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CITY OF MELVILLE
BYLAW NO. 14/2023
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF MELVILLE IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN
TO REGULATE THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND RECYCLING WITHIN THE
CITY OF MELVILLE AND PRESERVE ORDER THEREON
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(1) of The Cities Act a city has a general power to
pass any bylaws for city purposes that it considers expedient in relation to matters
respecting the City;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Melville, in the Province of Saskatchewan,
hereby enacts as follows:
PART I
GENERAL
1. SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Waste Management Bylaw."
2. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate the collection and disposal of
waste and recyclables and to levy refuse service fees and recycling service
fees.
3. DEFINITIONS
(a)
"Alley" - shall mean alley as defined in Bylaw No. 19/2020,
being The Melville Traffic Bylaw;
(b)
"Animal Waste" - shall mean feces from animals that are
permitted in the City pursuant to City bylaws or other
applicable legislation;
(c)
"Annualized Frequency" - shall mean the product of the
annual number of pick- ups required multiplied by the yard
size of the bin provided.
(d)
"Assessment Account" - shall mean a record or records
created and maintained by the City's Assessment department
that show property type and location;
(e)
"Automated Collection" - shall mean the mechanical
collection of waste in carts using vehicles specially designed
for collection from such carts;
(f)
"Bag" - shall mean the semi-transparent bags for the storage
of recyclable materials or any bag for the storage of garbage;
(g)
"Bin" - shall mean the black or blue containers that the City has
placed at various locations throughout the City for collection of
certain waste and recyclable materials;
(h)
"Biomedical Waste" - shall mean biomedical waste as defined in
The Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines,
2008;
(i)
"Bulky Waste Items" - shall mean items that cannot fit in a cart or
bag and includes but is not limited to items such as mattresses,
sofas, fridges, stoves and box springs;
(j)
"Bundle" - shall mean tied yard waste;
(k)
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" - shall mean any person employed
by the City in one of the following positions:
i.
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
ii.
Director of Public Works and Planning or designate
(l)
"Carts" - shall mean recycling carts and garbage carts;
(m) "City" - shall mean the municipal corporation of the City of Melville or
the geographical area located within the boundaries of the City of
Melville, as the context requires and its employees and/or contractors;
(n)
"City Manager" - shall mean the City Manager or his or her designate;
(o)
"City Waste Service" - shall mean garbage service, recycling service
or such other service that the City may provide, from time to time, for
collection of waste from designated properties for transportation to a
disposal site;
(p)
"Clean Fill" - shall mean uncontaminated, non-water-soluble, non-
decomposable, inert solids such as rock, soil, gravel or clay and must
be free of all other contaminants;
(q)
"Co-applicant" - shall mean a co-applicant as defined on the
designated properties utility billing account;
(r)
"Collection Area" - shall mean the area within the City where city
waste and recycling services are provided to designated properties on a
specific day;
(s)
"Collection Day" - shall mean the day upon which the City shall
provide the city waste and recycling service to a designated property;
(t)
"Collection Frequency" - shall mean the recurrence of
collection service described as weekly, biweekly or any other
term referring to the repetitiveness of collection service;
(u)
"Collection Schedule" - shall mean the schedule of dates when
city waste and recycling service is to be provided to the
designated properties in a specified area of the City;
(v)
"Collector" - shall mean a person employed by the City or by a
contractor to the city to collect waste and recycling;
(w) "Commercial Bin" - shall mean a waste receptacle for non-
designated properties;
(x)
"Containers" - shall mean collectively carts and bins;
(y)
"Dangerous Object" - shall mean an object or material which
presents a health or safety risk to a person such as sharp waste,
general medical waste, broken glass, fluorescent tube, or sharp
edge tin can;
(z)
"Designated Property" - shall mean a primary or designate
customer, a property owner with a City of Melville assessment
account or such other building as the City Manager shall
determine from time to time;
(aa) "Disposal Site" - shall mean any location designated by the City
Manager for the disposal of waste and may include the landfill,
material recovery facility, transfer station or such other location
