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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 316', '§ 316', '§ 316', '§ 316', '§ 316', '§ 316', '§ 30']

Township of Exeter, PA Recycling
Floodplain and Riparian Buffer Area Management; Building Permits
Offenses, Summary
Ch 316 Art III
§ 316-25
Short title; purpose; definitions.
§ 316-26
Storage, handling, and disposal of municipal waste.
§ 316-27
Service fees and billing.
§ 316-28
§ 316-29
§ 316-30
[Adopted 8-20-1999 by Ord. No. 299; amended
in its entirety 6-12-2006 by Ord. No. 625]
Chapter 316: Solid Waste
A. Short title. This article shall be known as the "Exeter
Township Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Ordinance."
B. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to provide
for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township
of Exeter by regulating the collection, storage, transportation, removal,
dumping, deposit, disposal, and recycling of solid waste by:
(1) Instituting a comprehensive solid waste management
(2) Establishing a mandatory recycling program pursuant
to the requirements of Act 101 of the Pennsylvania General Assembly,
1988, and amendments thereto.
C. Definitions. The following words and phrases when
used in this article shall have, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
Clean, nonaerosol and empty all-aluminum beverage and food
Person, firm, or corporation registered with the Township
of Exeter to handle municipal waste and recyclables in accordance
Items of solid waste which due to their size, shape, or weight
cannot be collected as a part of the normal weekly municipal waste
collection and, therefore, require special handling. For example,
large household appliances such as stoves and refrigerators, plumbing
fixtures, furniture, large crates, tires, tools, machinery or parts
thereof, and similar items in size shall be considered bulky waste.
Any establishment engaged in a nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing
business, including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings,
Lumber, roofing material, sheathing, rubble, broken concrete,
macadam, plastic and brick, conduit, pipe, insulation, and other material
that result from a construction, demolition, or remodeling process.
Paper boxes constructed in a corrugated manner and used as
containers for business and consumer applications.
Any room or group of rooms located within a building and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities that are used or intended
to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating by one family.
An agreement entered into by the Township of Exeter with
a private person or corporation for the collection and disposal of
all municipal waste and/or recyclables within the Township of Exeter
to the extent provided by this article and the agreement.
Plain, uncolored; or colored glass bottles and jars. Expressly
excluded from this definition of "glass" are blue glass, lead crystal,
porcelain, ceramic products, and tempered or plate glass.
Any person appropriately licensed by the Commonwealth of
Any establishment engaging in manufacturing or processing,
including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing
plants, and refineries.
Any establishment engaged in service to persons, including,
but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools,
Rental housing apartment buildings or apartment complexes
which have two or more dwelling units and condominium associations
and homeowners' associations of two or more dwelling units which are
established and organized in such a manner that the association provides
common services for the residents of the housing development. This
definition shall also include apartment buildings and apartment complexes
owned and operated by institutional establishments if the institutional
establishment charges a rental fee for the dwelling units.
and any other material including solid waste, liquid, semisolid, or
contained gaseous material resulting from the operation of residential,
municipal, commercial, or institutional establishments and from community
activities and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or
hazardous waste in the Solid Waste Management Act from a municipal,
commercial, or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater
treatment plant, or air pollution control facilities (Pennsylvania
Act 101, Section 103).[1]
and containing advertisements and matters of public interest, excluding
Any individual, person, owner or motor carrier, partnership,
corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, municipal
authority, federal government or agency, state institution or agency,
Empty and clean consumer product containers made of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene
(HDPE), and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) most commonly, but not
limited to, plastic bottles used as containers for soda, milk, and
other consumer food products, for household cleaning products, or
for personal care products.
Those materials specified by the Township of Exeter for separation,
collection, processing, recovery, or reuse as part of a recycling
The program or system of separation, collection, processing,
recovery, or reuse of recyclables.
RESIDENTIAL MUNICIPAL WASTE
Municipal solid waste, as herein defined, that is generated
at a dwelling unit.
