The Board of Supervisors finds that the reduction of the amount of solid waste and conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern and is necessary to implement the requirements of Pennsylvania and the County plan. It shall be mandatory to recycle designated recyclable materials in the Township of Dover, York County. This shall include any person owning, occupying or using any property within this Municipality. The separation and collection of used newspaper, paper, cardboard, glass, cans, plastic bottles and vegetative yard waste for recycling from the residential, commercial and institutional establishments in this Township will minimize the adverse environmental effects of landfilling by reducing the need for landfills and conserving existing landfill capacity, facilitate the implementation and operation of other forms of resource recovery called for by the County plan, conserve natural resources and reduce the cost of solid waste disposal generally. The promotion and use of recyclable materials, goods produced from recycled materials, and goods which facilitate recycling, including without limitation, kraft paper grocery bags, will further serve the same purposes by encouraging and facilitating recycling.
(Ord. 96-10, 8/12/1996, § 16.71)