The following words, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(a) "Act 101" means the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.
(b) "Authority" means the York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority.
(c) "Authorized placement of municipal solid waste" means regular municipal solid waste shall be placed at the designated pick-up point no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before collection is scheduled, and no later than 6:00 a.m. the day of collection. Large items are to be placed at the designated pick-up point only after arrangements have been made with the City. The scheduled large items shall be set out for collection according to the same time limitations as above.
(d) "Avenue", "alley" or "street" means a public or private way used for public travel or giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
(e) “Cans” shall mean containers comprised of aluminum, tin, steel, or a combination thereof, which formerly contained only non-aerosol edible substances or such other substances as have been approved for recycling by the City.
(f) "Cardboard" means all corrugated cardboard normally used for packing, mailing, shipping or containerizing goods, merchandise or other material, but excluding plastic, foam, wax coated cardboard, soiled cardboard, pizza boxes and chip board.
(g) “Christmas trees” shall mean discarded trees that were once “live” and were used for seasonal decoration. Trees shall be free from all ornaments, lights, tree stands and bags.
(h) "City" means the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(i) "Commercial customer unit" means a number assigned by the City or at the request of a customer that limits the total number of containers that can be collected and which is the basis for commercial refuse rates.
(j) “Commercial establishment”“ means all customer facilities that are not used for residential dwelling. This includes, but is not limited to, offices, bars, restaurants, churches, schools and other educational institutions, garages, retail, health care and service organizations.
(k) "Construction, remodeling and demolition refuse" includes roofing shingles, tile, plaster, drywall, sheet rock, metal or wood sheds, dirt, concrete, stones, bricks and similar materials from commercial repair of private properties or such activities. Small quantities of this material (excluding dirt, concrete, stones, bricks and similar materials) are permitted by residents only if they are contained to meet requirements of the ordinance unit requirements at their billing address and the contractor shall be responsible for collection of this material.
(l) "Contractor, refuse or recycling contractor" means such contractor as may be engaged by the City to collect, transport, market recyclables and dispose of all types of large items or bulky waste or appliances and refuse, defined under the terms of the City contract.
(m) "County" means the County of York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(n) "County plan" means the solid waste management plan for York County as approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the City of York.
(o) "Customer unit" means a billing unit where six ordinance units and designated recyclables may be placed for receipt by the refuse/recycling collection contractor. Customer units are determined by the City.
(p) "Designated pick-up point" means the point designated at each property where refuse, large items (bulky waste/white goods) yard waste and recyclables are to be placed for collection by the refuse contractor at the curb, edge of alley or as designated by the Director of Public Works.
(q) "Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(r) "Hazardous waste" means any waste which by virtue of its quantity or content presents a hazard to the individuals handling it, a hazard to public health, or potential pollution to the air or waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or makes land unfit or undesirable for normal use; this includes, but is not limited to chemicals, explosives, pathological wastes, radioactive materials and any materials defined hazardous wastes by Federal or State law or regulation.
(s) "Large items" includes, but is not limited to: refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, hot water heaters, washing machines, dryers, freezers, chairs, rolled carpet, desks, bureaus, tables, mattresses, boxsprings, bed frames, sofas, passenger automobile tires on the rim, from residential units only, push lawn mowers, bath tubs, toilets, sinks, windows, window screens, doors and similar household items. Construction, remodeling and demolition refuse from customer units is excluded from regular curbside collections when the amount exceeds five ordinance units.
(t) “Leaf waste” means leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings less than four inches in diameter. (Ord. 42-2008. Passed 10-7-08.)
(u) "Litter" means all municipal solid waste or recyclables which is not properly containerized or disposed of.
(v) "Municipal solid waste" means, as set forth in Act 101, 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 Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
(w) "Municipality" means the City of York located within the County of York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(x) “Opt out” means when a commercial property or a residential property, with a minimum of fifty housing units, chooses to make private arrangements for collection of municipal solid waste (privately contracted services must include trash, yard waste, recyclables, large-items, etc.) instead of using services provided by the City’s contract.
(y) "Ordinance unit" means one refuse container or securely tied bundle of refuse, construction, remodeling and demolition debris of such size that the longest dimension shall not exceed three feet and that the volume shall not exceed thirty-two gallons and provided further that the total weight of any one ordinance unit shall not exceed forty pounds. This shall include, but not be limited to, bundles of wood and small household appliances like lamps, irons, toasters, small toys, passenger automobile tires off the rim; from residential units only, etc. In general, any small household appliance excluding banned electronics Televisions, Computers and anything that connects to a computer, that fits into a 32 gallon trash bag or 32-gallon trash can shall be considered an ordinance unit for regular collection. Items that cannot fit into a 32 gallon bag or can will be considered large items as further defined above in definition “large-item”.
(z) "Owner" means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official records of the State, County or Municipality as holding title to the property; or otherwise having control of the property, including the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court.
(aa) “Paint and paint products” shall mean latex and oil-based paints, turpentine, paint thinners, varnish and paint strippers or removers. These items can be placed in regular garbage. Containers must be sealed tightly to prevent spillage. The County’s Resource Recovery Center uses an air pollution control system to safely process these items.
(bb) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative enterprise, trust, municipal authority, Federal institution or agency, State institution or agency, municipality, public and private schools and educational facilities, other governmental agency or any other entity or any group of such persons which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions of this article prescribing a fine, penalty or imprisonment, the term "person" includes the officers and directors of a corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
(cc) "Pick-up point" means the point designated at each property where refuse, large items (bulky waste/white goods), yard waste and recyclables are to be placed for collection by the refuse contractor at the curb, edge of alley or as designated by the Director of Public Works of the City of York, Pennsylvania. Each property is entitled to one designated pick-up point.
(dd) "Public place" means sidewalks, curbs, alleys, streets or any area in the public right of way.
(ee) "Refuse" means all regulated nonrecyclable municipal waste which is discarded as useless.
(ff) "Refuse container" means a metal or plastic container sold for the purpose of storing refuse that is thirty-two gallons or less and, when filled, weighs less than forty pounds. Plastic bags up to thirty-two gallon capacity sold for the purpose of storing municipal waste may be used with or without a trash can. Containers must have a handle and a tight-fitting lid.
(gg) "Residential customer unit" means a single-family dwelling or individual apartment or room where up to six ordinance units may be placed at the designated pick-up point for collection by the City’s contracted hauler.
(hh) "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse and other nonrecyclable discarded materials resulting from commercial, institutional, residential and community activities.
(ii) "Source separated" means to separate recyclable materials from the solid waste stream at the point of waste generation.
(jj) "Tires" means passenger vehicle tires from residential customer units. Commercial customer units must discard of any and all tires at their own expense.
(kk) "Trade waste" means waste building materials from construction, demolition, remodeling or repair of buildings by a private contractor; scrap or waste materials from manufacturing, animal slaughter, motor vehicle maintenance or repair and agriculture production.
Trade waste as described above shall not be included for collection. Small quantities of wood, plaster or other material from small private home repairs are acceptable if they meet the ordinance unit requirement.
(Ord. 6-2020. Passed 3-17-20.)