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CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. CLAIR
BY-LAW NO. 46 OF 2023
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A By-law to Govern the Collection and Storage of Waste in the Township of
St. Clair
VHEREAS the Township of St. Clair is authorized by Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act,
tre S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, to pass by-laws regulating, prohibiting and requiring
ersons to do things respecting waste management;
NOW THEREFORE Council for the Township of St. Clair enacts as follows:
Part 1 — Definitions
1. The following terms are defined for the purposes of this By-law:
(a) “Blue Box” means a blue, durable, reusable, rigid plastic container designed
for Ontario’s recycling program;
(b) “Blue Box Material” includes the materials listed in Schedule ‘A’ to this Bylaw;
(c) “Bulk Item” means an item suitable for waste collection that is too large are
awkward to fit in a waste bag or receptacle:
(d) “Christmas tree” means a naturally grown evergreen tree used for the purpose
of celebrating Christmas;
(e) “Collectible Material” means Blue Box Material, Christmas Trees, Yard Waste
| Material, Bulk items, and Garbage;
(f) “Council” means the Council for the Corporation of the Township of St. Clair
(g) “Curbside” means the municipal road allowance area directly in front of a
| private Premises between it and the traveled portion of the road (boulevard);
(h) “Garbage” means solid, residual waste which does not fall within any other
| class of Collectible Material, but does not include Non-Collectable Material as
| listed in Schedule ‘A; to this By-law;
(i) “Garbage Container” means:
(A) A reusable, rigid container that has:
- handles or a lip attached or molded to the exterior of the
| container which accommodate lifting, carrying, and emptying;
| - atop diameter that is not smaller the bottom diameter
- anunattached or removable lid; or
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(B) A plastic, disposable, water-proof bag:
- not less than 1.5 millimetres in thickness;
- having the capability to be securely closed or tied when filled:
- Of sufficient durability to support the weight of its contents when
lifted without tearing.
(j) “Household Hazardous Waste” means the Household Hazardous Waste as
listed in Schedule “A” to this By-law;
(k) “Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer” means any Officer appointed by the
Township including contracted officers and agents.
(1) “Municipal Premises” means any premises that are owned by the Township
of St. Clair:
(m)“Non-Collectible Material” means the Non-Collectible Material as listed in
Schedule ‘A’ to this Bylaw;
(n) “Owner” means a person who owns, rents, leases or occupies a Premises or
any other person in charge, management or control of a Premises;
(0) “Premises” means a buildings or any part of it, together with its lands and
outbuildings, located in the Township of St. Clair;
(p) “Registered Owner” means the person or persons registered on title as the
owner of the Premises, and in the case of a condominium development,
includes the condominium corporation;
(q) “Waste” means any material, substance, or by-product eliminated or
discarded and includes Collectable Material, Non-Collectable Material, Waste
Facility Material and Non-Waste Facility Material:
(r) “Yard Waste Container” means a paper yard-waste bag or tree and shrub
clippings tied by twine material;
(s) “Yard Waste Material” means the Yard Waste Material as listed in Schedule
‘A’ of this Bylaw.
Part 2 — Curbside Collection
General Collection Provision
The Township of St. Clair shall provide for the collection of Collectable Material
from curbsides of all premises in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Bylaw.
No Owner shall use a 45 gallon drum as a Curbside Collection receptacle.
Classes for Curbside Collection
4.
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The Classes for Curbside Collection for the purposes of this Bylaw are as follows
and do not include multi unit and multi level apartment structures or condominium
developments:
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(1) Single detached residential premises;
(2) Multi-Residential residential premises when fronting on a roadway.
5. The classes of Curbside Material for the purposes of this Bylaw are as follows:
(1) Recyclable Materials:
(a) Blue Box Material
(b) Christmas Trees
(2) Non-Recyclable Materials:
(a) Bulk Items
(b) Garbage
Duty to Separate According to Class and Class Provisions
6. Every Owner of a Curbside Premises shall separate Collectable Material
according to its class as set out in Section 4 of this Bylaw when placing
Collectable Material Curbside.