as the City Manager considers appropriate for such waste;
(bb) "Dust Particles" - shall mean fine dust-like material such as
cold ashes, sawdust, and vacuum cleaner waste;
(cc) "Dwelling Unit" - shall mean dwelling unit as defined in Bylaw
No. 24/2013 "Zoning Bylaw" of the City of Melville;
(dd) "Free Account Program" - shall mean the program established
by the City Manager in which the City Manager allows for the
waiver of landfill fees to approved non-profit organizations
engaged in social benefit outcomes or community clean-ups;
(ee) "Garbage" - shall mean the types of unwanted household and
yard materials listed in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw that is set out
for garbage service but does not include recyclable material or
other material that is prohibited by this Bylaw;
(ff)
"Garbage Cart" - shall mean the cart that is provided by the City
to designated properties for the storage of garbage;
(gg) "Garbage Service" - shall mean the city waste service for
collection of garbage from designated properties for
transportation to a disposal site;
(hh) "General Medical Waste" - shall mean non-hazardous medical
waste and includes soiled dressings, sponges, surgery drapes,
lavage tubes, casts, catheters, disposable pads, disposable
gloves, lab coats, tuning, filters, towels and disposable sheets,
but excludes biomedical waste;
(ii)
"Grain Bags" - shall mean all polyethylene bag that is used for
the storage of various grain;
(jj)
"Hotel" - shall mean a building or structure or part of a building
or structure kept, used or advertised as a place where sleeping
accommodation with or without meals is provided for transient
lodgers, and where a guest register or record is kept; but does
not include a motel, apartment, boarding house, condominium,
lodging or room house, terrace or row house or tourist home;
(kk) "Household Hazardous Waste" - shall mean solid wastes from
homes and residences that have properties that make them
dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human
health and the environment;
(ll)
"Industrial Waste" - shall mean waste generated by
commercial or industrial activities that presents health, safety or
environmental concerns, and includes, but is not limited to, lime,
sulfur, asbestos, contaminated soils, empty chemical containers
and drums, carbon, acids, sludge and industrial sump water, but
excludes garbage, household hazardous waste and biomedical
waste;
(mm) "Landfill" - shall mean the location specified in section 14.a of
this Bylaw;
(nn) "Liquid Waste" - shall be defined as liquids, such as
wastewater, fats, oils, or grease (FOG), used oil, liquids, solids,
gases, or sludges and hazardous household liquids. These
liquids that are hazardous or potentially harmful to human health
or the environment;
(oo) "Manual Collection" - shall mean collection of bagged waste by
non- medical means;
(pp) "Material Recovery Facility" - shall mean a facility that receives,
separates and prepares recyclable material for marketing;
(qq) "Non-designated Property" - shall mean any property that is not a
designated property;
(rr) "Occupant" - shall mean the person, and includes corporate and
legal representative, who is in charge of a dwelling unit or property
either as a resident or property manager;
(ss) "Owner" - shall mean the registered owner of the property as
registered at Information Service Corporation;
(tt)
"Primary Customer" - shall mean the primary customer on the
utility billing account;
(uu) "Property" - shall mean a parcel of land registered at Information
Services Corporation;
(vv) "Recyclable Material" - shall mean the material designated in
Schedule "A";
(ww) "Recycling Cart" - shall mean the cart that is provided by the City to
designated properties for the storage of recyclable materials;
(xx) "Recycling Service" - shall mean the city waste service for collection
of recyclable material from designated properties for transportation to
disposal site;
(yy) "Rolled Grain Bags" - shall mean grain bags that have been tightly
rolled with a mechanical grain bag roller or baler that have been
securely bound;
(zz) "Scavenge" - shall mean to search through, pick over or remove
objects or waste set out for collection for city waste services;
(aaa) "Set Out Location" has the meaning provided for in section 9 and
Schedule B of this Bylaw;
(bbb) "Sharp Waste" - shall mean sharp waste as defined in The
Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines, 2008;
(ccc) "Street" - shall mean street as defined in The Melville Traffic Bylaw
(ddd) "Waste" - shall mean garbage, recyclable material, yard waste, organic
material, household hazardous waste, bulky waste items, and such
other items as the City Manager shall so designate; and
(eee) "Yard Waste" - shall mean waste from gardening or horticultural
activities and includes grass, leaves, plants, tree and hedge clippings
and sod.
