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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COCHRANE
BY-LAW NUMBER 1457-2021
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE AND
PROVIDE FOR THE STORAGE, HANDLING,
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE
AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS WITHIN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF COCHRANE
WHEREAS Sections 11(1), 11(2)(7) and 11(3)(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001,
S.O.2001, Chap. 25 authorized Council to pass by-laws for the establishment of waste
disposal system and prohibit the disposal of waste material in any defined area
throughout the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS Section (10)(2) OF THE Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended, provides that a single-tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting; economic,
social and environmental well-being of the municipality and services and things the
municipality is authorized to provide under subsection (1) and
WHEREAS it is the interest of society as a whole and of the Town, and its
ratepayers in particular that the amount of waste material generated by private citizens
be reduced; that wherever possible such materials be re-used or recycled; that the
environment be protected from contamination from hazardous substances; and that the
lifetime of existing and future municipal landfill sites be extended;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Cochrane enacts as follows:
Section 1.0:
Definitions and Interpretation
1.1.
Short Title: This By-law may be referred to as the Town of Cochrane Waste
Management By-law.
1.2.
Definitions: In this By-law,
"Asbestos Waste" means solid or liquid waste that results from the removal of
asbestos-containing construction or insulation materials or the manufacture of
asbestos-containing products and contains asbestos.
"Ashes" includes the solid residue of any household fuel after such fuel has
been consumed by fire and includes soot but shall not include ashes which
accumulate as a result of building construction or demolition.
"Attendant" means the person appointed, from time to time, to carry out the
duties of landfill attendant.
"Bag Tag" includes single use tags affixed to a residential garbage bag bearing
the Town of Cochrane identification issued by the Town pursuant to this By-law
"Blue Box" means any recyclable material as defined in Schedule "B" of this By-
law.
"Bulky Items" includes but is not limited to refrigerator, oven, stove, washer,
dryer, dishwasher, freezer, air conditioning unit, microwave oven, barbeque, patio
furniture, oil tank, furnace, TV, monitor, vacuum cleaner, hot water heater, wood
burning stove, child's swing set, humidifier, toilet, sink, furniture and any other
items so designated by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate from
time to time that are discarded by a user or owner but do not fit into an approved
waste receptacle.
"By-law" except where indicated otherwise, includes this By-law and any
amendments thereto, as enacted by the Council from time to time.
"Certificate of Approval", "Provisional Certificate of Approval", or
"Environmental Compliance Approval" for the purposes of this By-law means
a Certificate issued by the appropriate Provincial or Federal agency permitting
the Municipality to operate a waste management system or waste disposal site
and related activities.
"Clean Wood Waste" includes untreated lumber and wood products such as
pallets and raw lumber, but does not include painted wood, treated wood,
paneling, pressboard or similar products.
"Collection Location" includes the location, as designated by the Director of
Infrastructure Services or designate, where waste, recyclable materials, leaf and
yard materials and bulky items are to be placed out for collection at the curb by
users or owners entitled to curbside collection services.
"Concrete and Brick" includes materials such as brick, stone, concrete, and
masonry.
"Industrial, Commercial or Institutional Building" is any individual business or
other establishment within the Town of Cochrane and includes:
a. an enterprise or activity involving warehousing, storage, industrial
manufacturing, commercial processes or operations;
b. an enterprise, activity or project involving construction, renovation or
demolition;
c. research or an experimental enterprise or activity;
d. clinics that provide medical diagnosis or treatment;
e. laboratories, hospitals or veterinarian or animal hospitals;
f. any business establishment including retail stores, offices, restaurants
and gas bars;
g. any seasonal or temporary business establishment including chip wagons
and vegetable stands, Christmas tree sales;
h. malls, strip malls, plazas and markets;
i. an enterprise, activity or project involving landscaping;
j. hotel, motel, apartment hotel, hostel, or bed and breakfast establishment;
k. rooming houses;
l. campsites (excluding the permanent residence trailer parks);
m. any residence with a centralized eating facility including but not limited to
senior's home, shelters, special needs housing, nursing homes,
(excluding rooming houses);
n. child care centres;
o. educational institutions including but not limited to schools, colleges, and
universities and museums;
p. residences of all educational institutions including but not limited to
universities, colleges and hospitals;
q. places of worship,
r. any government facility/property including Provincial Government, Federal
Government and National Capital Commission facilities as well as
Consulates and Embassies and municipal facilities; or
s. any other establishment as designated by the Director of Infrastructure
Services.
"Construction and Demolition Waste" includes waste which results from the
erection, alteration, or demolition of any building or part thereof, including earth or
stone from excavations.
"Council" or "Town Council" means the municipal council for the Town.
"Derelict Motor Vehicles" means any abandoned motor vehicles such as
passenger cars, trucks, van, etc.
"Director of Infrastructure Services" means the person who holds that position
and delegate or, in the event of organizational changes, another person
designated by Council.
"Freon Removal Charge" means all appliances containing freon that have not
had freon removed will be charged as per the User Fees Bylaw. The appliance
must have documentation proving the freon was removed by a certified
technician.
"Hauled Sewage" means wastewater or septage removed from a wastewater
system, septic tank system, a cesspool, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical
toilet, a portable toilet or a sewage holding tank that is transported to a sewer
works for disposal.
"High Density Multi-Residential Building" includes lands zoned to permit an
apartment building, condominium complex, townhouse complex, co-operative
housing complex, accessory dwelling units, or other similar residential complex
containing three (3) or more residential dwelling units.
"Household Hazardous Waste" includes materials used or stored in the home
that can be potentially hazardous to human health and the natural environment
and includes but is not limited to paint, oil, batteries, pesticides and insecticides.
"Landfill Site" includes any area of land designated as such by the Town to be
used for the disposal of waste as approved by the Ministry of the Environment,
Conservation and Parks.
"Leaf and Yard Material" includes but is not limited to leaves, trees (excluding
root balls), garden roots and cuttings, hedge and shrub trimmings, brush cuttings,
twigs and branches not exceeding 19 mm in diameter, other plant material and
any other item determined by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
from time to time to be leaf and yard material.
"Low Density Residential Building" includes lands zoned to permit a single
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, a duplex, accessory dwelling units or
other similar residential development containing fewer than three (3) residential
dwelling units, including farms.
"Medical Waste" means tubing, intravenous bags etc. used as part of home
care but does not include diapers or solid/liquid bio-medical waste.
