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Commercial & Institutional Garbage

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Information about Borough Code related to garbage, trash, and waste collections can be found in Chapter 15 of the Borough Code

Commercial

All places of business (wholesale, retail service, food, transportation, etc.) are included in this sector under Commercial. All owners of commercial premises shall be responsible for removing all leaves, grass, waste paper or other combustible refuse material from their premises and shall be subject to penalty for failure to remove leaves, grass, waste paper or other combustible refuse from the premises.

Violators shall be notified by the Department of Public Works to remove leaves and related debris from the street. If the condition is not rectified within forty-eight (48) hours, the Department of Public Works may provide for the removal of any leaves, grass, waste paper or other combustible refuse material not removed. The property owner shall be required to reimburse the Borough for all costs of removal. The Department of Public Works, in its discretion, shall also issue a notice of violation. The penalty for failure to comply with this section shall be in an amount not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars per building or structure. Upon notification of a violation of this section by the Department of Public Works, each day that a violation of this section shall continue shall be deemed a separate violation, which may be subject to an additional penalty.

  • Newspapers
  • Mixed paper (i.e. junk mail, office paper, magazines, etc.)
  • Corrugated containers and boxes
  • Glass food and beverage containers (of all colors)
  • Aluminum beverage containers
  • Plastic containers (PET or PETE #1 & #2 only)
  • Steel/tin containers
  • Leaves
  • Used motor oil
  • White goods (i.e. refrigerators, washers-dryers, air-conditioners)
  • Lead acid batteries (automotive or vehicle batteries)
  • Ferrous scrap

Institutional

All government buildings, schools, colleges, hospitals, clinics, etc., are included in this sector as Institutional.

  • Newspapers
  • Mixed paper (i.e. junk mail, office paper, magazines, etc.)
  • Corrugated containers and boxes
  • Glass food and beverage containers (of all colors)
  • Aluminum beverage containers
  • Plastic containers (PET or PETE #1 & #2 only)
  • Steel/tin containers
  • Leaves
  • Used motor oil
  • White goods (i.e. refrigerators, washers-dryers, air-conditioners)
  • Lead acid batteries (automotive or vehicle batteries)
  • Ferrous scrap

Prior to March 1 of each year, occupants of all commercial and institutional establishments, multi-family housing owners or their agents shall report, on forms provided by the municipality, to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, the tonnage of recyclables collected and removed from the municipality during the previous year.

The Code Enforcement Official, the Department of Health, the Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, the Housing Officer, the County Department of Health, and such other Borough employees as may be designated by resolution of the Mayor and Council are hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of this section. An inspection may consist of sorting through containers and opening of solid waste bags to detect by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable material.