Blue Box Material
7. Every Owner of a Curbside Premises shall prepare Blue Box Material as follows
when placing the Blue Box Material for Curbside Collection:
(1) All Blue Box Material shall be placed in a Blue Box Container;
(2) If cardboard cannot fit in a Blue Box Container, it shall be bound by tape or
twine and collapsed to a flat condition;
(3) No Blue Box Container shall contain broken glass or other sharp objects;
(4) No Blue Box Container shall include material that is not Blue Box Material.
Christmas Trees
8. No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall place a Christmas Tree for Curbside
Collection unless it is without tinsel, decorations, ornaments, lights, wrapping,
wire or bagging.
Yard Waste Material
9. No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall prepare Yard Waste Material when
placing Yard Waste Material for Curbside Collection other than as follows:
(1) All Yard Waste shall be placed in a paper bag or packaged in bundles, free of
plastic bags;
(2) No Yard Waste bag or bundle shall contain non Yard Waste Material.
Curbside Collection Limits
10. No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall place in excess of six bags or items out
for collection in any week.
Each bag or item shall not exceed 50 pounds. A maximum of two of the permitted
six items may be bulk items. Bulk items will be picked up separately, but on the
same day.
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Refrigerators, freezers and appliances containing freon must have freon removed
and the unit must be tagged by a licensed refrigerator mechanic.
Curbside Collection Location
11. The Owner of a Curbside Premises shall set out Collectable Material for Curbside
Collection by placing it Curbside within the extension of the property lines of the
Curbside Premises as close as possible to the travelled portion of the road without
obstructing or interfering with the travelled portion of the road.
12. No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall set out Collectable Material for Curbside
Collection:
(a) At a Curbside except at their own Premises;
(b) That is not clearly visible or directly accessible;
(c) On top of a snow drift or other pile of snow;
(d) That cannot be freely discharged from its Container when tipped because it is
stuck or frozen to the container.
13. Notwithstanding subsections 11 and 12 above, the Township may prescribe an
alternative location for Curbside Collection during construction, road closures, or
other temporary reasons.
Curbside Collection Time
14. No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall set out Collectable Material for Curbside
Collection earlier than 5 p.m. on the day before the designated collection day and
not later than 7 a.m. on the designated collection day.
15.No Owner of a Curbside Premises shall fail to remove all containers and any
material that was not collected for any reason, from the Curbside as soon as
possible after collection, but not later than 9 a.m. on the day following the
designated collection day.
Curbside Collection Restrictions and Responsibilities
16.No Owner of a parcel of property shall set out or permit to be set out Non-
Collectable Material at any Curbside.
17.No Owner of a Premises shall set out or permit to be set out for Curbside
collection any container which is not:
(a) Of sufficient quality to withstand normal collection activities and use;
(b) Maintained in a safe and efficient condition for collection;
(c) Intact, as required, to prevent leaking, spillage, or breakage during collection;
(d) Sealed, as required, to prevent the attraction of animals and the release of
odours.
18. No Owner of any property shall permit Collectable Material set out for Curbside
Collection to become uncontained for any reason, including weather and animals.
19.No Owner of any property shall store Collectable Material outside between
scheduled collection days unless it is stored in a rear or side yard, and is enclosed
in a container or enclosure with a closed lid or door.
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Suspension
20. If the Owner of any property subject to this Bylaw fails to comply with the
requirements as prescribed by this Bylaw, the Township, at the Discretion of the
Director of Public Works and upon written notice to the Owner, may suspend
Curbside Collection until such time that the Owner is in compliance with the
Bylaw.
Any notice to an Owner for the purposes of this subsection shall be provided by
regular mail and by posting the notice on the Premises in a conspicuous location.
Part 3 — Further Restrictions
Illegal Dumping
21.No person shall deposit any Waste on any private or public property within the
Township without authority from the Owner.
Scavenging
22. No person, except a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer shall
disturb or scatter any Collectible Material after it has been placed for Curbside
Collection other than on their own Premises.
Part 4— Dumpsters
23. Owners of multi-unit residential properties are responsible for the timely removal
of their own waste.
This can be done using the Township waste container program or by using a
private company through the supply, maintenance, and routine emptying of
dumpsters.
