Garbage & Recycling Bylaw - Bylaw 740 - Schedule A rate Effective Jan 1st, 2024 — full text

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TOWN OF WEMBLEY BYLAW 740 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw Being a Bylaw of the Town of Wembley to establish garbage collection, removal, levy, disposal of garbage and refuse, and collection of recyclables in the Town of Wembley. WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Section 7, being Chapter M-26 of the Statutes of Alberta 2000 and amendments thereto, gives Council authority to pass a bylaw respecting the services provided by or on behalf of the municipality. WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Wembley deems it necessary to pass a bylaw for the collection and disposal of garbage, and collection of recyclables within the Town of Wembley. NOW THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEMBLEY, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, DULY ASSEMBLED, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. No person, firm or corporation shall deposit, leave, dispose of, or abandon any waste material within the corporate limits of the Town of Wembley, in any location other than at designated disposal places. 2. Council may, at their discretion, employ any person or persons or may contract with any person or persons for regular pick-up or removal of garbage or refuse or recyclables within the Town of Wembley and pay the cost of this service from the general revenue of the Town. 3. No hazardous waste will be picked up. 4. Any person transporting waste material may deposit same in the Regional Landfill Site and in doing so they should not allow any of the waste material to fall off the vehicle while transporting to landfill site. All loads must be tarped or enclosed. 5. No person shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove, or scatter any waste material put out for collection or removal. 6. No person shall place a waste container in a manner which interferes with vehicular or pedestrian traffic. 7. No person shall vandalize or willfully damage any waste container. Every person shall be responsible for any damage to their garbage cart or organic waste cart and will be responsible for the cost of replacing or repairing the cart(s) unless the damage is normal wear and tear or was done by the garbage collector. 8. The Town is not responsible for stolen garbage or recycle carts. Bylaw 740 2 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw 9. No person shall place out for collection, or mix with any other solid waste, hazardous waste as per Schedule "C". 10. The owner, lessee, or tenant of a single-family residence, which is considered a household from which garbage or refuse is collected on a weekly basis, shall pay a monthly fee for such services as set out in Schedule "A". There will be a limit of one (1) garbage cart per household. 11. Any building housing more than four (4) families must have at least one (1) metal refuse container (commercial dumpster) approved by the Town of Wembley. 12. As per Schedule "A", a fee shall be collected prior to the household obtaining a garbage cart. Upon the collection of the fee and the delivery of the garbage cart, ownership of the cart shall transfer to the resident. 13. The Town relinquishes the ownership of the garbage carts that have been delivered to the residents prior to the passage of this Bylaw. All residents that have paid the $35.00 deposit are now the owner of the garbage cart. 14. No garbage containers will be emptied unless garbage is contained in bags and tied and the lid on the cart is fully closed. 15. All garbage must be at curb, in the provided cart, by 8:00 a.m. on day of collection. The lid on the cart must be fully closed./. Any additional garbage that does not fit inside the cart with the lid closed must be placed beside the garbage cart for collection. 16. The weight of each additional bag shall not exceed 23 kgs. Additional tags may be purchased through the Town of Wembley as per Schedule "A". 17. Garbage must not be placed at the curb more than twelve (12) hours before collections. 18. After collection, garbage carts must be removed from the curb or Town property by 12:00 noon the following day. Any garbage carts left at the curb after this time will be picked up and taken to the Public Works Shop. Late carts being collected the second time will be subject to a penalty of $25.00, a third time a penalty of $50.00 and a fourth time penalty of $75.00 payable at the Town Office, before being released to owner/renter. 