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BY-LAW#47
A BY-LAW RELATING TO THE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN THE VILLAGE OF SALISBURY
BE IT ENACTED by the Council of the Village of Salisbury, under the authority vested in it by
the Municipalities Act, R.S.N.B., and amendments thereto as follows:
1.
Definitions
"Ash" or "Ashes" means the residue, including soot, of any fuel or waste after it has been
consumed by fire;
"Bulky Item" includes, but not limited to, weighty or large articles such as major
household appliances, stoves, furnaces, barbecues, bed springs, mattresses, furniture,
boxes, barrels, water tanks, tires
"Village" means the Village of Salisbury;
"Collection Day" means the day of the week on which waste is collected;
"Garbage' means household waste material that is not recyclable, compostable,
hazardous or otherwise non-collectable, as set our in Schedule C to this By-Law;
'Household Hazardous Waste" means hazardous waste as set out in ScheduleD
to this By-Law;
"Non-collectable Waste" means waste as set out in Schedule E to this By-Law;
"Organics" means compostable and organic waste as set out in Schedule A to this
By-Law;
"Recyclables" means recyclable waste material as set out in Schedule B to this
By-Law;
"Waste" includes any garbage, recyclable material, compostable material, ashes
and bulky items, dry waste, household hazardous waste, non-collectable waste,
wet waste and yard waste, including, but not limited to, all items listed in
Schedules A, B, C and D;
"Regular Collection' means weekly and by-weekly regular pickup for residential
Recyclables, Organics and Waste;
"Residential Dwelling" means a building or part of a building fronting on a public street,
occupied or capable of being occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons
and containing one or more dwelling units but shall not include a hotel, a motel,
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apartment hotel, hostel or building containing more than 4 (four) dwelling units or a
building containing a professional, industrial, commercial or institutional use;
"Yard Waste" means grass clippings including thatch, leaves and bundles brush and
branches and tree limbs having a diameter not greater than 2.5 centimetres (1 inch),
hedge trimmings and all woody plants including vines, rose bushes and the like.
2.
The Village shall provide three-stream "Organics" "Recycles" and "Garbage" collection
and disposal service for all residential dwellings.
3.
A person who disposes of waste through the waste collection and disposal service
provided by the Village shall ensure that waste that is placed for collection at curbside or
roadside is properly separated into "Organics", "Recyclables" and" Garbage" according
to the lists set out in Schedules "A", "B" and "C" ofthis by-law and placed into separate
bags or in a receptacle or container as provided for herein.
4.
(1) A person who disposes of Organics through the waste collection and disposal
service provided by the Village shall ensure that Organics are properly sorted according
to Schedule A to this by-law and drained of liquids before being placed in:
(a) a green transparent bag no greater that 35" (89 em) wide and 47" (120 em)
long and no less than 20" (51 em) wide and 22" (56 em) long and at no time
weighs more than 20 kilograms ( 44 pounds), or
(b) a transparent BPI, BNQ and Compost Council of Canada certified
compostable bag clearly marked with the BPI and Compost Council of Canada
Compostable logos (as shown in Schedule A) and no greater than 35" (89 em)
wide and 47" (120 em) long and no less than 20" (51 em) wide and 22" (56 em)
long and at no time weighs more than 20 kilograms ( 44 pounds), or
( c) a receptacle or container, provided such organics are placed in a bag as
described in subsections (a) or (b) and such a bag or receptacle does not weigh
more than 15 kilograms (33 pounds).
(2) A person who disposes of pet or animal feces through the waste collection and
disposal service provided by the Village shall ensure that such waste is drained of liquids
and placed in bags as described in subsection (l)(a), (b) and (c).
(3) A person disposing of Yard Waste through the waste collection and disposal service
provided by the Village shall ensure that such yard waste be packaged:
(a) in plastic bags or receptacles as described in subsection (1) proved such bag
receptacle weights no more than 20 kilograms ( 44 pounds),
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(b) in any transparent green, orange or clear plastic bags no greater than 35" (89
em) wide and 47" (120 em) long and no less than 20" (51 em) wide and 22" (56
em) long and at no time weighs more than 20 kilograms ( 44 pounds), or
(c) such that, branches and limbs (no greater than 2.5 centimeters or 1 inch in
diameter) must be securely bundled and no longer, taller or wider than 600m
(2feet)
5.
(1) A person who disposes ofRecyclables through the waste collection and disposal
service provided by the Village shall ensure that such waste is properly sorted according
to Schedule B to this by-law and contained in
(a) a blue transparent bag no greater than 35" (89 em) wide and 41" (120 em)
long and no less than 20" (51 em) wide and 22" (56 em) long and at no time
weighs more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) or,
(b) a receptacle or container provided such waste is placed in a plastic bag as
described in subsection (a) and such bag, receptacle or container does not weigh
more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).