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
control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term shall
not include coal refuse as defined in the Act of September 24, 1968
(P.L. 1040, No. 318), known as the "Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act."[2] The term shall not include treatment sludge 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 Act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as the "Clean
Streams Law."[3]
Any waste, including, but not limited to, municipal, residual
or hazardous waste, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contains
gaseous materials (Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act 97, Section
103).[4]
Clean, nonaerosol, and empty all-steel (ferrous metal) or
bimetal beverage and food containers.
The government jurisdiction and legal entity of the Township
of Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Editor's Note: See 52 P.S. § 30.51
A. General. It shall be the duty of every owner of property
and every person occupying a dwelling unit, premise, or place of business
within the Township where municipal waste is generated and accumulated,
by his/her own expense and cost, except as otherwise specified in
this article, to provide and keep at all times a sufficient number
of containers to hold all municipal waste accumulated between intervals
of collection of such waste by an authorized collector and to insure
the sanitary and legal disposal of such waste in accordance with this
article and all other Township, state, and federal applicable laws
B. Storage on residential property.
(1) Containers. All municipal waste accumulated by owners of residential property and/or the occupants of residential properties shall be placed in containers for collection by a licensed collector. The containers shall be durable and watertight and made of rust-resistant metal or plastic. The size of each container shall not exceed a thirty-five-gallon capacity unless bulk (dumpster type) containers are used. Containers for curbside recyclables will be as specified by the Township or as provided by the Township directly or through exclusive contract for collection of recyclables. Use of bulk containers at multifamily establishments shall comply with the provisions of Subsection C(1) below.
(2) Location of containers. Each municipal waste container and curbside recyclable container shall be placed for collection so as to be accessible to the collector at ground level and at a point immediately behind the curbline of the street, within no more than 10 feet of the cartway of the street or alley from which the collection with a vehicle is made if there is no curbing, or at a location mutually agreeable between the resident, the Township, and the collector. The Township shall specify location for collection of uncontainerized recyclable material. Containers shall not be located within the cartway at any time. Location of bulk containers at multifamily establishments shall be in accordance with Subsection C(2) below.
C. Storage on commercial, institutional and industrial
(1) Containers. Storage of municipal waste on commercial,
institutional and industrial properties shall be done in the same
type of containers as required for residential properties except where
the accumulation of solid waste for such commercial, institutional
or industrial property precludes their use, in which case such owner
or occupant shall make special arrangements with the authorized collector
for the storing of such additional quantities. Special arrangements
shall include the number and type of special bulk container(s) to
be furnished by the collector as may be approved by the Township.
(2) Location of containers. Containers for the collection
at commercial, institutional or industrial properties shall be located
on the owner's or occupant's premises at a place agreed upon by the
owner or occupant of the commercial, institutional or industrial property
and the registered collector and shall not be unsatisfactory to the
Township. Such locations shall not interfere with public or private
sidewalks, walkways, driveways, roads, streets, highways, alleys,
or entrances and exits of public or private buildings.
by registered haulers. Every owner of property in Exeter Township
shall contract with an individual, entity or firm which is a licensed,
registered hauler by Exeter Township and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to have all municipal waste generated on the premises by any of the
occupants of the premises removed and deposited at a Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania designated disposal facility on a weekly basis or
more often.[Added 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 671]
of contract required. Whenever requested by Exeter Township, the property
owner shall present proof adequate in the judgment of the Township
designee that said person has a current contract with a licensed hauler
to dispose of municipal waste generated on the premises on a weekly
basis or more often. The property owner of the premises shall have
72 hours from the request to provide proof to the Township designee
that he/she has a current contract with a licensed hauler to provide
sufficient service to satisfy the terms and conditions of this article.[Added 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 671]
