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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
WASTE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW
WHEREAS, Section 11 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, as amended
provides that a municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters within certain spheres of
jurisdiction, including waste management;
AND WHEREAS, Section 391 (1) of the of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, as
amended provides that a municipality may impose fees or charges on persons,
(a)
for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;
(b)
for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of
any other municipality or local board;
(c)
for the use of its property including property under its control;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley
deems it expedient to pass a by-law setting out new policies and procedures for the collection,
removal and disposal of waste in the Township;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Drummond/North Elmsley enacts as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this by-law:
1.1
Common Collection Area -
shall mean any areas for residents, living on
inaccessible roads to set out waste and recycling on their designated collection
day where it is to be collected. Common Collection Areas could be year-round or
seasonal.
1.2
Enclosed Garbage Container - shall mean a suitable container sufficient to
prevent the entry of water, rain, flies, animals and the escape of noxious odors.
1.3
Garbage - shall mean any waste that is not recycled or composted.
1.4
Household Hazardous Waste - shall include but is not limited to materials that
are, corrosive, flammable, explosive or poisonous.
1.5
Landfill Operators/ Waste Site Attendant - shall mean all Drummond/North
Elmsley Public Works staff and waste collection contractors.
1.6
Municipal Office - shall mean the Drummond/North Elmsley Municipal Office
located at 310 Port Elmsley Road.
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1.7
Resident - shall include and mean any occupant, owner, lessee, tenant or
employee thereof of any property in the Township.
1.8
Residential Property - shall mean those properties assessed as residential but
does not include properties assessed as residential due to commercial or industrial
vacancies.
1.9
Residential Unit - shall mean one or more habitable rooms designed for use by
and occupied by not more than one family and in which separate kitchen facilities
are provided for the exclusive use of such a family, with a private entrance from
outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building;
1.10
Street - shall mean any public highway, private road, lane, alley, square, place,
thoroughfare or way within the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley.
1.11
Township - shall mean the Corporation of the Township of Drummond/North
Elmsley.
1.12 Waste - shall include but is not limited to, kitchen waste, mineral and vegetable
matter, discarded wearing apparel, waste paper, cartons and boxes, packing
materials, glass crockery and metals in any form or state abandoned, discarded or
thrown out by any resident of and generated from a residential property or
dwelling.
1.13 Waste Disposal Site - shall mean the Code Road Landfill Site located at 7 45
Code Road.
2.
GENERAL
2.1
No person shall place waste on another person's property or spill, scatter, deposit,
throw, cast, lay or cause to be thrown, cast or laid, any garbage on any street,
public property or private property.
2.2
The Township shall establish an annual Curbside Pickup/Waste Management Fee
to be charged to each residential unit within the municipality. This fee shall be
listed in the current Tariff of Fees By-law and charged equally to each residential
unit as a special levy on the year's final tax notice.
2.3
The monies so collected shall be used by the Township to assist in maintaining a
system for collection, removal and disposal of waste.
3.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
3.1
All residents shall thoroughly strain all garbage before placing it in garbage
containers and no garbage of a semi-liquid consistency shall be collected from any
premises whatsoever.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
3.4
All garbage shall be placed in an enclosed garbage container, and shall be a
maximum size of 77 litres (17 imperial gallons) or in plastic disposable garbage
bags that shall be a maximum size of 26 inches by 38 inches and no bag or
container shall exceed 40 pounds in weight. Metric or Imperial measurement
accepted.
3.5
The container or garbage bags shall be placed by the resident for pick up as close
as possible to the travelled portion of the street or, in some locations, the common
collection area and in a manner as not to impede pedestrians or traffic and at the
end of the resident's driveway.
3.6
Spillage from containers or bags caused by animals, persons or birds shall not be
gathered up by the Township, its agent or independent contractor and shall be the
responsibility of the resident to clean up.
3. 7
Containers shall be placed at the edge of public roads or, in some locations, the
common collection area prior to 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, but shall not be
placed before 9:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day. Empty containers
or material not collectable under the terms of this By-law shall be removed from the
edge of public roads not later than 7:00 p.m. on the collection day.
3.8
The items that shall not be set out for collection include but are not limited to the
following items but not limited to; any hazardous waste, grass clippings, leaves,
branches, garden waste, scrap lumber, logs, metal, stone, brick, concrete, ashes,
and refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, water heaters, washers, dryers, furniture
or other large items.
3.9
The number of collections per week and days and times that such collections are
made shall be determined by the Township, but in no case shall collection be
made less than once in each week from those premises to each residential unit.
3.10
When a normal collection day falls on Christmas Day or New Years Day all
collection for the remainder of the week will be pushed ahead by one day.
3.11
There shall be a limit of two (2) containers or bags per residential unit. Each
additional container or bag of garbage will require a tag as approved by the
Township. The fee for tags shall be established and listed in the current Township
Tariff of Fees By-law on a cost per bag tag basis. The payment of such fee shall
be made at the Municipal Office or the Waste Disposal Site. Each tag shall be
affixed to each of such bags in a clearly visible location and in the case of enclosed
containers be placed on the garbage within such container in a clearly visible
location readily seen upon removal of the container lid or top.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
3.12
Common Collection Areas and arrangements are determined by the current
curbside collection contract.
4.
RECYCLING COLLECTION
4.1
All recycling collection will be collected as per the provincial regulations.
4.2
Spillage from containers or bags caused by animals, persons or birds shall not be
gathered up by the Township, its agent or independent contractor and shall be the
responsibility of the resident to clean up the spillage.
