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LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 2000
TOWN OF CLAY
A LOCAL LAW REPLEALING THE PRESENT CHAPTER 110 ENTITLED
"RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE IN THE TOWN OF CLAY" AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 110 ENTITLED
"RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE IN THE TOWN OF CLAY" TO THE TOWN OF CLAY MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga
as follows:
SECTION 1. LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 2000 REPEALING THE
PRESENT CHAPTER 110 ENTITLED "RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION,
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE TOWN OF CLAY" AND
ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 110 ENTITLED "RECYCLING, REGULATING
COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE TOWN OF
CLAY" TO THE TOWN OF CLAY MUNICIPAL. CODE.
Repealing the present Chapter 110 entitled "RECYCLING, REGULATING
COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE
TOWN OF CLAY" and adding a new Chapter 110 entitled "RECYCLING,
REGULATING COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE IN THE TOWN OF CLAY" to the Town of Clay Municipal Code. The
purpose of this local law is to comply with the revisions recommended by the
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency with regard to the recyclable
materials and solid waste management plan. Said Local Law reads as follows:
Adopted by Clay Town Board Resolution on September IS*", 2000
Local Law to be filed with State after receipt of executed Indemnification
§ 110.1 CHAPTER 110 § 110-2
RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND
DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
§ 110.1 F i n d i n g s a n d P u r p o s e . The reduction of the amount of Solid Waste and
conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern because ofthe increasing cost
of Solid Waste collection and disposal and its impact on the environment. The separation and
collection of recyclable materials serves the general -public's interest in our Town by reducing the
amount of Solid Waste and will otherwise comply with the Onondaga County Source Separation
Law (Local Law No. 12 of 1989) and other applicable provisions of law. In 1988, in the interest of
public health, safety and welfare and in order to conserve energy and natural resources, the State
of New York enacted a New York State Solid Waste Management Act which established the
following solid waste hierarchy: waste reduction, reuse, recycling and waste to energy (See New
York Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-0106) with land burial as a last resort only when
reuse, recycling or waste-to-energy were unavailable. Section B-35 of the State Solid Waste
Management Plan - 1997-1998 Update recommended that Onondaga County take immediate
steps to develop environmentally acceptable facilities to manage the Solid Waste generated in the
County. In December 1991 Onondaga County adopted a comprehensive Solid Waste
Management Plan that was subsequently approved by the State Department of Environmental
Conservation. The County Plan, applicable to municipalities within the County, preferred waste-
to-energy as a safe and sanitary alternative to the threat to the ground water supply and other
liabilities posed by the burying of such waste. Those reasons are further delineated in Section
110.5 of the aforementioned County Plan. Public Authorities Law Section 2045-e(7) and (8) allows
the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency to contract with municipalities for the delivery of
such waste and, in furtherance thereof, to process such Solid Waste. In compliance with both the
State and County Solid Waste Management Plans, the Town of has determined that all Solid
Waste, both residential and commercial, generated in our Town and destined for disposal in the
State of New York, may not be disposed of at any place other than the Approved Disposal Site
designated bythe Town Board in Section 110.2 hereof. The basis of that determination is attached
hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference. This chapter will also establish and refine
regulations requiring the licensing of municipal haulers and governing hauler services for the
collection and disposal of Solid Waste materials. This Local Law shall not regulate or otherwise
restrict any disposal of solid waste generated within the Town that is to be disposed of out-of-state
or any handling of recyclable materials separated from the rest of the solid waste in accordance
with Onondaga County's Source Separation Law.
§ 110.2 Definitions. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
"Agency" shall mean the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.
"Agency Facility" shall mean any facility operated by or designated by the Agency. Agency
Facilities include the Agency Transfer Stations at Ley Creek and Rock Cut Road, Rock Cut Road
110.1
§ 110.2 LOCAL LAWS § 110.2
Waste-to-Energy Facility, Agency Landfill (when built), Agency Yard Waste Composting Facilities
at Jamesviile and Amboy, Constmction and Demolition Processing Facility at Ley Creek and
Agency designated Materials Recovery Facilities.
"Approved Disposal Site" shall mean the Onondaga County Waste-to-Energy Facility on Rock
Cut Road in the Town of Onondaga.
"Construction and Demolition Debris" shall mean discarded building material, concrete, stones,
earth from excavations or grading and all other refuse material resulting from the erection, repair or
demolition of buildings, structures or other improvements of property.
"County" shall mean the County of Onondaga.
"County Designated Recyclable Materials" shall mean those Recyclables designated by the
County of Onondaga and the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency pursuant to Local
Law No. 12 of 1989, including the following:
Corrugated Paper: Cardboard containers, boxes and packaging, including pizza boxes,
which are cleaned of contamination by food wastes or polystyrene commonly called
Styrofoam, and which have been flattened for transport.
Glass: Empty, washed glass jars, bottles and containers of clear, green and amber
(brown) that contained food and drink, caps removed. This term excludes ceramic, window
glass, auto glass, mirror and kitchenware.
