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City of Brockville
Ontario, Canada
A By-Law of the
Corporation of the City of Brockville
to Regulate Residential Solid Waste Management
In The City of Brockville
By-Law No. 093-2012 as amended
Enacted by Council October 23, 2012
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City of BrOckvile
City of Brockville
By-Law Number 093-2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1
Definitions
1
Section 2
Administration
4
Section 3
Non-Collectible Municipal Solid Waste
5
Section 4
Containers
6
Section 5
Preparation of Municipal Solid Waste
7
Section 6
Preparation of Source Separated Recyclables
8
Section 7
Placing Garbage and Recycling Containers for
Collection by the Corporation
9
Section 8
Other Collectible Material
10
Section 9
Throwing of Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated
10
Recyclables on Roadways
Section 10
Private Property, Corporation Property or Local Board Property
10
Section 11
Municipal Transfer Station
11
Section 12
Recovery of Costs
11
Section 13
Repeal
11
Section 14
Penalty for Violation
11
Section 15
Prohibition Order
11
Section 16
Severability
12
Section 17
Effective Date
12
Schedule A
Curbside Garbage Collection Regulations
13
Schedule B
Curbside Recycling Collection
14
Schedule C
Curbside Large Item Collection
16
Schedule D
E-Waste Items
17
S
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BROCKVILLE
By-law Number 093-2012
A By-law to Regulate Residential Solid Waste
Management in the City of Brockville
WHEREAS the Corporation of the City of Brockville is empowered to enact said
By-law under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 127 and amendments
thereto; and
WHERAS it has been deemed expedient by the Council of the Corporation of the
City of Brockville to regulate the collection, removal and disposal or diversion of
municipal solid waste in the City of Brockville.
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the City of Brockville has deemed it
necessary to repeal By-Law 94-2000 and any amendments thereto.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
BROCKVILLE ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law:
1 .1
"Ashes" means the cold residue from the burning of any household
fuel, after such fuel has been consumed by fire, which would normally
accumulate at a dwelling;
1 .2
"Brush" means sticks and branches from trees or shrubs in excess of
30 cm. (1 foot) in length and 1 .2 cm. (1/2 inch) in diameter.
1.3
"Curbside Recycling" means the collection by the City, of source-
separated recyclables, at the curb of the property they were
generated;
1 .4
"City" or "Corporation" means the Corporation of the City of Brockville;
1 .5
"Commercial Use" means the use of land, buildings or structures for
the purpose of buying and/or selling of commodities or supplying of
services at retail or wholesale;
1.6
"Composting" means the breaking down of organic matter by aerobic
micro-organisms into a beneficial soil additive which enhances water
retention capabilities and porosity of the amended soil.
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1 .7
"Construction or Demolition Waste" means waste which results from
the erection, alteration or demolition of any building or part thereof,
including earth or stone from excavations;
1.8
"Designated Officer" means the solid Waste Officer or such other
person as may be authorized by said Solid Waste Officer to exercise
some or all of the powers vested in him by this By-Law;
1 .9
"Disposal" means destruction of waste materials by depositing in
landfill or incinerating;
1.10
"Diversion" means the re-direction of waste from disposal to some
higher end-use
of the
material,
such
as
re-using,
recycling,
composting, etc.
1.11
"Dwelling Unit" means a suite or two or more rooms, designed or
intended for use by one group of persons only, in which sanitary
conveniences are provided and in which facilities are provide for
cooking, and with a private entrance from outside the building, orfrom
a common hallway or stairway inside;
1.12
"e-waste"
means electronic waste as defined
by the
Ontario
Electronics Stewardship Program under the province of Ontario's
Waste Diversion Act. (See Schedule D)
1.13
"Garbage" means waste sent for disposal, which would normally
accumulate at a residential dwelling unit or room in a rooming house
and includes food, fruit skins, rubbish, discarded materials, clothing,
waste paper, crockery and glassware, non-recyclable bottles and
cans, and other articles as would normally be thrown away or
rejected, but shall not include e-waste, household hazardous waste or
weighty or bulky articles such as automobile parts, tires, stoves,
furnaces, bed springs, mattresses, furniture, boxes, barrels, earth,
stones, trees and water or fuel tanks. This material shall be prepared
for collection in accordance with the Garbage Collection Regulations
as outlined in Schedule "A" which is attached to and forms part of this
by-Iaw.