"Mobile Home Park" includes an establishment comprising land or premises
under single ownership designed and zoned to permit year-round residential use
where residence is exclusively for two (2) or more mobile homes but does not
include a Trailer Park.
"Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by Council
under Section 15 of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15 to enforce the
By-laws of the Town of Cochrane.
"Non-Hazardous Contaminated Soil" contains one or more contaminants
found on, in or under a property at a concentration that exceeds the applicable
site condition standards and must be classified as 'non-hazardous' as per Ontario
Regulation 347 to be accepted at designated Town landfill sites.
"Other Recyclables" includes Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Tires, and
Scrap Metal.
"Owner" includes any registered owner, occupant, resident, lessee, tenant of
any low-density residential building, high density multi-residential building or
industrial, commercial, or institutional building, or any person managing any high
density multi-residential building, low density residential building, industrial,
commercial or institutional building or owner of a new development.
"Prohibited Waste" includes but is not limited to, hazardous and liquid industrial
wastes as per Regulation 347 of the Environmental Protection Act, manure
originating from agricultural activity, and any other item or thing designated as
prohibited waste by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate.
"Proof of Origin" means the location in which the waste was generated and
must be provided to the landfill attendant prior to the disposal of the waste.
"Recyclable Materials" means all materials designated by the Town of
Cochrane as prescribed in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this
By-law
"Recycling Transfer Station" means the designated area at the Waste
Disposal Site where the recyclable materials are stored.
"Refuse" shall include garbage, rubbish, ashes, cinders, and street refuse.
"Scavenge" includes sorting through and collecting materials from recyclable
materials, leaf and yard materials, bulky items, electrical and electronic
equipment or waste that has been placed out for collection or deposited at a
landfill site.
"Scrap Metal" includes any discarded material comprised of metal including
refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and humidifiers. Appliances containing
freon must have it removed prior to disposal or a "Freon Removal Charge" will
apply.
"Service Area" means the geographical area serviced by the Town of Cochrane
Landfill. This includes, unless otherwise stated in Ontario Regulation 347, the
Town of Cochrane, Township of Fournier, and the Township of Hanna.
"Street" means any public highway, road, lane, alley, square, place, throughfare,
or a right-of-way within the Town of Cochrane.
"Tipping Fee" shall mean the charge per tonne or unit item levied by the Town
at the landfill site for disposable as waste under the terms of this By-law.
"Tires" includes rubber tires. The rims must be removed from the tire.
"Town", "Town of Cochrane" or "Municipality" means The Corporation of the
Town of Cochrane and includes its entire geographic area.
"Trailer Parks" includes a parcel of land zoned to permit members of the
travelling and vacationing public containing sites upon which to locate Trailers,
Tents or Recreational Vehicles and includes a campground. This definition shall
not include any portion of the property used to lawfully sell or wholesale Trailers,
Tents or Recreational Vehicles.
"Transient Waste" means any garbage, refuse, trash, or waste carried into the
Town of Cochrane from outside its Service Area by any person, entity, or
municipality unless approved by the Director of Infrastructure Services.
"User" includes a person, persons or industrial, commercial, or institutional
building utilizing any curbside collection service or Town landfill site.
"User Fees By-law" means Town of Cochrane By-law 1449-2021 or if it has
been repealed, any subsequent Town of Cochrane By-law known as the "User
Fees and Service Charges for the Town of Cochrane."
"Vehicle Weight Record" is a fee to obtain a vehicle weight.
"Waste" or "Solid Waste" includes any material discarded that is not recyclable
materials, leaf and yard materials, scrap metal, electrical and electronic
equipment, household hazardous waste, any prohibited waste or other
designated recyclable.
"Electrical and electronic equipment" is material that requires an electric
current to operate and is further defined in Ontario Regulation 522/20, Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (EEE).
1.3.
Interpretation Rules:
a) The words "include" and "including" are not to be read as limiting the meaning
of a word or term to the phrases or descriptions that follow.
b) Wherever this By-law refers to a user, owner or thing with reference to gender
or the gender neutral, the intention is to read the By-law with the gender
applicable to the circumstances
c) References to items in the plural include the singular, as applicable.
d) Nothing in this By-law shall be construed as prohibiting any person as defined
in the By-Law from removing or causing to be removed any garbage, refuse
or other wastes whether collectible or uncollectible to the Municipal landfill
site in accordance with Municipal requirements.
1.4.
Statutes: References to laws in this By-law are meant to refer to the statutes, as
amended from time to time, which are applicable within the Province of Ontario.
1.5.
Severability: 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.
1.6.
Duties and Powers of the Director of Infrastructure Services:
The Director of Public Work's powers and designate shall, subject to any
limitations contained in this By-law, include but are not limited to:
a) determine collection schedules specifying the time, day and frequency of
collection services and when landfills are open or closed and to give notice to
the public of such collection schedules or temporary closure of landfills;
b) determine the classification or designation of specific items to be collected at
the curb or received at a Town's landfill site;
c) determine the designated collection locations for approved waste and
recycling containers that are designated for receiving curbside collection
services and give notice to the public of same;
d) determine the designated location of uncollectible waste on private property;
e) determine whether a building, collection location, or property is safe for entry
by an employee or agent of the Town having regard to the physical
conditions, layout, loading facilities, method of handing collectible waste at the
building, or collection location of the property, the presence of a troublesome
or nuisance animal or any other factor;
f) inspecting, within reasonable working hours, waste receptacles or storage
areas on private property. Any refusal of a property owner to allow inspection
shall cause the Municipality to remove municipal collection services;
g) impose limits to the level of collection services including the quantities and
classes of waste to be collected;
h) determine if receptacles for waste and recycling other than those provided by
the Town appear to conform with the intent of this By-law;
i) determine what constitutes manufactured or industrial waste;
j) determine the method, manner or other requirements for the collection and
disposal of waste for which there are collection services;
k) establish and enforce guidelines and policies governing the inclusion,
restriction, suspension or termination of curbside collection services and/or
landfill site disposal privileges to any user, owner or business for failure to
comply with the provisions of this By-law or in the event of inclement weather;
l) Establish, and amend as necessary, guidelines and procedures,
i.
For participation in the recycling program;
ii.
For the disposition of various forms of waste in accordance with federal
and provincial statutes, regulations, and municipal by-laws;
iii.
As to what constitutes non-collectible waste for which no waste
collection services are available;
iv.
For the segregation of waste at the landfill;
v.