Metal: All ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including: steel, aluminum and composite cans
and containers (cleaned of food wastes) and empty aerosol cans that did not contain
hazardous material. Scrap metal, wire, pipes, tubing, motors, sheet metal, etc. are
recyclable but must be recycled through scrap dealers.
Newspapers, magazines and catalogues: Includes common machine finished paper
made chiefly from wood pulp used for printing newspapers, as well as glossy inserts,
magazines and catalogues. All must be free of contaminants.
Office paper. All bond paper and also computer printout, stationery, photocopy and ledger
paper of any color from all waste generators. Paper should, if possible, be free of tape,
adhesives, labels, rubber bands, paper clips, binders and other contaminants. This term
excludes carbon paper, chemical transfer paper and tyvek or plastic coated envelopes.
Plastics: All HDPE and PET type plastic bottles (#1 & #2), including empty, washed food,
beverage, detergent, bleach and hair care containers with lids removed. This term excludes
all photographic film, vinyl, rigid and foam plastic materials, as well as plastics numbered 3
through 7 and HDPE oil bottles, as well as #1 and #2 containers that are not bottles or
contained hazardous material.
110.2
§110.2 RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, § 110.2
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
Kraft paper As found in brown paper bags and package wrapping.
Beyeraqe cartons: Includes gabled-topped paper cartons that contained milk and juice
products.
Paperboard: Paper packaging as found in cereal, cracker and tissue boxes, etc. and toilet
tissue and paper towel tubes.
Mixed paper Includes discarded and bulk mail, computer paper, colored paper, greeting
cards, wrapping paper and carbonless multi-part forms. Excludes any paper coated with
foil or plastic.
"Curb" shall mean that street curb immediately in front of the property from which Solid Waste
material and recyclables to be collected are generated or in the absence of an actual curb, that
portion ofthe property, which is immediately adjacent to the street.
"Curbside Collection" shall mean the use of collection receptacles for residential, commercial,
and institutional Solid Waste generators and the regular periodic pick up and transfer of the
contents of such receptacles by a Hauler at the location of a Waste Generator.
"Eligible Household" shall mean a household residing in a dwelling of four units or less and
which is required to utilize Recycling Containers.
"Hauler" shall mean any person, company or firm who engages in the collection, transportation,
disposal or delivery of Solid Waste within our Town.
"Hazardous Waste" means:
(1) Any waste (excluding Household Hazardous Waste) which is defined or regulated as a
Hazardous Waste, Toxic Substance. Hazardous Chemical Substance or mixture, or
Asbestos (Regulated Waste) under federal, state or local law, or under rules, regulations,
policies or guidelines issued in relation thereof, as they may be amended from time to time
including, but not limited to:
(a) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 et
seq., as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984) and the
regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts 260-281;
(b) The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq.) and the
regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts 761-766;
(c) The State Environmental Conservation Law (Title 9 of Article 27) and the regulations
contained in 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Parts 370, 371, 372, 373 (Subpart 373-3);
110.3
§110.2 LOCAL LAWS § 110.2
(2) Radioactive materials which are source, special nuclear or by- product material as defined
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. Sections 2011 et seq.) and the regulations
contained in 10 CFR Part 40; or
(3) Any other material that by Federal, State or local law, or under rules, regulations, policies,
guidelines or orders having the force of law in relation thereto are regulated as harmful,
toxic or hazardous to health and ineligible for processing at the Agency Facility.
"Large Household Furnishings" shall mean all other large and/or bulky articles actually used in
the home and which equip it for living such as chairs, sofas, tables, beds or carpets.
"Major Appliances" shall mean a large and/or bulky household mechanism such as a refrigerator,
washer, dryer, stove, furnace or hot water tank.
"Materials Recovery Facility" or "MRF" shall mean a private or public facility for receiving and
processing Recyclables into marketable commodities.
"Medical Waste" means any Solid Waste, which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. "Municipal Hauler License" shall mean the license issued by the Town to a hauler as a prerequisite to performing Solid Waste collection services within the Town's municipal limits. " Person" shall mean a natural person, association, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, trust, estate or governmental unit and any other entity whatsoever. "Recyclables" shall mean those recyclable materials including County Designated Recyclable Materials, which can be practically separated front non- recyclable waste for which reuse markets can be accessed for less than the cost of disposal. "Recycling Container" shall mean the blue bin or other container supplied by the Agency, County, the Town or their designees for the use by Eligible Households within the Town. Such containers shall be used exclusively for the storage of County Designated Recyclable Materials. Such containers shall at all times remain the property of the Agency. "Recycling Law" shal! mean the Onondaga County Source Separation Law Local Law No. 12, adopted March 6, 1989, as subsequently amended. "Regulated Medical Waste" means those medical wastes that have been listed in 6 NYCPR 364.9 paragraph (c)(1) and that must be managed in accordance with the requirements of that part.
110.4
§110.2 RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, § 110.3 (A.)