4. AUTHORITY OF CITY MANAGER
The City Manager is authorized to:
(a)
Determine whether a property is a designated property;
(b)
Determine the number of city waste services and set out locations for
any designated property;
(c)
Approve or set specifications for carts and bags;
(d)
Specify the types of waste accepted at a City controlled disposal site or
at the City's bins;
(e)
Specify the quantities, volume and weight limit and types of waste
eligible for collection as part of the city waste service;
(f)
Designate premise to be used as disposal sites;
(g)
Arrange schedules and processes for the city waste service;
(h)
Grant approvals and permissions as set out in this Bylaw;
(i)
Establish systems for billing and collecting rates, fees and charges;
(j)
Carry out inspections required to determine compliance with this Bylaw;
(k)
Take any steps or carry out any actions required to enforce this Bylaw;
(l)
Establish and approve policies and procedures with respect to the free
account program;
(m) Take any steps or carry out any actions required to remedy a
contravention of this Bylaw;
(n)
Make such other decisions as may be required to carry out the purpose
of this Bylaw in accordance with applicable legislation; and
(o)
Establish and approve policies, procedures, and applicable fees such
as fees shall be within the range identified in Schedule "C" and "D" to
this Bylaw.
PART II
CITY WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES
5. DESIGNATED PROPERTIES
(a)
The City shall provide all designated properties with the city waste
and recycling service and all designated properties shall use city
waste services.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything in this Bylaw, in the event of
circumstances beyond the control of the City, city waste services
may be temporarily suspended.
(c)
City waste and recycling services shall occur on a collection
schedule and a collection frequency as set and amended by the
City Manager, from time to time.
6. CONTAINERS
(a)
No person shall cause, permit or allow waste to be placed anywhere
other than a container or commercial bin.
(b)
The owner or occupant of a designated property shall ensure that
containers assigned to that designated property are:
i.
Stored in a location at the designated property that is
under the care and control of the owner or occupant of
that designated property;
ii.
Used to set out waste for city waste services;
iii.
Remain with the designated property;
iv.
Are kept clean, and free of water and other liquids;
v.
Are maintained in good condition;
vi.
Are not altered in any way, including any alteration of
the exterior; and
vii.
Are available to the City, its contractors or agents, within
a reasonable time for the purpose of inspection,
maintenance or repair
viii.
All garbage shall be bagged or bundled in the bin or
container;
ix.
All material placed in the bin or container must be in
such a manner that allows for the lid to be closed
completely, and not allow any material to overflow.
(c)
Carts used for city waste services:
i.
Are not the property of the owner or occupant of the
designated property; and
ii.
May be removed by the City, its contractor or agents, at
the direction of the City Manager.
(d)
No person shall scavenge waste from a container, commercial bin or
other bin.
7. WASTE HANDLING
(a)
Subject to section 18 of this Bylaw, an owner or occupant shall only
store and set out waste generated from the owner or occupant's
own property.
(b)
No person shall deposit waste in a container or commercial bin
without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property where
such container or commercial bin is located.
(c)
Every person receiving city waste services shall ensure his or her
waste meets the following requirements:
i.
All loose or lightweight garbage that could cause a
nuisance shall be bagged or bundled in the container;
ii.
All recyclable material shall be unbagged in the container;
iii.