Use of weighing scale at the landfill;
vi.
For the packing of various forms of waste; and
vii.
For governing the sale and use of residential garbage bag tags by the
Town.
m) establish and ensure enforcement of the terms and conditions on which
curbside collection services which have been included, restricted, suspended
or terminated under this By-law may be resumed in whole or in part;
n) establish procedures for the handling and disposal of waste and other
materials as defined in this By-law;
o) establish the terms of an agreement with any user or owner for the
acceptance of waste at the landfill site;
p) establish the terms of an agreement with any user or owner for the
acceptance of recyclable materials, leaf and yard waste, scrap metal, or other
designated material for recycling at the landfill site;
q) determine the guidelines for the disposal of asbestos waste in accordance
with Regulation 347, R.R.O. 1990, as amended;
r) deal with any other matter assigned by this By-law or necessary for the
curbside collection, removal and disposal of waste and administration of this
By-law; and
s) Set and alter temporary pilot projects related to waste and recycling.
Section 2.0:
General Provisions and Prohibitions
2.1.
Provisions
a) The Town shall be responsible for the collection, removal, and disposal of
waste materials within the Town of Cochrane and shall provide for the same
by a contractor or the Infrastructure Services Department using its own
equipment and labour;
b) The Town shall be responsible for the assigning of tipping fees for the
disposal of waste at the municipal landfill as defined by the User Fees.
c) Users and owners will separate, sort, and place different types of waste and
recycling as per this By-law.
d) Schedules to the By-law may be reviewed from time to time and amended by
a Resolution of Council without prejudice to the intent of this By-law.
e) The registered owner of every property shall ensure that the requirements of
this By-law are met as it relates to waste and recycling from the owner's
property.
f)
2.2.
Prohibitions
a) No user or owner shall:
i.
Unless authorized by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate, scavenge, salvage, pick over, interfere with, remove or
scatter or any like or similar activity in relation to any waste or
recyclable materials set out for curbside collection;
ii.
Cover waste or recyclable materials with animal deterrents such as
bleach or cayenne pepper;
iii.
Permit any animal owned by him or her or under control to pick over,
interfere with collection, remove or scatter any waste or recyclable
materials placed out for curbside collection;
iv.
Cast or otherwise deposit or permit any contractor, agent or employee
of such user or owner to throw, cast or otherwise deposit any waste,
recyclable materials, leaf and yard material or bulky items whatsoever
on or in any street, public property or private property without the prior
consent of the owner, except as expressly authorized by this By-Law;
v.
Place waste or recyclable materials, leaf and yard material or bulky
items on public property for collection by a private collection agency;
vi.
Deposit waste, recyclable materials, leaf and yard material or bulky
items generated on private property into public waste receptacles
located on public streets;
vii.
Except where permitted in this By-law, no user or owner shall dispose
or cause to dispose any waste recyclable materials, or bulky items
within the Town Limits other than in authorized landfill sites;
viii.
Keep or permitted to be kept or placed, waste and recycling, including
the receptacles on any property in a location which may cause a public
nuisance or a nuisance to an adjoining property owner. This includes
obstructing any highway, street, lane, ally, or public place.
Section 3.0:
Curbside Collection Services (General)
3.1.
General Provisions for Curbside Collection:
a) The Town shall provide curbside collection within the boundaries of the
Corporation of the Town of Cochrane to the following locations in
accordance with this By-law,
i.
Low density residential buildings, high density multi-residential
buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, institutional
buildings, and mobile home parks for:
(1) waste; and
(2) recyclable materials.
ii.
For new development, the Town shall provide curbside collection from
occupied dwelling units, in accordance with this By-law only after the
issuance of the first final occupancy permit;
iii.
Despite any other provision of this By-law, curbside collection services
shall not be provided, except by agreement, to any land or building
owned or leased by the Crown in Canada, the Crown in right of
Ontario, a university, a community college, a hospital, or to any
property for which no taxes are paid and for which no grants in lieu are
received or any vacant or for any unoccupied structure or property that
does not contain a structure.
b) The user or owner of low-density residential buildings, including mobile
home parks, shall not exceed one (1) waste receptacle and one (1) recycling
receptacle per dwelling unit.
c) The user or owner of high density multi-residential buildings, industrial
buildings, commercial buildings, and institutional buildings shall not exceed
six (6) receptacles. The user or owner is permitted to have the desired
amount of waste and recycling receptacles within the limit but must have a
minimum of one (1) recycling receptacle. The receptacles shall be placed in
a location, approved by the Director of Infrastructure Services, on the
owner's property except when placed on the street for collection. The
receptacles shall be placed by the user or owner in a manner acceptable to
this By-law on the day of collection.
d) The owner or person in charge of a commercial building or apartment
building from which trade waste or household refuse is to be collected shall
provide and maintain in good repair and sanitary condition an approved
shelter or screen in an approved location to store waste and to screen it
from adjacent properties or from otherwise becoming a visual nuisance. The
containers and shelters shall be constructed to ensure that the garbage or
refuse is not strewn about by animals or by other means. This requirement
shall apply to manufacturing and industrial waste including service station
waste.
3.2.
Curbside Collection Frequency and Time:
a) Where the Town provides curbside collection for waste such collection
services shall be provided at collection locations once a week, except when
a normal collection day falls on a holiday as provided herein;
b) Where the Town provides curbside collection for recyclable materials such
collection services shall be provided at collection locations once a week,
except when a normal collection day falls on a holiday as provided herein;
c) No curbside collection shall occur on the following designated holidays:
New Year's Day
Civic Holiday
January 2
Labour Day
Family Day
Thanksgiving Day
Good Friday
Remembrance Day
Easter Monday
Christmas Day
Victoria Day
Boxing Day
Canada Day
d) On weeks with a holiday, curbside collection will take place on the day
following the holiday and all subsequent collection days will remain the
same. The only exceptions shall be holidays that fall on a Friday, New
Year's Day, January 2, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. The collection for
the exceptions shall take place as follows,
i.
Holidays that fall on a Friday, collection shall take place on the day
prior to the holiday
ii.
