(A) In order to promote, protect, and preserve the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the town (hereinafter referred to as the municipality), it is hereby declared to be in the public interest that the accumulation, preparation, removal, storage, collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste be regulated so as to prohibit the harboring and spreading of rodents and insects, to prevent the spread of disease, to minimize the potential for air, surface and groundwater pollution, and to prevent unsightliness resulting in a reduction of the quality of life.
(B) This municipality is authorized by law to regulate the disposition of refuse generated within its boundaries, to collect a charge therefor and to license or permit collectors.
(C) In order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, this municipality has executed the municipal contract dated November 22, 1985, which provides for a long-term solid waste disposal process which will conserve landfill space and recover energy from solid waste but will still allow the municipality to encourage and promote recycling.
(D) The municipal contract requires this municipality to cause all acceptable solid waste generated within its boundaries, except for recycled materials, to be delivered to the system.
(E) The enactment of this ordinance is in furtherance of this municipality's solid waste plan.
(Ord. 286, passed 2-6-89)