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
"Solid Waste" all materials or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless,
worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including, but not
limited to, garbage, refuse, residential, governmental, commercial and/or light industrial refuse but
shall not include Recyclables, Yard and Garden Waste, human wastes, rendering wastes,
demolition wastes, residue from incinerators or other destructive systems for processing waste
(other than now existing individual building incinerators, the residue from which is presently
collected as part of normal refuse collection practices), junked automobiles, pathological, medical,
toxic, explosive, radioactive material or other waste material which, under existing or future federal.
State or local laws, require special handling in its collection or disposal.
"System" shall mean Onondaga County's Solid Waste Management System as operated by the
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency and every aspect thereof, including, but not limited
to, the Rock Cut Road Waste-to-Energy Facility, Agency Landfill (when built). Yard Waste
Composting Facilities at Jamesviile and Amboy, Construction and Demolition processing facility at
Ley Creek and the Rock Cut Road and Ley Creek transfer stations.
"Town" shall mean the Town of Clay.
"Town Board" shall mean the Town Board ofthe Town of Clay.
"Town Clerk" shall mean the Clerk ofthe Town of Clay.
"Waste Generator" shall mean any person, which produces Solid Waste requiring off-site
disposal.
"Yard and Garden Waste" shall mean garden waste, leaves, grass clippings, weeds and brush.
§ 110.3 Requirement of Haulers to Obtain IVIunicipal Hauler License. It shall
be a precondition of doing business as a Hauler in the Town that the person/firm intending to
conduct such business obtain a Municipal Hauler License and a Town sticker. An application on a
form approved and provided by the Town must be submitted to the Town Codes Enforcement
Office in which the person satisfactorily shall be bound bythe following provisions:
A. The Hauler will deliver all of the non-recyclable Solid Waste (residential and commercial) it
collects within the Town and destined for disposal in the State of New York to the Approved
Disposal Site specified in Section 110.2 above. It shall be unlawful to unload or deposit any
Solid Waste hauled from any premises within the limits of the Town and destined for
disposal in the State of New York at any place other than the Approved Disposal Site
specified by the Town in Section 110.2 above. Any Hauler failing to dispose of said Solid
Waste at the Approved Disposal Site so designated shall be subject to having its license
revoked.
110.5
§ 110.3 (B.) LOCAL LAWS § 110.07 (A.)
B. The Hauler will supply a plan of operation for collection and transportation and which
provides for a Recycling Plan as required by Onondaga County Local Law No. 12 of 1989
as it applies to Haulers, which it shall adhere to and comply with. The Hauler shall agree to
provide for the collection of County Designated Recyclables in every waste hauler disposal
agreement, written or oral, as part of its standard service and to Include the cost of such
collection in its standard waste collection rates.
§ 110.4 Distinctive Municipal Sticker.
A. The Hauler shall attach a Municipal Sticker which must be visibly and securely affixed to
the driver's side vent window or upper part of the driver's side of the windshield of each of
the Hauler vehicles in operation.
B. No Hauler shall (1) duplicate or imitate a Municipal Sticker or (2) sell or transfer in any
manner a Municipal Sticker.
§ 110.5 D u r a t i o n o f IVlunicipal Hauler L i c e n s e . Municipal Hauler Licenses issued
pursuant to this Local Law shall be effective for an annual term from January 1st through
December 31st (one calendar year).
§ 110.6 R e v o c a t i o n o f M u n i c i p a l Hauler L i c e n s e . The Town shall have the right to
cancel any existing Municipal Hauler License upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Hauler if
the Town shall enact legislation establishing a new system for collection of Solid Waste in the
Town that is inconsistent with the continuation of said license. The Town shall revoke a Municipal
Hauler License upon the happening ofany or a combination ofthe following:
Failure of the Hauler to comply with any provision of Section 110.3 or Section 110.4 of this
Local Law. Prior to any such revocation, the Hauler shall be notified by the Town of an
opportunity for a hearing in the matter, which hearing shall be held not less than five days
after the Hauler is notified in writing by the Town ofthe pending license revocation and the
charges against it. All hearings shall be on a date and time and at a place determined by
the Town. The hearing shall be informal and held before the Town Supervisor or his/her
designee. Compliance with technical rules of evidence shall not be required, and the
decision of the Town Supervisor or his/her designee shall be final.
§ 110.7 R e c v c l i n g P l a n . The Town hereby adopts as its Source Separation Legislation,
required pursuant to the General Municipal Law, Section 120-aa, the Onondaga County Source
Separation Law (i.e. Local Law No. 12 of 1989) as adopted by the Onondaga County Legislature
and subsequently amended under its terms.
A. No Hauler shall dispose of Recyclable Materials as Solid Waste. Nor shall any Hauler
accept Recyclable Materials for disposal as Solid Waste.
110.6
§110.7 (B.) RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, § 110.10 (B.)
