Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw IO-400 (amended by IO-400-1) — full text

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Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 MUNICIPALITY OF EAST HANTS BYLAW #IO-400-1, AN AMENDMENT TO BYLAW IO-400, SOLID WASTE RESOURCE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL BYLAW 1. SHORT TITLE 1.1 This bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the "Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw". 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 In this bylaw the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (a) "Acceptable waste" means items that will be accepted at the East Hants Waste Management Centre, and includes, but is not limited to organics, recyclables, source- separated waste, construction and demolition waste (C&D), tires, paint and propane tanks. In order to be acceptable, these items must be placed in the designated area at the waste management centre. (b) "Administrator" means a person appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer to administer this bylaw, or a person appointed by the Administrator as his/her designate; (c) "Boxboard" means cereal, shoe, tissue, cracker, cookie, baking product and frozen food boxes, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls or other similar items. (d) "Bulky items" means large items of a household nature including but not limited to furniture, mattresses, bed springs and barrels. It does generally not include items that can be recycled such as a fridge, stove or metal appliance, or other items or other items as designated by the Administrator. (e) "Collectible waste" means material originating from eligible premises and placed by the owner or occupant for collection by a collection contractor or by an agent of the Municipality and includes, without limitation, source-separated solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials. (f) "Collection contractor" or "collection hauler" means any company, person or persons and the agents of such persons under contract with the Municipality to collect collectible waste from eligible premises. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (g) "Collection day" means any day which is scheduled by the Municipality for municipal collection of collectible waste. (h) "Commercial container" means any container used for the storage of waste materials on properties located in the Municipality to be collected by a commercial hauler. (i) "Commercial enterprise" means an enterprise which is operating from any property which is assessed a commercial property tax, by the Municipality, but does not include a business located in a residential dwelling such as, but not limited to, a home occupation or a professional office. (j) "Commercial premises" means any lot of land which contains one or more commercial enterprises. (k) "Construction and demolition waste" or C&D waste means material generated as a result of construction, demolition, or renovation activities and includes but is not limited to polystyrene or fiberglass insulation, shingles, pieces of gyprock and scrap wood. (l) "Container recyclables" means the following types of materials - glass bottles and jars, aluminum, steel and tin cans, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles, (plastics# 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), containers and bags, milk and juice cartons, tetra packs and mini-sip containers or other items as designated by Council from time to time. (m) "Council" or "council" means the Council of the Municipality of the District of East Hants. (n) "Deposit refund program" is where a product has a Provincial deposit fee charged at the time of purchase and part of this fee is refunded at time of drop off for recycling at approved depots. (o) "Dwelling" means a building, or a unit in a building, occupied or intended to be occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons, but does not include a hotel, motel, guesthouse or inn. (p) "Eligible premises" means those properties within the Municipality which are eligible for municipal collection as defined in Section 5.1 of this Bylaw. (q) "Electronics" means any electronic device that is acceptable under the provincial ACES program. The list of items under this category may change from Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 time to time as determined by the Administrator. (r) "End-of-lane collection" refers to those roads where the Municipality's collection contractor will not travel down the road and provide curbside collection services, but will however receive all eligible collection limits at an assigned collection point as determined by the Administrator. (s) "Enhanced metals" in relation to the enhanced metals curbside collection includes any metal items that are of acceptable weight and size that are not electronics and are designated as such by the Administrator. Such items include fridges, stoves, pots, light fixtures. The list of items and the acceptable weights and limits may change from time to time as determined by the Administrator. (t) "ENVIRO·DEPOT™" refers to independent contractors that are funded mainly by the half-back consumer deposit on recyclable beverage containers and other recyclable containers and other recyclable materials. They sort the materials for a handling fee and send them to a central processing facility, where products are baled for shipment to the market. (u) "Fibre recyclables" means mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, boxboard, magazines, catalogues, flyers, telephone and other soft cover books and egg cartons or other similar items designated by Council from time to time. (v) "Food waste" means fruit and vegetable peelings, table scraps, meat, poultry and fish, shellfish, dairy products, cooking oil, grease and fat, bread, grain, rice and pasta, bones, egg shells, coffee grounds and filters, tea leaves and bags or other similar items designated by the Administrator from time to time. (w) "Hauler" means any company, person or persons who transports waste materials including, without limitation, institutional, commercial, industrial waste (ICI), solid waste, recyclable materials, construction and demolition waste or organic materials to waste management facilities operated by the Municipality, its contractor(s) or its agents or to other waste management facilities approved under applicable law for disposal of waste materials. (x) "Hazardous waste" means solid or liquid waste that may be harmful to humans, animals, plant life or natural resources including, but not restricted to, industrial chemicals, toxic, flammable, corrosive, radioactive, pathological and PCB waste, oil, gasoline, paint solvent, wood preservatives, ink, battery acid, pesticides and insecticides. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (y) "Household hazardous waste or HHW" means waste-resource materials of potentially hazardous nature generated in households including, but not restricted to, solvents, glues, cleaners, paints and finishes, asphalt sealers, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, pesticides, lawn and garden chemicals, poisons, propane tanks, pool chemicals, batteries, and automotive fluids. For the purpose of this bylaw, household hazardous waste does not include PCBs, radioactive materials, explosives, fireworks, pathological wastes, and ammunition. (z) "Industrial/commercial/institutional waste" or "ICI waste" means material of similar composition as mixed waste produced by a business, institution or industry. (aa) "Leaf and yard waste" means grass clippings, leaves, brush, twigs, house and garden plants, sawdust and wood shavings or other similar items. (bb) "Materials recovery facility" means a facility designed to receive, sort, process, store and ship to market recyclable materials. (cc) "Mini-bin" means a small container supplied to eligible premises by the Municipality for the collection of organic materials prior to deposit in an organic materials regulation container. (dd) "Mixed waste" means any combination of source separated solid waste and recyclables and/or organics and other items which are banned from municipal landfills. (ee) "Municipal collection" means the scheduled collection of collectible waste made by or on behalf of the Municipality, at the expense of the Municipality, for eligible premises. (ff) "Municipality" or "municipality" means the Municipality of the District of East Hants. (gg) "Non-collectible waste" means all material other than collectible waste and without limitation includes: i. transient waste; ii. liquid waste or material that has attained a fluid consistency and has not been drained; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 iii. highly combustible or explosive materials, including without limitation, celluloid cuttings, motion picture film, oil or gasoline soaked