New Year's Day, January 2, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day
collection will be determined on an annual basis. Collection dates for
these holidays will be provided to the public at minimum one month in
advance.
e) During normal daytime curbside collection, the approved user or owner shall
put out all items to be collected at the collection location prior to the time
scheduled for collection. No earlier than 5:00 PM on the previous evening
and no later than 7:00 AM on the day of curbside collection;
f) After curbside collection, users or owners shall ensure that all approved
containers and any uncollected or refused waste, recyclable materials, leaf
and yard materials and/or large items are returned to the users or owners
property by no later than 7:00 PM on the day of curbside collection.
g) Users and owners shall ensure every waste and recycling receptacle is
emptied as necessary to prevent development of odours or other nuisances
and to ensure garbage and recycling does not overflow the receptacle. The
lids of the receptacles must be kept closed.
3.3.
Curbside Collection Set Out Requirements
a) No user or owner shall place waste or recyclable materials for curbside
collection if:
i.
The waste material is not in accordance with the requirements
established by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
from time to time and in accordance with this By-law;
ii.
The recyclable material is not in accordance with the requirements
established by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
from time to time and in accordance with this By-law;
iii.
The waste or recyclable material is frozen to the approved container
and cannot be dislodged by shaking.
b) Every user or owner who puts waste and recyclable materials out for
curbside collection shall ensure that,
i.
All waste that is wet is drained, wrapped in absorbent materials such
as dry paper and placed in a leak-proof approved waste container or
bag.
ii.
Feces of dogs or cats which cannot be flushed in a sanitary manner
are first wrapped in absorbent paper and placed in a sealed leak-
proof bag, mixed in with waste and represent not more than ten
percent by volume of the approved waste container;
iii.
All sharp objects or broken glass are securely wrapped and labelled
so that the sharp object or broken glass cannot pierce the waste
container;
iv.
The user or owner forthwith cleans up any mess or debris created if
all or any of the waste spills from, or for any reason is no longer
contained in the receptacle;
v.
The user or owner places the waste and recycling receptacle at the
collection locations designated by the Director of Infrastructure
Services or designate for curbside collection but not so as to impede
or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic or maintenance operations.
Waste and recycling receptacles shall not be placed on the sidewalk;
vi.
The user or owner places the waste and recycling receptacle at the
collection locations with a minimum clearance of 0.6 metres (2 feet)
between the receptacles;
vii.
Waste and recycling receptacles are not more than 2.13 m (7 feet)
from the edge of the traveled portion of the road to be visible to the
collection staff from the road;
viii.
Waste and recyclables shall be the responsibility of the user or owner
until it is collected by the Town. If animals tear into and strew waste
about the roadside, it is the user's or owner's responsibility to clean it
up;
ix.
Waste and recycling receptacles shall not be placed atop or behind a
snow bank or other visual obstruction and out of the path of the snow
plough or other maintenance equipment;
x.
In areas where access to receptacles set out for curbside collection is
prevented due to construction, it is the responsibility of the contractor
to bring material out to the nearest public collection point for access
by the Town.
3.4.
Curbside Collection for Private, Seasonal, and Unassumed Roads:
a) Residents residing on a private, seasonal or unassumed road shall not
receive waste and recycling collection, except by agreement.
b) Every user or owner of a premises not entitled to Town collection services or
who generates waste of a type for which curbside collection is not provided,
shall ensure the provision of a storage enclosure which is adequate to
contain all of the waste to be disposed of and such waste shall be conveyed
to the point of disposal by and at the expense of the user or owner of such
waste. Every user or owner not entitled to curbside collection, pursuant to
the provisions of this By-law, shall not place waste for curbside collection;
c) Where private collection services are utilized, the owner shall ensure waste
is stored until collected in properly constructed and maintained containers
which are emptied as necessary in order to prevent development of odours
or nuisances and which are not allowed to overflow;
d) The owner shall ensure all containers, structures or buildings provided for
the storage of waste shall at all times be maintained in a secure, clean, dry
and sanitary condition so as to prevent entry of rodents, insects or other
vector and vermin.
3.5.
Curbside Waste & Recycling Receptacles
a) Every user and owner shall be provided, at cost, with garbage and recycling
containers by the Town of Cochrane and every household shall maintain in
proper order or repair for the dwelling occupied by him/her:
i.
covered receptacles;
ii.
182 litre (48 gallon) green receptacle for waste;
iii.
363 litre (96 gallon) blue receptacle for recyclable materials;
iv.
every receptacle will be tapered, larger at the top than at the bottom
so that packed or frozen garbage can be easily dumped from it; and
v.
every receptacle shall be at all times in position so as to preclude the
ingress or egress of flies or escape of odours therefrom.
b) Every household shall maintain in good repair and sanitary condition
sufficient containers to hold garbage and recycling adequately for collection
from a dwelling or apartment building.
c) Every user or owner who puts waste and recycling receptacles out for
curbside collection shall maintain the area around the curbside collection
location in a clean, sanitary condition and free of vermin;
d) Excess garbage bags of waste may be placed beside the receptacles as
long as a Town of Cochrane Bag Tag is affixed to the garbage bag. Any
garbage bags outside of the receptacle without a bag tag will not be
collected.
e) Every user or owner who sets out recyclable materials for curbside collection
shall ensure the recyclable materials meet the following requirements;
i.
Recycling receptacles must only contain recyclable materials as set
out in Schedule B of this By-law; and
ii.
Excess recycling materials may be placed beside the recycling
receptacle as long as cardboard boxes are flattened and tied and
loose recycling is in a clear plastic bag. The plastic bag shall be tied
to prevent contents from falling out.
3.6.
Private Waste Collection:
a) The registered owner of a property shall arrange for private waste collection
services to be provided in accordance with Section 3.8.(b). For any property
owned by that registered owner;
i.
Which is not entitled to receive waste collection services from the
Town;
ii.
To which waste collection services have been suspended, revoked or
discontinued for any type of waste; or
iii.
Which generates waste of a type of which waste collection services
are not provided by the Town to that property;
b) The registered owner of a building or property who is required to arrange for
private waste collection services for that property shall ensure;
i.
That all waste is stored in properly constructed and maintained waste
storage containers;
ii.
Every waste storage container is emptied as necessary to prevent
development of odours or other nuisances and to ensure garbage
does not overflow the waste storage container and lids or doors of
waste storage containers are kept closed;
iii.
A waste container storage enclosure is provided which is adequate to
contain all of the waste storage containers used or provided for use
by owners in that property;
iv.
That every waste storage container, ever waste storage containers
enclosure, and every other structure or building provided for the
storage of waste are at all times maintained in a secure, clean, dry
and sanitary condition so as to prevent entry of or occupation by
rodents, insects or other vermin;
v.