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
B. Recycling Containers shall at all times remain the property ofthe Agency or Town, as the
case may be, and are provided for the use and convenience of Eligible Households in
complying with this Chapter. No Hauler shall:
(1) Remove a Recycling Container from the Town;
(2) Willfully destroy a Recycling container;
(3) Dispose of a Recycling Container other than by returning such container to the Town
at a designated location; or
(4) Use a Recycling Container for other than the temporary storage of County Designated
Recyclable Material.
§ 110.8 I m p o s i t i o n o f Fees. The Town Board, may by resolution, designate and impose such fees as it deems reasonable and appropriate in relation to the collection and disposal of any waste material including without limitation Recyclable Materials. After any such fees are imposed, the manner of implementation and collection shall be by regulation of the Town Board or its designee not inconsistent with the terms ofthe resolution imposing such fees. The Town Board by resolution also from time to time, establish fees to defray expenses in connection with the fee for the Municipal Hauler License and administration of this Local Law. Fees shall be paid by the applicant at the time of application. § 110.9 No Sundav Collection. Haulers shall not collect Solid Waste in the Town on Sundays, Thanksgiving or Christmas.
§ 110.10 Insurance • Indemnity/Hold Harmless,
A. In consideration of the Town issuing a Municipal Hauler License to an applicant, the
applicant shall agree, upon the issuance of such License to the applicant, that the applicant
shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Town and its officers and employees from
and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, payments, actions,
recoveries, judgments and expenses of every kind, nature and description, including
without limitation all engineers* and attorneys' fees, fines, penalties and clean-up costs
resulting from any such claim, etc., arising out of or connected in any way with the
applicant's acting as a Hauler or the applicant's involvement or participation in the
collection, distribution or transportation of Solid Waste.
B. The Hauler, as a condition of obtaining a Municipal Hauler License, shall provide and
maintain the following insurance coverage's at limits to be set from time to time by
resolution ofthe Town of Clay Town Board:
110.7
§ 110.10 (B.) (1) LOCAL LAWS § 110.15
(1) Public liability (CGL) including contractual coverage;
(2) Automobile liability coverage for all owned, hired and non-owned vehicles; and
(3) Worker's Compensation coverage.
C. The public liability policy aforementioned shall name the Town of Clay as an additional
insured.
D. Each policy of insurance shall be endorsed to contain the following language:
"The Town will be given 30 days prior written notification of any cancellation, non-
renewal or modification of this policy which reduces overage or limits at the following
address: 4483 State Route 31, Clay, New York 13041.
E. Prior to the issuance of any Municipal Hauler License, the Hauler must provide to the
Town Attorney's Office proof of insurance coverage in a form to be determined from time
to time by resolution ofthe Town Board.
§110-11 Hours of Operation. Haulers shall not operate earlier than 6:00 a.m., nor later
than 6:00 p.m.
§110.12 Removal of Uncollected Waste. Where certain Solid Waste, Recyclables
and/or other Waste Materials were not collected because those materials were not placed or
prepared by the Waste Generator in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the Person
who placed such materials for collection and the owner of the property adjoining the curb where
such Waste Materials were placed shall remove those wastes from the location as soon as
possible after the Hauler has refused collection and, in any event, by 6:00 p.m. on the designated
collection day.
§110.13 R e s t r i c t i o n s o n U s e o f V e h i c l e s a n d H a n d l i n g o f W a s t e . The collection,
removal, and carrying of Solid Waste, Recyclables and/or material, and the transportation of Solid
Waste, paper, and Recyclables on any highway, street, alley, or lane of the Town must be done in
covered vehicles. No Hauler shall throw or scatter or cause to be scattered or deposited or to
escape from the vehicle any Solid Waste or Recyclables on the streets or public places.
§110.14 Yard and Garden Waste Prohibited. Yard and Garden Waste may not be
accepted for disposal at any Agency Facility but may be accepted for recycling at a yard waste
composting facility of the Hauler's choice within the County or taken elsewhere.
§110.15 D u m p i n g / D r a i n i n g L e a c h a t e P r o h i b i t e d . Except as specifically permitted in
this Chapter, no Hauler shall deposit or cause to be deposited or stored for more than one (1) day
upon any property any Solid Waste and/or Recyclables, and dumping thereof is hereby prohibited.
No leachate or other obnoxious or contaminating substance shall be allowed to drain from any
Hauler vehicle on the public streets.
110.8
§110.16 RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, § 110.20
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
§110.16 A c c u m u l a t i o n / S t o r a g e o f S o l i d W a s t e o n P r i v a t e P r o p e r t y . No Hauler shall suffer or permit Solid Waste to accumulate or remain upon private premises including extended storage in Hauler vehicles owned or operated by that Hauler so that the same shall emit odors or become offensive or dangerous to the public health or to any person or property. §110.17. O u t d o o r B u r n i n g . No Hauler shall bury or burn any Solid Waste and/or Recyclables or cause to be buried or burned any Solid Waste and/or Recyclables, papers, trash, Hazardous Waste and/or materials within the limits of the Town, unless authorized to do so in writing by the Town Board. §110-18 S p e c i a l E v e n t s . This Local Law shall also apply to all special events held in the Town. The sponsor of said events shall be responsible for sorting all Solid Waste materials into appropriate containers or bags and making all arrangements for pickup and disposal of all Solid Waste materials. The Hauler may charge a fee to be determined by the Town Board for such pickups and disposal. §110.19. P e n a l t i e s a n d R e m e d i e s f o r V i o l a t i o n . A. In addition to any revocation of the Municipal Hauler's license pursuant to Section No. 110.3 of this Local Law, each day's violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Local Law shall be considered a new and separate offense, and subject to the penalties set forth in Section No.l 10.20.
