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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH GLENGARRY
. BY-LAWNO.43-2012
BEINGA lJY-LAW TO REGULATE THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL
OF GARBAGE, YARD WASTE MATERIALS, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
INCLUDING BLUE BOX MATERIALS, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH
GLENGARRY.
WU;EREAS it has been deemed expedient by the Council ofthe Corporation ofthe Township of
North Glengarry to regulate the collection,removal and disposal ofgarbage, yard waste
materials, recyclable materials, including blue box materials, within the Township ofNorth
Glengarry.
WHEREAS the Council ofthe Corporation ofthe Township ofNorth Glengarry is empowered
to enact said By-Law under the authority ofthe Municipal Act S.O. 2001, and amendments· .
thereto; and
WHEREAS the Provincial Offenses Act, R.S.O. 1990 provides for fines for persons convicted
ofan offence.
NOW THEREFORE the Council ofthe Corporation ofthe Township ofNorth Glengarry
hereby enacts as follows:
DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law:
Ashes: means the solid residue derived as a by-product from the burning ofor combustion ofany
material or substance.
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Blue Box: means a receptacle used as described in Section 11 ofthis By-law, for the collection
ofRecyclable Materials.
Business Use: means the use ofa building or part thereofin which one or more persons are
.employed in the administration, management, and direction or conducting ofa business or where
professionally qualified persons and their staffserve clients who seek advice or consultation.
Collectable Waste.: means Garbage, and Blue Box Recyclables.
Corporation: means The Corporation ofThe Township ofNorth Glengarry.
Commercial Use: means the use ofland, buildings or structures for the purpose ofbuying and /
or selling ofcommodities or supplying ofservices at retail or wholesale.
Eligible Property: means a single family residential property solely intended for residential use
that fronts onto a Travelled Street, including a single detached dwelling, semi~detached dwelling,
duplex dwelling, townhouse and any other property designated by the Township.
Hazardous Waste: means
Any product material or item labeled as "corrosive" "toxic" "explosive" "oxidizin"""
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"poisonous", "infectious", "flanunable", including but not limited to the following:
Household cleaners.including bleach, oven, drain, toilet and carpet cleaning solutions;
Prescription medicines;
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Explosives, gasoline, motor oil, barbeque starter fluid, ammunition or other incendiary material;
Pressurized containers including propane cylinders and tanks;
Aerosol containers (full or partially full);
Poisons, including rat andmouse poisons, moth balls, insect andweed killers;
Fertilizers, fungicides,. herbicides, insecticides or pesticides;
Paints, solvents, coatings and wood preservatives;
. Engine oil, brake and transmission fluid;
Batteries, including automotive batteries and ni-cad rechargeable batteries and lead acid
batteries;
Other material, including gas tanks, fire extinguishers, pool and photogenic chemicals; or
Other Municipal Hazardous orSpecial Wastes as defined in the Waste Diversion Act, 2002
Regulation 542/06.
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Pathological Wastes as defined in this By-law;
PCB Waste (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) as defined in the Environmental Protection Act, R.R.O.
1990, Regulation 362;
The following wastes as defined in the Environmental Protection Act, R.R.O. 1990, Regulation
347:
Hazardous Industrial Waste;
Acute Hazardous Waste;
Hazardous Waste ChemiCal;
Severely Toxic Waste;
Ignitable Waste;
Corrosive Waste;
Reactive Waste;
Radioactive Waste;
Leachate Toxic Waste;
Asbestos Waste; or
Liquid Industrial Waste.
Ineligible Property: means any property within the Township that is not defined as an Eligible
Property.
Leaf and Yard Waste: means,any organic compostable waste desiguated by the Township as
being classified as non-collectible, including but not limited to brush, hedge and shrub clippings,
leaves, flowers, vegetable plants, and Christmas Trees.
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Municipal Collection Service: means a system for the collection of Collectible Waste for
Eligible Property.
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer: means any person or persons appointed by Council to
administer.and enforce the provisions ofthis By-law and includes his or her designates.
Non-Collectible Waste: means any material as described in Schedule "B" ofthis By-law.
Owner: means.any person who is the registered owner, occupant, resident, leasee, tenant or who
manages any property.
. Paid Garbage Tags: means an approved garbage tag made available for purchase from the
Township that is affixedto any Garbage Bag in excess ofthe prescribed Garbage Bag Limit as
described in Section 10 ofthis By-law.
