For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT 101. The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 et seq.)
ALUMINUM. All empty aluminum beverage or food cans.
BIMETAL CONTAINERS. Empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and aluminum.
COLLECTOR. The entity or entities authorized by the borough to collect recyclable materials from residences, or authorized by commercial, municipal and institutional establishments that do not receive collection services from the borough to collect recyclable materials from those properties.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes, and those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing more than four dwelling units.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or individuals that include, but are not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals per day.
CORRUGATED PAPER. Structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
FERROUS CONTAINERS. Empty steel or tin-coated food or beverage containers.
GLASS CONTAINERS. Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly excluded are non-container glass, plate glass, automotive glass, light bulbs, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
HIGH GRADE OFFICE PAPER. All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial, institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. Those facilities that house or serve groups of people including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, day care centers, schools and universities.
LEAD ACID BATTERIES. Includes, but not be limited to, automotive, truck and industrial batteries that contain lead.
LEAF WASTE. Leaves from trees, bushes and other plants, garden residues, chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings.
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS. Printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published at fixed or varying intervals. Expressly excluded are all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROPERTIES. Any properties having four or more dwelling units per structure.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENT. Public facilities operated by the borough and other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE. Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from 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 , 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq. from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
MUNICIPALITY. The Borough of North Braddock.
NEWSPAPERS. Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions, containing advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded are NEWSPAPERS which have been soiled, color comics, glossy advertising inserts and advertising inserts printed in colors other than black and white often included in newspapers.
PERSON(S). Owners, lessees and occupants of residences and commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS. Empty plastic food and beverage containers. Due to the wide variety of types of plastics, the borough may stipulate specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. Materials generated by residences and commercial, municipal and institutional establishments which are specified by the borough and can be separated from municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused as a resource in the development of useful products. RECYCLABLE MATERIALS may include, but are not necessarily limited to, clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper, leaf waste, plastics and any other items selected by the borough or specified in future revisions to Act 101 (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 et seq.) The RECYCLABLE MATERIALS selected by the borough may be revised from time to time as deemed necessary by the borough.
RECYCLING. The collection, separation, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, leaf waste, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed or processed as municipal waste or the mechanized separation and treatment of municipal waste (other than through combustion) and creation and recovery of reusable materials.
RESIDENCES. Any occupied single- or multi-family dwellings having up to four dwelling units per structure for which the borough provides municipal waste collection service.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. Those materials separated at the point of origin for the purpose of being recycled.
WASTE. A material whose original purpose has been completed and which is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise disposed. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials or material approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for beneficial use.
(Ord. 971, passed 8-20-1991)