F. Opt out.
A property owner may decide to transport his or her own municipal
waste to a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designated facility on a weekly
basis or more often. Should a property owner decide to opt out under
this subsection, the property owner shall retain proof/documentation
from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designated disposal facility
showing that property owner has made at least once weekly deposits
of municipal waste. The required documentation shall be retained for
at least two years.[Added 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 671]
of licensed haulers. Any hauler picking up municipal waste in Exeter
Township shall be required to advise the Township in writing within
72 hours after request from the Township as to whether an owner has
a current contract for municipal waste disposal from his/her premises
within Exeter Township. Furthermore, all licensed haulers shall cooperate
with the Township designee in providing information in the event that
an action is instituted to enforce the terms and conditions of this
article.[Added 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 671]
H. Authorized collectors. It shall be unlawful for any
person or corporation, other than persons or corporations registered
with the Township or licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
to collect and/or transport solid waste of any nature as a regular
hauling business within or from the Township. If the Township decides
to enter into an exclusive contract for the collection of residential
municipal waste in the Township, said contractor shall be required
to collect municipal waste in the Township exclusive of other private
haulers and collectors subject to exceptions to the exclusive Township
I. Transportation of solid waste. Any person transporting
solid waste within the Township shall prevent or remedy any spillage
from vehicles or containers used in the transport of such solid waste.
The vehicles used to transport or convey solid waste shall be leakproof
and enclosed to the extent necessary to ensure no loss or spilling
of waste from the vehicles. Pickup trucks shall not be permitted to
transport solid waste under any circumstance. The Township shall have
the authority to inspect the vehicles used for the transport of solid
waste, as it deems necessary. A sticker for each registered vehicle
shall be provided by the Township and displayed on both sides of the
vehicle. The name and/or company logo of the owner of the vehicle
shall also be displayed on both sides of the vehicle.
J. Disposal of municipal waste. All municipal waste produced,
collected, and transported from within the jurisdictional limits of
the Township shall be disposed of at a landfill or other disposal
facility licensed or permitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection or other state government.
However, the Township reserves the right to designate a state permitted
facility of its choice and require that all municipal waste generated
in the Township be disposed of at this designated facility. If the
Township designates a disposal facility as provided for above, all
authorized collectors or collectors operating under contract with
the Township for collection of municipal waste shall be informed by
the Township of the location, regulations and other information pertaining
to the designated disposal facility. The Township reserves the right
to make inspections of authorized collectors to insure that waste
generated-within the Township is being disposed of in an authorized
or designated facility and to limit the use of a designated facility
only to waste generated within the Township. Any authorized collector
found to be in violation of this section shall be prohibited from
collecting or hauling municipal waste in the Township.
K. Unlawful deposition of municipal waste. It shall be
unlawful for any person to deposit for collection any solid waste,
including bulky items not generated at the address from which collection
is made or to bring any solid waste into the Township or from one
address to another in the Township for the purpose of taking advantage
of the collection service or to avoid the cost of collection.
L. Bulky waste. Bulky waste which is not collected by
the normal or weekly residential collection shall not be stored outside
of a building or accessory building on any land in the Township, except
for a period not exceeding 14 days pending the special handling for
disposal of the bulky waste. However, brush, tree trimmings, yard
clippings, leaves, grass, or other waste from live plants may be stored
for longer period of time if necessary until the next scheduled collection
for such items or for the purpose of composting or burning such materials
in accordance with the Township ordinances, unless such storage violates
other ordinances or regulations of the Township. It shall be unlawful
for any person to place bulky waste on any property other than on
the property at which it was generated or directly associated with.
Bulky waste shall be disposed of at a state permitted or licensed
disposal facility, a facility especially designated by the Township
to take such bulky items or a legitimate salvage dealer that is in
the business of disposing or recycling such items.