rags, gas containers, chemicals, acids or other combustible residues, fine dry sawdust, ammunition, dynamite, or other similar material; iv. material that is considered pathogenic or biomedical including, without limitation, dressings, bandages or other infected material or hypodermic needles discarded in the course of the practice of physicians, surgeons, dentists or veterinarians; v. trade waste; vi. carcasses or parts of any animal except food waste; vii. waste listed or characterized as hazardous by any federal or provincial law; viii. items that are too large for collection such as auto bodies, machine parts, etc. as determined by the Administrator; ix. septic tank pumpings, raw sewage or industrial sludge; x. radioactive materials; xi. soil, rock and stumps; xii. waste material resulting from construction, demolition or renovation activities including planking, siding, bricks, masonry, wood, beams and gyprock left by any contractor or property owner except as permitted herein for special collections or as designated from time to time by the Administrator; xiii. industrial waste material from factories or other manufacturing processes; xiv. manure, kennel waste, excreta, fish processing waste; xv. waste material from commercial containers; xvi. lead-acid automotive batteries and propane tanks; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 xvii. waste material which has not been placed for collection in accordance with the provisions of this bylaw; and xviii. materials banned from landfill disposal by the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment and Labour unless such materials are recyclable materials or organic materials from eligible premises. xix. mixed waste (hh) "Oil tanks" means residential oil tanks, drained and cleaned and cut in half, to a maximum size of 200 gallons. (ii) "Organics collection cart" or "cart" means an aerated cart supplied to eligible premises by the Municipality for the collection of organic materials. (jj) "Organic materials" means food waste, leaf and yard waste, soiled and non-recyclable paper, branches and bushes, natural Christmas trees without decorations and stands and other material of plant or animal origin as designated by Council from time to time. (kk) "Organic materials regulation container" means a cart or other container as specified in Section 7.2 for the collection of organic materials. (II) "Provincial disposal bans" means materials banned from disposal in landfills and incinerators under the Solid Waste - Resource Management Regulations of the Environment Act of the Province of Nova Scotia as updated and amended from time to time (mm) "Recyclable materials" means fibre recyclables, container recyclables and other materials of a recyclable nature. (nn) "Recyclable materials regulation container" means a container as specified in Section 7.2 for the collection of recyclable materials. (oo) "Regulation container" means a waste regulation container; an organic materials regulation container or a recyclable materials regulation container. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (pp) "Waste disposal facility" means a facility for the disposal and containment of ICI waste and/or solid waste. (qq) "Scale operator" means the person(s) responsible for the operation of the scale system(s) located at the waste management facilities operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents. (rr) "Seasonal road collection" refers to those roads where the Municipality's collection contractor will not travel down the road during winter months and provide curbside collection services, but will however receive all eligible collection limits at an assigned collection point as determined by the Administrator. (All other times of the year collection is curbside) (ss) "Single family dwelling" means a dwelling as defined herein occupied by a single family unit. (tt) "Soiled and non-recyclable paper" means napkins, paper towels & fast food wrappers, wax paper, wrapping paper, soiled pizza boxes, paper plates and cups, damp and soiled newspaper and flyers, sugar, flour and potato paper bags, detergent boxes, or other similar items. (uu) "Source-separated solid waste or garbage" means and includes all collectible waste other than that which is collected as recyclable materials or organic materials including: (i) broken bottles, crockery and glassware, floor sweepings, discarded clothing and furnishings, non-recyclable plastic and metal, non- recyclable packaging, non-repairable household goods and other household waste; (ii) glass that is tightly wrapped in cardboard or other suitable material and clearly marked to prevent injury to collection personnel; (iii) bulky items; (iv) ashes and soot that is completely cold placed in plastic disposable watertight bags securely tied and marked "ashes" or "soot"; (v) other items not specifically designated as source separated waste except as excluded by this bylaw. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (vv) "Special collection" means a Municipal collection scheduled by the Administrator for a specific waste which can include but is not limited to; Christmas Tree Collection, and bagged Leaf&: Yard Waste Collection. (ww) "Trade waste" means materials accumulated as a result of commercial activities such as packing materials, display boards, rags, paper, and other waste materials resulting from such activities. (xx) "Transfer station" means a facility operated by or on behalf of the Municipality for unloading and consolidating waste/recyclables/ organics from collection vehicles for transport to another waste management facility in larger loads. (yy) "Transient waste" means waste material that has been produced outside the Municipality or produced at a location other than the building in front of which it was placed for pick up. (zz) "Unit" means a self-contained portion of a building occupied as a separate residence. (aaa) "Waste" means all streams of end waste, including garbage, recyclables, organics, paper, cardboard, C&:D and other materials as designated by the Administrator from time to time. (bbb) "Waste disposal facility" means a facility for the disposal and containment of ICI waste and/or solid waste. (ccc) "Waste disposal fees" or "tipping fees" means user fees, per tonne fees charged by the Municipality for the acceptance of ICI waste, C&D waste, source-separated solid waste, mixed waste, recyclable materials, organic materials and any other acceptable material at designated waste management facilities operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents. (ddd) "Waste management centre" means the waste management facility or waste management site located at 1306 Georgefield Road in Hants County. (eee) "White goods" means any large household appliance including, but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, stoves, washers, Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 and dryers provided that any such item may be no more than 100kg/220 lbs. in weight. (fff) "CAO" means the Chief Administrative Officer for the Municipality of East Hants. (ggg) Community group facility, refers to a physical premises occupied by a voluntary community group that operates on the principals of community engagement in recreation and culture in an effort to improve the quality of life for the public. Additional Definitions (2018): - Waste Compliance Officer- Means an officer of the Municipality responsible for the compliance, promotion and enforcement of the Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw. - Sharps Waste- "means hypodermic needles, pen needles, syringes with needles attached, IV Tubing with needles attached, dental scalers, scalpel blades, and lancets that have been removed from the original sterile package." - Litter- Means loose waste material that is distributed over a distance. - Inert Material- Means a material that does not undergo a chemical, physical or radiological transformation and will not decompose. Inert materials include, dirt, sand, stone, concrete and bricks. - Curb- means where the roadway abuts against the property line. 3. THE ADMINISTRATOR 3.1 The Administrator shall ensure enforcement of the provisions of this bylaw and, for this purpose, may: (a) divide the Municipality into areas for the purposes of collection of collectible waste from eligible premises on various days of the week; (b) designate a particular day of the week for collection of collectible waste in each designated collection area; (c) alter the boundaries of areas as deemed necessary on reasonable notice to the public; (d) administer and liaise with any collection contractor hired by the Municipality to carry out collection of collectible waste within the Municipality; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (e) assign organics collection carts and mini-bins to eligible premises; (f) determine the frequency of collection of collectible waste in each designated collection area of the Municipality; (g) designate the conditions and guidelines relating to the acceptance of waste materials at waste management facilities; (h) determine the number, frequency and type of special collections; and (i) provide any further directions required from time to time in order to implement this bylaw. 