(A) The borough shall provide for the collection of all garbage, rubbish and bulky wastes from individual residences and multi-family residential sources with less than four units, or it may contract with a private collector or collectors to provide this essential residential collection service.
(B) All households and homeowners shall utilize the residential collection service provided by the borough unless they can demonstrate that they have made alternate arrangements that are consistent with this subchapter and approved by the borough.
(C) All multi-family residential sources (with more than four units), commercial, institutional and industrial establishments shall negotiate and individually contract collection service with the borough’s collector or any other properly licensed waste hauler of their choice.
(D) All residential garbage and rubbish shall be collected at least once a week. Bulky wastes shall be collected following prior arrangement with the municipality’s collector and payment of any required special fees.
(E) All commercial, institutional, public and industrial lunchroom and office waste containing garbage shall be collected at least once a week. Rubbish collection from these sources shall be made as often as necessary to control health hazards, odors, flies and unsightly conditions. The borough reserves the right to require more frequent collection when deemed necessary.
(F) Residential collection schedules shall be published regularly by the borough or its contracted hauler.
(G) All solid waste collection activity shall be conducted from Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. or on Saturdays between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. unless prior approval or any exception has been granted by the borough. No collection, hauling or transporting of solid waste shall be permitted on Sunday.
(H) All licensed haulers and haulers under contract with the borough shall comply with the following standards and regulations.
(1) All municipal waste collected within the borough shall ultimately be disposed only at a landfill cited in the Allegheny County Solid Waste Plan - 1990, or on subsequent revisions thereto.
(2) Any truck or other vehicle used for the collection and transportation of municipal waste must comply with the requirements of Act 97 (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq.), and any department regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq.) and must be licensed by the County Health Department.
(3) All collection vehicles conveying domestic waste and garbage shall be water-tight and suitably enclosed to prevent leakage, roadside littering, attraction of vectors, the creation of odors and other nuisances.
(4) Collection vehicles for rubbish and other nonputrescible solid waste shall be capable of being enclosed or covered to prevent roadside litter and other nuisances.
(5) All solid waste shall be collected and transported so as to prevent public health hazards, safety hazards and nuisances.
(6) All solid waste collection vehicles shall be operated and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(I) Owners of residential property whether owner occupied or rented are responsible for scheduling and liable for paying for the collection of bulky waste as defined in § 50.01. Three-days’ notice to the Borough Code Enforcement Office or the Borough Police Department that a bulky waste collection is scheduled, the date and the location of the collection and the name and address and phone number of the waste hauler.
(Ord. 970, passed 8-20-1991; Ord. 1083, passed 10-15-2013) Penalty, see § 50.99