That the waste is conveyed to the point of disposal by and at the
expenses of the consignee or owner of such waste and if requested
by the Director of Infrastructure Services, the registered owner of the
property on which the waste is generated shall provide proof that the
waste has been transported to a waste disposal site in accordance
with this By-law;
vi.
That waste is not placed out for collection unless otherwise permitted
by the By-law; and
vii.
Prohibited waste being disposed of is kept separate from any other
waste; each form of prohibited waste is kept separate from each other
form of prohibited waste; and each form of prohibited waste is stored
in a storage container which is adequate to both contain all the
prohibited waste of the type being disposed of and to safely store
such prohibited waste.
3.7.
Prohibitions for Curbside Collection:
a) No user or owner shall:
i.
Place waste for municipal curbside collection that includes or
contains hazardous or liquid industrial waste, construction and
demolition waste, concrete and brick, scrap metal, flares,
ammunition, medical waste (i.e. needles and syringes), leaf/yard
waste, bulky items, and/or dead animals;
ii.
Place waste batteries, electrical, electronic equipment, and tires for
curbside collection;
iii.
use or modify the waste and recycling receptacles other than the
intended purpose of such
b) Materials classified as "non-collectible waste" as defined under Schedule
"C" of this By-law, materials placed for collection in such manner or in such
containers as to be at variance with the terms and conditions set forth in
this By-law shall be refused by the collector and must be removed and
disposed of by the owner at his own expense.
3.8.
Removal of Uncollected Waste
a) Any user or owner who fails or delays to remove uncollected waste from
public property or the collection location shall be notified in writing by the
Director of Infrastructure Services or designate that the Town may
remove the waste at the user's or owner's expense
b) All costs incurred, including the expenses of the Town for the removal and
disposal of the waste shall be paid by the user or owner forthwith after
mailing of a written invoice setting out the costs incurred by the Town;
c) If payment is not made by the user or owner within thirty (30) days of
mailing of the invoice, the Town is entitled to use all legal means at its
disposal to collect the fees applicable, including placement of unpaid fees
on the tax collector's roll for the property in question, which unpaid fees
shall be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes pursuant to the
Municipal Act 2001, c. 25, s. 398 (2);
d) In the event that the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
suspends, revokes or discontinues collection services, the user or owner
shall arrange for private collection services in accordance with the By-law.
Section 4.0:
Disposal and Recycling at Landfill Sites and
Recycling Transfer Station
4.1.
General Landfill Site and Recycling Transfer Station Provisions:
a) All waste and recycling deposited at any Town landfill site or recycling
transfer station with the exception of load refusals, shall become the
property of the Town and may be salvaged, reclaimed, recycled,
composted, disposed of or otherwise dealt with by the Town as the Town
may deem fit;
b) All classes of acceptable waste, except for recyclables, shall be placed in
the landfill site and, unless otherwise specified, shall be subject to tipping
fees;
c) All material being disposed of at the recycling transfer station must be in
compliance with the list of acceptable materials as prescribed in Schedule
"B" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law. All loads shall be
subject to inspection;
d) All privately-owned waste disposal operations shall comply with and be
operated in accordance with all relevant Town By-laws, landfill compliance
approvals, all Provincial legislation, Federal legislation and standards, and
with the approval, when required, of the Medical Officer of Health;
e) Users of landfill sites and the recycling transfer station shall operate a
motor vehicle on designated roadways outside of the site and within the
sites, with due care courtesy and attention at the posted rate of speed;
f) No person shall dispose of waste or recycling at the landfill site or the
recycling transfer station without first showing proof of origin of the material
to the site attendant or other Town employee and paying or arranging for
payment of the respective tipping fee. Where forms are prescribed by the
Town of Cochrane and are required to be completed, the person shall
complete with the required information. All loads shall be subject to
inspection and screening;
g) Scavenging, salvaging, picking over, interfering with, removing or
scattering or like or similar any waste at any landfill site is not permitted
unless specifically authorized by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate;
h) Transportation of waste and recycling to or at any landfill site or the
recycling transfer station must be done so in properly covered containers or
in trailers or vehicles, totally enclosed or covered in canvas, tarpaulins or
nets, so fastened down around the edges so as to prevent any of the
contents from falling upon the ground or being airborne during transport. All
covered waste must be uncovered and inspected prior to disposal;
i) Transportation of waste to or at any landfill site must be done in such a
manner so as to protect the same from insects, vector and vermin, and to
control the escape of any offensive odours there from;
j) Any user of the landfill site or the recycling transfer station must comply in
a courteous and respectful manner to any direction of onsite Town staff
and/or contractor including but not limited to landfill attendant (s),
equipment operator, crew leader or supervisor;
k) If any user of the landfill site or the recycling transfer station does not
comply in a courteous and respectful manner to any direction of onsite
Town staff or landfill contractor including but not limited to landfill attendant,
equipment operator, crew leader or supervisor then they may be requested
to leave the premises immediately.
l) Users of the recycling transfer station must first report to the office of the
Infrastructure Services Department and complete the "recycling logbook"
noting the date, type of material, user or business name, and the amount of
loads disposed of.
4.2.
Landfill Site Hours of Operation:
a) Public access to the Town landfill site shall be limited to hours permitted in
the Certificate of Approval/Environmental Compliance Approval and/or
determined by the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate and
posted at the site. The hours of operation are as prescribed in Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forming part of this By-law. Temporary closure of
landfills may occur at the discretion of the Director of Infrastructure
Services or designate;
b) No user or owner shall deposit waste at the landfill site outside the hours of
operation as determined by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate and posted at the site;
c) Waste shall not be deposited outside the gate or entrance to the landfill site
or at any place other than the place designated for its receipt thereof.
4.3.
Recycling Transfer Station Hours of Operation:
a) Access to the recycling transfer station shall be limited to the office hours of
the Infrastructure Services Department.
b) No user or owner shall deposit recycling at the recycling transfer station
outside of the hours of operation.
c) Recycling shall not be deposited outside the gate or entrance to the
recycling transfer station or at any place other than the place designated
for its receipt thereof.
d) Waste material shall not be deposited anywhere on the property of the
recycling transfer site.
4.4.