4. THE PUBLIC 4.1 The owner or occupier of any eligible premises shall: (a) utilize regulation containers for the storing and collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials; (b) provide sufficient and adequate regulation containers to contain collectible waste generated at the eligible premises; (c) maintain such regulation containers in good repair and in a sanitary condition; (d) ensure that each regulation container is covered and secured at all times except when being emptied or filled; (e) store collectible waste outside the main building on the eligible premises only in secured regulation containers made inaccessible to pests or animals; (f) ensure the proper preparation of all collectible waste in accordance with this bylaw; (g) ensure that collectible waste is placed for collection in accordance with this bylaw; (h) where reasonably possible, ensure that collectible waste remains behind or beside the main building on the eligible premises except on collection day. (i) source-separate all waste generated at the point of generation so as to comply with the provincial disposal bans and facilitate their recycling, composting, or disposal in accordance with the Municipality's waste resource management system. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 5. ELIGIBLE PREMISES 5.1 Eligible premises include the following occupied dwellings, buildings and types of premises, when they have been granted an occupancy permit by the Municipality: (a) single family dwellings, including mobile homes; (b) multi-unit residential dwellings that constitute a unit in a duplex, rowhouse or townhouse dwelling having street or road frontage; (c) multi-unit apartment or condominium buildings; (d) any premises generating ICI waste (e) schools and others such facilities, where the premises are not subject to the per dwelling taxation charge, but are considered residential waste in nature. In these situations the facility may opt for curbside collection services from the Municipality, where a separate schedule of fees will be applicable. (f) municipally owned and occupied buildings such as municipal offices, municipal pool, municipal water treatment facilities, etc. (g) community group facility, where physical premises are occupied for the purpose of supporting community activities. These premises will be approved for ICI waste limits as outlined in Section 6 of this bylaw. 5.2 Owners and occupants of properties not defined herein as eligible premises shall not place any waste materials at the curbside of such properties for municipal collection. 5.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5.1 of this bylaw, where a property of the type listed in clauses (a) to (d) of subsection 5.1 does not qualify as eligible premises solely because the premises are not occupied, the owner of the said premises may place waste materials originating from the same premises at the curbside for municipal collection as specified in accordance with this bylaw as approved by the Administrator. 6. COLLECTABLE MATERIAL - PREPARATION AND RESTRICTIONS 6.1 No materials shall be placed out or caused to be placed out for municipal collection by any person except in accordance with the following: (a) For eligible premises that are single-family dwellings or multi-unit residential Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 dwellings, waste shall be placed for municipal collection only in accordance with the following limits or conditions: (i) a maximum of five (5) regulation containers of source-separated solid waste, eight (8) recyclables bags/bundles per collection day per unit, and one organics cart per organics collection day per unit excepting multi-unit residential dwellings where the limit is 1 organics cart per 3 units per collection day (except as otherwise directed by the Administrator). (b) For eligible premises which are single family dwellings or multi-unit residential dwellings, a maximum of three (3) bulky items not exceeding more than 100kg/220 lbs. in weight per item per residual waste collection day and one white good per recycling collection day per unit. No more than three (3) bulky items and three (3) white goods will be collected per multi-unit apartment building. (c) For eligible premises which are multi-unit apartment and condominium buildings, a maximum of: (i) five (5) regulation containers of source-separated solid waste per unit per collection day; (ii) three (3) bulky items (each not exceeding 200 kg in weight) per eligible apartment or condominium building per waste collection day; (iii) three (3) white goods per eligible apartment building or condominium building per recycling collection day; (iv) eight (8) bags/bundles of recyclables per unit per collection day; (v) one (1) organics cart per 3 units per collection day except as otherwise directed by the Administrator. (d) For premises generating ICI waste, materials shall be placed for municipal collection in accordance with the following limits or conditions: (i) a maximum of ten (10) regulations containers of source-separated solid waste per eligible industrial, commercial or institutional premise per waste collection day; (ii) a maximum of sixteen (16) bags/bundles of recyclables per eligible industrial, commercial or institutional premises per recycling day; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (iii) a maximum of two (2) bulky items not exceeding 100 kg/220 lbs. in weight per item per premises per waste collection day; (iv) a maximum of two (2) white goods per premises per recycling collection day; (v) a maximum of two (2) organics carts per premises per organics collection day. (e) Construction and demolition waste is not eligible for municipal collection, except with prior written approval by the Administrator for separate special collection. Collection limits will be determined by the Administrator. (f) Where the Municipality establishes separate municipal collection of organic materials, the following conditions and restrictions shall apply to all such collection: (i) the weight of an organics collection cart and its contents shall be no more than 100 kg/220 lbs.; (ii) a maximum of six cardboard boxes, paper leaf bags or open top containers filled with leaf and/or yard waste per organics collection day; (iii) a maximum of five (5) bundles of branches or bushes may be placed for collection for each organic materials collection day for each eligible premises, with each bundle no more than 1.2 metres/4 feet in length and 16 kg/35 lbs. in weight and with no individual piece of material greater than 2 centimetres I 0.78 inches in diameter; (iv) special collections will have limits and specifications determined by the Administrator. (g) No person shall place for municipal collection any non-collectible waste. 7. REGULATION CONTAINERS FOR MUNICIPAL COLLECTION 7.1 The owner or occupant of each eligible premise shall be responsible to contain designated collectible waste so as to prevent the escape of waste materials into the environment. The owner or occupant of each eligible premise is responsible to gather waste material placed for collection in front of the eligible property that has escaped from its container onto public or private property. 