B. In addition to the above-provided penalfies and revocations, or in lieu thereof, the Town
Board may also institute and maintain an action or proceeding in the name ofthe Town in a
court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by temporary
restraining order, preliminary and/or permanent injunction any violafion of this Local Law.
C. This Local Law shall be enforced by the Town Code Enforcement Officer, Town Police
Department, Town Building Inspector, Town Fire Inspector, Superintendent of Highways,
Onondaga County Sheriffs Department, New York State Police, Department of
Environmental Conservation Officers and all local law enforcement agencies.
§110.20 P e n a l t i e s . The failure of a Hauler to comply with the provisions of this Local Law
shall be considered a Violafion subject to the following specified fines for each offense pursuant to
Section 80.05 (4) of the Penal Law as well as for corporate officers, directors and officials except
for corporations in their corporate capacity which shall be fined pursuant to Section 80.10 of the
Penal Law. Each day's violation shall be considered a new and separate offense subject to a
separate penalty as fixed below. Any fines collected under this Local Law shall inure to the Town
and shall be deposited in the Town General Fund to use as it deems appropriate.
Section Violation Fine
3 Failure to obtain a Municipal
Hauler License. $250.00
110.9
§ 110.20(3) LOCAL LAWS §110.20 (14)
Section Violation Fine
3 Failure to deliver of Solid Waste
collected within the Town and destined
for disposal within New York State to
the Town Approved Disposal Site. $250.00 plus revocafion
4a Failure to attach a Municipal Sticker to
the Hauler's vehicle. $250.00
4b Duplicafion or imitating the Municipal
Sticker or engaging in the selling ofthe
Municipal Sticker. Revocation
7a Accepting and/or Disposing of County
Designated Recyclable Materials as Solid
Waste. $200.00
7b Removing, destroying or disposing of
a Recycling. Container or using same for
other than storage of a County Designated
Recyclable. $150.00
Engaging in the collection of Solid Waste
and/or Recyclables on Sundays, Thanksgiving
or Christmas. $ 50.00
lOd Failure to notify the Town, 30 days prior
written notice ofany cancellafion, non-renewal
or modification of required insurance policy. $ 50.00
11 Failure to comply with the designated hours of
operation. $200.00
12 Failure to remove uncollected Solid Waste
improperly set out for disposal. $100.00
13 Throwing, scattering or allowing deposit of
any Solid Waste and/or County Designated
Recyclables or other waste upon the streets. $100.00
14 Engaging in the collecfion of Solid Waste
and/or County Designated Recyclables in
a non-covered vehicle. $100.00
110.10
§110.20 (15) RECYCLING, REGULATING COLLECTION, § 110.23
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
IN THE TOWN OF CLAY
Section Violation Fine
15 Dumping ordeposifing any Solid Waste
and/or Recyclables material upon any property.
Draining Leachate from hauler vehicle. $100.00
16 Allowing Solid Waste or other waste material and
Recyclables to accumulate upon any property so
that it becomes obnoxious, unsightly or offensive. $250.00
17 Any Hauler engaging in the burial or
private burning of Solid Waste and/or
Recyclables, papers, trash, Hazardous
Waste and/or materials within the limits
of the Town. $250.00
§110.21 S e v e r a b i l i t y - if any paragraph, section, sentence or portion of a sentence of this
Local Law shall be found and determined to be invalid, unlawful and/or unconstitutional, such
determination shall not invalidate or void any other paragraph, section, sentence or portion thereof,
and such other parts thereof shall remain in fall force and effect unless and until legally revoked,
modified and/or amended.
§110.22 Revocation qf Prior Local Law Regulating Collection-
Removal and Disposal of Solid Waste In the Town of Clay. In 1992, the
Town of Clay enacted Local Law No. 2 Regulating Collecfion, Removal and Disposal of Solid
Waste in the Town of Clay. That Local Law is repealed in its entirety and replaced and
superceded by this Local Law, effective upon the effective date of this enactment.
§110-23 E f f e c t i v e Date- This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with
the New York Secretary of State.
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APPLICANT BUSINESS INFORMATION
N O T E : THIS APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN
LICENSING AGENCY. YOU MUST HAVE A VALID TOWN LICENSE TO PERFORM WASTE
HAULING SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF CLAY PURSUANT TO TOWN OF CLAY LOCAL LAW
NUMBER 1 OF THE YEAR 2000. NO PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL ALL QUESTIONS
HAVE BEEN ANSWERED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TOWN.