1.14
"Garden Waste" means the waste material from gardens, consisting
of, dead branches, weeds, plants, or other similar material
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1.15
'Hazardous Waste" means a waste that is a hazardous industrial
waste, acute hazardous waste chemical, hazardous waste chemical,
severely toxic waste, ignitable waste, corrosive waste, reactive waste,
radioactive waste, pathological waste, leachate toxic waste, or PCB
waste, all as defined in Regulation 347, of the Revised Regulations of
Ontario 1990 of the Environmental Protection Act, and current
amendments thereto;
1.16
"Industrial Waste" means all waste materials which are a by-product
of or result from manufacturing processes at an industrial or
commercial site, including garages and service stations;
1.17
"Leaf & Yard Waste" means fallen leaves and garden waste, but
excludes grass, sod, fruit or food crops, brush, or any other organic
product generated in a yard which may in the opinion of the city
generate, or have the potential to generate, significant odours when
being processed into compost at the municipal composting facility.
1 .18
"Multiple Dwelling Unit" means any building or place occupied or used
as a place of abode in which more than two families dwell or live or
which contains more than two separate places of dwelling or living;
1.19
"Municipal Solid Waste" means ashes, garbage, tradewaste or any
other waste, but excludes liquid or solid industrial or hazardous waste,
or any other waste as may be designated from time to time by the
Corporation;
1.20
"Person" means any human being, association, firm partnership,
incorporated company, corporation, agent or trustee, and heirs,
executors or other legal representatives of a person to whom the
context can apply according to law;
1.21
"Recycling" means the separation of waste and its reintroduction into
the production process;
1.22
"Recycling Container" means a plastic receptacle manufactured and
commercially available for the use of collection of source separated
recyclables.
1.23
"Garbage Container" means:
i)
covered plastic or metal receptacles with handles, to a
maximum capacity of 98.4 litres (26 gallons). Garbage must
not protrude above the top of the walls of the container and
must not exceed 995 kg (50 Ibs) in weight; or
/
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ii)
disposable plastic bags securely tied, to a maximum width of
66cm (26") and a maximum height of 91 cm (36"). Bags must
not exceed 22.5 kg (50 Ibs) in weight; or
iii)
hedge and brush trimmings must be securely tied in bundles
not weighing more than 22.5 kg (50 Ibs) and in lengths no
longer than 1.2 metres (4 feet).
1.24
"Room in a Rooming House" means a room designated or intended
for use by one or more persons, in which sanitary facilities or cooking
facilities are not provided, and with private entrances from outside the
building, or from a common hallway or stairway inside;
1 .25
"Scavenge" means the un-controlled and/or un-authorized (by the
designated officer) removal of any material set out at the curb for
collection by the City;
1.26
"Source Separated Recyclables" means materials that have been
purposely separated from municipal solid waste into specific material
types at the point of generation.
This material shall be prepared
designated as part of the Curbside Recycling Program and shall be
for curbside collection in accordance with the current recycling
collection regulations as outlined in Schedule "B" which is attached to
and forms part of this By-Law.
1 .27
"Street" means a public highway which affords the principal means of
access to abutting lots;
1.28
"Tradewaste" means waste which would normally accumulate in a
public institution, shop, store, restaurant, business or commercial use
building, but shall not include weighty or bulky articles such as
automobile parts, tires, stoves, furnaces, bed springs, mattresses,
furniture, boxes, barrels, earth, stones, trees, water or fuel tanks or
industrial waste;
1.29
"Waste" means anything thrown away or rejected as being worthless
or useless.
2.
ADMINISTRATION
2.1
The Corporation shall operate systems for the collection at street
curbside, removal and disposal or recycling of municipal solid waste,
leaf & yard waste and source separated recyclables in accordance
with the provisions of this By-Law, as well as applicable provincial
and Federal regulations, and/or any agreement which might be
entered into between property developers and the Corporation.
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2.2
It shall be the duty of the designated Officer to administer and enforce
the provisions of this By-Law and for the purpose may:
i)
divide the City of Brockville into collection zones
ii)
designate a particular day(s) of the week for collection of
waste, leaf & yardwaste and source separated recyclables for
disposal, composting or recycling in each collection zone; and
iii)
from time to time alterthe boundaries of each of the collection
zones and notify the public of such changes in boundaries.
iv)
determine collection points and methods for municipal waste
collection
v)
carry
out
necessary
communications
and
enforcement
activities to ensure compliance with program objectives.
2.3
The Corporation shall provide all necessary equipment and labour for
the prompt and satisfactory removal of municipal solid waste, leaf &
yardwaste and source separated recyclables as set out in the
provisions of this By-Law.