7.2 Only containers which meet the following specifications and requirements shall be utilized Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 for the purposes of municipal collection: (a) solid waste regulation containers as follows: (i) plastic bag specifications: (1) bags must be watertight and securely tied with an overall length of between 0.5 metres and 1 metre when empty; (2) bag weight not to exceed 25 kg/55 lbs. including contents; (3) bags must not be of a yellow, red, or blue (neither solid or transparent colour). Blue bags are used for recyclables and red and yellow bags are for hazardous or bio-medical waste. (ii) container specifications: (1) containers must be watertight, secured with a cover, equipped with handles in good repair and tapered to be as large or larger at the top as at the bottom; (2) the weight of the container including contents shall not exceed 30kg/66 lbs., the height shall be not less than 46cm/18 inches and not more than 76cm/30 inches, and the diameter shall be between 38cm/15 inches and 51cm/20 inches; (3) containers shall be made of metal, plastic or other impermeable material; (4) containers must be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition and kept in good repair. (b) organic materials regulation containers: (i) the following organic materials regulation containers shall be used: (1) organics collection carts or compostable paper bags as assigned to eligible premises by the Municipality; (2) subject to the limits in this bylaw (section 6.1 (f) (ii)), where there is excess leaf and yard waste material that does not fit into the organics collection cart or paper bag, this material may be placed out for collection in cardboard boxes, open - top containers or paper bags Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 suitable to contain the waste without spillage or bag breakage; (3) subject to the limits in this bylaw (section 6.1 (f) (iii)), where there is excess branches or bushes that do not fit in the organics collection cart, this material may be placed out in bundles. (c) recyclable materials regulation containers: (i) the following recyclable materials regulation containers shall be used: (1) container/fibre recyclables must be placed in separate watertight transparent blue bags or clear transparent bags, and an overall length between 0.5 metres and 1 metre when empty; (2) all material must be securely contained so as to prevent material from escaping into the environment; (3) the weight of each bag, including contents, placed for recyclable materials collection must not exceed 25 kg/55 lbs.; (4) corrugated cardboard may be tied in bundles not greater than 0.65 metres x 1 metre x 0.30 metres (2 ft x 3 ft x 1 ft). 8. ORGANIC COLLECTION CARTS AND MINI-BINS 8.1 Eligible premises must comply with the following provisions with respect to organics collection carts and mini-bins: (a) Eligible premises that receive curbside collection will be delivered and assigned organics collection carts or compostable paper bags and mini-bins by the Municipality. The Municipality will establish the number of cart(s), compostable paper bags and mini-bin(s) assigned to types of eligible premises. The only organics collection carts that will be accepted for curbside collection are the carts that are supplied by the Municipality (b) The organics collection cart(s) and mini-bin(s) assigned to eligible premises are to remain with that eligible premise; (c) Owners or occupants of eligible premises are responsible for the care and cleaning of each organics collection cart and mini-bin which has been assigned to their eligible premises; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (d) The repair of damage or replacement of cart(s) or mini-bin(s) assigned to eligible premises due to misuse, alterations or abuse involving the owner or occupant of the eligible premises shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of the eligible premises to which the cart or mini-bin is assigned; (e) The owner or occupant of eligible premises shall make the cart assigned to the eligible premises available to the Municipality or its contractors or agents within a reasonable time frame upon request for inspection or repair purposes or for identification of the serial number or the radio frequency identification tag number; (f) Owners of eligible premises are responsible for the cart(s) and min-bin(s) assigned to the premises and used by tenants who are renting or leasing the premises; (g) Premises that are ineligible for curbside collection, deemed 'end-of-lane collection' or 'seasonal roads' by the Municipality will use municipally approved compostable bags for organics collection. (h) No person shall restrict the lid of an organics collection cart on collection day including using: (i) Bungee cords, chains, rope or other locking device 9. PLACEMENT OF MATERIALS 9.1 Collectible waste shall be placed for municipal collection in accordance with this bylaw, including the following: (a) collection is at curbside only. All regulation containers must be placed at end of driveway and/or at the edge of the property abutting the street, road or highway without obstructing the street, road or highway; (b) all materials placed for collection must be placed within three (3) meters of the curb, directly in front of the eligible premises from which they have accumulated; (c) organics collection carts must be placed at the curb in an upright position with the lid closed and the front of the cart facing the street, road or highway; (d) recyclable materials must be placed for collection with approximately 1 metre/ 3 feet spacing between these materials and solid waste or organics materials; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (e) owners or occupants of eligible premises on private streets or roads are eligible for curbside collection on the private street or road if the street or road is safely passable by a collection vehicle. If the private street or road is not safely passable by a collection vehicle, therefore designated an 'end-of-lane' or 'seasonal road' collection, the collectible waste must be brought to the nearest intersection with a public street or road and placed in accordance with this bylaw, where it shall be collected; (f) owners of multi-unit dwellings, small business or eligible premises as under sections 5.1 c, d, e and f that are approved for curbside collection are required to supply an outdoor roadside collection box or bin for use by occupants. Design must meet specifications in Section 9.2. Placement must be roadside or other location approved by the Administrator. 9.2 Outdoor, roadside boxes or bins are acceptable for storing containers or bags for solid waste provided they meet the following specifications: (a) are constructed of wood or other material suitable for storing containers or bags of solid waste as long as the box or bin is rodent and animal proof; (b) are affixed with a lid weighing not more than 5 kg/11lbs. (c) are at all times maintained in a neat and sanitary condition and kept in good repair. Loose material in these bins shall not be collected. The Municipality cannot guarantee that all materials will be removed from bins if there are safety concerns from the collection staff such as they are too deep to physically collect from, insects, rodents, etc. (d) white goods, such as a discarded refrigerator or freezer shall not be permitted to be used as an outdoor roadside collection box or bin for storing containers or bags of solid waste (e) roadside boxes or bins used for storing bags for curbside collection of solid waste and recyclables are required to have a built-in divider which clearly separates waste from recyclable materials. If there is no divider, there shall only be one type of waste material in it on collection day. (f) if an outdoor roadside box or bin has multiple households that use the box or bin, all civic numbers must be posted. This is to ensure that solid waste curbside limits are met and staff know where the material is being generated from. Any issues or concerns that arise with the box or bin will be directed to all applicable civic Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 addresses. 10. COLLECTION TIMES AND FREQUENCIES 10.1 The following provisions apply to municipal collection times and frequencies: (a) Collection will commence at 7:00 am in all areas of the Municipality of East Hants, except where circumstances warrant from time to time; (b) No person shall place collectible waste out for collection before 7:00 p.m. the evening of the day prior to the collection day applicable in that area of the Municipality; (c) Collection of source separated solid waste shall be biweekly (once every two weeks) on alternating weeks with collection of recyclables and organics or as scheduled by the Municipality; (d) When a regularly scheduled day for collection falls on a Federal, Provincial or Civic holiday, the collection may be modified to occur on an alternate day as designated by the Administrator; (e) Any materials set out for collection and not collected, including but not limited to litter produced from set-out or stored materials, shall be removed or caused to be removed by the property owner by the end of collection day and properly sorted, contained, stored and disposed of in accordance with this bylaw. (f) Free standing collection containers and organic collection carts must be removed from curbside by 7:00 a.m. of the following day. (g) Any materials not collected, due to notification from East Hants or its contractors, must be removed from curbside by 9:00 p.m. on the day of collection. 11. SUSPENSION OF COLLECTION The Administrator may suspend municipal collection, upon written notice, at any of the eligible premises where one or more of the following deficiencies develop until the deficiency is corrected to the Administrator's satisfaction, namely: 11. 1 an unsafe or unhealthy condition related to storage or collection of waste; or 11.2 persistent violation of municipal policies or collection-related provisions of this bylaw. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 12. