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The Township of Cavan Monaghan
By-law No. 2020-05
Being a by-law to provide for the collection, removal, and disposal of
residential waste and other waste material for the Township of Cavan
Monaghan.
Whereas The Municipal Act S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, as amended, under Section 11
states that a lower tier municipality may provide any service or thing that the
municipality considers necessary or desirable for the public subject to the rules set
out in Subsection (4);
Now Therefore the Municipal Council of the Township of Cavan Monaghan
enacts as follows:
Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise:
1.1
Municipality shall mean the Township of Cavan Monaghan.
1 .2
Council shall mean the Council of the Township of Cavan Monaghan.
1 .3
Collector shall mean a contractor or employee of the Municipality
identified by the Director of Public Works to carry out the collection and
disposal of waste and non-recyclable waste.
1 .4
Container shall mean standard metal or plastic refuse containers with lids
or standard clear waste bags fastened at the top weighing no more than 30
pounds each.
1 .5
Waste shall mean garbage, refuse, and other waste that cannot be reused
or recycled that is generated from acceptable sources (ie. Domestic
household, commercial etc.) and approved from disposal by the Ministry of
Environment and Climate Change and this By-law at the curbside and/or
Transfer Station.
1.6
Clear Waste Bag shall mean a transparent bag no larger than 30 lbs (13.6 kg)
which shall have no tint or colouring.
1 .7
Medical Waste Bag* shall mean a solid coloured/tinted bag, no larger than 30
lbs (13.6 kg) for the purpose of medical waste disposal. *Exemption
authorized by the Township of Cavan Monaghan required.
1 .8
Privacy Bag shall mean a single non-transparent opaque bag no larger than
12" by 18" (30 cm by 45cm) that may contain personal/private waste, which
may be placed in the clear waste bag.
1.9
Recyclable Materials shall mean:
Accepted recyclable items as per the County of Peterborough Schedule
and may change on occasion.
Such as:
Containers
1. Glass
- Clear and coloured food and drink bottles and jars
2.
Plastic
- Tubs and lids: yogurt, spreads and dips, sour cream, margarine
3. Bottles and jugs
- water, juice, pop, lotion, shampoo, laundry detergent
4. Containers and trays
- pre-cut fruit and vegetable trays, strawberry and
baked goods containers. Including black plastic containers.
5. Cartons and Cups
6. Juice and milk cartons
7.
Drinking and broth boxes
8. Coffee Cups (no lids)
9. Take-out cold drink cups. Single use disposable plastic cups are waste
10. Metal
- Pop cans, pie plates and aluminum foil, Food and drink cans and
tins, Empty paint cans (lids off and dry), Empty aerosol cans
Fibres
1.
Boxes and Rolls
- All boxes: cereal, cracker, shoe, shipping, Paper rolls:
toilet, paper towel, wrapping paper tubes
2. Paper
- printed paper and envelopes, newspaper and flyers, magazines
and telephone books
3. Shredded paper
- place in clear plastic bag
4. Plastic Bags
- grocery, milk, bread bags, toilet paper and water bottle
overwrap, soil and water softener bags, newspaper bags
Please consult the current County of Peterborough Recycling
Guidelines.
1.10
Bag Tag shall mean a tag or a sticker issued by the Municipality (available
upon payment of the applicable fee or otherwise, as set out in Schedule "A",
from the Transfer Station at 1427 Syer Line), to be affixed to any clear bag
or clear bags of waste and non-recyclable rubbish taken to the Transfer
Station.
1.11
Construction Debris shall mean discarded building material, resulting
from the erection, repair, demolition or improvement of buildings,
structures or property.
1.12
Household Hazardous Waste shall include but not be limited to
automobile fluids, paint or stain, cleaners, pesticides, batteries,
fluorescent lights, medications or vitamins, propane tanks, or sharps
(needles/lancets). Household Hazardous Waste can be disposed of at
Pido Rd or other approved facilities.
1.13
Electronic Waste shall mean any old or obsolete electronic equipment
that cannot be reused. For example computers, printers, televisions,
photocopiers, stereos, telephones, cell phones, cameras,
video/cd/dvd/cassette players. This does not include electric items such as
vacuum cleaners, kettles, blenders, or microwaves.
1.14
Major Appliances and Large Household Furnishings shall mean all large
or bulky household mechanisms and/or other articles actually used in the
home (stoves, washers, dryers, chairs, sofas, tables, beds, carpet, etc.)
Note: Appliances containing freon will not be accepted at the Transfer
Station.
Supervision
2.1
The proper collection and disposal of waste and non-recyclable waste shall
be placed under the control of the Director of Public Works who shall be
responsible to the Council either directly or through the
Chief Administrative Officer as directed by Council.