Acceptance of Contaminated Soil:
a) Users or owners may deposit contaminated soil, at the landfill site provided
the soil is pre-approved by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate and it is not classified as "hazardous" and/or "liquid industrial" as
per Ontario Regulation 347;
b) The Director of Infrastructure Services or designate shall establish
procedures for the acceptance of contaminated soil at designated landfill
sites including whether it is suitable as cover or not and that it is in
compliance with the Certificate of Approval/ Environmental Compliance
Approval and Provincial legislation for the designated landfill site prior to
acceptance;
c) Any user or owner depositing contaminated soil at the landfill site shall be
charged a fee in accordance with a fee established in the User Fees By-
law. The contaminated soil shall be delivered to the appropriate site as
determined and directed by the Town at the users or owners expense;
d) The Town reserves the right to reject any pre-approved contaminated soil
delivered to the site upon inspection at the site and the user or owner
depositing the contaminated soil is wholly responsible for removal and any
subsequent remediation at their cost;
e) Any user or owner who fails or delays to remove rejected contaminated soil
from the landfill shall be notified in writing by the Director of Infrastructure
Services or designate that the Town may remove the waste at the users or
owners expense;
f) All costs incurred, including the expenses of the Town for the removal and
disposal of the contaminated soil shall be paid by the user or owner
forthwith after mailing of a written invoice setting out the costs incurred by
the Town;
g) If payment is not made by the user or owner within thirty (30) days of
mailing of the invoice, the Town is entitled to use all legal means at its
disposal to collect the fees applicable, including placement of unpaid fees
on the tax collector's roll for the property in question, which unpaid fees
shall be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes pursuant to the
Municipal Act 2001, c. 25, s. 398 (2).
4.5.
Acceptance of Asbestos:
a) Any waste that is considered asbestos waste shall be handled and
delivered for disposal to any landfill site in accordance with Ontario
Regulation 347;
b) All asbestos waste will be subjected to an administration fee plus the cost
per metric tonne as per the User Fees By-law.
c) The Director of Infrastructure Services or designate shall establish
procedures for the acceptance of asbestos at the Town landfill that is in
compliance with the Certificate of Approval/ Environmental Compliance
Approval and Provincial legislation for the landfill site.
4.6.
Acceptance of Household Hazardous Waste:
a) The Town landfill does not accept Household Hazardous Waste
4.7.
Acceptance of Other Materials for Diversion:
a) The Director of Infrastructure Services or designate, shall establish
procedures for the acceptance of leaf and yard materials, boat wrap, bale
wrap, electrical and electronic equipment, scrap metal, and tires at the
Town landfill and any other material that is in compliance with the
Certificate of Approval/ Environmental Compliance Approval and Provincial
legislation for the landfill site;
b) The Director of Infrastructure Services or designate may establish
procedures for the acceptance of other materials that may be designated
under provision 1.6.b in this by law including but not limited to mattress and
construction demolition programs.
4.8.
Load Compliance:
a) Loads delivered or deposited at any landfill site loads for disposal shall not
be contaminated with recyclable materials, leaf and yard waste materials,
scrap tires, electronical and electronic equipment, scrap metal or other
material for recycling as designated by the Director of Infrastructure
Services or designate from time to time, except,
i.
Non-residents of the Town within the landfill service area shall
dispose Blue Box recyclables without penalty.
b) Non-compliant loads will be charged at the mixed loads tipping fee
established in the User Fees By-law.
4.9.
Prohibited and Rejected Waste at Landfill Sites:
a) No user or owner shall deposit any Hazardous or liquid waste as per O.
Reg. 347 at the landfill site;
b) No user or owner shall deposit any non-recyclable material at the recycling
transfer station;
c) Recyclable materials, scrap tires, scrap metal, electrical and electronic
equipment, leaf and yard materials or other divertible materials shall be
deposited in the specified areas of the landfill as designated by the Director
of Infrastructure Services or designate;
d) Users or owners shall deposit in the designated area of the landfill site
refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units and other appliances that may
contain or have contained chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants. The user or
owner is subject to fees for the drop off of these items which are dependent
on whether or not the chlorofluorocarbons have been appropriately
removed;
e) No user or owner shall deposit hauled sewage at any location in the landfill
site;
f) No user or owner shall deliver or deposit at any landfill site any waste not
generated within the Town of Cochrane or the Service Area or waste which
does not comply with this By-law or unload such waste at the landfill site,
and, whether unloaded or not, all such waste shall be removed by the
expense of the user or owner seeking to or who did dispose of it;
g) Any user or owner can be rejected from depositing waste at the landfill site
if it cannot be proven that the waste has been generated within the Town of
Cochrane or the Service Area to the satisfaction of the landfill attendant;
h) Users or owners shall not deposit waste at any waste disposal site when
such deposit has been forbidden by the Director of Infrastructure Services
and designate or the user or owner for the time being in charge at the
waste disposal site on the ground that the deposit would be contrary to this
By-law or on the ground that the origin of the waste has not been
satisfactorily determined in the sole discretion of the Director of
Infrastructure Services or designate.
Section 5.0:
Landfill Tipping Fees, Accounts, and Exemptions
5.1.
Landfill Site Tipping Fees
a) The Town may from time to time prescribe rates or charges for the use of
landfill sites and provide for terms of payment thereof. All fees shall be in
accordance with the User Fees By-law;
b) No user or owner shall deposit or deliver waste to the Town landfill site
without paying the appropriate fee(s) as set forth in User Fees By-law.
c) Non-Residents within the landfill Service Area shall be subject to increased
tipping fees in accordance with the User Fees By-law.
d) Users will be subjected to a minimum charge as per the User Fees By-law
for each load brought into the landfill that contains waste except for
recyclable materials.
e) Tipping Fees may be subject to change temporarily from the approved
User Fees By-law at the discretion of the Director as a result of a pilot
study or incentive programs. Pilot studies under this by-law can be set by
the Director.
5.2.
Landfill Accounts:
a) Landfill site users or owners can apply to the Town for an account to charge
waste disposal fees to;
b) Accounts holders must provide the Town with a valid credit card number for
fees to be charged to. The Town does not provide users and owners with
Charge Accounts.
5.3.
Fee Exemption:
a) Not withstanding section 5.1, no fees shall be payable with respect to:
i.
Residential recyclable materials (within Town of Cochrane), scrap
tires, scrap metal, electrical and electronic equipment, or other
material designated for recycling by the Director of Infrastructure
Services or designate that is source-separated to the satisfaction of
the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate and deposited in
the appropriate container or area specified for such use by the
Director of Infrastructure Services;
ii.