The number of receptacles/bundles
collected from each unit, the number of collections per week and the
days and time that such collections shall be made from each
applicable building shall be designated by the Corporation, but in no
case shall collection of municipal solid waste be less than once in
each week;
2.4
Municipal solid waste in excess of the weekly receptacle/bundle
allowable limit will be removed for disposal, provided such additional
receptacles/bundles display the appropriate bag tag.
The fee
established for this supplemental service will be established annually
by the "By-law to Establish Solid Waste Fees."
2.5
The service authorized by this By-Law shall not be made available,
except by agreement, to any land or building owned or leased and
occupied by the Federal or Provincial Government.
The service
authorized by this By-Law shall not be made available except by
agreement to any land or building owned or leased and utilized as
multiple dwelling units or for any industrial/commercial/institutional
purpose except a church or religious institution, which is exempt from
a payment of municipal taxes other than local improvement and water
rates.
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3.
NON-COLLECTIBLE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
That no person shall place the following items for collection:
3.1
industrial waste;
3.2
hazardous waste, except for the operation from time to time of a
Household Special Waste Day system for the disposal of domestically
produced hazardous waste;
3.3
any condemned, abandoned or rejected product, by-product or stock
of any wholesale or retail establishment;
3.4
household Appliances;
3.4
highly combustible or explosive material, such as floor sandings,
celluloid cuttings, motion picture film, fine sawdust, oil or gasoline
soaked rags, gas containers, ammunition, dynamite or other explosive
matter, chemicals, acids or their residues, derivatives or by-products;
3.5
liquid waste, whether or not in a container;
3.6
construction or demolition waste;
3.7
any material frozen or stuck to a receptacle which cannot be removed
by shaking;
3.8
any waste that has not been placed for collection in conformance with
the provisions of this By-Law;
3.9
manure, feces, (human or animal), or animal carcasses;
3.10
pathogenic waste such as dressings, bandages or other infected
materials from hospitals or offices of physicians, surgeons, dentists
and veterinarians;
3.11
sheet iron, scrap metal, engines and engine parts or car bodies;
3.12
earth, sand, stone, concrete, asphalt, trees or stumps; or
3.13
the following materials designated for diversion by the Ministry of
Environment, (Province of Ontario) under the Waste Diversion Act,
including tires, e-waste (Schedule D), or household hazardous waste.
3.14
any other material that in the opinion of the Designated Officer is
detrimental to the collection process or health and safety of any
workers involved in collection or processing of the material;
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4.
CONTAINERS
4.1
Every occupant of a unit from which municipal solid waste and/or
source separated recyclables are to be collected shall provide and
maintain in good repair and sanitary condition, sufficient garbage and
recycling containers to hold his/her municipal solid waste, leaf and
yardwaste and source separated recyclables adequately in the
opinion of the designated officer.
4.2
The owner and/or person in charge of every multiple unit building from
which municipal solid waste and/or source separated recyclables is to
be collected shall be responsible for providing adequate weather
resistant indoor or outdoor storage facilities for all municipal solid
waste and/or source separated recyclables generated within the
building between curbside collection dates, in accordance with all City
by-laws, and shall be responsible for the placement curbside of
garbage and recycling containers for collection in accordance with this
by-law.
4.3
Each garbage containerwhen full shall not weigh in excess of 22.5 kg
(50 Ibs) including the weight of the container.
4.4
Every householder and every occupant of any building or part thereof
and the owner and/or person in charge of every multiple unit building
shall deposit at the curbside for removal or cause to be removed, all
municipal solid waste from the premises, at least once in every seven
days.
4.5
Source separated recyclable materials may be accumulated until such
time as the container provide for such service is suitably filled and
placed curbside for collection, in accordance with the provisions of this
by-law. Collection of all recyclables shall be weekly.
4.6
Collection of leaf and yardwaste will be twice per year, two separate
weeks in the autumn as prescribed by the designated officer.
4.7
No person shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter
any municipal solid waste, leaf & yardwaste or source separated
recyclables placed curbside for collection, unless authorized in writing
by the designated officer to do so.
4.8
No person shall permit any animal owned by him/her or under his/her
control to pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any
municipal solid waste and source separated recyclables placed
curbside for collection.
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4.9
No person shall scavenge material that has been set out at the curb
for collection by the
city,
unless authorized
in writing
by the
designated officer to do so.
5.
PREPARATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
5.1
All
municipal
solid waste
shall
be
prepared
for collection
in
accordance with the regulations outlined in Schedule "A" which is
attached to and forms part of this by-law.