Person: includes an individual, a partnership or corporation to whom or to which the context can
apply.
Private Property: means anyproperty that is privately owned and is not oWned by the
Corporation ofthe Township ofNorth Glengarry.
Public Property: means any property that is owned by the Corporatiou ofthe Township of
North Glengarry.
Recyclable Materials: means those items listed.in Schedule "A" hereto ofthis by-law.
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Residual Waste: means all abandoned, rejected or discarded household waste, but does not
include Resource Materials and Non-Collectible Waste.
Scheduled Collection Day: means the specific day ofthe week for Municipal Collection Service
ofacceptable household and recycling materials..
Street - Road: meanS any public road, highway, street, !line alley, square, place, throughway
within the Township ofNorth Glengarry.
Unit: means a suite oftwo or more rooms, designed or intended for use by.one group or persons
only.
APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS BY-LAW
In the event of any conflict between the provisions ofthis By-law and the provisions ofany other
regulation or by-law, the provisions that are most restrictive shall prevail.
The necessary.gramtnatical changes required to make the provisions ofthis By-law applicable to
corporations, partnerships, trusts and individuals male or female and to include the singular or
plural meaning where context so requires, shall in all cases be assumed as though fully
expressed.
The insertion ofheadings and the division ofthis By-law into sections and subsections are for the
convenience ofreference only and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
This By-law includes Schednles "A" "B" and "C", and these Schednles are hereby declared to
form part ofthis By-law..
Where a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section or part ofa section ofthis By-law
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder ofthis By-law shall continue in force unless the Court
makes an order to the contrary.
ADMINISTRATION
The Corporation shall operate a system for the curbside collection, removal and disposal of
residential garbage, and recyclable material in accordance with the provisionS ofthis By-Law
and / or any agreement which might be entered into between property developers and the
Corporation.
The Corporation shall from time to time designate certain days, on an annual basis for the
collection ofHazardous and Electronic materials.
The Corporation does not permit for the collection ofYard Waste, or Special pick-ups.
The Corporation shall make available Blue Boxes for all dwellings. The cost, for the Blue Boxes
are the sole responsibility ofthe property owner. They are available for pick up atRARE or at
the Municipal Township Office.
.The Corporation may implement new waste management policies and programs as approved by
Council.
The Corporation may suspend Municipal Collection Services in all or part ofthe Township in the
event ofinclement weather or other conditions that in the.opinion ofthe Corporationrenders the
provision ofMunicipal Collection Service unsafe or otherwise undeliverable.
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The Corporation may discontinue or refuse Municipal Collection Service to any Owner who, in
the opinion ofthe Council, has not complied with the provisions ofthis By-law.
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The Corporation may discontinue or refuse Municipal Collection Service to any Owner who, in
the opinion ofthe Council has engaged in threatening or abusive conduct towards the Township
during Municipal Collection Service.
The Corporation may discontinue or refuse Municipal Collection Service where there has been
excessive set outs ofCollectible Waste; and
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Any other matter necessary for the administration ofthis By-law.
n shall be the duty ofMunicipal Law Enforcement Officer or his Designate, designated by the
Council ofthe Township ofNorth Glengarry, to enforce the provisions ofthis by-law.
MUNICIPAL COLLECTION SERVICE - GENERAL CONDITIONS
The Township shall provide Municipal Collection Service where the OWner complies with all
requirements ofthis By~law.
The Township shall not provide Municipal Collection Service to Ineligible Properties.
The Township shall not provide Municipal Collection Service for Non-Collectible Waste.
In the event the Township discontinues services in accordance with Section 4 ofthis By-law, the
affected Owner shall have the Waste Materials removed at his expense.
In the event that Collectible Waste is not setout in accordance with the provisions ofthis By-
law, the Township may refuse to collect the Collectible Waste.
The Township shall not enter upon Private Property to provide Municipal Collection Service.
No person shall interfere with, salv!!ge, scavenge, pick over, remove or scatter any household
waste or recycling materials placed out for collection, on any private lands or those lands owned
and operated by the Township.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY
The Township shall collect Recyclable Materials no more than once a week on the Scheduled
Collection Day.
The Township shall collect Household Waste no more than once a week on the Scheduled
Collection Day.
The Township shall collect Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste on the. annually Scheduled
Collection Day during the Townships Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Program.
