All collectors or waste haulers operating within the township must comply with the following minimum standards and regulations.
(A) All trucks or other vehicles used for collection and transportation of municipal waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials must comply with the applicable requirements of Act 90 being 27 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6201 et seq., Act 97 being 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq., Act 101 being 53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 et seq. and PADEP regulations adopted pursuant to Act 97 being 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq. and Act 101 being 53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 et seq., including the Title 25 Pa.Code Chapter 285, Subchapter B regulations for the collection and transportation of municipal waste. All collection vehicles conveying municipal waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials shall be operated and maintained in a manner that will prevent creation of a nuisance or a hazard to public health, safety and welfare.
(B) All collection vehicles conveying putrescible municipal waste shall be watertight and suitably enclosed to prevent leakage, roadside littering, attraction of vectors and the creation of odors and other nuisances.
(C) All collection vehicles conveying nonputrescible municipal waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials shall be capable of being enclosed or covered to prevent litter and other nuisances.
(D) All collection vehicles conveying municipal waste and/or source-separated recyclable materials shall bear signs identifying the name and business address of the person or municipality which owns the vehicle and the specific type of material transported by the vehicle. All such signs shall have lettering which is at least six inches in height as required by Act 101 being 53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 et seq.
(E) All collection vehicles and equipment used by collectors or waste haulers shall be subject to inspection by the township or its authorized agents at any reasonable hour without prior notification.
(Ord. 93, passed 12-30-1991; Ord. 139, passed 9-11-2007) Penalty, see § 50.99