5.2
All municipal solid waste shall be drained and placed in a container
used solely for that purpose. Garbage containers shall conform as
follows:
i)
containers shall not be filled to such a level that the top will not
fit properly thereon; and
ii)
plastic bags used as containers must be securely tied when
placed for collection.
iii)
weight of the Garbage and container is not to exceed 22.5 kg
(50 Ibs)
5.3
Ashes, when placed for collection, shall be cold and not pose any fire
hazard.
5.4
Brush, clippings from trees and shrubs, garden waste and otherwaste
shall be compacted and tied in bundles of not more than 1.2 meters
(4 feet) in length or placed in containers, and in no case shall the
bundle or container weigh in excess of 22.5 kg (50 Ibs).
5.5
All waste, except the materials described in subsection 3 above, shall
be placed in the proper garbage container as required in this By-Law.
5.6
The Corporation or its contractor reserves the right to refuse collection
of any waste not prepared in conformance with this By-Law and such
waste shall be removed from the street by the householder, owner,
occupant or person
in
charge
by the time
specified
by the
Corporation.
5.7
No person employed by the Corporation or its contractor shall solicit
or accept a gratuity for any work done by him in connection with this
By-Law.
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6.
PREPARATION OF SOURCE SEPARATED RECYCLABLES
6.1
All source separated recyclables shall be prepared for collection in
accordance with the regulations as outlined in Schedule "B" which is
attached to and forms part of this By-Law.
6.2
The Corporation or its contractor reserves the right to refuse collection
of any source separated recyclables not prepared in conformance
with this By-Law and such source separated recyclables shall be
removed from the street by the householder, owner, occupant or
person in charge by the time specified by the Corporation.
7.
PLACING GARBAGE AND RECYCLING CONTAINERS FOR COLLECTION BY
THE CORPORATION
7.1
Containers and bundles placed for collection shall be placed as close
to the street curb as possible without obstructing the roadway or
sidewalk as determined by the designated officer.
7.2
The Designated Officer shall have the powerto designate the precise
point at which the containers or bundles of municipal solid waste and
source separated recyclables shall be placed for collection.
7.3
No person shall place garbage and recycling containers on the
traveled portion of a street or any other area which is used by
vehicles.
7.4
No person shall place any Containers or bundles of municipal solid
waste, leaf and yardwaste and/or source separated recyclables on top
of snow-banks or other areas, where access by the collection staff
may be considered a health and safety risk.
7.5
Municipal solid waste, leaf and yardwaste and/or source separated
recyclables shall not be placed on sidewalks without permission from
the Designated Officer.
7.6
Containers and bundles of municipal solid waste, leaf and yardwaste
and/or source separated recyclables shall be set out for the collection
on such days and hours as are determined by the Designated Officer.
7.7
No person shall place any container or bundle of municipal solid
waste, leaf and yardwaste and/or source separated recyclables on the
street on any other day or times not designated by this by-law.
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7.8
No person, unless authorized by the Designated Officer, shall pick
over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any municipal solid
waste and/or source separated recyclables or any article placed on
the street for removal, whether contained in containers or otherwise.
7.9
The owner and/or person in charge of any unit shall be responsible for
maintaining municipal solid waste, leaf and yardwaste and/or source
separated recyclables in good condition until such time as the material
is collected by the Corporation.
7.10
No person shall place any municipal solid waste, leaf and yardwaste
and/or source separated recyclables for collection before the hour of
5:00 a.m. and no later than the hour of 7:00 a.m. on the day of
collection, nor fail to remove containers or any ineligible uncollected
material by 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
7.11
No person shall place for collection any municipal solid waste, leaf
and yardwaste and/or source separated recyclables in front of any
unit save and except the address at which the material was
generated, unless authorized by the designated officer.
7.12
Municipal solid waste and source separated recyclables shall be
placed curbside for collection in accordance with the regulations as
outlined in Schedules "A" and "B" respectively which are attached to
form part of this by-law.
8.
OTHER COLLECTIBLE MATERIAL
8.1
The following material or items shall be collected from time to time
and in such manner as prescribed by the Designated Officer:
i)
leaf & yardwaste in Corporation approved containers;
ii)
christmas trees;
iii)
material in excess of that otherwise collectible under the By
Law, during weeks and times designated by the Corporation
each year, such material to include weighty or bulk articles
such as mattresses, furniture, etc. The fee established forthis
supplemental service will be established annually by the "By
law to Establish Solid Waste Fees."
Material placed curbside for collection shall be prepared for
collection
in accordance with the regulations outlined
in
Schedule "C" which is attached to and forms part of this by
law.