All shredded paper for recycling shall be in semi-
transparent bags in the container;
iv.
Where city waste services are automated collection, all
waste shall fit in the cart with the cart's lid closed;
v.
Where/if city waste service is manual collection, all waste
shall fit inside the bag with the bag securely tied closed;
vi.
All waste shall be drained of free water before it is placed
in the container; and
vii.
All general medical waste, animal waste, dust particles and
powdered materials, grass clippings and vegetation shall
be packaged in securely tied, in plastic garbage bags.
(d)
Waste may not be collected from a property where the owner or
occupant does any of the following:
i.
Fails to set out waste at the set-out location and time of
collection;
ii.
Sets on the ground bagged waste in areas of automatic service.
(e)
No person shall set out a container for city waste service at a
set out location more than 24 hours preceding collection day.
(f)
Where an owner or occupant has waste to be set out, the
owner or occupant shall set it out at the set-out location no
later than 7:00 a.m. on the collection day.
(g)
No person shall cause or permit a container or uncollected
waste to remain at the set-out location after 7:00 p.m. on
collection day.
(h)
No person shall set containers out for city waste service at a
location other than the set-out location without prior approval
from the Director.
(i)
No person shall permit or allow waste stored or set out for city
waste service to:
i.
Create offensive odours; or
ii.
Become untidy
(j)
On collection day, an owner or occupant of a designated property
shall not set out more carts than the number of city waste services
allowed for that property as set by the City Manager.
(k)
The City or its collector will not be responsible for any damage to
roads or infrastructure on private property resulting from legitimate
operation of city waste services during waste collection activity at the
private property.
8. SET OUT LOCATION
Every owner or occupant receiving city waste services shall meet the
following requirements and as set out in schedule "B" when setting out
waste:
(a)
The container shall be set out so that it is not obstructing traffic in any
way;
(b)
Where waste is to be collected at the front of the property, the container
shall:
i.
Be placed in front of the designated property where the
waste was generated;
ii.
Be located on the street touching the curb;
iii.
Be 1 Meter (3 feet) from all obstacles (including other
carts);
iv.
Be 3 meters or more below any overhanging object;
(c)
Where waste is to be collected in the alley, the container shall:
i.
Be located behind the designated property where the
waste was generated;
ii.
Be located in the alley on level ground and not on a step
or raised platform of any kind;
iii.
Be placed in an upright position facing the alley with the
front of the cart facing the alley;
iv.
Be 1 Meter (3 feet) or more from any obstacle (including
other carts);
v.
Be 4 meters or more below any overhanging object.
9. GARBAGE SERVICES
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in section 10.2 no person shall set
out, cause to be set out or permit to be set out the following types
of garbage for garbage services from any designated property:
i.
Industrial waste;
ii.
Biomedical waste;
iii.
Dangerous objects;
iv.
Hot ashes;
v.
Automobile waste including automobile parts, fluids, tires and
batteries;
vi.
Bulky waste items; or
vii.
Waste that is unsafe for the collector to access or handle;
viii.
Hazardous Waste.
(b)
A person may set out dangerous objects for garbage service if the
dangerous objects are contained in a puncture resistant, non-
breakable container with a tight-fitting lid before they are set out for
collection in the container.
10. RECYCLING SERVICE
(a)
No person shall set out, cause to be set out or permit to be placed
in the recycling container and set out for recycling service any
material for recycling other than the recyclable material as
identified in this Bylaw.
(b)
A primary customer or co-applicant of a designated property may
drop off additional recycling at no additional charge with proof of
being a designated property. Prior to hauling mass quantities and
demolition materials, customers and co-applicants should contact
the Public Works department.
(c)
Customers are permitted to recycle (non-confidential) shredding
paper; as long as the shredded paper has been placed in a
clear/transparent bag. By placing shredded paper in the recycling,
the customer has agreed to indemnify the City and its employees
for any liabilities or losses arising to or pertaining to confidential
shredding.