2.2
In the event of it appearing during the administration of the provisions of this
By-law that there is any matter or thing requiring to be dealt with as to which
no provisions have been made or as to which the terms of this By-law are
not clear, or which is in dispute, the Director of Public Works is hereby
authorized to take such steps as are in his/her judgment advisable and to
report the matter at the first opportunity to the Chief Administrative Officer
and/or the Township Council.
Collection Procedure
3.1
The use of clear bags as noted in sections 1.4, 1 .5, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8
becomes mandatory as of January 1st, 2020.
3.2
Curbside collections shall be made at all residential and existing
commercial properties in all Township wards.
3.3
Materials set out for collection shall normally be placed on the side of
the road as established by the Director of Public Works and/or his/her
designate. Materials are to be placed as close as possible to the edge
of the road, or at the curb or on the boulevard of a public street in front
of or adjacent to the residential or commercial establishment, without
obstructing the roadway, sidewalk and/or mail delivery.
1.
Where there is a change made to the precise point at which
material shall be placed for collection, as determined to be
necessary by the Director of Public Works, written notice shall be
given to the affected property owner/resident.
3.4
Material for collection shall not be placed on a highway, roadway, or other
public property before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding collection and shall be
placed at the prescribed location for collection not later than 7:00 a.m. on the
collection day.
3.5
Empty containers as well as all material which the collector refuses must be
removed from the highway or from public property by the occupant of the
premises from which they came, before 8:00 p.m. on the same day that the
waste is collected or the material refused.
3.6
Collection from:
1. Any residential dwelling shall consist of a total of not more than two (2)
clear bags as defined in Section 1.4, 1 .5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, and weighing 30
pounds (13.6 kg) or less each bag, per collection. Each bag placed
curbside do not require bag tag but must be visible to collector.
2. Any existing commercial property using municipal service, shall consist of
a total of not more than four clear (4) bags, as defined in Section 1 .4, 1 .5,
1.6, 1.7, 1.8, and weighing 30 pounds (13.6 kg) or less per bag per
collection. Each bag placed curbside do not require bag tag but must be
visible to collector.
3. Additional bag tags may be purchased as per Schedule "A" but purchase
and disposal must be done at the Township Transfer Station.
3.7
Containers or bags in excess of the limits established in Section 3.6 shall
not be collected but may be taken to the Transfer Station if a bag tag issued
by the Municipality, as defined in Section 1.10, is affixed thereto.
3.8
Construction debris, major appliances and large household furnishings,
recyclable waste and non-collectable waste as described shall not be
collected by the Township but may be disposed of by an owner or tenant of
land in the Township or his authorized agent at the appropriate location
being the Transfer Station, Hazardous Waste Depot, or Peterborough
City/County Landfill Site. Charges at the Transfer Station will be assessed
according to Schedule 'A" attached hereto.
3.9
Any appliances containing freon are not accepted at the Township's
Transfer Station.
3.10
Electronics Waste will be accepted at the Township Transfer Station.
Household Hazardous Waste and Sharps are banned from disposal with
residential or commercial waste and must be responsibly disposed of at an
approved facility.
3.11
Recyclable Waste shall be collected throughout the Township by the
County of Peterborough on designated days.
3.12
Non-Recyclable Waste may be disposed of by an owner or tenant of land in
the Township, or his/her authorized agent, at the Township Transfer Station
where charges will be assessed for the use of the site according to
Schedule "A" attached hereto.
3.13
Subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works, bag tags may be
provided free of charge to an owner or tenant where there are
extraordinary circumstances i.e. due to the Adopt-A-Road program.
3.14
Curbside collection of lawn and garden waste will occur twice in the
spring and four times in the fall of each calendar year throughout the
Township, subject to annual scheduling.
Collector's Responsibilities
4.1
The persons employed as Collectors shall follow the established routes and
conform to all instructions as set out by the Director of Public Works. The
work of each route shall be completed as scheduled and the Collectors shall
be courteous and render every reasonable service to the Householders for
the proper execution of the work.
4.2
The Collector shall handle all receptacles with due care and after thoroughly
removing their contents, shall replace the lids and place them where taken
from. The Collector shall not overload any truck nor allow any of the
contents to fall therefrom and shall carefully gather up any refuse, which
may have been spilled on the ground.
4.3
In no instances shall the Collector be called upon to make collections from
any point which, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, is
unreasonably inconvenient or dangerous to any employee, nor shall the
Collector be required to remove containers from any point other than that
designated by the Director of Public Works, and then only from containers in
accordance with the definition provided in Section 1.4 of this By-law.
