Solid Waste Regulations of the Town of Pasadena

Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador

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2 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY The following Regulations have een made by the Town of Pasadena under Section 414( 2)( pp) of the Muni, alities Ac , 9 L 1999, c -M. 24. Mayor Short Title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations of the Town of Pasadena. Definitions 2. In these Regulations: a) " Council" means the Town Council of the Town of Pasadena. b) " Garbage" means every solid waste accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooling, dealing in or storage of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables, and including tin cans, bottles and similar food containers. c) " Municipal Disposal Site" means a dump, landfill, or similar area designated by the Town for the dumping or disposal of Garbage and Refuse. d) " Occupant" means any Person who: i) owns or resides at; ii) conducts business at; iii) is in physical possession of; or iv) has responsibility for, or has lawful control over the condition of or activities conducted on any Property within the jurisdiction of the Town of Pasadena. Owner" includes agent, tenant or occupant. Person" means a natural person or any other legal entity. Place of Business" means any business house, premises, etc. from which the Collector does not collect. Property" means any private or public real property within the Town, including land, together with all improvements which have been so affixed to the land as to make them in fact and in law a part thereof. 4153- 1575- 5832 3 i) Refuse" means all other miscellaneous solid waste materials not specifically defined as Garbage. j) " Regulations" means these Solid Waste Regulations. k) " Town" means the Town of Pasadena. I) " Waste Collector" means any person appointed as such by the Council. m) " Waste Receptacle" means a non -fixed storage or collection receptacle designed for the collection of Garbage. Storage of Garbage 3. All Garbage and Refuse must be stored in Waste Receptacles or properly secured garbage bags. 4. Every Person who owns Property within the Town shall provide Waste Receptacles for use by any Occupants of such Property. 5. Waste Receptacles shall be kept covered and in a sanitary condition at all times. Disposal of Garbage 6. All Occupants of Property shall dispose of all Garbage and Refuse accumulated on the Property on a weekly basis by: a) placing the Garbage or Refuse in a Waste Receptacle no further than three ( 3) meters from the roadway for collection by a Waste Collector at a time or times designated by the Council; b) delivery to the Municipal Disposal Site at a time or times designated by the Council; or c) burning or burial under and in accordance with a permit issued in writing by the Council, provided that garden waste and broken or discarded household furniture or furnishing may, with the approval of Council, be retained and placed for collection by Council during the period designated as " Clean- up Week". 7. Waste Receptacles placed near a roadway for collection by a Waste Collector shall: a) not exceed a maximum weight of 34 kilograms ( 75 pounds), including the weight of any Garbage or Refuse stored inside of such Waste Receptacles; b) not be packaged or tied in a manner which is likely to impede removal by a Waste Collector; and c) be removed as soon after collection as is reasonably practicable. Municipal Disposal Sites 4153- 1575- 5832 4 8. No Person shall place or cause to be placed any Garbage or Refuse in or on a Municipal Disposal Site except at a time or times designated by the Council. 9. No Person shall enter upon or remove any Garbage or refuse from the Municipal disposal site unless authorized to do so by the Council. Inspections 10. At any reasonable time, the Council may make a thorough inspection of all Property within the Town for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations. Miscellaneous 11. Garbage or Refuse left by any Person upon Property within the Town following the construction, alternation or repair of such Property shall be removed by that Person as promptly as possible. 12. No person, other than a Waste Collector, authorized for that purpose, shall pick over, remove, disturb or otherwise interfere with any Garbage or Refuse placed for collection by a Waste Collector. 13. Boughs, limbs, and treetops shall be: a) removed from the Property and disposed of forthwith; or b) piled for burning in accordance with a permit which may be issued by the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, or other authorized authority. Penalties 14. A Person who contravenes or fails to comply with these Regulations is upon summary conviction guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of not less than $ 100 and not more than $ 1, 000 or to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months or to both the fine and the imprisonment. Cominq Into Force 15. These Regulations were adopted and passed by Council at a meeting held on the 3rd day of October, 2022 and are effective as of that date. a) Amended Dli QD - Motion \- 51- 4153- 1575- 5832