11. WASTE FOR NON-DESIGNATED PROPERTIES
(a)
Every owner of a non-designated property shall ensure that there
are waste storage and recycling facilities on the non-designated
property that is:
i.
Available to the owner and occupant of the non-
designated property;
ii.
Sufficient in size to store all waste generated at the
non-designated property considering the volume of
waste generated on the non- designated property;
iii.
Separate waste storage facilities for garbage and
recyclable material; and
iv.
Emptied with sufficient frequency to meet the
requirements set out in this Bylaw.
(b)
Every owner of a non-designated property shall have a
waste management plan for the property which shall
include:
i.
An arrangement for waste and recycling storage under the
care and control of the owner or occupant of the non-
designated property that is accessible for use by the owner
or occupant(s) of the non-designated property;
ii.
Separate waste storage for garbage and recyclable material;
iii.
An arrangement for regular removal, transportation and
disposal of waste to an appropriate disposal or processing
site; and
iv.
Recyclable material shall be transported to and processed at
a materials recovery facility;
v.
No burning of waste or recyclable material.
(c)
Every owner of a non-designated property shall remove waste
from the property in such a manner and with such frequency that
the waste storage area meets the following requirements:
i.
The waste storage area shall be kept clean;
ii.
The waste storage area shall be secured against theft or loss;
iii.
The waste storage area shall be maintained in good condition;
iv.
The waste storage area shall not create offensive odours;
v.
The waste storage area shall be kept tidy; and
vi.
The waste storage area shall not attract insects, rodents,
vermin or other disease vectors.
12. RATES AND FEES
(a)
The City shall charge the rates set out in The Rates Bylaw.
(b)
Where the owner or occupant of the designated property does not have
an account for the provision of water services or sewer services, then
the owner or occupant is required to pay the fee as set out in The Rates
Bylaw.
(c)
Where a primary customer or co-applicant fails to pay the account with
the City, then the City Manager may add the unpaid charges for
recycling services or garbage service to the tax roll of the designated
property, in such a manner as permitted pursuant to section 333 of The
Cities Act.
(d)
The City shall bill each account for services at such times as
the City considered appropriate.
13. LANDFILL
(a)
The follow area NW Sec. 35, TWP. 22, Rge. 6, W2nd Meridian
(Parcel #141285270) is hereby designated as the landfill of the
City of Melville.
(b)
The City shall ensure that the landfill is enclosed by a fence with a
suitable gate to provide ingress and egress.
(c)
No person shall be permitted to enter the landfill except a person
operating a vehicle for the purpose of delivering waste or
recycling.
(d)
Persons operating vehicles for the purpose of delivering waste are
permitted to remain on the landfill only so long as reasonably may
be required to unload the waste contained in the vehicle.
(e)
All persons attending at the landfill shall abide by all signs posted
at the landfill and abide by all directions from City or other
employees performing the duties assigned to them.
(f)
Subject to payment of the applicable fee, any person may deliver
waste to the landfill for disposal by the City so long as that waste
is permitted in the City's Permit to Operate a Disposal Ground
issued by the Province of Saskatchewan.
(g)
The City shall measure and record all deliveries of waste.
(h)
Every person delivering waste to the landfill shall pay the
applicable charge as set out in Schedule "D" attached hereto
unless the vehicle is delivering waste in connection with an
organization or program that has been approved under the free
account program. (See definition for Free Account Program)
(i)
The City may deny entry to the landfill if:
i.
The person requesting entry has neglected or refused to
pay any fees assessed pursuant to this Bylaw; or
ii.
The person requesting entry has waste that is not
accepted at the landfill.
(j)
No person shall remove waste from the landfill without the written
consent of the City Manager.
(k)
No person shall dispose of refuse by burning at a landfill.
(l)
City employees shall have the right to enter the landfill for the
purpose of performing the duties assigned to them.