6.
(1) A person who disposes of Garbage through the waste collection and disposal service
provided by the Village shall ensure that such waste is properly sorted according to
Schedule C to this by-law and contained in
(a) a clear transparent bag no greater than 35" (89 em) wide and 47" (120 em)
long and no less than 20" (51 em) wide and 22" (56 em) long and at no time
weighs more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) or.
(b) a receptacle or container provided such waste is placed in a plastic bag as
described in subsection (a) and such bag, receptacle or container does not weigh
more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).
(2) A person who disposes of broken glass through the waste collection and disposal
service provided by the Village shall ensure that such glass is placed in a clear
transparent bag.
7.
Every person who disposes of waste through the waste collection and disposal service
provided by the Village shall ensure that such waste is placed at curbside or roadside
immediately in front of his/her property no earlier than 7:00PM on the day preceding
collection and no later than 5:00 AM on the day of collection and in such a location as to
not impede or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
8.
Every person shall ensure that waste set out for collection is not located on top of any
snow bank or in an area not cleared of snow and ice.
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9.
Every person shall ensure that all waste not collected and all containers and receptacles
are removed from the collection area prior to 7:00PM on day of collection.
10.
The Village inay introduce programs to collect waste other than Organics, Recyclables,
and Garbage at such times and under such conditions as the Village may deem advisable.
Notice of such programs, the terms and conditions and collection times shall be
published in a local paper having general circulation in the municipality, by mail-out or
by any other means of communication.
11.
The Village may refuse to accept an item for disposal if it is not sorted, packaged or
placed for collection in accordance with the provisions of this by-law or if it is non-
collectable waste.
12.
No person shall place for collection any Waste except as provided for herein.
13.
Any person who violates any provision of this by-law is guilty of any offence, and liable
on conviction to a minimum fine of one hundred ($100.00) and a maximum of one
thousand and seventy ($1000.00) dollars.
14.
By-Law No. 44 is repealed.
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SCHEDULE A: ORGANICS
Organics- All organic and compostable waste only. Food and yard waste, never glass or plastic.
Organics include but are not limited to the following list of materials and must be placed in a green transparent _Riastic bag
or certified compostable transparent bag for collection curbside. All containers and packaging (plastics, metals, glass,
Styrofoam, cardboard and paper} must be separated or emptied and removed; their contents only belong in Organics.
Food
(including, but not limited to)
Yard Waste
Other Items
Apple Cores
Grass Clippings
Paper Towels
Bones
Leaves
Tissues
Bread
Plants & Flowers
Napkins
Butter
Sawdust & Wood Chips
Tobacco
Cereals
Soil
Cheese
Twigs
Pet Waste - is preferred as Garbage
Coffee Filters, Grounds & Tea Bags
Weeds
but may go in with Organics if there
Cooking Grease & Oil
Branches {1 inch diameter or less,
is no plastic attached.
Eggs, Egg Shells
bundled in 2'x2'x2' bundles)
Expired Food
Diapers- is preferred as Garbage
but may go in with Organics on
Fat
weeks Garbage is not collected.
Fish & Shellfish
Flour
Food Scraps
Fruit & Vegetable Peelings
Orange Bags & Paper Bags- Can be
Gum
used for leaves and yard waste only.
Leftovers
Meats
Oats
Pumpkins
Rice
Rotten or Moldy Food
Seeds
Yogurt
Compostable transparent bags approved for curbside use with Organics are certified under ASTM D 6400 or CAN/BNQ
0017-088 and must have both of the following logos visible on the bags:
BPI ®
COMPOST ABLE
IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Check locally, as these do not exist in many
communities. Not suitable for backyard
com posting.
CERT #SAMPLE
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COMPOS TABLE
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SCHEDULE B: RECYCLABLES
Recyclables -Paper, cardboard, metal, hard plastics, milk & juice cartons, small electronics and Styrofoam.
Only material that is recyclable.
Recyclables include but are not limited to the following listed items and materials-and must be placed in a transpareht b-lue
bag for bi-weekly collection curbside. All recyclables should be emptied, rinsed, scraped or wiped clean before going into
the blue bag for collection. It is essential that recyclables not be dripping or sopping with food or other organics.
Metals
Paper
Cardboard
Plastics
Other Items
Aluminum (pie
Books
Boxboard
Bottles (caps off)
Calculators
plates, foil, etc.)