WASTE LIMITS
There is no limit on the number ofApproved Waste Receptacles for Recyclable Materials or the
quantity ofApproved bundled Recyclable Materials, as mentioned in Schedule "A", that may be
set out for collection on the Scheduled Collection Day.
No more than two (2) Garbage Bags or waste receptacles per Eligible Property may be set out for
collection on the Scheduled Collection Day. As described in the definition ofWaste Receptacles.
An Owner may set out for collection a number of Garbage Bags that exceeds the limits in
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subsection (b), where the Owner has purchased from the Township, Paid Garbage Tag(s), which
shall be affixed to each Garbage Bag item over the prescribed limit in a clearly visible manner.
DESIGNATED COLLECTION POINT
Collectible Waste shall be set out on or·directly adjacent to the driveway as dose as possible to
the Travelled Street without impeding or obstructing pedestrian or vehicular traffic or
maintenance operations.
During snow clearing operations, Collectible Waste shall be put on the right hand side ofthe
driveway, 3 metres back from the Travelled Street. For the purposes ofthis section, right hand
side ofthe driveway is the right side ofthe driveway when standing on the Travelled Street and
facing the property.
Despite Subsection(a), where a laneway under the jurisdiction ofthe Township is available at
the rear ofthe Eligible Property, Collectible Waste shall be set out on the Eligible Property as
close as possible to the laneway, unless so directed by the Township.
Owners shall maintain access to the Designated Collection Point on the Scheduled· Collection
Day, including but not limited to the removal ofhazards such as snow and ice, and obstructions.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Every person required to use or making use ofregular garbage collection shall comply with the
following:
No person shall mix or place out for garbage collection any material which is defined by the
Township as recyclable, compostable, hazardous or non-collectible and where it is found to be
mixed it shall not be collected.
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Collectible garbage placed out for collection shall be set out in a bag or receptacle only as
defined in this by-law.
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Collectible garbage placed out for collection shall not exceed the limitations set out in Section
(6) subsection (c) ofthis by-law.
RECYCLING COLLECTION
Every person required to use or making use ofrecycling collection service shall comply with the
following:
Recyclable materials shall not be mixed with other non-recyclable or compostable waste
materials atld where it is found to be mixed it shall not be collected.
Curbside Recycling does not need to be sorted; owners may combine recycling materials into the
same Blue Box.
Where recycling collection is provided to multi-residential buildings the following shall apply;
Recyclable materials shall be placed irito designated recycling receptacles as defined by the
Township,
The owner ofeach multi-residential building shall designate and maintain an area for the storage
or placement ofthe receptacles, it being understood thatthe storage m;:ea shall conform to the
standards as specified by the Township; and,
Where it is found that the recyclable materials are not being recycled or are not source separated
as specified, the Township may terminate recycling and garbage collection services.
LANDFILL GENERAL CONDITIONS
Alexandria Landfill hours ofoperation are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. atld Wednesdays and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Because ofrestrictions, only cars, pick-up trucks and small trailers will be permitted to enter the
landfill site.
Proofofresidency must be produced at the landfill site.
Free landfill site passes are sent out with the tax bills once per year, they are 'valid for two (2)
- loads to the landfill free ofcharge.
Certified Freon-free refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are accepted.
Tires are accepted at no charge.
Leafand Yard waste as defined in this By-law are accepted free of charge, at the landfill.
Kitchen waste is not accepted.
Commercial construction materials are not accepted.
GENERAL SET OUT REQUIREMENTS OF COLLECTmLE WASTE MATERIALS
Waste Materials set out shall be deemed to have been set out by the Owner ofthe property
directly abutting the location where the material is found.
No Person shall set out Collectible Wll;ste unless that person is the Owner ofthe Eligible
Property from which the Collectible Waste originates.
No Owner shall Contaminate Collectible Waste prior.to setting the materials out for collection.
No Owner shall set out Non-Collectible Waste for collection.
No Owner shall fail to separate the different streams ofCollectible Waste from one another at the
Designated Collection Point.
No Owner shall permit the setting out ofWaste Materials frotiJ. a move-out rinless in accordance
with this By·law;
No Owner shall set out for collection any Collectible Waste in any manner or condition that:
Is unsightly to the neighboring environment;
Harbors or attracts rats, vermin, insects;
Permits Collectible Waste to fallout or protrude from the receptacle; or
Is a hazard or threat to public health and safety.
No person shall pick over, interfere with, scavenge, disturb, remove or scatter any Waste
Materials set out for collection except theTownship providing Municipal Collection Service.