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES 12.1 The Administrator may designate the place and time, including the days and hours of operation and the materials eligible for the collection of household hazardous waste in the Municipality. This includes the operation of a permanent household hazardous waste depot and the operation of HHW events in the Municipality. Household hazardous waste depots/paint swaps may only be used by residents of the Municipality for the proper disposal of household hazardous waste originating within the Municipality. All persons are prohibited from disposing of industrial, commercial and institutional waste at the permanent depot or the mobile HHW events operated by the Municipality. 13. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL OR CONSTRUCTION WASTE 13.1 The property owner or occupant of premises which generate the following waste shall, either personally or by employees, contractors or agents, and in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws, promptly remove and dispose of such waste: (a) all waste generated by any industrial, commercial or institutional premises, facility or operation not eligible for municipal collection pursuant to this Bylaw; (b) all waste resulting from construction of any kind, including renovation or repair, except that waste eligible for municipal collection pursuant to this Bylaw; (c) all waste resulting from the demolition of a building or structure. 13.2 The property owner of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall ensure that: (a) adequate space is provided on the premises to accommodate containers for the collection of source-separated ICI waste, organic materials and recyclable materials generated at the premises. For recyclable materials, adequate space shall be provided to maintain blue bag recyclables, paper and corrugated cardboard all separate from each other. (b) signage of sufficient size and number is to be posted to provide occupants with specific recycling and organics instructions for proper sorting of blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials. Signage for the sorting of blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) , organic materials and ICI waste is to be located within 3 metres of the commercial container(s); Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (c) i) the location of the commercial container(s) for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials shall be within 3 metres of the container(s) for ICI waste; or ii) signage is posted adjacent to the container(s) for ICI waste directing persons to the location of the commercial containers on the premises for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard), and organic materials; and (d) where industrial, commercial or institutional premises have a chute, signage is required to be posted on every floor where access to a chute is provided to instruct tenants to the location of commercial containers for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials. 13.3 The occupant of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall: (a) source-separate all waste generated in the occupant's unit or portion of the building at the point of generation into ICI waste, organic materials, blue bag recyclables, paper and corrugated cardboard so as to comply with the provincial disposal bans and to facilitate their recycling, composting or disposal in accordance with the Municipality's waste resource management system; and (b) place for collection source-separated material in containers in accordance with Section 13.1 at the storage areas on the property as designated by the property owner. 13.4 At industrial, commercial and institutional premises where the public is responsible for depositing waste materials such as an enclosed or exterior shopping centre, mall, food court, quick service restaurant, sports arena, office complex or other commercial premises, the property owner will provide common area containers Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 14. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE (C&D) 14.1 The property owner or occupant of premises which generate construction and demolition waste shall, either personally or by employees, contractors or agents, and in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws, promptly remove and dispose of such waste. 15. COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS 15.1 The following provisions apply to commercial containers: (a) Any person who makes use of a commercial container for the temporary storage of waste shall ensure that such commercial container: (i) is sturdily constructed of weather-proof and animal proof material and is capable of containing the material deposited within; (ii) is equipped with a tight-fitting lid with a positive closing device which shall be kept closed except when the container is being loaded or unloaded; (iii) meets the performance requirements set out in clause 3 of the American National Standards Institute 2245.3-1977, Safety Requirements for the Stability of Refuse Bins as updated and amended from time to time; (iv) is placed on a hard level surface and is loaded uniformly and has displayed thereon the following message or similar: "CAUTION: DO NOT PLAY ON OR AROUND"; (v) has displayed thereon the name and telephone number of the owner of the container and the type of material to be deposited therein; (vi) is cleaned out regularly and periodically, as necessary, to avoid the build-up of odours; Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (vii) where tenants are required to place materials in the container, the container shall be designed and situated so as to be reasonably accessible for this purpose. (viii) has displayed thereon the following message "GARBAGE" or "WASTE" or "REFUSE", where ICI waste is to be deposited in the commercial container; (ix) has displayed thereon the following message "RECYCLABLES" or "BLUE BAG RECYCLABLES", where blue bag recyclables are to be deposited in the commercial container; (x) has displayed thereon the following message "PAPER" where paper is to be deposited in the commercial container, and has displayed thereon the following message "CARDBOARD ONLY" or "CARDBOARD" where corrugated cardboard is to be deposited in the commercial container; (xi) has displayed thereon the following message "ORGANICS" or "COMPOST", where organic materials are to be deposited in the 15.2 commercial container; (a) The owner of any premises on which a commercial container is placed shall ensure that: (i) any such container is kept behind or beside the building which it serves; (ii) any such container is kept in a manner that is not unsightly and does not cause a nuisance or health-related problem. (b) Where the premises does not contain a building, the owner may keep the commercial container at a location on the premises which is not unsightly and does not cause a nuisance or health-related problem; (c) A commercial container may be placed on a premises for a temporary period of time not longer than one month when the placement is in relation to the construction or repair of a building or structure, provided the commercial Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 container is removed as soon as the construction or repair ceases or if it is to remain on the premises, the commercial container is made to comply with the provisions of this bylaw. The one month time limit above can be extended with permission of the Administrator; (d) The owner of any commercial container shall keep such container clean and in good condition and the cover shall be kept in good working order; (e) No person shall place a commercial container on any public street within the Municipality without the written permission of the Municipality; (f) The owner of any premises on which a commercial container is located shall be responsible to ensure that any such container is loaded uniformly and is loaded such that waste material is completely contained within the container when closed; (g) The owner of any premises upon which a commercial container is located shall be responsible to: (i) keep the area surrounding any such container free from litter and waste; (ii) ensure the container is emptied in such a way that it does not become unsightly or cause a nuisance or health related problem (e.g. dry or inert type materials, recyclables, scrap metals, etc.); (iii) cause such container to be normally covered while containing waste. (i) The owner of any industrial, commercial or institutional premises may make use of aerated organics containers specifically designed and approved for the storage and collection of source-separated organics from industrial, commercial or institutional premises provided the owner complies with the other applicable requirements of Section 13.1; (j) No person shall place waste in any commercial container without permission of the owner of the container; (k) The owner of any industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall ensure that Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 commercial containers on the premises; (i) accommodate source-separate waste generated at that location; (ii) are designed and constructed such that the waste (i.e. IC&I waste, organic materials, recyclables, cardboard, and source-separated solid waste) remains in a source-separated condition, and (iii) are easily accessible to the occupants. 