19. Collection day for mixed recyclables will be every Thursday of the month. Recycle carts are to be placed at the curb every Thursday for collection by 8:00 am. Please make sure they are placed one meter from any other objects. 20. Any business that disposes of food waste must place such refuse in plastic bags, tightly secured, before placing in cart. Owners must ensure the area around garbage carts and dumpsters is clean and clear of refuse to discourage scavengers. 21. All commercial garbage will be picked up once a week at a rate as charged by the contractor to the Town or by privately arranged contractor. Bylaw 740 3 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw 22. Any person failing to comply with any section of this Bylaw shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the Town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned to the Town by reason of such violation. 23. ENACTMENT 23.1 This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the date it is finally passed by Council. 24. REPEAL BYLAW 714 24.1 The Town of Wembley Bylaw 714 is hereby repealed. READ a first time this __12_____ day of ______July___________, 2021. READ a second time this 12 day of ______July____________, 2021. READ a third time and finally passed this __12____day of __July_________, 2021. _____(Signed)____________________________ Mayor - Chris Turnmire _____(Signed)____________________________ CAO - Noreen Zhang Bylaw 740 4 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw SCHEDULE "A" RATE SCHEDULE BYLAW 740 Garbage Cart/Replacement $105.00 Residential per Dwelling Unit Monthly Garbage $17.00 Recycling $ 8.50 Commercial and Institutional per Unit Monthly Garbage $20.00 Recycling $ 8.50 Additional Tags $ 2.00/bag Effective January 1st, 2024 Bylaw 740 5 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw SCHEDULE "B" Acceptable Materials for Curbside Recycling Collection: Mixed Paper: - Newspapers - Magazines - Catalogues - Envelopes - Junk mail - Phone books - Brochures - Glossy flyers - Paper labels - Non foil gift wrap - Note paper - Post it notes - Documents/Forms - Receipts - Invoices - Office/Copy paper - white or coloured *Construction paper and carbon paper are not recyclable. Metal: - Tin/tin cans, tin pie plates - Foil, foil trays, foil wrap - Jar lids - Aluminum Plastic: - Containers numbered 1 through 7 can be recycled. o The number can be found in a recycling triangle, often on the bottom of the container. Lids are often made from a different kind of plastic and if a lid is not labeled with a number 1 through 7 it is not recyclable. Beverage Containers: - Plastic Drink Bottles - water bottles and soft drink bottles, juice pouches, box wine - Plastic Jugs, Poly Cups & Bottles - clear, coloured and opaque plastic beverage containers - Aluminum Cans - pop, juice, energy drinks & beer - Polycoat Containers - drink boxes, juice, milk, cream, rice & soy drink cartons Cardboard/Boxboard: - Corrugated cardboard (moving boxes, banker boxes, furniture boxes, computer boxes, etc.) - Box board (cereal boxes, cracker boxes, tissue boxes, bath tissue and paper towel rolls, egg cartons, brown paper bags) *Please ensure your cardboard is clean, dry, and flattened and ensure all plastic packaging, Styrofoam, twist ties, wood, etc. have been removed prior to recycling. *Cardboard contaminated with grease and food waste (i.e. pizza boxes) are not recyclable. Any contamination can cause a partial truckload of recycling to be sent to the landfill. Bylaw 740 6 The Garbage and Recycling Bylaw SCHEDULE "C" PROHIBITED WASTE 1. No person shall place out for collection, or mix with any other solid waste, any of the following items: a) Household hazardous waste or dangerous goods including solvents, oven cleaners, paints, fuels or lubricants, wet cell batteries, lead acid batteries, oil filters, empty oil containers, pesticides, herbicides, aerosol cans or any material commonly referred to as household, commercial or industrial hazardous waste. b) Hypodermic needles, sharp objects or broken glass unless packaged in closed, secure, sharps containers. c) Pathogenic and biomedical waste. d) Light, dusty, or objectional materials included cooled ashes, powders, sawdust, furnace filters, absorbents, and disposal diapers unless placed in closed containers or securely tied bags before being placed in the appropriate waste container. e) Animal waste including dead animals, manure, kennel waste, animal parts or excreta, unless the animal excreta are packaged in a securely tied bag before being placed in the appropriate waste container.