(A) (1) Each citizen is responsible to ensure that the waste that he or she generates is disposed of in a manner consistent with § 50.07 of this chapter.
(2) This subchapter presumes that each person assumes personal responsibility for the waste he or she generates and makes every effort to divert waste from the landfill when appropriate.
(B) The following are prohibited practices:
(1) Dispose of any garbage, refuse, rubbish or debris by dumping on any premises in the county with or without consent of the owner;
(2) Dump or permit the dumping of garbage, refuse, rubbish and debris on any property within the county limits, except where permitted by the county and state;
(3) Fail to have solid waste collected in a manner provided by this subchapter;
(4) Interfere in any manner with solid waste collection or transportation equipment which is operating legally in the county;
(5) Dispose of solid waste in any facility not approved by the county or the commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Protection;
(6) Deposit solid waste in a container owned by someone else, unless written permission has been received by the owner to do so;
(7) Violate any section of this subchapter or any lawful rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and
(8) The only exception is if their waste is proven to have been in the possession of another person prior to its being dumped. It then must be verified that they had no knowledge of the waste being illegally dumped.
(Ord. 17 (1990), passed 8-10-1990; Ord. 2-2019, passed 3-12-2019; Ord. 10-2023, passed 9-28-2023) Penalty, see §
50.99