16. PLACING WASTE FROM NON-ELIGIBLE PREMISES CURBSIDE 16.1 No person shall place waste from premises other than eligible premises or other waste that is not collectible waste on municipal property for collection or other reason without prior written permission from the Administrator. 17. VEHICLES CARRYING WASTE 17.1 The following provisions apply to vehicles carrying waste materials: (a) Persons who collect, transport and dispose of waste materials, ICI waste, source- separated solid waste, organic materials and recyclable materials shall; (i) do so in a sanitary manner; (ii) transport any fluid matter in watertight containers having tight-fitting covers; (iii) transport and dispose of all such waste on the same day as collected except in circumstances such as poor weather conditions, unforeseen equipment breakdowns, facility closures, etc. where delays shall be minimized and disposal shall occur as soon as reasonably possible; (iv) hose down vehicles as required and keep in a sanitary condition. (2) Every vehicle used for the collection and transportation of waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials, and recyclable materials shall have a tailgate or other restraining device and shall be closed or equipped with a tarpaulin, and such tarpaulin shall be used to cover such waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials and/or recyclable materials while the same is being transported. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 (3) All waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials and recyclable materials shall be transported in such a manner that materials shall not spill or scatter from the vehicle containing the same. (4) Waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste and organic materials shall generally not remain in a vehicle overnight but shall be transported and disposed of on the same day as collected except in circumstances such as poor weather conditions, occasional equipment breakdowns, facility closures, etc. where delays shall be minimized and disposal shall occur as soon as reasonably possible. (5) The Administrator may inspect vehicles used for the collection or carriage of waste materials at all reasonable times to ensure compliance with this bylaw. 18. PROHIBITIONS 18.1 No person shall: (a) pick over, remove, disturb or otherwise interfere with any waste material that has been set out for municipal collection; (b) collect waste material placed for municipal collection; or (c) remove a container or organics collection cart placed at curbside. 18.2 The prohibitions in Section 17.1 do not apply to the person who placed the waste material for collection or to the Municipality, its contractors or authorized Municipal collection contractors. 18.3 No person shall export or remove waste material generated within the Municipality outside the boundaries of the Municipality and all such waste shall be disposed of within the boundaries of the Municipality in accordance with this bylaw. The exception to this is waste that is not acceptable at the East Hants Waste Management Centre. 18.4 Notwithstanding subsection 17.3, source-separated organics and recyclables may be exported provided there is prior written consent by the CAO and all weights of these materials are provided to the Administrator within 60 days of export of said materials. 18.5 Notwithstanding subsection 17.3, the Municipality may export waste materials to licensed disposal facilities outside the boundaries of the Municipality. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 18.6 No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited waste, recyclables, or organic materials in any place in the Municipality other than at the East Hants Waste Management Centre except as herein provided. 18.7 Notwithstanding subsection 17.7, ENVIRO-DEPOTS™ are eligible to receive deposit refund program materials, and all other provincially approved waste reduction program materials. 19. WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FEES 19.2 The fees and charges for the depositing of materials by haulers and person who transport waste materials acceptable for disposal/transfer at the East Hants Waste Management Centre shall be as prescribed from time to time by Council by policy of the Municipality. 19.3 Notwithstanding Section 18.2, haulers delivering materials to the Municipality's waste management facilities which require special handling or disposal techniques shall pay the actual costs of such deposit and disposal as determined as follows: (a) The hauler shall give the Municipality and its contractors or its agents ten (10) days notice that it requests permission to deposit such wastes for disposal at the waste management facility, stating the properties, characteristics, origins and amounts of such waste materials; (b) On receipt of such notice, the Municipality and its contractors or its agents shall advise the hauler whether or not it will accept delivery of such wastes at the waste management facility; and (c) If the waste material is acceptable, the Municipality and its contractors or its agents shall advise the hauler of the time when and under what conditions it will accept deposit of such wastes at the waste management facility, provided the hauler pays the Municipality the actual costs of such deposit and disposal as determined by the Municipality, plus twenty (20) percent, and further provided that the hauler agrees to save harmless the Municipality from any claims or causes of action arising from, and assume full liability for, the deposit and disposal of such wastes. 19.4 No waste disposal fee shall apply to collectible waste from eligible premises collected through municipal collection and deposited by collection contractors engaged by the Municipality at waste management facilities operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents. 20. VEHICLE REGISTRATION 20.1 The following provisions apply to vehicle registration for haulers using the East Hants Waste Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Management Centre. (a) Haulers (other than those users of cars, station wagons, mini-vans, sport utility vehicles and one quarter ton trucks, or other such vehicles not being used in a commercial enterprise activity) using the Municipality's waste management facilities shall pre-register identifying information and the tare weight for each vehicle as required by the Municipality from time to time, and separately identify those vehicles to be used in scheduled waste collection services operated on behalf of the Municipality (if the hauler is also a collection contractor); Haulers who wish to be granted credit privileges with the Municipality must apply for an account with the Municipality. 21. FEE PAYMENT 21.1 The following applies to the payment of fees: (a) Haulers who transport acceptable material to a facility operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents will be required to pay by cheque, debit or credit card at the site unless the hauler holds an up to date account with the Municipality in accordance with the fee structure prescribed by municipal policy MEH-OPS-CP-1.0: (i) Where the tare weight of a vehicle transporting materials has been predetermined, the vehicle will be weighed when entering the facility and a payment upon invoice is required in accordance with the fee structure prescribed in municipal policy MEH-OPS-CP-1.0; (ii) Where the tare weight of a vehicle transporting materials for disposal has not been predetermined, the vehicle will be weighed upon entering the facility and again upon leaving. The hauler will pay the fee upon invoice in accordance with the fee structure prescribed in municipal policy MEH-OPS-CP- 1.0. (b) The following provisions apply to haulers who have been granted credit privileges at any waste management facility operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents: (i) Haulers granted credit privileges will receive a monthly Statement of Accounts and payment is due within thirty (30) days of the end of the statement month; (ii) Where an account for material disposal fees remains unpaid for more than Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 thirty (30) days, a notice of non-payment will be sent by the Municipality. The Municipality may advise that if payment is not received within a specified period of time after mailing of such notice, the hauler shall be refused admittance to all facilities and/or credit privileges withdrawn until such time as the outstanding amounts, interest and service charges are paid. Scale operators will be notified of all haulers on refused admittance status or credit privileges withdrawn status and will be instructed to deny access to the facilities as applicable. The Municipality may require the posting of a performance bond or any other security acceptable to the Municipality or may revoke disposal and/or depositing privileges in the event that accounts continue from time to time to be unpaid. 