1. TOWN OF CLAY
2. Name of Company:
3. Contact person regarding this Application:,
Phone No.: Cell Phone No.: Fax No.
4. Company Address:
5. Describe what type(s) of waste(s) your company will be hauling:.
6. What part ofthe Town will you be operating out of?_
7. Does the Applicant Agree that it will deliver all of the Solid Waste collected within the Town and
destined for Disposal within the State of New York to the Onondaga County Waste-to-Energy
Facility on Rock Cut Road in the Town of Onondaga? . (Yes or No)
Dated:
Applicant
Fill out the following Attachments A, B and C.
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ATTACHMENT "A'
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR PLAN OF OPERATION FOR COLLECTION AND
TRANSPORTATION OF SOLID WASTE, AND ALSO INCLUDE PROVISIONS OF YOUR
RECYCLING PLAN.
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ATTACHMENT"B"
SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE NAME OF COMPANY: ADRESS: has the following policies of insurance in full force and effect: (attach copies of policies showing endorsements and dates of coverage).
VEHICLE Name of Insured: Insurance Company:, Policy Limits: Period of Coverage: _
VEHICLE Name of Insured: Insurance Company: Policy Limits: Period of Coverage:
GENERAL LIABILITY Name of Insured: Insurance Company: Policy Types: Period of Limits: Period of Coverage:
GENERAL LIABULITY
Name of Insured:
Insurance Company:
Policy Types:
Period of Limits:
Period of Coverage:_
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ATTACHMENT "C"
LIST OF VEHICLES
NAME OF COMPANY
OPERATES THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN ONONDAGA COUNTY:
LICENSE PLATE NO. YEAR MAKE TYPE VEHICLE ID
1.
2..
3..
4..
5..
6..
7..
8,
9.
10..
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EXHIBIT "A" TO LOCAL LAW N0.1 OF THE YEAR 2000
PURPOSES OF LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 2000
1. Introduction.
Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2000 is being adopted in furtherance of reducing the
amount of solid waste and conserving of recyclable materials through the use of waste-to-energy
as the preferred waste disposal alternative for all solid waste generated within the Town, which is
to be disposed of within New York State. This Local Law No.1 ofthe Year 2000 shall not regulate
or othenwise restrict any disposal of solid waste generated within the Town that is to be disposed
of, out-of- state or any handling of any recyclable materials separated from the rest of the solid
waste in accordance with Onondaga County Source Separation Law. The goals of Local Law No.
1 of the Year 2000 and the alternatives to achieve the goals are set forth below. The impacts of
Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2000 on interstate disposal of solid waste are addressed below and
are hereby determined to be incidental and outweighed by the benefits to be achieved.
2. G o a l s to be A c h i e v e d .
The Town desires to realize the following benefits through designation of a waste to
energy facility for all solid waste generated in the Town, which is to be disposed of within New
York State:
(a) Achieve reductions in waste volume;
(b) Lessen contamination risk associated with the disposal of waste in landfills and
reduce the potential for future Town liabilities arising from the disposal of waste in
landfills;
(c) Track destination of waste;
(d) Maximize recycling to supplement the existing source separation law and reduce
amount of waste to be disposed;
(e) Remove hazardous and radioactive wastes from the waste stream;
(f) Use waste to generate electricity and thereby conserve natural resources (fossil
fuels);
(g) Promote composting; and
(h) Foster compliance with New York State Solid Waste Management Act and the New
York State and Onondaga County Solid Waste Management Plans.
3. New Y o r k State and O n o n d a g a County Priorities,
• New York State Waste Priorities. In 1988 the State of New York enacted a New York State
Solid Waste Management Act to ensure the proper management of solid waste. The Act
established a statutory hierarchy of solid waste management priorities as follows:
• first, to reduce the amount of solid waste generated;
• second, to reuse material for the purpose for which it was originally intended
or to recycle material that cannot be reused;
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• third, to recover, in an environmentally acceptable manner, energy from solid
waste that can not be economically and technically reused or recycled; and
• fourth, to dispose of solid waste that is not being reused, recycled or from
which energy is not being recovered, by land burial or other methods approved
by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
T h e s e priorities are incorporated in New Y o r k Environmental
C o n s e r v a t i o n L a w Section 27-0106(1) (a-d).
• Onondaga Countv Source Separation Law. In 1989, the Onondaga County Legislature
enacted Local Law No. 12 of 1989 known as the Onondaga County Source Separation
Law. The local law mandated that all designated recyclable materials be separated from
the rest of the solid waste and sent to a material recovery facility ("MRF") for recycling. In
Onondaga County all homeowners and businesses must recycle. A hauler may take
recyclable materials to a MRF of its choice, whether in-state or out-of-state, as long as the
materials are ultimately recycled.
