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Timestamp: 2017-12-14 08:15:53
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152']

Town of Royalton, NY Solid Waste
Ch 152 Art I Curbside Collection and Recycling
§ 152-3 Curbside program.
§ 152-4 Preparation of materials for collection.
§ 152-5 Collection.
§ 152-6 Recyclables to be property of Town.
§ 152-7 Importing of waste prohibited.
§ 152-8 Penalties for offenses.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Royalton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I Curbside Collection and Recycling
Article I: Curbside Collection and Recycling
[Adopted 9-10-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
The Town Board of the Town of Royalton finds that the reduction of the amount of solid waste and the conservation of recyclable materials are important public concerns. The separation and collection of newspaper, paper, cardboard, glass, cans, plastic containers and other materials for recycling from the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional establishments in the Town will protect and enhance the Town's physical and visual environment, as well as promote the health, safety and well-being of persons and property within the Town by minimizing the potential adverse effects of landfilling, facilitating the implementation and operation of other forms of solid waste management, conserving natural resources and assisting the Town in complying with the mandates of the New York State Solid Waste Management Act of 1988. The promotion and use of recyclable materials, goods produced from recyclable materials and goods which facilitate recycling will further serve the same purposes by encouraging and facilitating recycling.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and derivatives shall have the following meanings:
Plastic containers normally found in the household, including containers used primarily for laundry products, dish-washing detergents, milk, water and similar items, including PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (high-density polyethylene) and other common plastic resin types.
Upon the effective date of this article, there is hereby established a program for the separation, preparation for collection and collection of waste materials. The program shall be under the supervision of the Town of Royalton, its administrator and its collection agent or contractor.
The Royalton Town Board and its administrator will determine recyclables and notify Town residents by publishing said information in the official Town newspaper or newspapers at least 30 days before said declaration will be incorporated into the Town program. The Town Board may change the classification of "nonrecyclables" to "recyclables" as defined herein in the event that it determines that reclassification is cost effective or that economic markets exist for that product. The Town Board shall notify all generators of the change in classification.
All waste material shall be separated, prepared for collection and collected as set forth below.
The Town, its administrator, and its collection agent or contractor shall have no obligation to pick up and remove any waste material not prepared for collection in accordance with this article.
The Town, its administrator, and its collection agent or contractor shall have no obligation to pick up and remove any waste material which was not used in the residence or business or other establishment placing such waste material at the curbside for pickup.
The Town, its administrator, and its collection agent or contractor shall have no obligation to pick up or remove any waste material which is not provided for pursuant to the Town's contract for waste removal with a contractor or otherwise provided for by a Town-administered pickup and removal program. Certain businesses, industries and residences may not be provided for in Town of Royalton pickup and removal programs.
Waste materials shall be collected in a manner consistent with the terms of the Town's collection contract.
Commercial, industrial and institutional waste generators. The provisions of this section apply to commercial, industrial and institutional waste generators. In the event that they do not have materials collected pursuant to law or contract, they shall be responsible for components prior to being disposed of in any manner or solid waste left for collection or delivered by the generator at a solid waste management facility. This material must be source-separated.
When any person properly places any recyclable materials in a recyclable container at or near any curb, sidewalk, street or road for the purposes of collection by the Town or its contractor, those recyclable materials shall thereupon immediately become the property of the Town or its authorized agent. No person not acting under authority of the Town or its authorized agent shall collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up or removed any recyclable materials so placed for collection; each such unauthorized collection, pick up or removal shall constitute a separate violation of this article.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, where the Town or its agent or contractor has refused to collect certain recyclables because they have not been placed or treated in accord with the provisions of this article, the person responsible for initially placing those materials for collection may and shall promptly remove those materials from any curb, sidewalk, streetside or roadside and assume possession, control and responsibility for the proper disposal thereof.
The Town, its administrator, and its authorized agent, shall not be required to collect any waste material which has not been separated and secured pursuant to the provisions of this article or the applicable regulations of the Town of Royalton.
No person shall cause to be imported into the Town waste material for curbside collection.[1]
A violation of this article shall constitute a violation punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or 15 days in jail, or both.