22. EAST HANTS WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE 22.1 Only acceptable waste may be deposited at the East Hants Waste Management Centre. Exceptions will only be made with prior written approval by the CAO. 22.2 Waste must be sorted and placed in the correct location(s) at the East Hants Waste Management Centre. 22.3 Transient waste may only be disposed of at the East Hants Waste Management Centre with the prior written permission of the CAO. 23. ILLEGAL DUMPING 23.1 No one shall dispose of waste except in accordance with this bylaw Proof that waste that was deposited or placed somewhere in contravention of this bylaw originated from a particular person shall be proof that the person so deposited or placed it, or caused or permitted it to be so deposited or placed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary. 23.2 Inert material, as defined in section 2 is not a material included under illegal dumping. 23.3 Litter, as defined in section 2 is not considered illegal dumping. 24. PENALTIES 24.1 Any person who violates any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not more than $5,000.00 and in default of payment thereof to a term of imprisonment for not more than 60 days. Each day that a person commits an offence under this bylaw constitutes a separate offence. 24.2 In addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed pursuant to subsection 23.1, the Court or judge may order the person convicted to pay all expenses incurred in correcting the Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 contravention of the bylaw or any damages associated with such contravention. 24.3 Where any person is in contravention of any provision of this bylaw, the Administrator may direct in writing that the contravention be remedied by that person in the manner and within the time specified in the written direction. 25. REPEAL AND REPLACE The previous version, and all other versions of the Municipal Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw, are repealed and replaced by this Bylaw. I, NAME, CAO/Municipal Clerk of the Municipality of East Hants, hereby certify that the above noted bylaw was passed at a meeting of the East Hants Municipal Council on April 24, 2019. Connie Nolan, CPA, CA, CFE CAO/Municipal Clerk Bylaw Adoption First Reading: December 16, 2003 Notice of Publication: December 24, 2003 Second Reading and Enactment: January 20, 2004 Final Publication: January 28, 2004 Amendment #1 First Reading: May 18, 2004 Notice of Publication: May 31, 2004 Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Amendment #5 First Reading: February 23, 2011 Notice of Publication: March 11, 2011 Second Reading and Enactment: May 25, 2011 Final Publication: June 1, 2011 Amendment #6 First Reading: May 23, 2012 Notice of Publication: June 6, 2012 Second Reading and Enactment: June 27, 2012 Final Publication: July 4, 2012 Amendment #7 First Reading: February 28, 2018 Notice of Publication: March 14, 2018 Second Reading and Enactment: March 28, 2018 Final Publication: April 11, 2018 Amendment #8 First Reading: March 27, 2019 Notice of Publication: April 10, 2019 Second Reading: April 24, 2019 Final Publication and Enactment May 8, 2019 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date 4 Bylaw creation January 20, 2004 4-1 Provide Chief Administrative Officer with discretion regarding materials that can be accepted at the municipal landfill site in Georgefield. June 15, 2004 Second Reading and Enactment: June 15, 2004 Final Publication: June 23, 2004 Amendment #2 First Reading: April 26, 2006 Notice of Publication: May 10, 2006 Second Reading and Enactment: May 24, 2006 Final Publication: June 7, 2006 Amendment #3 First Reading: February 28, 2007 Notice of Publication: March 7, 2007 Second Reading and Enactment: March 28, 2007 Final Publication: April 4, 2007 Amendment #4 First Reading: June 23, 2008 Notice of Publication: July 2, 2008 Second Reading and Enactment: August 28, 2008 Final Publication: September 10, 2008 Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date 4-2 Change the name of the Georgefield Landfill Site to the East Hants Waste Management Centre; permit the acceptance of construction and demolition debris produced outside the Municipality of East Hants at the East Hants Waste Management Centre; and eliminate municipal collection for schools within the Municipality. May 24, 2006 4-3 Reduce the number of containers that can be placed at the curb for municipal collection for both residents and commercial/institutional premises; and provide for the establishment of fees for the collection of collectable waste from designated commercial and institutional premises. March 28, 2007 4-4 Amend the weights of various items that can be left for disposal for Occupational Health and Safety considerations; eliminate the restriction on the collection of waste from multi-unit residential buildings with more than 16 units; prescribe the manner in which waste containers must be maintained; and clarify the definitions in various sections. August 28, 2008 4-5 Revise "definitions"; require source-separation under sections 14.1 (i) and (k); add schools and other facilities to the list of eligible premises under section 5.1; and add suspension of collection under section 11. May 25, 2011 4-6 Identify the new council policy where the current fee schedule is outlined (section 20.1); and revise the fee payment structure to allow payment by credit card (section 20.1). June 27, 2012 IO-400 The Bylaw is renumbered from 4-6 to IO-400 and all previous versions are repealed and replaced by IO-400 Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw March 28, 2018 Addition to Section 7 (a) (ii) - Regulation Containers; "All waste in a container must be contained in a bag that follows the specifications as stated in section 7.2 a (i). Small bags such as kitchen catchers or grocery bags can be used for the collection of solid waste as long as they are placed curbside for collection in a bag that follows the specifications stated in section 7.2 a (i)." Edit to Section 7 (c) (i) (1) - Regulation Containers; "container /fibre recyclables must be placed in separate watertight transparent blue bags or clear transparent bags, and an overall length between 0.5 metres and 1 metre when empty;" Removed in Section 7 (c) (i) (3) - Regulation Containers; "low density polyethylene opaque bags (grocery bags), transparent bags or separate transparent blue bags may be used to contain fibre recyclables except corrugated cardboard may be placed in securely tied bundles weighing no more than 25kg / 55 lbs;" Edit to Section 8 (1) (a)- Organics Collection Carts; Added wording: "The only organics collection carts that will be accepted for curbside collection are the carts that are supplied by the Municipality" Addition to Section 8 (1) (h) - Organics Collection Carts; "No person shall restrict the lid of an organics collection cart on collection day including using: Bungee cords, chains, rope or other locking device" Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date Edit to Section 9 (2) (c) - Placement of Material; "The Municipality cannot guarantee that all materials will be removed from bins if there are safety concerns from the collection staff such as they are too deep to physically collect from, insects, rodents, etc." IO-400 Addition to Section 9 (2) (d) - Placement of Material; "White goods, such as a discarded refrigerator or freezer shall not be permitted to be used as an outdoor roadside collection box or bin for storing containers or bags of solid waste" Addition to Section 9 (2) (f) - Placement of Material; "If an outdoor roadside box or bin has multiple households that use the box or bin, all civic numbers must be posted. This is to ensure that solid waste curbside limits are met and staff know where the material is being generated from. Any issues or concerns that arise with the box or bin will be directed to all applicable civic addresses" Addition to Section 10 (1) (f) - Collection Times and Frequencies; "Free standing collection containers and organic collection carts must be removed from curbside by 9:00 p.m. the day of collection." Addition to Section 10 (1) (g) - Collection Times and Frequencies; "Any materials not collected, due to notification from East Hants or its contractors, must be removed from curbside by 9:00 p.m. on the day of collection" Addition to Section 13 - Industrial, Commercial, Institution or Construction Waste; "13. