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Timestamp: 2018-08-16 08:14:54
Document Index: 704760593

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 20', '§ 20', '§ 20', '§ 2', '§ 6018', '§ 30', '§ 691', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 20', '§ 7', '§ 8']

Township of Frazer, PA Solid Waste
§ 20-103 Exceptions.
§ 20-105 Storage Standards.
§ 20-106 Collection Standards and Regulations.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § I]
This Part shall be known and referred to as the "Frazer Township Solid Waste Ordinance."
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 2; as amended by Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
ACHD REGULATIONS
The ACHD Rules and Regulations, Article VIII, Solid Waste and Recycling Management, as amended.
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act, 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq., as amended.
Large items of solid waste including, but not limited to, appliances, furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches or stumps which may require special handling due to their size, shape, or weight.
Any establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or non-processing business including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
The process by which organic solid waste is biologically decomposed under controlled anaerobic or aerobic conditions to yield a humus - like product.
The incineration, 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.
DOMESTIC WASTE OR HOUSEHOLD, WASTE
Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation who has been licensed by the ACHD and who collects, transports, and disposes of refuse for a fee.
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; and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste under Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, or air pollution control facility. The term does not include source separated recyclable materials.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, State institution and agency, or any other legal entity which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions of this Part 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.
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations and any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term residual waste shall not include coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act, 52 P.S. § 30.51 et seq., as amended. Residual waste shall not include treatment sludges from coal mine drainage treatment plants disposal of which is being carried on pursuant to and in compliance with a valid permit issued pursuant to the Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq., as amended.
All non-putrescible municipal waste, except garbage and other decomposable matter. This category includes, but is not limited to, ashes, bedding, cardboard, cans, crockery, glass, paper, wood and yard cleanings.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 3]
Manure which is not collected or hauled on a commercial basis, which is applied to land for fertilization purposes, and which is not intended to be collected or removed, shall not be regulated by this Part as agricultural or solid waste.
This Part shall not be construed to regulate materials collected for home composting, in compliance with "Home Composting - A Guide to Recycling Plant Waste at Home," published by the Allegheny County Division of Waste Management. This exclusion shall include grass, garden clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, and similar vegetation, which originate on a property and which is appropriately composted on that same property.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 4; as amended by Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
Accumulate or permit to accumulate upon any public or private property within the Township, any garbage, rubbish, bulky waste, or any other municipal or residual solid waste except in accordance with the provisions of this Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and the ACHD regulations.
Burn any solid waste within the Township except in accordance with the provisions of this Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and ACHD regulations.
Dispose of any solid waste in the Township except in accordance with the provisions of this Part, any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and ACHD regulations.
Haul, transport, collect, or remove any solid waste from public or private property within the Township without first securing a license to do so from ACHD. Volunteers collecting refuse and similar solid waste on public property for eventual disposal in accordance with this Part shall not be required to obtain a license under this provision.
Scavenge any materials from any solid waste that is stored or deposited for collection within the Township.
Salvage or reclaim any solid wastes within the Township except at an approved and permitted resource recovery facility under Act 97 and any Department rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97.
Throw, place or deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, placed or deposited any solid waste in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, body of water, public or private property within the Township except as provided in this Part.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 5]
The storage of all solid waste shall be practiced so as to prevent the attraction, harborage or breeding of insects or rodents, and to eliminate conditions harmful to public health or which create safety hazards, odors or public nuisances.
Garden clippings and tree trimmings shall be placed in containers acceptable to the hauler servicing the property or shall be cut and tied securely into bundles. Bundles shall be not more than four feet in length, not more than two feet in diameter and not more than 40 pounds in weight.
Containers that do not conform to the standard of this chapter or which have sharp edges, ragged edges or any other defect that may hamper or injure collection personnel shall be promptly replaced by the owner upon notice from the waste hauler.
With the exception of pick-up days when the containers are placed out for collection, the containers shall be properly stored on the owner or customer premises at all, times.
The storage of all municipal waste from multi-family residential units, commercial establishments, institutions and industrial lunchroom or office waste sources is subject to the regulations and standards set forth in this Part. The type, size and placement requirements for bulk containers shall be determined by the waste generator and the waste hauler.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 6; as amended by Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
All individual residences, multi-family residential sources, and commercial, institutional, and industrial establishments shall negotiate and individually contract for collection service with a properly licensed waste hauler.
All commercial, institutional, public and industrial lunchroom and office waste containing garbage shall be collected at least once a week. Rubbish collection from these sources shall be made as often as necessary to control health hazards, odors, flies, and unsightly conditions.
All haulers operating within the Township shall comply with the following standards and regulations:
All municipal waste collected within the Township shall ultimately be disposed only at a landfill cited in the Allegheny County Solid Waste Plan - 1990, or on subsequent revisions thereto.
Any trucks or other vehicles used for the collection and transportation of municipal waste must comply with the requirements of Act 97, and any Department regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 and must be licensed by the ACHD.
Individual residences may jointly contract for the storage of residential municipal waste in accordance with § 20-105.5. Any such contract shall provide for ultimate disposal in conformity with this Part. Non-commercial transportation of such residential waste to such storage shall not be subject to the prohibition on unlicensed haulage and transportation of solid waste in subsection .1.
An individual residence may dispose of municipal waste generated by that residence without a contract with a licensed waste hauler but otherwise in conformity with this Part and applicable laws and regulations provided that an appropriate statement shall be filed with the Township Code Official/Building Inspector. Said statement shall be filed in January of each year, beginning in 1994, shall be signed by an owner of the residence, and shall describe the means of disposal utilized for municipal waste from that residence.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 7]
All properly licensed haulers operating in the Township shall be responsible for the collection of any fees for solid waste collection and disposal services provided to residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial sources within the Township.
[Ord. 81, 4/6/1993, § 8; as amended by Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]