M. Construction and demolition waste. All waste materials
resulting from the building, structural alteration, repair, construction,
or demolition of buildings or structures shall be disposed of as permitted
by the regulations of the State Department of Environmental Protection
or by pertinent ordinances or regulations of the Township. It shall
be the responsibility of the property owner to ensure the disposal
of such waste in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
N. Exclusions.
(1) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit
any person not regularly engaged in the business of collecting municipal
waste from hauling his own municipal waste on an irregular or unscheduled
basis to a state permitted disposal facility or to the disposal facility
as designated by the Township in accordance with the regulations of
the disposal facility.
(2) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a farmer from
carrying out normal farming operations, including composting or the
spreading of manure or other farm-produced agricultural waste, not
otherwise prohibited or regulated for land application.
(3) The provisions of this article do not apply to anything
but the storage, collection, transportation, and disposal of municipal
waste and do not apply; therefore, to hazardous or residual waste
as defined by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and its
amendments. All hazardous or residual waste must be disposed of in
A. General. It shall be the duty and responsibility of
every owner of property and every person occupying a dwelling unit,
premises or place of business within the Township where municipal
waste is produced and accumulated to pay a service fee for the collection
and disposal of this waste, except as otherwise provided by this article,
to a registered hauler or to the Township.
B. Charges to registered hauler. Service fees for registered
haulers shall be negotiable between the haulers and resident unless
the Township enters into an exclusive contract for services.
C. Charges to be established by resolution. All service
fees established under an exclusive contract for the collection of
waste by the Township shall be established by a resolution of the
Township Board of Supervisors. Service charges so established shall
be reviewed at least annually and adjusted as necessary to insure
that all costs involved in the collection and disposal of municipal
waste under the exclusive contract, including the administrative costs
of the Township, are covered by the service charge.
A. Introduction. The Township, recognizing the reclaiming
of recyclable materials is an important method for addressing the
growing solid waste disposal problem through conserving landfill space
and that recycling conserves natural resources, reduces energy consumption
and promotes the general interest, and to be in compliance with Pennsylvania
Act 101, 1988, does hereby authorize and encourage collection, processing,
storage, transportation, and recycling materials in accordance with
B. General. Recyclables separated for the purpose of
materials recovery rather than disposal and collected by the Township
or its designated agent or contractor shall not be considered solid
waste as defined under this article and shall not be subject to the
provisions of this article which requires the disposal of waste at
designated facilities unless such recyclables become unmarketable.
C. Establishment of program. The Township hereby establishes a program for the mandatory separation of recyclables from solid waste by persons residing in single-family dwellings and multifamily establishments and by commercial, institutional and industrial establishments. Commercial, institutional, apartment complexes, and industrial establishments which utilize centralized collection (dumpster-type) containers shall not be part of the municipal waste recycling program developed by the Township. These commercial, institutional, apartment complexes, and industrial establishments shall be required to conduct their own recycling program as described in Subsection G below.
D. Billing and payment.
(1) It shall be the Township's responsibility to bill
each residential unit in the Township on an annual basis the amount
bid by the contractor. The Township may add a surcharge to the unit
charge to cover the Township's administrative cost for managing the
curbside recycling collection program and to cover any cost related
to additional recycling services provided by the Township.
(2) An additional charge, as bid by the contractor for
special back door pickup for hardship cases, shall be added to the
annual bill for the appropriate resident and billed and collected
in the same manner as specified above.
E. Items to be recycled.
(1) At residential units (including multifamily establishments):
(c) Aluminum and steel cans.
(d) Plastic bottles.
(e) Leaf waste.
(2) At commercial, institutional and industrial establishments:
(b) High-grade office paper and corrugated paper.
(d) Glass.
(e) Plastic bottles.
(f) Leaf waste.
F. Exclusions. Newspapers that are used for secondary
purposes such as wrapping other waste or for cleaning which renders
them unusable for recycling shall not be required to be recycled.