(m) Subject to subsection (13), no generator may dispose of the
following classifications or biomedical waste at the landfill:
i.
Human blood and body fluids waste;
ii.
Microbiology laboratory wastes;
iii.
Biomedical waste; or
iv.
Any other classification of biomedical waste in The
Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines,
2008.
(n)
No person shall enter the landfill and falsify any information
regarding location that the material is coming from, type of
material being transported into the landfill including prohibited
items.
(o)
Only rolled grain bags that have been securely bound are
accepted free of charge. Grain bags that have not been rolled
securely will not be accepted.
14. NO PERSON AT THE LANDFILL SHALL DISPOSE OF:
(a)
Automobiles or large metal objects without receiving prior written
approval from the City Manager;
(b)
Pesticides and other hazardous wastes, or any material or thing
treated with any of those substances, including the receptacles
containing them;
(c)
Refuse that is the remains or by-product of slaughterhouse
operations; or
(d)
Liquid domestic sewage;
(e)
Large quantities of waste from one generator greater than 10 cubic
yards or 10 tonnes are required to provide the City with no less than
72 hours prior to hauling. Failing to provide such notice may result in
the City refusing entry to the landfill.
15. CITY BINS
(a)
No person shall deposit or dispose of materials at the City bins
other than those material permitted by signage located at the bin.
(b)
No person shall deposit materials of any kind at the City Bins
except in the receptacles or bins provided.
(c)
No person shall deposit or dispose of materials at the City Bins
where the materials are generated from a commercial property.
16. OFFENCES
(a)
Any person commits is guilty of an offence who:
a. allows waste of any kind to accumulate in or on any land
or building except as permitted in this Bylaw;
b. Places or disposes of waste other than as permitted in this Bylaw;
c. Fails to take proper measures to prevent waste from escaping from
a vehicle transporting waste, or allows waste to escape from a
vehicle transporting waste, bin or container;
d. Being the owner or operator of a vehicle used in carrying out the
construction, alteration or demolition of any building, structure or
landscaping, allows any earth or waste to be deposited upon a
street or sidewalk by or from such vehicle, or fails to remove such
earth or waste from the street or sidewalk;
e. Without authorization, scavenges waste from a waste container or
waste disposal site;
f. Causes or permits any loss of or damage to a waste or recycling
container or bin;
g. Leaves a waste container on a public right-of-way for more than 24
hours preceding collection day;
h. Leaves a waste container on a public right-of-way on or after 7:00
p.m. on collection day;
i. Fails to maintain a waste container in a sanitary state; or
j. Places waste other than recyclable material in a recycling container
or at a recycling depot.
k. Allows material to exceed the capacity of the bin or
container in such a way that it overflows; and
l. Does not comply with any other provisions of this bylaw
(b)
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves a person from complying with any
federal or provincial law or regulation, other Bylaw or any
requirements of any lawful permit, order, consent or other direction.
(c)
Where this Bylaw refers to another Act, Regulation or agency, it
includes reference to any Act, Regulation or agency that may be
substituted therefor.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Bylaw, the City Manager may
suspend or discontinue the collection of waste or recyclable material
if the owner or occupant of a designated property contravenes a
provision of this Bylaw.
(e)
No person shall enter the landfill and falsify any information regarding
location that the material is coming from, type of material being
transported into the landfill including prohibited items. In such event
that does occur, the fines established in Schedule "C" shall be issued
by the City for prohibited dumping at the landfill.
(f)
Failure to comply with this bylaw may result in the City of Melville
refusing to provide waste and recycling services and a ban from the
City of Melville Landfill.
17. REPEALED
Bylaw No. 04/2023 is hereby repealed.
18. COMING INTO FORCE
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on and after the 1st day of
January, 2024.
INTRODUCED and READ A FIRST TIME this 18th day of December, 2023 A.D.
READ A SECOND TIME this 18th day of December, 2023 A.D. A.D.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED by consent of members present this 18th day of
December, 2023 A.D. A.D.
