picked up
by a contracted hauler separately from municipal waste, in a prearranged manner. If any recyclables
are picked up by a contracted hauler, then all recyclables generated at the property shall be made
available to such contracted hauler for collection.
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§ 73 -17. Recycling reports for multifamily housing properties.
A. The landlord of every multifamily housing property shall complete a form to be designated
"Recycling Report, Multifamily Housing Properties," to be provided by the Township, which
shall indicate where the property's recyclables were delivered.
B. The recycling report and all weigh slips obtained from the facility or facilities to which the
recyclables were delivered or taken shall be submitted quarterly to the Township. For
purposes of submitting such weigh slips and recycling reports quarterly to the Township, the
collector who removed the recyclables from the property shall be the agent for the landlord
and shall be responsible for completing and submitting such to the Township. Each such
quarterly report shall be submitted on or before the last day of the first month of each quarter,
for the preceding quarter. Quarters shall run on a calendar year basis thus: January through
March; April through June; July through September; and October through December.
§ 73 -18. Recycling reports for commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and
community activities.
A. Every commercial, municipal and institutional establishment and community activity sponsor
shall complete a form to be designated "Recycling Report, Commercial, Municipal and
Institutional Establishments and Community Activities," to be provided by the Township,
which shall indicate where the establishment's or activity's recyclables were delivered.
B. The recycling report and all weigh slips obtained from the facility or facilities to which the
recyclables were delivered or taken, shall be submitted quarterly to the Township. For
purposes of submitting such weigh slips and recycling reports quarterly to the Township, the
collector who removed the recyclables from the property shall be the agent for the operator of
the establishment or sponsor of the activity and shall be responsible for completing and
submitting such to the Township. Each such quarterly recycling report shall be submitted on
or before the last day of the first month of each quarter, for the preceding quarter. Quarters
shall run on a calendar -year basis, thus: January through March; April through June; July
through September; and October through December.
§ 73 -19. Unauthorized collection.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]It shall be unlawful for a person to collect, remove or
dispose of municipal waste which contains recyclables mixed with the municipal waste which are
required by that person to be separated from the municipal waste.
Article III. Collector's Duties
§ 73 -20. Haulers to provide recyclable removal service for residential properties.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7 Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 73 -20,
Authorization of collectors, and § 73 -24, Unlawful to terminate services of licensed hauler for compliance
with this chapter, and renumbered §§ 73 -21, 73 -22, 73 -23 and 73 -25 through 73 -30 as §§ 73 -20 through 73-
28, respectively. ]Every hauler doing business in Greene Township shall be required to provide to its
residential customers the service of removing recyclables from their properties at the curbside (within
the public right -of -way). Any such recyclables so removed shall be kept separate from municipal
waste and shall be taken to a recycling center.
§ 73 -21. Haulers to provide recyclable removal service for commercial, municipal, and
institutional establishments and properties.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007- 7]Every hauler shall be required to provide to its
commercial, municipal, institutional and multifamily housing property customers the service of
removing recyclables from their properties. Any such recyclables so removed by haulers shall be kept
separate from municipal waste and shall be taken to a recycling center.
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§ 73 -22. Haulers not to accept unlawfully disposed of recyclables.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]No hauler shall accept, pick up, or remove any bag or
other container of municipal waste which the hauler knows, or has reason to believe, contains
recyclables required to be separated. Upon discovery of such recyclables combined with municipal
waste placed at curbside or otherwise placed for pickup, the hauler shall affix a tag or sticker to the
container containing the recyclables (which tag or sticker will be provided by the Township), retain a
duplicate for the hauler's records and, deliver a triplicate to the designated office of the Township
within 48 hours. When the hauler utilizes a tag or sticker pursuant to this section, he shall fill in the
information requested thereon, including the address at which the container is located and the reason
which led him to know or believe the container contained recyclables (e.g., he saw newspaper or he
heard bottles rattling). The hauler shall leave such container with the tag or sticker placed thereon
where he found it.
§ 73 -23. Haulers to provide bulky item removal service.
[Amended 6 -26 -2007 by Ord. No. 2007 -7]All haulers doing business within the Township shall make
available to their customers the service of removal of bulky items not less frequently than once per
year.
§ 73 -24. Missed pickup.
In the event of any missed pickup, the collector shall collect from the missed location before the end
of the next business day.
§ 73 -25. Complaints.
All complaints regarding collection of recyclables or solid waste shall initially be reported to the
collector. Any reasonable complaint shall be given prompt and courteous attention by the collector. In
the case of missed collection, the collector shall collect from the missed collection site before the end
of the next business day after the complaint is received. Any complaint which the collector fails to
resolve shall be reported in writing to the Township.
§ 73 -26. Community oriented charitable activities.
A. Nothing contained herein shall impair or prohibit any recognized religious, civic, fraternal,
charitable or benevolent organization, association or society from undertaking or sponsoring
voluntary programs or projects involving the collection of recyclables from the public. Any
such collection activity can only occur prior to the recyclable materials being placed at
curbside or similar location for collection by an authorized collector. Prior to initiating such
activity, the organization shall obtain authorization from the Township.
B. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit any person from donating or selling any
recyclables to individuals or organizations unless or until such recyclables are placed at
curbside or similar location for collection by an authorized collector.
Article IV. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 73 -27. Violations and penalties.
[Amended 3 -26 -2002 by Ord. No. 2002 -4]Any person who violates or permits a violation of this
chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant
may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each
section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
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§ 73 -28. Construction.
The various headings used throughout this chapter are intended only as an aid in its organization, in
order to facilitate ease of reading, and are not to be considered a substantive part of this chapter. In
this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular shall include the plural; the
plural shall include the singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter.
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