G. Plan to be filed and approved by the Township. Commercial, institutional and industrial establishments conducting their own recycling program, not in conjunction with an agent of the Township for the collection of municipal waste and recyclables, shall file with the Township and have approved by the Township individual recycling programs which provide for, at minimum, the recycling of items listed in Subsection E(2) above. All persons owning, leasing, operating, managing, and/or otherwise controlling commercial, municipal, or institutional establishments, or community activities, shall collect the recyclables and arrange for the removal of such materials to a center for recyclable materials. Annual reports, in writing, of the number of tons of such material recycled shall be made to the Township by the 15th day of January of the following year. The owner and/or landlord of the agent of such owner and/or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties with centralized bulk (dumpster-type) containers shall comply with the requirements of this article by establishing a collection system for the recyclable materials listed in Subsection E(1) above at each such property. The collection system must include suitable containers for the collection and sorting of said recyclable materials; easily accessible locations for the containers, and written instructions to the occupants concerning the use of said collection system. The owner and/or landlord or the agent of such owner and/or landlord of multifamily rental housing properties not included in the collection system of the municipality shall establish a system for the collection of the aforelisted recyclable materials and arrange for the removal of such materials to a center for recyclable materials. Annual reports, in writing, of the number of tons of such material recycled shall be made to the Township by the 15th day of January of the following year.
H. Establishment of regulations. The Township or its
authorized agent shall establish and promulgate regulations on the
manner, days, and time of collection of recyclable materials and for
the bundling, handling, location, and time of placement of such materials
for collection. Regulations shall be promulgated for each of the programs
undertaken, including, but not limited to, the residential, multifamily,
and commercial sources of recyclable materials.
I. Separation of recyclables and placement of disposition.
Recyclable materials shall be placed behind the curb or other designated
area, separated from solid waste, for collection or taken to dropoff
sites at such time, date, manner, and places as may be established
or authorized by the Township.
J. Collection by unauthorized person(s). From the time
of placement of recyclable items at the curb or designated location
or at a dropoff center as designated or authorized by the Township,
the recyclable items shall become the property of the Township or
its authorized agent or contractor. It shall be a violation of this
article for any person unauthorized by the Township to collect, pick
up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items. Any and each
collection in violation hereof from one or more locations shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereafter provided.
K. Recycling vehicles. Vehicles used for the collection
of recyclables from residential units shall be of a size and type
that can be operated on the streets and alleys of the Township without
getting off of the traveled portion of the roadway or doing damage
to curbing, planted areas, or private property. Vehicles shall be
designed to prevent loss of materials during collection or transport
and shall be watertight. All vehicles used in the collection or transport
of recyclables shall have noise-muffling devices which limit the noise
of the vehicle to the current required manufacturer's standard. Any
vehicle used in the collection and transport of recyclables from Exeter
Township shall be subject to an annual registration program administered
by the Township. Upon inspection and approval of vehicles, the Township
shall issue a sticker, which shall be displayed on each side of the
vehicle. Each vehicle shall also have displayed on both sides the
name or company logo of its owner.
L. Unlawful disposal of recyclables. Upon and after the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dispose of any recyclable item as established in Subsection E above commingled with other solid waste not required to be recycled or to dispose of such items in other places that will not insure that items are recycled unless the material is so contaminated that it is unacceptable for recycling.
Any person or hauler storing, handling, collecting,
transporting or disposing of solid waste and/or recyclable materials
shall operate within the boundaries of the Township of Exeter only
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
A. Penalties. Any person violating any provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction by a District Magistrate, be subject
to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, together with
the cost of prosecution, or imprisonment in the Berks County Jail
for a period of not more than 30 days. Every violator of the provisions
of this article shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense each
and every day such violation continues and shall be subject to the
penalty imposed by this section for each and every separate offense.
B. Other remedies. In addition to the foregoing penalty,
the Township may require the owner or occupant of a property to remove
any accumulation of solid waste, and should said person fail to remove
such solid waste after five days following written notice, the Township
may cause the solid waste to be collected and disposed of, with the
cost of such action to be charged to the owner or occupant of the
property in a manner provided by law.