24. The Director of Public Works may authorize the use of the curbside collection
program at his/her discretion depending on amount of units and amount of
accumulation. The Director of Public Works may, at any time, terminate the
curbside collection and force the owners of any multi-residential properties to
enter into the Township waste container program (where the municipality
provides a dumpster) or retain the same services through a private contractor.
25. The Director of Public Works reserves the right to withhold collection service for
dumpsters that are visible from the street. If there is no location which can be
shielded from view on the public street the property fronts, the Director of Public
Works reserves the right to require an enclosure be erected at the cost of the
Owner.
26.Should any multi-unit residential property owner be enrolled in the Waste
Container Program, the following rules apply:
(a) Costs of the dumpsters are the responsibility of the property owners;
(b) Failure to pay dumpster fees can result in the removal of the units and the
transfer of the fees to the property taxes;
(c) No Owner shall allow dumpsters to become too full that the lids cannot close;
or that garbage is stored on the ground outside the dumpster. It is the
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responsibility of the owner to coordinate suitable pickup frequencies and
times.
(d) No Owner shall allow the dumpster to be damaged or marred with graffiti. Any
damage or graffiti shall be repaired, replaced, or removed at the cost of the
Owner.
(e) No Owner shall obstruct access to the dumpster by parked cars or locked
gates.
Part 5 — Enforcement
Offenses and Penalties
27.Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence and upon conviction is liable to the set fine as prescribed by Schedule “B”
attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, for offences prosecuted under
Part 1 of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 as amended, or if
otherwise prosecuted, such fine and other penalty as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33.
Enforcement
28. This Bylaw may be enforced by a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, a Police
Officer or the Director of Public Works or any other person as designated by the
Director of Public Works from time to time.
Prohibition Order
29. If any section of this Bylaw is contravened and a conviction entered, in addition
to any other remedy and to any penalty imposed by the Bylaw, the court in which
the conviction has been entered and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter
may make an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the
person convicted.
Remedial Action
30.Where any person contravenes this Bylaw the Township may take remedial
actions at the sole cost of the person contravening this Bylaw to ensure that this
Bylaw is complied with, and the Township may recover costs of such remedial
work, by court action or in like manner as property taxes.
Part 6 — General
Schedules
31. The Schedules to this Bylaw form an integral part of this Bylaw.
Conflict of Laws
32. Where a provision of this Bylaw conflicts with a provision of another Bylaw in the
Township, the provisions that establish the higher standards to protect health,
safety, and welfare of the general public shall prevail.
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Severability
33. If any provision of this Bylaw is declared invalid for any reason by a court of
competent jurisdiction, only that invalid portion of the Bylaw shall be severed and
the remainder of the Bylaw shall remain in force.
Cumulative
34. The provisions and remedies of this Bylaw are cumulative and not mutually self-
exclusive.
Short Title of Bylaw
35. This Bylaw may be cited as the “Waste Bylaw’.
Force and Effect
36. This Bylaw shall come into effect upon the final passing thereof.
Bylaw read a first, second and third time and finally passed this the | f day of
Leetonia, 2023.
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: Clerk
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. CLAIR
SCHEDULE ‘A’
TO BYLAW 46 OF 2023
lue Box Material
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The following material is the only material that will be accepted for Recyclable
Collection:
deat and Coloured Glass
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"fos jars (rinsed), beverage containers, pop bottles
Metal and Aluminum
Food cans, pop, beer, juice and pet food cans. Metal paint cans if empty, dry and lids
removed. Aluminum foil, aluminum plates and trays if cleaned of any food and food residue.
asics
\I plastic containers coded with #1, #2, #4, #5, #6 & #7 symbols
hu pop and water bottles, k-cups (emptied and rinsed)
Dish soap, juice, vinegar bottles, bleach bottles
Mouthwash and cooking oil bottles
Yogurt, margarine, peanut butter containers
jlear trays and grocery clam shell containers (rinsed)
*rescription bottles (over 2 inch).
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_ and fibre products
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Newspapers, and all flyers (coloured or black & white)
Items that are 100% paper, such as computer paper, office paper, envelopes, ad mail, bills,
statements, flyers.