Bristol board
Boxes
Containers (covers off)
Cell phones
Bottles
Cards
Cardboard
Cups & dishes
Electronic parts &
Cans
Catalogues
Cereal boxes
Hard plastic packaging
games
Containers
Drink trays
Coffee cups
Jugs
Lids, covers
Cutlery
Egg cartons
Fast food boxes
Medicine bottles
Meat trays
Foil pouches &
Envelopes
Frozen juice
(empty)
Milk cartons
packets
containers
Milk & juice jugs
Juice cartons
Fast food bags
Jewelry
Pizza boxes
*all hard plastics
Small electronics
File folders
Paper clips
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Small appliances
Flyers
and 7.
Pots & pans
Styrofoam (cups,
Index cards
Plastic bags {clean and
Steel wool
dry) -grocery and other
plates, trays, etc)
Staples
Magazines
plastic shopping bags,
Tin cans
Newspaper
bread bags, clean re-
Paper bags
sealable food storage
Utensils
bags, paper towel bags
Wire
Plates & cups
etc. To prevent
Posters
mechanical sorting
equipment from getting
Phone books
entangled, put all soft
Sticky notes
plastic bags in a single
bag and tie it.
Tissue paper
Wrapping paper
SCHEDULEC:GARBAGE
Garbage- All household waste that is not recyclable, compostable, hazardous, or otherwise non-collectable.
Garbage includes but is not limited to the following listed items and materials and must be placed in clear transparent bags
for bi-weekly curbside collection.
Kitchen
Bathroom
Household
Absorbent pads (from meat
Baby wipes
Balloons
Lysol wipes
tray)
Bandages & gauze
Binders
Markers
Candy wrappers
Brushes & combs
Board games
Mirrors
Ceramics & china
Colostomy & tube-feeding
Broken glass
Nylons
Chip bags
bags
Brushes
Penci Is/pens
Cork
Cotton balls
Candles
Pet training or "pee" pads
Dish cloths
Condoms
Carbon paper
Photos
Glass (bottles, jars,
Cosmetics
Cat litter
Picture frames
containers, etc.)
Cosmetic wipes
Chalk
Pillows/pillow cases
Granola & candy bar
Dental floss
wrappers
Cigarette butts
Pottery
K-cups & single-use coffee
Disposable razors
Clothes
Pyrex
packets
Feminine hygiene products
Computer disks
Rubber
Parchment paper
Q-tips
Crayons
Rubber gloves
Plastic cutlery
Toothpaste tubes
Curtains
Sandpaper
Plastic packaging
Towels
Dirt & dust
Sheets/table cloths
Plastic wrap & bubble wrap
Dog poop
Silica gel packs
Rags
Diapers- is preferred in the
Dryer lint & sheets
Sports equipment
third-bag but may go in the
Rubber gloves
green bag if there is no
Elastic bands
Stickers
Scouring pads & sponges
plastic attached.
Fabric
String
Straws
Feathers
Tape
Toothpicks
Footwear
Towels
Twist ties
Furnace filters
Transparencies
Water filters & softener salt
Glass bottles
Vacuum bags
Waxed paper
Glass containers
Vases
Wrappers
Glass cups & dishware
Yarn
Soft plastic- any soiled soft
Gloves, scarves, hats
plastic; cereal or cracker
bags, chip and snack bags,
Jars
Pet waste (cat litter, dog
stretch wrap/film, soft
Leather
poop, etc.) -is preferred in
plastic packaging & wrap,
the third-bag but may go in
cheese and sandwich meat
Light bulbs (not cfls)
the green bag if th3ere is no
packaging.
Linens, sheets
plastic attached.
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SCHEDULED: HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)- Anything dangerous, poisonous, or corrosive.
Household Hazardous Waste includes but is not limited to the items and materials listed below. Never put HHW in with
your Organics, Recyclables or Garbage. FREE drop-off at Solid Waste site Hazardous Waste Depot located at 100 Bill Slater
Drive in Berry Mills, NB. The Southeast Regional Service Commission also operates a Mobile HHW Unit in the Spring and Fall
of each year. For directions and hours of operation please consult www.nbse.ca/solidwaste or call 877-1040.
Acids
Aerosol cans {with contents)
Adhesives
Antifreeze and coolants
Batteries (car & household)
Bleach
Butane cartridges
Car care products
Caulking
Cfllight bulbs
Chemicals
Cleaning products
Computer monitors
Cooking oil
Diesel fuel
Driveway sealant
Ethanol
Fertilizer
Flea powder
Floor polish & wax
Fluorescent light bulbs
Gasoline
Glue & contact cement
Herbicides & fungicides
Insecticides
Kerosene
Lighters
Medications/prescriptions
Mercury (thermometers & thermostats)
Metal polish
Methanol
Mineral spirits
Motor oil & filters
Nail polish & remover
Needles
Oven cleaner
Paints
Pesticides
Pool chemicals
Propane tanks & cylinders
Razor blades
Rubbing alcohol
Rust remover
Solvents
Stains & varnishes