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9.
THROWING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SOURCE SEPARATED
RECYCLABLES ON ROADWAYS
9.1
No person shall throw, cast, deposit or direct, suffer to permit any
servant, agent or employee to throw, cast or deposit any municipal
solid waste or source separated recyclables on or in any City street.
10.
PRIVATE PROPERTY, CORPORATION PROPERTY OR LOCAL BOARD
PROPERTY
10.1
No person shall throw, place or deposit any municipal solid waste, leaf
and yardwaste and/or source separated recyclables ortradewaste on
any private property, or on any Corporation property or local board
property, within the City of Brockville.
11.
MUNICIPAL TRANSFER STATION
11 .1
The Corporation shall operate a Municipal Transfer Station for the
purpose of processing, transporting and disposing of residential
municipal solid waste and processing and transporting to market
residential source separated recyclables originating from private
residential dwelling units in accordance with the regulations outlined in
this By-Law.
11 .2
No person shall transport residential municipal solid waste or
residential source separated recyclables to the transfer station unless
the vehicle used for such transportation has an enclosed body or a
covering securely fastened to the body of the vehicle to prevent
scattering
of the
municipal
solid
waste
or source separated
recyclables.
11 .3
Persons transporting materials to the transfer station must comply
with all applicable federal and provincial regulations concerning the
materials transported and the vehicle use to do so.
12.
RECOVERY OF COSTS
12.1
Where the City of Brockville undertakes or causes to be undertaken
work or works to remedy any violation of this by-law, the City of
Brockville may recover the expense incurred by such action, or the
expense may be recovered in like manner of taxes in accordance with
Section 326 of the Municipal Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45.
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13.
REPEAL OF BY-LAW 94-2000
13.1
By-Law 94-2000 known as a by-law to regulate the collection, removal
and disposal of municipal solid waste in the City of Brockville as
amended is hereby repealed.
14.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
14.1
Any person, firm or corporation found to be in contravention of any of
the provisions of this by-law shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine,
as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act.
15.
PROHIBITION ORDER
15.1
When a person has been convicted of an offence under this By-law:
I)
The Ontario Court (Provincial Division) of the Judicial District of
Leeds
& Grenville or any court of competent jurisdiction
thereafter; may, in addition to any other penalty imposed on
the
person
convicted,
issue
an
order
prohibiting
the
continuation or repetition of the offence or the doing of any act
or
thing
by the
person
convicted
directed
toward
the
continuation or repetition of the offence.
16.
SEVERABILITY
16.1
If a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction declares any portion of
this by-law to be illegal or unenforceable, that portion of this by-law
shall be considered to be severed from the balance of the by-law,
which shall continue to operate in full force and effect.
17.
EFFECTIVE DATE
17.1
This By-law shall become effective November 5, 2012.
Given under the seal of the Corporation of the City of Brockville this
23
id day of October, 2012.
[Signed] D. Henderson
[Signed] S.M. Seale
Mayor
City Clerk
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Schedule A
Curbside Garbage Collection Regulations
This service is available to eligible residential properties only.
To improve garbage collection services, homeowners are requested to adhere to
the following regulations as stipulated in City of Brockville By-Law #093-2012.
Place garbage curbside no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of
collection. Garbage may not be placed curbside at any time other than the designated
collection day. Empty garbage cans and any uncollected garbage MUST be removed from
the curb no later than 8:00 p.m. the day of collection.
2.
Residents may place out for collection up to a maximum of one bag/container per week
comprising of garbage or yard waste or properly tied brush and hedge trimmings. Residents
placing material for collection in excess of the one bag/container limit must affix a bag tag to
each bag in excess of the one bag/container limit or on the top bag under the lid of the
garbage containers in excess of the one bag/container limit. Items in excess of the one
bag/container limit not displaying a bag tag will NOT be collected and must be removed from
the curb by 8:00 p.m. the day of collection.
Bag tags may be purchased at the City Hall
Revenue Office, Gord Watts Municipal Centre, Refuse Transfer Station located at 4800
Development Drive, Metro, Valu-mart and the Real Canadian Superstore.
3.
A garbage bag/container is one of the following:
Covered plastic or metal garbage cans with handles, to a maximum capacity of 26
gallons (98.4 litres). Garbage must not protrude above the top of the walls of the can
and must not exceed 50 lbs (22.5 kg) in weight.
or
Disposable plastic bags securely tied, to a maximum width of 26" (66 cm) and
a maximum height of 36" (91 cm). Bags must not exceed 50 lbs (22.5 kg) in
weight. Over-sized leaf and yard bags will not be collected.
or
Hedge and brush trimmings securely tied in bundles not weighing
more than 50 lbs (22.5 kg) and in lengths no longer than 4 feet (1.2 metres).