Pv back books, catalogues, telephone books
st food take out trays
ilk and juice cartons (rinsed)
Cardboards and boxboard
B xboard items such as tissue box, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel centre cores
ardboard flattened, tied in bundles, no larger than 30” x 30” x “8
per egg cartons, milk cartons, juice boxes, tetra packs
! undry detergent, packing boxes
ast food drink container (without lid and straw)
Glean pizza boxes
Non-Collectable Material
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he following material is not collectable either in Recyclable or Waste Collection:
ight bulbs (of any type)
irrors, windows or sheet glass
rinking glasses (plates, mugs, Pyrex)
roken glass
etal pots, coat hangers, oil filters, cutlery, propane and helium containers
‘lastic bags, toys, plastic containers without symbol on bottle, motor oil containers, planters,
i= packaging, plastic wrap around water bottles and pop/beverage cases.
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arbon paper, hard covered books, blueprint paper, facial tissues, toilet paper, paper towels,
minated paper, artwork, paper with foreign material attached, cards with foil, plastic, ribbon
r lamination.
Boxes containing any food or food residue and waxy cardboard
Styrofoam
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‘ard Waste Material
The following material will be collected as Yard Waste subject to the requirements of
‘potion 9 of this Bylaw:
Grass
aves
arden plants
oose hay / straw (not baled)
T e following materials will not be accepted with yard waste collection:
i tree limbs, wood, logs, tee stumps,
hrubs, and root balls
Woody stems from ornamental grasses, or plants
‘itchen waste
arth, soil, dirt
tones, rocks
Valnuts, pinecones, wood mulch
Any yard waste that is contaminated with non-compostable materials such as glass, plastic,
jetal, or other debris / garbage
Non-Acceptable Materials in Curbside Garbage Pickup
scardous materials
ombustible materials
edical needles, syringes
Animal remains,
Vehicle parts, batteries, engines, drivetrain, body parts, scrap metal
tees or tree stumps
nstruction / renovation waste
res
cataahi waste
oncrete, asphalt, bricks, sod, earth
abpllanose or air conditioners containing CFC’s
la tanks or compressed gas cylinders
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4azardous Materials Include:
fT.
satteries
rain cleaner, oven cleaners
-esticides, poisons
yleaning fluids
*harmaceuticals
ool chemicals
mmonia
leach
\erosols
sasoline, oils, diesel
aints and solvents
ropane Cylinders
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Clair Waste Bylaw 46 of 2023
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. CLAIR
SCHEDULE ‘B’
TO BYLAW 46 OF 2023
Part 1 Provincial Offences Act
fem Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
| Short Form Wording Provision Creating | Set Fine
| or Defining Offence
1 Use a 45-gallon drum as waste receptacle 3 $100
2 Leave a Christmas tree for Curbside collection 8 $50
with decorations or items attached
3 Leave Yard Waste Material not in paper bag 9 $100
or unbundled
4 |Leave more than 6 items for Curbside 10 $100
collection
5 Improper location of waste left at Curbside 12(a)(b)(c) $50
6 Jammed of frozen waste stuck in receptacle 12(d) $50
| 7 | Placing waste curbside outside of authorized 14 $50
| timeframe
| 8 Failure to collect receptacles from curbside 15 $50
| within allowable timeframe
| 9 | Placing non-collectable material curbside 16 $50
| 10 | Using inadequate Waste Container 17(a)(b)(c)(d) $50
11 | Allowing curbside waste to become 18 $50
uncontained
12 | Storing Collectable Material outside between 19 $50
collection days outside of sealed container
13 | Illegal dumping on private of public property 21 $1000
14 | Scavenging of curbside waste on property 22 $100
| other than your own
15 | Allowing dumpsters to overflow 26(c) $250
16 | Allowing storage of waste outside dumpsters 26(c) $250
17 | Using a damaged dumpster 26(d) $250
18 | Using a dumpster marred with graffiti 26(d) $250
19 | Obstructing access to a dumpster 26(e) $250
Note: The General Penalty Provision for the offences listed above is Section 28 of Bylaw
6 of 2023, a certified copy of which has been filed.
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