I.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
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Recyclable Materials.
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Definitions.
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Municipal Program.
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Placement of Bins.
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Enforcement.
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Recycled Paper Product Procurement Policy.
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Trash Removal and Recycling – Condominium Associations.
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Articles
and Sections:
I.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
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Recyclable Materials.
Clean
and uncontaminated newspaper, glass, and cans, either aluminum or other
metal.
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Definitions.
When
used in this ordinance, A. "Paper" shall mean any non-soiled paper,
including,
but not
limited to newspaper and mixed paper; B. "Glass" shall mean any
bottle, jar
or
container composed of glass; C. "Aluminum" shall mean any can
container, foil
wrapping
or product composed of aluminum; D. "Metal" shall mean any container
composed
of metal, including but not limited to containers commonly used for food
and
beverages;
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Municipal Program.
The
City of Woburn will supply to each household, subject to this ordinance, and
any
regulations
made under it, a bin for recyclable materials. Every household may be
required
to place in the bin for collection all recyclable materials as follows:
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Placement of Bins. (to be enacted)
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Enforcement. (to be enacted)
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Recycled Paper Product Procurement Policy
A.
newspaper bagged in brown paper bags or tied in bundles with string;
B.
glass, unbroken, but excluding ceramics, light bulbs and plate glass. All glass
must
have metal rings and caps removed.
C.
aluminum or other metal cans with labels removed.
A.
Preference Mechanism -When the price for recycled products is within 10% of
the
lowest responsive virgin material bid and is of a quality adequate for the
purposes
intended, the City will make an award for the recycled products.
Bidder
must be bidding recycled products as defined in Subsection C and have
the
minimum recycled content as set forth in Subsection D.
B.
Certification - Bidders must provide certification documents for recycled paper
from
the manufacturer showing that the product meets or exceeds recycled
content
and specifications as listed in Subsection D. Recycled products will be
competing
directly with virgin products.
C.
Recycled Paper Definitions
Post
consumer recovered material – products generated by a business or
consumer
which have served their intended end uses and which have been
separated
or diverted from solid waste for the purpose of collection, recycling
and
disposition.
Recovered
material – materials and by-products which have been recovered or
diverted
from solid waste but such term does not include those materials and
by-products
generated from and commonly reused within an original
manufacturing
process, e.g., mill broke and hoe scrap.
Recovered
paper material – paper waste generated after completion of a paper
making
process, such as post consumer material envelope cuttings, bindery
trimmings,
printing waste, cutting and other converting waste, butt rolls and mill
wrapper,
obsolete inventories and rejected unused stock. Recovered paper
material
shall not, however, include fibrous waste generated during the
manufacturing
process such as fibers recovered from waste water or trimmings
of
paper machine rolls (mill broke) or fibrous by-products f harvesting, extrative
process
or forest residues such as bark.
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(added
4/10/98)
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Trash Removal and Recycling – Condominium Associations
D.
Recycled Material Content Specifications
Minimum
25% recovered Material: Cotton Fiber Paper.
Minimum
40% post consumer material: newsprint.
Minimum
10% post consumer material and 50% recovered paper material: high
grade
bleached printing and writing paper, offset printing paper, mimeo and
duplicating
paper, writing paper (stationery), office paper and note pads,
envelopes,
book paper, bond paper, ledger stock, cover stock, computer paper
(carbon
interleave and no carbon required).
A. The
Board of Health shall provide for the collection and disposal of recyclable
material
and garbage from residential condominiums in the same fashion as the
City
provides those services to single family residences. The Board of Health
may
establish reasonable regulations in relation to the manner of collection
provided
same are not more burdensome on the condominium association or
unit
owners than those imposed on similarly situated single family residences or
other
facilities to which public trash removal is provided in the City of Woburn.
Condominiums
shall be required to pay to the City of Woburn the cost of any
insurance
riders required by the City of Woburn. No collections of any refuse will
be made
at any time, or services in connection with disposal rendered to any
commercial
enterprise or apartment house where the number of apartments
exceed
three (3).
B.
Condominium Association Responsibilities.
1. To
keep the area around the trash containers free of litter and refuse.
2.
Associations must keep clean access for the contractor to collect containers.
If the
contractor is unable to collect the containers due to vehicles or other
impediments
(such as snow or ice), it will be the association’s responsibility
to have
the containers disposed of at their expense.
3.
Failure to comply with any of the above shall be cause for suspension.
C.
Recycling.
1. Any
condominium units/associations who according to this ordinance may
have
their refuse/trash collected must participate fully in the City of Woburn
recycling
program in order to do so.
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2. No
recyclable material shall be included in rubbish or garbage collected
pursuant
to 1989 Woburn Municipal Code, as amended.
3. Any
dumpster or containers that may be required in order to recycle will be
provided
at the expense of the association.
(added
February 1, 1999)
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