Containers weighing more than 50 lbs (22.5 kg) will not be collected.
4.
Every householder and every occupant of any building must place curbside for removal or
cause to be removed, all garbage from the premises, at least once in every seven days.
5.
No person shall place for collection any garbage in front of any address except the address
at which it was generated.
6.
No person shall deposit garbage or recyclables on any private or public property (including
public space litter containers).
7.
Garbage items that WILL NOT be collected are appliances, e-waste, recyclables, corrugated
cardboard, tires, demolition material and lumber, animal feces, liquids, paints, oils, batteries,
propane tanks or other hazardous material.
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Schedule B
Curbside Recycling Collection Regulations
This service is available to eligible residential properties only.
Recycling is collected weekly. Place recyclables curbside no earlier than 5 a.m. and no
later than 7 a.m. on the day of collection. Empty recycling boxes must be removed from the
curb no laterthan 8:00 p.m. thedayof collection. Scavengingfrom recycling boxesthatare
placed curbside violates By-Law 093-2012 and is subject to fines.
Recycling
I
Plastic, Glass, Aluminum & Steel, Paper & Cardboard I
All items must be "clean" and placed loose in blue box.
Plastic
-
Bottles for soft drinks, water, juice, shampoo, mouthwash, household detergents,
hand lotion, laundry products, vinegar etc. Any plastic bottle with a recycling
symbol
containing the numbers 1 & 2
-
Plastic tubs & lids (margarh,e, yogurt, ice cream, cottage cheese, sour cream)
with the recycling symbol 3 containing the numbers 2, 3, 4 & 5
-
Milk and juice cartons, drink boxes
Plastic items not acceptable (place these items in your refuse)
-
All styrofoam containers and packaging
-
All plastic bags and wrapping
-
Plastic bakery/produce containers U.e. strawberry or cake containers)
-
Hard plastics such as dishes, cups, toys, make-up jars, plastic buckets,
laundry baskets
-
Plastic clothes hangers, motor oil bottles, plant pots/flats
-
Motor oil bottles or herbicide/pesticide bottles
Glass
-
Clear and colored glass bottles and jars for food and drinks
- lids off
Glass items not acceptable (place these items in your refuse)
-
Ceramics such as dishes, cups and pottery
-
Other glass such as drinking glasses, window glass, light bulbs, and
mirrors
Metal
r
1'
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City of Brockville
By-Law Number 093-2012
-
Steel and aluminum food and beverage cans
-
Aluminum such as pie plates, take-out food containers, roasting & baking pans,
aluminum foil
-
Empty paint and aerosol cans, lids off
-
Jar lids
Metal items not acceptable (place these items in your refuse)
Pots, pans, clothes hangers or other scrap metal
Paper & Cardboard
(Ensure that paper and cardboard items are secure from the wind by placing heavier
recycling on top or placing paper items in a paper bag)
-
Newspaper and flyers
-
Magazines and catalogues
-
Corrugated cardboard (flatten boxes)
-
Telephone books
-
Soft coverbooks
-
Pizza boxes (no pizza please!!)
-
Cereal and cracker boxes (liners removed)
-
Shoe and laundry detergent boxes
-
Greeting cards
-
Paper egg cartons, toilet paper and paper towel rolls
-
Clean paper shopping bags and paper packaging
-
Fine paper such as writing paper, computer paper, paper pads and promotional
material
Paper Items not acceptable (place these items in your refuse)
-
Waxed paper
-
Cereal and cracker box liners, chip and cookie bags and canisters
-
Chocolate bar and candy wrappings
-
Gift wrap, bows, ribbons
-
Freezer packaging such as frozen concentrate cans and paper ice cream
cartons
-
Paper and cardboard containers lined with foil
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City of Brockville
By-Law Number 093-2012
Schedule C
Curbside Large Item Collection
Residents may place large items curbside for collection on their regular refuse
collection day. Each item placed curbside must have a Large Item Tag affixed to it
to be eligible for collection.
Large Item Tags may be purchased at City Hall, the Gord Watts Municipal Centre,
the Refuse Transfer Station at 4800 Development Drive, LOEB,
Valu-mart and the Real Canadian Superstore.
Large items that will be collected include:
couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs,
lawn furniture, tables, book shelves,
microwaves, beds, dressers, bicycles,
barbecues (no propane tanks), etc.