Granular materials such as street sweepings or catch basin
cleanouts determined by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate in sole discretion to be suitable as cover material at the
landfill site, and source-separated to the satisfaction of the Director
of Infrastructure Services or designate and deposited in the
appropriate container or area specified for such use by the Director
of Infrastructure Services or designate;
iii.
Waste collected from low density residential buildings, high density
multi-residential buildings and industrial, commercial or institutional
building delivered by waste collection vehicles of the Town;
iv.
Users or owners that have been approved by the Town of Cochrane
for fee exemption through the Not-For-Profit program
v.
Materials determined by the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate or designated as damaged materials resulting from an
extreme weather event within the Town; received for disposal at the
Town landfill during designated periods of time associated with said
weather event.
Section 6.0:
Enforcement and Penalties
6.1.
Enforcement:
a) This By-law may be enforced by every municipal law enforcement officer,
landfill attendants, the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate, or
landfill contractor;
b) No user or owner shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct,
any person exercising a power or performing a duty under this By-law.
6.2.
Sanctions:
a) Where a user or owner contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law,
the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate may in sole discretion
give notice in writing to the owner, at the property address, that unless the
owner remedies the default within a specified time, and complies thereafter
with the By-law, the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate may
suspend, revoke or discontinue curbside collection services and/or disposal
privileges to the user or owner;
b) Where, in the opinion of the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate, there has been a failure to comply with the Notice provisions in
subsection 6.2.(a), or there is a subsequent contravention of the By-Law,
the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate may issue an Order to
suspend, discontinue or revoke curbside collection services and/or disposal
privileges to the user or owner for a fixed period of time;
c) Notice of the Order of the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
shall be given in writing to the owner, at the property address, delivered by
prepaid regular mail and shall be deemed to be delivered five (5) days after
being posted by the Town;
d) Any user or owner may apply to the Director of Infrastructure Services or
designate in writing for termination of the Order, and upon the owner
demonstrating to the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate that
he or she is in compliance with the By-law and undertaking in the future to
comply with the By-law, the Director of Infrastructure Services or designate
may:
i.
Terminate the Order, in whole or in part;
ii.
Impose such conditions or terms as he or she considers appropriate
to reinstate full or partial collection services and/or disposal
privileges;
iii.
Make a new Order, on different terms and conditions.
e) In the event that the address of the user or owner changes, then the
Director of Infrastructure Services or designate may continue the Order
with respect to the new address of the user or owner as shown on the most
recent tax roll.
6.3.
Offence and Penalty:
a) Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O 1990, c
P.33, as amended, and is liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding
$5,000, exclusive of costs, subject to the provisions of the Act.
b) Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law, and every
director or officer of a corporation, who knowingly concurs in the
contravention of this By-law by the corporation, is guilty of an offence under
the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended.
c) Every person who contravenes the provisions of any section of this By-law,
and every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in the
contravention of this By-law by the corporation, is guilty of an offence under
the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended
and is liable on conviction to a penalty where the minimum fine shall not
exceed $500 and a maximum fine shall not exceed $100,000 exclusive of
costs under the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as
amended.
d) For the purpose of continuous offences, every person who contravenes
any provision of this Bylaw, and every director or officer of a corporation
who knowingly concurs in the contravention of this By-law by the
corporation, is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a penalty
not exceeding $10,000 per day or part thereof, exclusive of costs, under
the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended.
e) Notwithstanding Subsection 6.3.c), and in accordance with the provisions
of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended, the total of all
fines for the continuous offences or multiple offences is not limited to
$100,000.
6.4.
Illegal Activity:
a) The Director of Infrastructure Services, or the employees and/or contractor
of the Town who are designated by the Director of Infrastructure Services
as being in charge of the Town landfill site may at any time order any user
or owner found scavenging or conducting any activity contrary to the terms
of this By-law other illegal activity on a landfill site, including the Recycling
Transfer Station, or having no lawful reason to be there to leave forthwith,
and if any such user or owner fails to or refuses to leave, may call for police
assistance and cause trespass charges to be laid;
b) In addition to any penalties imposed through prosecution of an offence
pursuant to this By-law, the Town is entitled to use all legal means at its
disposal to collect the fees applicable pursuant to this By-law. Any and all
collection methods lawfully applicable may be relied upon, including
placement of unpaid fees on the tax collectors roll for the property in
question;
c) The conviction of a user or owner for the contravention of any provision of
this By-law shall not operate as a bar to a prosecution against the same
user or owner for any subsequent or continued contravention of this By-
law;
d) If this By-law is contravened and a conviction entered, the court in which
the conviction has been entered and any court of competent jurisdiction
thereafter may, in addition to any other remedy and to a penalty that is
imposed, make an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the
offence by the user or owner convicted.
6.5.
Recovery of Costs:
a) For the purposes of investigation of Non-Compliance with this By-law, and,
where the Town, its employees, or authorized agents have performed the
work required to bring the non-compliance property into compliance with
the By-law, all expenses incurred by the Town in doing the work as well as
any related fees, shall be deemed to be taxes and may be collected by
action or the costs may be added to the tax roll for the User or Owner
property in non-compliance and collected in the same manner as taxes.
Section 7.0:
Administration and Effective Date
7.1.
Administration of the By-law: The Director of Infrastructure Services is
responsible for the administration of the By-law
7.2.
Conflict: Where provisions of this By-law conflict with the provisions of any
other Town By-law, the most restrictive provisions shall apply.
7.3.
Effective Date: This By-law shall come into force on the date it is finally passed.
Section 8.0
Repeal
8.1
By-Law Number 864-2012 is hereby repealed.
READ a first and second time this 11th day of May, 2021.
MAYOR
CLERK
READ a third time and finally passed this 11th day of May, 2021.
MAYOR
CLERK
Schedule "A"
a) Fournier Landfill Site Hours of Operation
Summer Hours: April 1 to September 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Winter Hours: October 1 to March 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Days of Operation: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
Schedule "B"
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS PROGRAM
1. In this By-law, "recyclable material" means:
a. recyclable containers;
b. recyclable paper;
c. recyclable cardboard; and
d. any other item designated by the Director Infrastructure Services from
time to time as recyclable materials.