No Owner shall permit any Waste Material generated from their property that has been set out
for collection to blow away or otherwise escape and become a nuisance or litter in any manner
prior to collection.
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No Person shall permit any animal owned by him or under his care or control to pick over,
interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any Collectible Waste set out for collection.
No Person shall fail to convey Waste Materials in completely covered receptacles or in vehicles
that are completely enclosed or covered so as to prevent any Waste Materials from falling upon
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the street, and shall keep such waste sealed from flies or vermin and to control as far as possible,
the escape ofany offensive odors there from.
No Owner shall set out for collection any Collectible Waste unless it is in an Approved
Receptacle.
No Owner shall set out any Waste Material on the Travelled Street, gutter or ditch.
No Owner shall set out, or permit Collectible Waste to remain on, in or on behind snow banks.
Owners shall ensure that Collectible Waste set out for collection does not exceedthe frontage of
their property, unless approved by the Township.
No Owner shall set out for collection any Approved Receptacle which is not maintained in a
manner thatallows for safe collection by the Township.
The provision, maintenance and replacement ofApproved Receptacles is the sole responsibility
ofthe Owner.
No Person shall set out Waste Materials on Public Property for collection by a private hauler
unless authorized to do so by the Township. -
No Person shall directly deposit any Waste Materials into a Township waste collection vehicle,
unless authorizedby the Township.
·No Person other than the Township shall remove any Paid Garbage Tag(s).
No Person shall deposit Waste Materials generated on Private Property in receptacles situated on
Public Property.
No Person shall deposit any Waste Materials on a property unless the person is the Owner ofthe
property.
RECEPTACLE STANDARDS AND SPECIFIC SET OUT REQUIREMENTS
Owners shall place Recyclable Materials entirely within the following receptacle when setting
out Recyclable Materials:
. A Blue Box provided by the Township; or
A Blue BOle obtained through retail outlets or through other municipal programs.
A Clear Plastic Bag(s).
Owners shall comply with the following conditions when settingout Recyclable Materials:
Cardboard, boxboard and other large fiber materials must be flattened and tied securely with
string in bundles not exceediilg 1 metre by 1 metre by 0.3 metres and placed beside the Blue
Box.
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Newspapers and magazines shall not be tied together; they must be left loose in the Blue Box.
-All recyclable containers, bottles and jars shall be emptied and rinsed prior to be being placed
into the Blue Box.
Recyclable Materials frozen or otherwise attached to the Blue Box may not be collected.
Theweight ofa BlueJ30x together with its contents shall not exceed 20 kilograms.
NOTICES, ENFORCEMENT AND FINES
An Enforcement Officer who fmds a contravention ofthis By-law may issueaNotice to Comply·
to the Person or Owner who contravened or permitted a contravention ofthis By-law, or the
Owner ofthe property on which the contravention occurred, to do work to correct the
contravention. The Notice to Comply shall set out reasonable particulars ofthe contravention,
the location ofthe land which the contravention occurred and the date by which there must be
compliance with the Notice to Comply.
The Notice to Comply may be either served personally or mailed by prepaid registered mail to
the last known address ofthe Person named in the Notice to Comply and shall be deemed to have·
been served on the 5th day after it is mailed.
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lfthe work required by a Notice to Comply is not completed by the date set out in the notice, the
Township may enter upon the land at a reasonable time, Monday to Friday, to do all the work
necessary to correct the contraventiort and the Township may recover the cost ofthe work from
the Person directed or required to do it by action or by adding the costs to the tax roll ofthe
owner and collecting them in the same manner as property taxes.
Any person found interfering with, scavenging, salvaging, and picking over, removing or
scattering anyhousehold waste 01: recyclables placed out for collection, from either private or
publicly owned properties·· is guilty of an offence, and upon conviction, is liable to a fine of
$5000.00 as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, as amended.
The provisions ofthis By-law shall be enforced by the Township's Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer or his designate
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That By-law 22-98, and all by-laws amending By-law No. 22-98, 45-98 up to the coming into
force ofthis By-law, are hereby repealed upon the coming into force ofthis By-law.
This By-Law shall come into effect on the date ofpassing.
READ. a first, second, third time and enacted in Open Council this 10th day ofDecernber, 2012.