(No appliances)
Affix a Large Item Tag to each item and place it curbside no earlier than
5 a.m. and no later than 7 a.m. on your regular garbage collection day.
Please note that the following items will not be accepted for collection: air conditioners,
appliances, dehumidifiers, demolition & renovation material (drywall, plaster, doors,
windows, lumber, shingles, tiles, brick, stone, cupboards, cabinets, shingles, bath tubs),
auto parts, tires, e-waste, fuel tanks, above ground pools or liners, hazardous waste &
propane tanks.
Commercial locations and apartment complexes
that do not receive curbside refuse collection
do not have access to this service.
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City of Brockville
By-Law Number 093-2012
Schedule D
List of E-Waste Items not collected
All Ontario Residents have the opportunity to further reduce their waste
sent to disposal by recycling the following list of electronics at the depot
located closest to them.
With this option to recycle, e-waste listed below
will no longer be collected curb-side in the City of Brockville. To find a
location to recycle your electronics visit the following web-site
http:!/www.recycleyourelectronics. ca/Electronics!
E-Waste items that will be collected curbside include:
-
Desktop computers
-
Portable computers
-
Computer peripherals (keyboards, mice, hard drives, optical drives
- CD,
Blueray, DVD, HD-DVD, modems)
-
Monitors
-
Televisions
-
Desktop printing devices including desktop copiers and multi-function devices
-
Floor standing printing devices including printers, photocopiers, multi-function
devices
-
Scanners, typewriters
-
Telephones and answering machines
-
Cellular phones and pagers
-
PDA5
-
Audio and video players and recorders (eg. MP3, cassette, digital)
-
Cameras (web, digital, analog)
-
Equalizers/(pre)amplifiers
-
Radios
-
Receivers
-
Speakers
-
Turntables
-
Video players/projectors, digital frames
-
Video recorders
-
Personal hand held computers
Page 17
Part I Provincial Offences Act
Set Fine Schedule
By-law 093-2012, A By-law to Regulate the Collection, Removal and Disposal of Municipal
Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables in the City of Brockville
Column 2
Column 1
.
Column 3
ITEM
Provision creating or
Short form wording
.
.
SET FINE
defining_offence
1
Receptacle greater than allowed capacity
s. 5.1 Sch A, Sect 3
$100
2
Non-returnable plastic bag greater than
s. 5.1 Sch A, Sect 3
$100
allowed capacity
3
Placed curbside refuse in excess of bag
S. 5.1 Sch A, Sect 2
$100
limit without a bag tag
4
Unacceptable waste placed out for
3
$200
collection
5
Failed to provide adequate weather
4.2
$100
resistant indoor or outdoor storage facilities
6
Failed to place curbside municipal solid
4.4
$100
waste at least once in every 7 days
7
Interfered with municipal solid waste or
4.7
$200
source separated material
8
Container filled above the top
5.2 (i)
$100
9
Weight limit for waste exceeded
5.2(iii)
$100
10
Waste not placed in authorized container
5.5
$100
11
Failed to remove from the street ineligible
5.6
$100
material
12
Failed to remove ineligible source
6.2
$150
separated recyclables
13
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.1
$100
street
14
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.4
$100
sidewalks
15
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.5
$100
snowbanks
16
Placed containers out for collection on a
7.7
$100
day other than collection day
17
Placed solid waste and/or recyclables out
7.10
$100
prior to 5 a.m.
18
Failed to remove ineligible materials by 8
7.10
$100
p.m. the day of collection
19
Placed containerataddress otherthan at
7.11
$200
which it originated
20
Deposited waste on private property
10.1
$200
21
Deposited waste on city property
10.1
$200
22
Deposited waste on local board property
10.1
$200
23
Transported waste to the transfer station in
1 1.2
$150
an unenclosed vehicle
Note: Penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 14 of By-law No. 093-2012, a
certified copy of which has been filed.
City of Brockville
Part
I Provincial Offences Act
Set Fine Schedule
By-law 093-20 12 as amended, A By-law to Regulate the Collection, Removal and Disposal of
Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables in the City of Brockville
Column 2
ITEM
Column 1
Column 3
Provision creating or
SET FINE
Short form wording
defining offence
1
Receptacle greater than allowed capacity
s. 5.1 Sch A, Sect. 3
2
Non-returnable plastic bag greater than
s. 5.1 Sch A, Sect. 3
allowed capacity
/ 01)
3
Placed curbside refuse in excess of bag
s. 5.1 Sch A, Sect. 2
limit without a bag tag
/ O7.)