• Onondaga Countv Waste Management Plan. The New York State Solid Waste
Management Act authorized governmental planning units to adopt local solid waste
management plans to achieve the goals ofthe Act (see Environmental Conservation Law §
27-0107). The 1988 New York State Solid Waste Management Plan in Section B-35
recommended that municipalities in New York State take immediate steps to develop
environmentally acceptable facilities to manage the solid waste generated within their
jurisdiction. In December 1991 Onondaga County adopted a Comprehensive Solid Waste
Management Plan ("County Plan") that was subsequently approved by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation on November 6, 1992 pursuant to
Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-0107. The County Plan, which applies to
municipalities within the County, such as ours, and which we hereby adopt and accept
herein, chose waste-to-energy operated by the Onondaga County Resource Recovery
Agency ("OCRRA") as the preferred waste disposal alternative (Cf. Environmental
Conservation Law Section 27-0106).
4. Benefits of Countv Plan and Waste to Energy Alternative.
• Lessen Contamination and Future Liabilitv. Waste-to-energy facilities are a safe and
sanitary alternative to land filling. Landfills retain a future threat of contamination as well as
potential future legal liabilities arising from the burial of solid waste.
• Tracking of Waste. The County Plan also provides a benefit in allowing the County to track
the destination of waste and promoting countywide coordination of waste management.
• Reduction in Waste Volume. Reduction in waste volume is another environmental benefit
ofthe waste-to-energy disposal process. The waste-to-energy process leaves a residue for
burial that has been reduced by 90% in volume and 75% in weight in comparison to the
original waste. As a result, the ash byproduct of the waste-to-energy process consumes
less landfill space than conventional solid waste disposal through dumping waste directly
into landfill cells and covering the waste with soil cover. It is estimated that the County's
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waste- to-energy process saves approximately 600,000 cubic yards of landfill space
annually in a state where over 4 million tons of solid waste have to be exported annually
out of state. The ash residue generated by OCRRA's facility has been tested annually by
an EPA process and shown to be non-toxic.
• Electricity Generation. Energy generation from burning solid waste provides revenue and
conserves natural resources by reducing the need to burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.
• Compliance with New York State Solid Waste Management Act and Countv PI. The use of
the waste-to-energy process is in compliance with the State's solid waste hierarchy and the
County Plan.
5. Alternative Waste-to-Energv Facilities.
Alternatives. It is our finding that there are only two commercially available waste-to-energy
disposal facilities proximate to our municipality and located within New York State. Both the
American ReFuel facility near Niagara Falls, New York and the OCRRA facility ("Onondaga
Facility") have records of being generally compliant with their State emissions permit
requirements.
OCRRA Benefits. The Onondaga Facility has environmentally beneficial programs uniquely
associated with it that include the availability of a vigorous recycling program and other
environmentally sound solid waste management practices:
Only the Onondaga Facility has a requirement in its operating permit that 40% or more of
the waste that could be processed at the facility ("processables") must be recycled.
Only the Onondaga Facility dedicates a substantial portion of its tipping fee revenues to
support community-based recycling programs. As a result, communities using the
Onondaga Facility have achieved recycling rates of over 65% of the solid waste stream
among its municipal users. Since the Onondaga Facility opened in 1994, OCRRA, which
markets the facility's capacity, has utilized over $4 Million of its tipping fee revenues to
support recycling in its users communities. The Onondaga Facility has received both state
and national awards including:
- EPA Environmental Excellence Award 1995
- NYS Governor's Award for Waste Reduction and Recycling 1997
- National Recycling Coalition "Best Urban Community Award" 1998
- Solid Waste Association of North America Integrated Solid Waste
- Management Excellence Silver Award 1999
- U.S. Conference of Mayors Outstanding Commercial Recycling
Program 2000
This commitment to recycling of a significant portion of tip fee revenues from the Onondaga
Facility has resulted in user communities achieving a recycling participation rate of 98%
among households within those municipalities and more than 90% among businesses.
Tip fee revenues from the Onondaga Facility have been used to remove and properiy
dispose of over 5,000 55-gallon drums and cubic yard boxes of household hazardous
waste.
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Tip fee revenues from the Onondaga Facility have been used to fund a paint recycling
program in Onondaga County with almost 4,000 gallons of paint recycled per year.
Tip fee revenues from the Onondaga Facility have been used to fund a battery
collection/recycling program in Onondaga County that recycles and diverts over 56,000
pounds of batteries annually.
In addition to separating out and properly disposing of household hazardous waste, paint
and batteries, the Onondaga Facility has radiation detection monitors that screen out
radioactive waste from the solid waste stream, again, for proper separate disposal at a
designated secure facility. In the first five years of the Onondaga facility's operation, 96
radioactive detections in the solid waste stream were addressed. These radioactive items
are removed from the general waste stream and then disposed or otherwise handled in
accordance with federal and state law.