2. "Recyclable materials" includes:
a. "recyclable containers" includes the following forms of containers;
b. Metal food and beverage cans;
c. #1 (PET) plastics, #2(HDPE) plastics,#4, #3, #5 (polypropylene) plastics
other than #2 or bags;
d. Aseptic packaging such as drink boxes;
e. Polycoat containers such as milk and juice cartons; and
f. Any other container designated by the Director of Infrastructure Services
to be a recyclable containers;
3. "Recyclable papers" includes the following:
a. Household paper, including junk mail, writing paper, computer paper, non-
foil gift wrap, non foil greeting cards and envelopes;
b. Paper egg cartons;
c. Paper rolls'
d. Paper bags, other than treated bags, such as flour, sugar, potato and pet
food bags;
e. Newspaper and inserts;
f. Magazine, catalogues and glossies;
g. Telephone directories;
h. Soft covered books and hard covered books; and
i. Any other paper or paper product designated by the Director Operations to
be recyclable papers;
4. "Recyclable cardboard" includes clean, unwaxed corrugated cardboard and box
board.
Schedule "C"
MATERIALS NOT COLLECTED CURBSIDE BY THE TOWN
1. In this By-law "Non-Collectable Waste" shall mean the following materials shall
not be collected curbside by the Town:
a. Industrial Waste
b. Service Station and garage waste
c. Any Condemned or abandoned or rejected by-products or stock of any
wholesale or retail establishment excluding packaging and cardboard
boxes
d. Explosive or highly combustible materials such as celluloid cuttings,
moving picture films, oil-soaked or gasoline rags, or any material of a
similar nature.
e. Any liquid whether in a container or not except normal household garbage
or refuse.
f. Waste and recycling that is not put out for collection in conformity to the
provisions of this By-Law.
g. Swill, liquid waste, or organic matter not properly drained or wrapped.
h. Hay, straw, manure, animal feces or night soil.
i. Carcass of any animal.
j. Live animals or birds.
k. Trees, branches or roots exceeding seven (7) centimetres in diameter and
one (1) metre in length.
l. Furniture, septic tank pumping, raw sewage sludge and industrial process
sludge.
m. Stock of any wholesaler which shall be regarded as manufacturing waste.
n. Manufacturing or industrial waste.
o. Biomedical Waste
p. Construction and Demolition Waste
q. Ashes
r. Waste in excess of the limits as set out in this By-law.
s. Any material, which has become frozen to the containers and cannot be
removed by shaking
t. Discarded furniture, household items and appliances
Schedule "D"
PENALTIES AND FINES AND OUTSTANDING BILLS
1. For the first offence:
Part 1 Provincial Offences Act Set Fine in accordance with this By-law.
2. For the second and subsequent offences:
A notice of order will be issued and Part 1 Provincial Offences Act Set Fine in
accordance with this By-law will be doubled.
3. Should any of these invoices remain outstanding past 30 days:
For Cochrane resident/business owner action may be taken; band from accessing
the Fournier Landfill Site or Costs for such actions may be recovered in a like
manner as municipal taxes or your account may be placed with a collection agency
A non-resident action may be taken; banned from accessing the Fournier Landfill
Site or your account may be placed with a collection agency
PART 1 Provincial Offences Act
Town of Cochrane By-Law 1457-2021
ITEM
COLUMN 1 (Short Form
Wording)
COLUMN 2
(Provision Creating
or Defining Offence)
COLUMN 3
(Set Fine)
1
Scavenge, salvage, pick over,
interfere with, remove, or scatter
items
2.2. a) i.
$150.00
2
Cover items set out for curbside
collection with animal deterrents
2.2 a) ii.
$150.00
3
Permit animal to pick over,
interfere with, remove, or scatter
items
2.2. a) iii.
$150.00
4
Cast, deposit, or permit to cast or
deposit waste, recyclable
materials, leaf and yard material or
bulky items on or in any street,
public property or private property
2.2. a) iv.
$400.00
5
Place waste, recyclable materials,
leaf and yard material or bulky
items on public property for
collection by private collection
agency
2.2. a) v.
$150.00
6
Deposit material generated on
private property into public waste
receptacles
2.2. a) vi.
$200.00
7
Dispose or cause to dispose
waste, recyclable materials, leaf
and yard material or bulky items
other than in authorized landfill
sites
2.2. a) vii.
$500.00
8
Waste and recycling on any
property in a location which may
cause a public nuisance or a
nuisance to an adjoining property
owner
2.2. a) viii.
$150.00
9
Set out waste earlier than 5:00
p.m. on the previous evening to
collection
3.2. e)
$150.00
10
Fail to return containers and any
uncollected waste, recyclable
materials, leaf and yard materials
and/or large items from
designated collection locations by
7:00 p.m. on the day of collection
3.2. f)
$150.00
11
Fail to ensure waste or recycling is
stored in adequate, properly
constructed and maintained
container
3.5. a)
$300.00
12
Fail to maintain area around
curbside collection location
3.5. c)
$150.00
13
Fail to ensure recyclable materials
meet requirements
3.5. e) i.
$150.00
14
Non-compliance of private waste
disposal operations
3.6. b)
$300.00
15
Fail to ensure containers,
structures, or buildings for storage
of waste and/or recycling are
maintained
3.6. b) iv.
$150.00
16
Place waste for curbside collection
that contains hazardous or
liquid industrial waste,
construction and demolition waste,
concrete and brick, flares,
ammunition, needles, and
syringes and/or dead animals
3.7. a) i.
$400.00
17
Place electrical and electronic
equipment for curbside collection
3.7. a) ii.
$150.00
18
Fail to ensure waste meets
requirements
3.7. b)
$150.00
19
Scavenging, salvaging, picking
over, interfering with, removing or
scattering waste at landfill site
4.1. g)
$200.00
20
Transportation of uncovered waste
4.1. h)
$150.00
21
Deposit waste at landfill site or
recycling transfer station outside
hours of operation
4.2. b)
4.3. b)
$300.00
22
Deposit waste outside gate or
entrance to landfill site
4.2. c)
$300.00
23
Deposit recycling outside gate or
entrance to the recycling transfer
station
4.3. c)
$300.00
24
Deposit waste material on the
property of the recycling transfer
station
4.3. d)
$300.00
25
Deposit hazardous waste or liquid
industrial waste at landfill site
4.9. a)
$500.00
26
Deposit hauled sewage in landfill
site other than at designated
location
4.9. e)
$300.00
27
Deliver or deposit at landfill site
any waste not generated within
the Service Area
4.9. f)
$150.00
28
Deposit or deliver waste to landfill
site without paying appropriate
fees
5.1. b)
$200.00
29
Hinder or obstruct or attempt to
hinder or obstruct any person
exercising a power or duty under
this by-law
6.1. b)
$500.00