5.
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
5.1
Only waste generated from within Drummond/North Elmsley Township shall be
disposed at the Waste Disposal Site.
5.2
Anyone disposing of waste at the Waste Disposal Site must be a resident or own
property within Drummond/North Elmsley Township and must provide proof of
property residency/ownership.
5.3
Waste must be separated and placed in different areas at the waste disposal site
under the direction of the Waste Site Attendant/ Landfill Operator.
5.4
Items accepted at the Waste Disposal Site are listed below.
Scrap metal
Refrigeration units
Tires
Brush
Organic yard waste
Corrugated cardboard
E-waste
Domestic and household garbage
Construction/demolition waste
5.5
A fee shall be levied for each type of waste listed in 5.4. These fees shall be listed
in the current Township Tariff of Fees By-law.
5.6
The Drummond/North Elmsley waste disposal site hours of operation are listed in
Schedule "A". Any temporary changes to the waste disposal site hours of operation
will be posted on the Municipal Website.
5. 7
All operations and regulations for the Drummond/North Elmsley Waste Disposal
Site must be as per the Environmental Compliance Approval.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
5.8
Contractors not located within the Township, who need to use the waste site on
behalf of a property owner or resident, must complete and submit a Contractor
Access Form (Schedule B), and must be signed by the property owner or resident.
6.
COMPOSTING
6.1
Resident's may purchase a composter for a fee from the Township.
6.2
Drummond/North Elmsley residents may take compostables to the Smith Falls
Compost Site.
7.
HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE
7 .1
Drummond/ North Elmsley residents may take Household Hazardous Waste to the
Carleton Place Hazardous Waste Depot.
7.2
Hazardous Waste shall not be disposed at the Drummond/North Elmsley waste
disposal site.
8.
ENFORCEMENT
8.1
The proper collection of garbage as set out in this By-law shall be under the control
and direction of the Public Works Manager, or person or persons designated by
him/her to act on his/her behalf.
8.2
The Township By-Law Enforcement Officers are authorized to enforce this By-law.
9.
PENALTY
9.1
Any person who contravenes a provision of this By-law shall be guilty of an offence
and liable, upon conviction, to a fine for each offence in accordance with Schedule
"C" of this By-Law.
9.2
Each and every day that this infraction exists may be considered as a separate
offence under this By-law.
9.3
In addition to any applicable fines, a cleanup fee shall be charged to any person
who throws, places or deposits waste at or near the Waste Disposal Site gates or
any other area that has not been designated for the specific purpose of separating
waste.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
9.4
In addition to remedies available under this or any other by-laws or legislation, the
Municipality may also immediately ban any person who has failed to pay the
required fees, as per the Fee Schedule, after 30 days from accessing the Waste
Disposal Sites until fees and accumulated charges are paid.
Furthermore, any unpaid fees and accumulated charges may be added to the tax
roll and recovered in a similar manner as municipal taxes pursuant to Section 398
(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O.2001, C.25, as amended.
10.
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL
10.1
The Township will not collect Commercial or Industrial waste. Commercial Waste
as defined in Ontario Regulation 347 may be taken to the Waste Disposal Site
subject to payment according to the fees listed in the current Township Tariff of
Fees By-law.
11.
BY-LAWS REPEALED
11.1
By-law 2008-042 is hereby repealed .
11.2 All By-laws or parts thereof and resolutions passed prior to this By-law which are in
contravention of any terms of this By-law are hereby rescinded.
12.
EFFECTIVE DATE
ENACTED AND PASSED this 26th day of November 2024.
Steve Fournier, Reeve
Cathy R§der, Cler k
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
SCHEDULE "A"
HOURS OF OPERATION
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE HOURS
Winter (November to April)
-
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
-
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m.
-
Closed on Statutory Holidays.
Summer (May to October)
-
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
-
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-
Closed on Statutory Holidays.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
SCHEDULE "B"
CONTRACTOR ACCESS FORM
CONTRACTORS WASTE SITE ACCESS FORM
LAND OWNERS INFORMATION
Name - ----------------------------
Home Phone
Work Phone
Cell
-------
-------
------- --
Raad Name _ ______
Civic. # _ ___ Concession _ ___ Lot. _ __ _
CONTRACTORS INFORMATION
Name ______ ______ ________________ _
Phone#
Cell
-----------
- ------- --------
DESCRIPTION OF WORK BEING COMPLETED
Date of work to commence ----------------------
Date of work to be completed ____________________ _
I, the owner of the identified property, have hired the above noted contractor to complete the
descrfbed work and th-erefore request that the Contractor be granted temporary access to tile
Township Landfill on my behalf.
Signature of Land Owner
Date
NOTE: ACCESS TO THE LANDFILL MAYBE TERM/NA TED AT THE DISCRETION OF
THE LANDFILL A TTENDENT.
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ITEM
1.
2.
3.
4.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY
BY-LAW NO. 2024-035
SCHEDULE "C"
SET FINES
Column 1
Column 2
Short Form Wording
Offence Creating
Provision
No waste shall be placed on another person's
2.1
property
Deposit of Waste Generated Outside of
5.1
Municipality
Failure to Separate Waste as Instructed by
5.3
Landfill Operator/Waste Site Attendant
Deposit of Hazardous Waste at the Waste
7.2
Disposal Site
Column 3
Set Fine
$500
$500
$500
$500
Note: The penalty provisions for the offences indicated above is Section 9 of By-Law No.
2024-035, a certified copy of which has been filed.
Note: The general penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 61 of the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.33
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