The Onondaga Facility also supports a solid waste hotline that advises homeowners and businesses about proper waste recycling and disposal in Onondaga County. In 1999 alone this hotline fielded over 48,600 calls from County residents. Tip fee revenues from the Onondaga Facility have supported two yard waste composting sites which have contributed to the recycling of yard waste into over 3,000 tons of mulch and compost which is then given away free to the public to promote environmentally friendly fertilizer. These materials are not sent to the Onondaga Facility thereby dramatically reducing nitrous oxide emissions to New York's environment. Prior to being given away, the compost is tested to ensure that contaminants are not present. This composting program diverts these materials from simply being disposed in a landfill and unnecessarily using available landfill space and furthers the state's environmental policies by a reuse and recycling of materials that would othenwise be land filled. The Onondaga Facility has provided free disposal for trash and garbage picked up along public roads, parks, etc. during Earth Day cleanup of municipalities in Onondaga County. In 1999 some 136,000 pounds of such litter was accepted for disposal thereby helping the cleanup of public areas in the County.
The Onondaga Facility has safely processed over 1.5 million tons of solid waste since 1995. In Section S-7 of the 1988 NYS DEC Solid Waste Management Plan it was stated that "DEC has concluded that emissions from a properiy designed and operated waste-to- energy facility, using state-of-the-art pollution controls, should not significantly or unacceptably increase risks to human health and the environment". The Onondaga Facility has installed over $15 Million in environmental controls and emissions scrubbers and annual emission tests are reported to the community on a publicly accessible internet website. On March 14, 2000 County Health Commissioner, Dr. Lloyd F. Novick, M.D., MPH, announced the results of a comprehensive, detailed five-year study (1994 -1999) by the Health Department which confirmed the DEC's 1988 conclusion and which showed no evidence that the Onondaga Facility had any impact on the environment or was the source of any contaminants of any health significance.
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The Onondaga facility uses solid waste as a fuel, thereby generating electricity for the local
power grid. This conversion of solid waste for use as an energy fuel results in a very
significant utilization of resources of materials that would othenwise be landfilled. In 1999,
alone, the Onondaga Facility generated over 210,000 megawatts of electricity, which, if
generated by an oil fired plant, would be equivalent to burning some 330,000 gallons of oil,
a resource whose shortages resulted in skyrocketing gasoline prices in 2000.
6. Other Alternatives.
• Neither the American ReFuel waste-to-energy facility near Niagara Falls nor any
commercial landfill in New York provides the substantial environmental benefits
summarized above. It is these environmental benefits that encouraged our municipality to
become a member of the Onondaga County Solid Waste Management System and that
forms the basis for designating the Onondaga Facility as the Approved Disposal Site in
New York State. This finding is not meant to restrict haulers in any way from utilizing any
out-of-state disposal facility for solid waste disposal or from using any facility, whether in-
state or out-of-state, for the processing of recyclables collected from households,
businesses or industries in our community.
7. Independent A n a l y s i s .
Findings: The Town of Clay has determined that portions of Local Law No. 2 of the Year
1992 may in fact be unenforceable due to recent case law decisions. The proposed changes will
not have a negative environmental effect because there will be no change to existing procedures
or practices. Furthermore, the Town of Clay wishes to comply with the revisions recommended by
the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.
8. Impact on Interstate Commerce.
The designation of the Onondaga Facility as the approved disposal site in New York State
does not create any differential treatment of in-state and out-of-state economic interests that
benefits in-state and burdens out-of-state interests. Said Local Law does not regulate or othenwise
restrict any disposal of solid waste generated within the Town that is to be disposed out-of-state.
Said Local Law also does not regulate or othenwise restrict the handling of any recyclables
generated within the Town. A hauler may take recyclable materials to a MRF of its choice, whether
that MRF is located in New York State or out-of-state, as long as the materials are ultimately
recycled.
The impact, if any, on other solid waste facilifies by the provisions of this Local Law is
limited to facilities in New York State. Whatever may be such incidental in-State impacts are far
outweighed by the benefits of the integrated waste system established by Onondaga County
pursuant to the requirements and goals of the State and County Solid Waste Management Plans
and the New York State Solid Waste Management Act that ensures disposal in accordance with
strict environmental standards and compliance with the State waste hierarchy and fosters
increased recycling and reuse of waste materials.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. - -- of 19—
ofthe City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of
section (36)(37) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affinnative vote of a majority of the
qualified electors of such city voting thereon at the (special)(general) election held on - 19—-,
became operative.
6. (County locai law concerning adoption of Cliarter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No of 19
of the County of - State of New York, having been submitted to the electors
at the General Election of November — 19—, pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cit-
ies of said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit
voting at said general election, became operative.
(If any otiier authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same
is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner in-
dicated in paragraph-QOfi , above.
Clerk of the County legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk
or officer designated by local legislative body
VIVIAN I . MASON, TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF CLAY
(Seal) Date: December 12th. 2000
(Certiflcation to be executed by County Attomey, Corporation Counsel, Town Attomey, Vlliage Attorney or other authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ONONDAGA
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings
have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
Signature tfteBtRT M. GERMAIN, TOWN ATTORNEY
(mm
^^_CLAY
Town
Date; DECEMBER 12TH, 2000
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