The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meaning given to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Act" means Act 101 of 1988, the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Recycling, Planning and Reduction Act.
(b) "Aluminum cans" means used cans comprised of 100 percent aluminum.
(c) "Bimetallic containers" means empty food or beverage containers consisting of steel and aluminum.
(d) "Borough" means the Borough of Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
(e) "Commercial establishment" means property used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes.
(f) "Commingled material" means materials specified to be recycled mixed together in a single container.
(g) "Community activities" means events 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.
(h) "Corrugated paper" means structural paper material with an inner core shaped in rigid parallel furrows and ridges.
(i) "Ferrous containers" means empty steel or tin-coated steel food or beverage containers.
(j) "Glass containers" means bottles and jars made of clear, green, blue or brown glass. The term "glass containers" does not include plate glass, automotive glass, and porcelain and ceramic products.
(k) "High-grade office paper" means all white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial, institutional and Municipal establishments and in residences.
(l) "Institutional establishments" means those facilities that house or serve groups of people, such as hospitals, schools, colleges, day care centers and nursing homes.
(m) "Lead acid batteries" shall include, but not be limited to, automotive, truck and industrial batteries that contain lead.
(n) "Leaf waste" means leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and similar material, but not including grass clippings.
(o) "Magazines" and "periodicals" mean printed matter containing miscellaneous written pieces published at fixed or varying intervals.
(p) "Multifamily housing properties" means any properties having more than ten dwelling units per structure. Residential properties under condominium ownership having more than ten units within the development shall be considered multifamily housing.
(q) "Municipal establishments" means public facilities operated by the Municipality and other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities.
(r) "Municipal waste" means any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from the 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 from a Municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The term "municipal waste" does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
(s) "Municipality" means the Borough of Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
(t) "Newspapers" means paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news, opinions, advertisements and other matters of public interest.
(u) "Persons" means owners, lessees and occupants of residences or commercial or institutional establishments.
(v) "Plastic containers" means empty plastic containers imprinted with the universal recycling symbol. Due to the large variety of types of plastic, the recycling regulations may stipulate specific types of plastic which may be recycled.
(w) "Recyclable materials" means source-separated recyclable materials, including materials listed in Section 1501 of the Act, and materials identified by the Municipality to be recycled.
(x) "Residential property" means any occupied single, two-family or multi-family dwelling having ten or fewer dwelling units per property not combined with commercial property located within the Borough.
(y) "Source-separated recyclable materials" means those materials separated at the point of origin for the purpose of being recycled.
(z) "Waste" means a material whose original purpose has been completed and which is directed to a disposal or processing facility or is otherwise disposed of. The term "waste" does not include source-separated recyclable materials or materials approved by the Department of Environmental Resources for beneficial use.
(Ord. 1008. Passed 12-11-06; Ord. 1014. Passed 11-13-07.)