4.4
No salvaging of any description shall be conducted either on the
collection routes or in and around the disposal area except within the
designated Re-Use Centre at the Transfer Station.
4.5
Where, in the opinion of the Collector, there are reasonable grounds to
suspect that there is recyclable waste or non collectable waste, in any waste
bag/container placed for collection, the Collector is authorized to open such
bag to ascertain the contents thereof. The Collector has the authority to
refuse to collect bags suspected of containing unauthorized contents.
4.6
All employees of the Contractor will follow all health and safety regulations
as established by the Township and by the Province.
Householder's Responsibilities
5.1
Recyclable waste must be separated from waste and non-recyclable
rubbish.
5.2
All waste and non-recyclable rubbish to be collected by the Township must
be placed and kept in clear bags/containers, which meet with the standards
set out in Section 1 .4, 1 .5, 1 .6, 1 .7, and 1 .8. Containers shall be kept dry
and regularly disinfected and shall be maintained in proper order and
repair. No containers shall be filled above the top level.
5.3
All waste and recyclables must be placed out in a manner which is not
dangerous to the Collector.
5.4
All waste and recyclable items must be placed out for collection by 7:00
a.m. on the appropriate collection day.
5.5
All Household Hazardous Waste must be properly disposed of at such
locations as the Peterborough City/County Hazardous Waste Depot, private
operators or through authorized County events. Electronics Waste can be
disposed of at the Township Transfer Station.
Prohibitions
6.1
No person shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any
bundle, article or thing placed for removal, in containers or otherwise
placed for removal.
6.2
No person shall keep a waste dump or container for waste material on
his/her premises in such a condition or in such a location that the same is a
nuisance or emits foul or offensive odors or harbours or attracts rats or
other vermin or insects; and the body of any dead animal must
be promptly disposed of by the owner thereof, so that the same shall not
become a nuisance. Dead animals are not accepted at the Transfer Station
or for curbside collection.
6.3
No person shall permit waste, rubbish, recyclable waste or any other waste
material to be blown or dropped from the premises occupied by him/her on
to any roadway or private property in the Township.
6.4
No person shall place, or permit to be placed or remain on or in any street or
nature area, any article or thing in the nature of waste except as herein
expressly authorized or as may be authorized by the Director of Public
Works. Dumping is strictly prohibited and subject to costs and penalty under
Provincial Law.
Enforcement and Penalty
7.1
For the purposes of this By-law, household waste and non-recyclable waste
shall not be collected unless the recyclable waste components have been
separated.
7.2
In the event that any section or sections of this By-law or parts thereof are
found by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or ultra vires, such
sections or parts thereof shall be deemed to be severable, with all other
sections or parts of this By-law remaining in full force and effect.
7.3
Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law is guilty
of an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine as provided for in the
Provincial Offences Act.
7.4
Duplication of the Official Bag Tag as described in section 1 .1 0, without
the express written consent of the Township of Cavan Monaghan is a
contravention of this By-law.
7.5
Where any person fails to comply with the requirements or provisions of this
By-law, such matter or thing may be done at such person's expense by the
Municipality, and the Municipality may recover expenses therein incurred.
Enactment
8.1
That this By-law No. 2020-05 shall come into full force January 13,
2020 immediately upon the passing.
8.2
That any and all former By-laws with regard to this matter are hereby
repealed in their entirety.
Read a first, second and third time and finally passed in Open Council this 13th
day of January, 2020.
Mayo/
/
Clerk
Schedule of Fees
Tipping Fees
At the discretion of the Director of Public Works or hislher designate.
Volume or Type
Rate
Loose Waste and Non- Recyclable Waste
$100.00 per 1/2 Ton
Truck
Small Furniture
$ 10.00 each
Large Furniture or Appliances
$ 20.00 each
Special Items (i.e. boats)
$100.00 each
Construction Debris
Shingles (value determined by
Transfer Station Supervisor)
$10.00 Per Bundle Up to
a maximum of $100.00
Drywall
$100.00 Per 1/2 Ton Truck
Excess Waste
$100.00 Per 1/2 Ton Truck
Tires and Rims
Free Disposal
As per Ontario Tire
Stewardship Program
Scrap Metal
Free Disposal
Bag Tags
Rate
Bag Tags issued by the Township
$ 2.25 each
Transfer Station
-- Items for Sale
Sale of Blue Box
$ 5.00 each
Fines
All Fines of offences under the Provincial Offences Act will be determined by
the courts. Offenders, i.e. dumping, will be charged to the full extend of the
Law for costs and penalty.