§ 163-8.5. Separation and preparation of recyclables; placement for collection.

A. 

The following three recyclables shall be commingled in one container and placed for collection at the curbside or edge of pavement on the designated day to be determined by the Commissioner. None of the above items shall be crushed in a kitchen compactor.

(1) 

Metal containers.

(a) 

All containers of aluminum, steel or tin used as food and beverage containers shall be rinsed and placed in the recycling receptacle for collection. Labels need not be removed.

(b) 

Expressly prohibited are aluminum siding, paint cans, all aerosol cans, scrap metal, wire, pipes, tubing, motors, sheet metal, hazardous materials and automobile parts.

(2) 

Glass containers.

(a) 

Food and beverage glass jars, bottles and containers made of green, brown or clear glass, which have been rinsed and caps removed, shall be placed, unbroken, in the recycling receptacles for collection. Labels need not be removed.

(b) 

Expressly prohibited are light bulbs, crystal, window and mirror glass, broken glass, ceramics, kitchenware, pesticide/herbicide bottles and any other nonfood beverage container.

(3) 

Plastic containers.

[Amended 2-14-2012 by Ord. No. 25-2012]

(a) 

All plastics with resin identification codes 1 through 7, including food, beverage and shampoo containers and caps, shall be placed in the recycling receptacles for collection. Labels need not be removed. Containers shall be rinsed.

(b) 

Expressly prohibited are all plastic film (e.g. dry cleaning bags and packaging materials), plastic bags, vinyl, all large rigid plastics (e.g., toys, pools and furniture), noncoded small rigid plastics (e.g., toys, clothing hangers, tableware, and utensils), plastic foam materials (e.g., hot beverage cups, trays and packaging materials), containers that held potentially hazardous materials (e.g., motor oil, solvents and pesticides), and building materials (e.g., piping, and bathroom and kitchen fixtures).

B. 

The following paper products shall be placed at the curb or edge of pavement for collection on the designated day to be determined by the Commissioner:

(1) 

Newspaper. All weekly and daily newspapers (including only glossy inserts sold as part of the newspaper) that are dry and free of contaminants shall be placed in brown paper bags, loose in a container or in corrugated boxes (not tied in bundles and not in plastic bags).

(2) 

Corrugated paper.

(a) 

Non-wax-coated brown corrugated cardboard containers and boxes which are cleaned of contamination (adhesive tapes, metals or plastics) shall be flattened and tied in bundles for collection. (NOTE: The only exception is in the circumstance when a corrugated box is used as a receptacle for newspaper collection, as defined above.)

(b) 

Expressly prohibited are: cereal boxes, tissue boxes, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, plastic or Styrofoam linings (found as packaging bracing) or any other noncorrugated material.

C. 

Separation of leaves and placement for disposal. All persons within the municipality shall, for the period from October 15 through December 31 of each year, separate leaves from other solid waste generated at their premises and, unless the leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching on the premises, place the leaves in biodegradable thirty- to forty-gallon paper bags or loose in thirty-two-gallon containers. Leaves collected, bagged and left at the curb shall not be mixed with any other yard waste or debris at the curb for collection at such times and dates and in the manner established by the municipality's recycling regulations.

[Amended 3-21-2000 by Ord. No. 53-2000; 4-17-2014 by Ord. No. 70-2014]

D. 

Yard waste shall be source separated from other solid waste and trash and placed at the curb for collection as provided by the Department of Public Works collection schedule and in accordance with the set-out requirements of such Department.

[Added 3-21-2000 by Ord. No. 53-2000; amended 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 68-2001]

(1) 

All loose materials including weeds (no clumps or dirt), grass clippings, leaves and vegetables, shall be placed in thirty- to forty-gallon biodegradable paper bags or loose in thirty-two-gallon containers with a single bag or container weighing no more than 75 pounds.

(2) 

Brush, branches and shrubbery no larger than three inches in diameter and no longer than four feet in length with no single item weighing no more than 75 pounds.

E. 

All other yard wastes, including large branches, stumps and other materials shall be disposed of privately as they will not be collected by the City.

[Added 3-21-2000 by Ord. No. 53-2000]

F. 

Gardening and landscaping contractors licensed by Westchester County may dispose of yard waste and leaves at the City's designated disposal site by the purchase of vouchers from the agent designated by the City Manager in set denominations as set forth in Chapter 133, Fees. Transfer station operations will collect one voucher for a load in a pick-up truck, two vouchers for a load in a six-wheel dump truck and three vouchers for a ten-wheel dump truck.

[Added 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 68-2001]