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I Deputy Clerk
I, hereby certify that the forgoing is a true copy ofBy-law No. 43-2012, dilly adopted by the
Council ofthe Township ofNorth Glengarry, on the 10th day ofDecernber, 2012.
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CAO/Clerk I Deputy Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A"
Acceptable "Blue Box" Recyclable Material
The following items shall be deemed to be Recyclable Material for the purposes ofthis By-law:
Food Grade Plastic, plastic Grocery bags
Any plastic item with the recycling symbol on the bottom ofcontainer with a number,
The Township accepts #1,2,4,5, &7 only.
Glass food and beverage bottles and jars.
Metal containers
Aluminum foils, plates and trays,
Metal aerosol and paint cans (emptied), and lid removed
Steel / aluminum food and beverage cans.
Beverage cartons and boxes & polycoat containers,
Aseptic containers (tetra pak) containers for juice, soup, wine,
Gable top cartonsJor juice, milk,
Polycoat containers for ice cream.
Corrugated cardboard
Newspapers, boxboard and household papers
Books (hard or soft cover - plastic slip cover removed),(hard covered-the front and back cover
need to be removed, they are recyclable but need removing)
Cereal boxes (liners removed),
Fibre egg cartons and take outtrays,
Flour and sugar bags,
Kraft paper),
Magazines
Paper plates
Pizza boxes
And, all remaining paper and paper products generated by households.
Any other item designated as Recyclable Material by the Township from time to time..
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SCHEDULE "B"
Non Collectible Waste Materials
The following items shalfbe deemed to be Non-Collectible Waste for the purpose ofthis By-
law:
Owners I Occupants are to contact the Township to determine how to properly dispose ofnon
collectible waste.
Any materials that ar.e not set out in accordance with the provisions ofthis By-law
Any items that are in Schedule "A" Acceptable "Blue Box" Recyclable Material
Any plastic item with the recycling symbol on the bottom ofcontainer with a number 3 or 6.
Electronic and Electric Equipment Waste (WEEE waste) as defined in the Waste Diversion Act,
R.R.O. 2002, Regulation 393 104
Includes desk top computers, portable computers, computer peripherals, monitors, televisions,
printing devices, information technology equipment, telecommunications equipment, audio
visual equipment, cellular telephones, and tablets.
Hazardous Waste as defined by this bylaw
Pathological Waste as defined by this bylaw
Trade Waste as defined bythis bylaw
Automotive wastes, discarded vehicle parts, tires, tire rims and other accessories
Liquid wastes, including liquid in sealed containers
Used deposit-return beverage containers . .
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Sod, soil, dirt, manure, sand, root balls, stumps, aggregates, concrete products, bricks or stones;
Sharp-edged material such as broken glass, broken crockery, cut metal or anything ofa similar
nature unless such material is placed in separate, secure container and whose contents are clearly
marked
Glass plate windows, mirrors, doors, table tops, shower doors
Carcasses ofany animal (including animal parts) or fowl or live animal or fowl with the
exception ofbonafide Household Organic Waste
Ashes (warm or hot)
Swill or any other organic not properly drainedilr wrapped
Celluloid cuttings, including movirlg picture film
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Sewage
Any other material or item designated as Non-Collectible Waste by the Township
Any other materials designated as "designated waste" by the Waste Diversion Act or other
applicable legislation.
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SCHEDULE "C"
Corporation Township ofNorth Glengarry Waste Collection Policy
Collectable Waste shall be placed at the edge ofthe roadway or driveway prior to 6:00 a.m., on
Collection Day.
Weekly limit oftwo (2) garbage bags, additional bag(s) require a special tag that can be
purchased from either RARE or the Municipal Office, at a fee of$3.00 per tag.
Any tags purchased at $3.00 may be used the following year.
Group homes are to be treated as a residence.
Any group outside the Municipal umbrella will pay for their extra tags.
Exemption from user pay tags:
Families with special needs (medical reasons)
Special Events
Bags can be put in acceptable covered containers. No loose garbage or waste will be picked up.
45 gallon drums will not be permitted.
No batteries, household furniture, appliances, tires, dead animals, chemicals, syringes, needles or
sharp articles Will be picked up.
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Approved garbage cans and proper garbage bags are to be used. No cardboard boxes will be
permitted.
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Maximum weight ofcontainers: not to exceed 23 kgs.
Maximum size ofcontainers: 90cm in height by 60cm in width with water tight lid and 2
handles.
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Maximum size ofbags (65 em by 80 em)
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