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL OR CONSTRUCTION WASTE 13.1 The property owner or occupant of premises which generate the following waste shall, either personally or by employees, contractors or agents, and in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws, promptly remove and dispose of such waste: (a) all waste generated by any industrial, commercial or institutional premises, facility or operation not eligible for municipal collection pursuant to this Bylaw; (b) all waste resulting from construction of any kind, including renovation or repair, except that waste eligible for municipal collection pursuant to this Bylaw; (c) all waste resulting from the demolition of a building or structure. 13.2 The property owner of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall ensure that: Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date (a) adequate space is provided on the premises to accommodate containers for the collection of source- separated ICI waste, organic materials and recyclable materials generated at the premises. For recyclable materials, adequate space shall be provided to maintain blue bag recyclables, paper and corrugated cardboard all separate from each other. (b) signage of sufficient size and number is to be posted to provide occupants with specific recycling and organics instructions for proper sorting of blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials. Signage for the sorting of blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) , organic materials and ICI waste is to be located within 3 metres of the commercial container(s); (c) (i) the location of the commercial container(s) for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials shall be within 3 metres of the container(s) for ICI waste; or (ii) signage is posted adjacent to the container(s) for ICI waste directing persons to the location of the commercial containers on the premises for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard), and organic materials; (d) where industrial, commercial or institutional premises have a chute, signage is required to be posted on every floor where access to a chute is provided to instruct tenants to the location of commercial containers for blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables (i.e. paper separate from corrugated cardboard) and organic materials. 13.3 The occupant of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall: (a) source-separate all waste generated in the occupant's unit or portion of the building at the point of generation into ICI waste, organic materials, blue bag recyclables, paper and corrugated cardboard so as to comply with the provincial disposal bans and to facilitate their recycling, composting or disposal in accordance with the Municipality's waste resource management system; and (b) place for collection source-separated material in containers in accordance with Section 13.1 at the storage areas on the property as designated by the property owner. Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date 13.4 At industrial, commercial and institutional premises where the public is responsible for depositing waste materials such as an enclosed or exterior shopping centre, mall, food court, quick service restaurant, sports arena, office complex or other commercial premises, the property owner will provide common area containers" IO-400 Addition to Section 15.1 - Commercial Containers; "(viii) has displayed thereon the following message "GARBAGE" or "WASTE" or "REFUSE", where ICI waste is to be deposited in the commercial container; (ix) has displayed thereon the following message "RECYCLABLES" or "BLUE BAG RECYCLABLES", where blue bag recyclables are to be deposited in the commercial container; (x) has displayed thereon the following message "PAPER" where paper is to be deposited in the commercial container, and has displayed thereon the following message "CARDBOARD ONLY" or "CARDBOARD" where corrugated cardboard is to be deposited in the commercial container; (xi) has displayed thereon the following message "ORGANICS" or "COMPOST", where organic materials are to be deposited in the" Removed in Section 15.( 2) (a) (ii) - Commercial Containers; "any such container is reasonably screened so as not to be visible from any street;" Edit to Section 15 (2) (g) (ii) - Commercial Containers; "ensure the container is emptied in such a way that it does not become unsightly or cause a nuisance or health related problem (e.g. dry or inert type materials, recyclables, scrap metals, etc.); Removing: cause any such container to be emptied at least once in every seven (7) days or more frequently if the container becomes filled before the seven-day period elapses unless the material is of a nature such that longer storage will not" Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date Removed in Section 17 (1) (ii) & (iii) & (iv) - Vehicles Carrying Waste; "transport any fluid matter in watertight containers having tight- fitting covers; transport and dispose of all such waste in the same day as collected except in circumstances such as poor weather conditions, unforeseen equipment breakdowns, facility closures, etc. where delays shall be minimized and disposal shall occur as soon as reasonably possible; hose down vehicles as required and keep in a sanitary condition." Addition to Section 17 (2) - (4)- Vehicles Carrying Waste; "2) Every vehicle used for the collection and transportation of waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials, and recyclable materials shall have a tailgate or other restraining device and shall be closed or equipped with a tarpaulin, and such tarpaulin shall be used to cover such waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials and/or recyclable materials while the same is being transported. (3) All waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste, organic materials and recyclable materials shall be transported in such a manner that materials shall not spill or scatter from the vehicle containing the same. (4) Waste materials, ICI waste, mixed waste and organic materials shall generally not remain in a vehicle overnight but shall be transported and disposed of on the same day as collected except in circumstances such as poor weather conditions, occasional equipment breakdowns, facility closures, etc. where delays shall be minimized and disposal shall occur as soon as reasonably possible." Removed in Section 18 (8) - Prohibitions; "No occupant or owner of a property in the municipality shall allow accumulation of waste on or around the property to the extent that it is or is likely to become unsightly, or a nuisance or a hazard to public health, including the health of the occupant or owner" Removed in Section 20 (1) - Vehicle Registration; "Haulers using the Municipality's waste management facilities shall comply with the registration requirements of the Municipality including vehicle registration for such haulers" Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw BYLAW IO-400 Version Log Amendment Description Council Approval Date Addition to Section 20 (1) - Vehicle Registration; "Haulers (other than those users of cars, station wagons, mini- vans, sport utility vehicles and one quarter ton trucks, or other such vehicles not being used in a commercial enterprise activity) using the Municipality's waste management facilities shall pre- register identifying information and the tare weight for each vehicle as required by the Municipality from time to time, and separately identify those vehicles to be used in scheduled waste collection services operated on behalf of the Municipality (if the hauler is also a collection contractor);" Edit to Section 20 (1) (b) - Vehicle Registration; "Haulers who wish to be granted credit privileges with the Municipality must apply for an account with the Municipality. Remove: register adequate identifying information with the Municipality" Addition to Section 23 (2) - Illegal Dumping; "Inert material, as defined in section 2 is not a material included under illegal dumping." Addition to Section 23 (3) - Illegal Dumping; "Litter, as defined in section 2 is not considered illegal dumping." IO-400-1 Addition to Section 2.1 - Definitions; (ggg) Community group facility, refers to a physical premises occupied by a voluntary community group that operates on the principals of community engagement in recreation and culture in an effort to improve the quality of life for the public. April 24, 2019 Addition to Section 5.1 - Eligible Premises (g) community group facility, where physical premises are occupied for the purpose of supporting community activities. These premises will be approved for ICI waste limits as outlined in Section 6 of this bylaw.