4
Unacceptable waste placed our for
3
collection
5
Failed to provide adequate weather
4.2
resistant indoor or outdoor storage facilities
/
6
Failed to place curbside municipal solid
4.4
waste at least once in every 7 days
/O 0
7
Interfered with municipal solid waste or
4.7
source separated material
8
Container filled above the top
5.2 (i)
/ O 0
9
Weight limit for waste exceeded
5.2Oii)
iô o
10
Waste not placed in authorized container
5.5
1
C.)
1 1
Failed to remove from the street ineligible
5.6
material
/
0
12
Failed to remove ineligible source
6.2
separated recyclables
13
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.1
/ O
street
14
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.4
snowbanks
tb
0
15
Placed refuse or recycling containers on
7.5
sidewalk
/0 0
16
Placed containers out for collection on a
7.7
day other than collection day
/
0
17
Placed solid waste and/or recyclables out
7.10
prior to 5 am.
/
0
18
Failed to remove ineligible materials by 8
7.10
p.m. the day of collection
/
0
19
Placed container at address other than at
7.1 1
which it originated
C. 0
20
Deposited waste on private property
10.1
2() p
21
Deposited waste on city property
10.1
0
22
Deposited waste on local board property
10.1
L O o
23
Transported waste to the transfer station in
1 1 .2
/ 5O
an unenclosed vehicle
Note: Penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 14 of By-law No. 093-20 12 as
amended, a certified copy of which has been filed.
PROWNCIAL OFFENCES ACT
Part
IT IS ORDERED pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act and the
rules for the Ontario Court of Justice, that the amount set opposite each of the
offences in the schedule of offences under the Provincial Statutes and Regulations
thereunder and Municipal By-law No.093-2012 as amended of the Corporation of
the City of Brockville, attached hereto is the set fine for that offence. This Order is
to take effect on February 12
th, 2014.
Dated at Ottawa this j
2
th day of February 2014.
Hugh L. Fraser, Regional Senior Justice
Ontario Court of Justice
East Region
THE HONOURABLE
JUSTICE HUGH 1. FRASER
REGIONAL SENIOR JUSTICE
ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE
COURT HOUSE
161 ELGIN STREET, 6
TH FLOOR
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
K2P 2L1
Attention: Ms. Sandra M. Seale
LI-fONORABLE
JUGE HUGH L. FRASER
JUGE PRINCIPAL REGIONAL
COUR DE JUSTICE OE L'ONTARIO
PALAIS DE JUSTICE
161, RUE ELGIN, 6' ETAGE
OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
K2P 2L1
TELEPHONE/TELEPHONE (613) 239-1520
FAXITELECOPIEUR (613) 239-1672
Dear Ms. Seale:
Re:
Set Fines -- Provincial Offences Act -- Part I
By-law No. 093-2012 as amended: Solid Waste Management
Enclosed herewith are the original Order dated February j
2
th, 2014 and original schedule of set
fines for By-Law No. 093-2012 as amended, the By-law indicated in the schedule.
Please note that I have amended Items, 3, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 on the attached Set
Fine Schedule.
The setting of the fines does not constitute my approval of the short form of wording used to
describe the offences.
Please ensure that a copy of the said documents is forwarded to the Provincial Offences Office,
which has jurisdiction for the Corporation of the City of Brockville.
Yours truly,
Hugh L. Fraser
Regional Senior Justice
East Region
Enclosures
February 12
th 2014
Corporation of the City of Brockville
Victoria Building
One King Street West
P.O. Box 5000
Brockville, Ontario
K6V 7A5
RECEflIED
FEB 1 8 2i4
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BROCKVILLE
By-law Number 109-2013
A By-law to Amend By-law 093-2012 A By-law to Regulate Residential Solid Waste
Management in the City of Brockville
WHEREAS Council enacted By-law 093-2012 A By-law to Regulate Residential Solid
Waste Management in the City of Brockville on October 23, 2013; and
WHEREAS at a meeting held on November 26, 2013 Council deemed it expedient to
Amend By-law 093-2012, to incorporate the short wording and submit the short wording to the
Ministry of the Attorney General for approval;
1. THAT Section 3 wording "The Corporation will neither provide nor operate
a system for the collection or removal of the following types of material" be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with "No person shall place the following
items for collection:"
Given under the Seal of the Corporation of the
City of Brockville and Passed this
10
th Day of December, 2013
CERTIFIED TR
COPY
TIlTS iE D4 OFI.JAJOJ3
S. Lynn Murray, Dep4y City C1e
City of Brockvifle