Mayor
City Manager
SCHEDULE "A"
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
1. The following items that are clean with or without labels are recyclable materials for
the purposes of this Bylaw:
a) Aseptic containers which are multi-layered beverage box containers;
b) Boxboard means a lightweight paperboard used in making packaging
boxes or cartons such as for cereals or shoes;
c) Coloured high-density polyethylene shall mean opaque plastic
containers labelled with #2 code;
d) High-density polyethylene means recyclable plastic, used for items such
as milk containers, detergent containers and base cups of plastic soft drink
bottles
e) Mixed paper means recovered paper that is not sorted into specific
categories and includes, but is not limited to, newspaper, old corrugated
containers, junk mail, and catalogues.
f) Natural high-density polyethylene means translucent plastic containers
labelled with the #2 code;
g) Newsprint collectively means newspaper and advertising supplements and
other paper grades
h) Old Corrugated containers collectively mean corrugated paper
containers having liner of either test liner, jute or kraft
i) Paper collectively means paper products such as newsprint, mixed paper,
sorted office paper, old corrugated containers and boxboard
j) Plastics means plastics numbered 1 through 7; and non-food containers
labelled #1
k) Polyethylene terephthalate means plastic resin used to make packaging,
particularly soft drink bottles
l) Rolled Grain Bags means grain bags that have been tightly rolled with a
mechanical grain bag roller or baler that have been securely bound;
m) Tin collectively means tin-coated containers, such as cans for food
packaging, used beverage containers, aerosol cans and metal lids from
bottles and jars; and
n) Used beverage containers collectively mean beverage, food and non-
food cans made of aluminum material.
2. The following cleaned items are recyclable at Sarcan:
a) Household Glass means food jars, canning jars, baby juice bottles, food
bottles and glass storage containers.
SCHEDULE "A" CONTINUED
GARBAGE
3. The following items are the types of materials that would be considered garbage for
the purposes of this Bylaw:
a) Plastics not described in the list of recyclable materials above. Such
plastics for garbage would include Styrofoam (egg cartoons, packaging, etc.),
chip bags, cellophane, food wrap, soiled plastic, clear food containers,
dishes, cutlery, bubble wrap, strapping, string, toothpaste tubes, antifreeze
containers, toys, wading pools, garden hoses etc.
b) Paper not described in the list of recyclable material above, such as
disposable diapers, dirty or greasy paper or cardboard, sanitary tissues,
paper towels, frozen cans, powered drink containers, pet food bags;
c) Metal such as foil wrap and clothes hangers;
d) Food waste such as food waste, table scrapes, spoiled food, peels, etc;
e) Yard waste;
f) Household hazardous waste;
g) Other items such as clothing, shoes, electronics, floor sweepings, sawdust,
vacuum cleaner bags, animal waste, kitty litter and ashes;
h) Glass window/mirror glass, oversized glass containers e.g carboys, pyrex glass,
containers for hazardous or industrial goods, drinking glasses, dishware, china,
ceramics, bathroom fixtures, windshield glass, science/laboratory or medical
glass products and light bulbs.
SCHEDULE "B"
CART SET OUT LOCATIONS
Within 18 inches
SCHEDULE "C"
FINES
In the case where illegal dumping occurs, the individual(s) or corporation will be
subject to the fines and all costs associated with the clean-up.
Individuals:
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
$100.00
$200.00
Offence fine plus; one
(1) year ban from using the
landfill for any purpose
Corporations:
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
$500.00
$1000.00
Offence fine plus; one (1) year
ban from using the landfill for
any purpose
All other contraventions to the bylaw will be subject to fines as follows:
Individuals:
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd & Subsequent
Offense
$50.00
$100.00
Not less than $200.00 and
not more than $1,000.00
Corporations:
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd & Subsequent
Offense
$50.00
$100.00
Not less than $200.00 and
not more than $1,000.00