§ 12409. Accumulation of ashes, garbage, solid waste and refuse materials
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 Pa.C.S.A. CitiesEffective: January 25, 2016
Effective: January 25, 2016
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12409
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 37409Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 37403
§ 12409. Accumulation of ashes, garbage, solid waste and refuse materials
(a) General rule.--Council in the manner authorized by the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97),1 known as the Solid Waste Management Act, and the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L. 556, No. 101),2 known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, may prohibit accumulations of ashes, garbage, solid waste and other refuse materials upon private property, including the imposition and collection of reasonable fees and charges for the collection, removal and disposal.
(1) Council may acquire any real property and erect, maintain, improve, operate and lease, either as lessor or lessee, facilities for incineration, landfill or other methods of disposal, either inside or outside the limits of the city, including equipment, either separately or jointly, with a county or municipal corporation in order to provide for the collection, removal, disposal and destruction of ashes, garbage, solid waste or other refuse materials, for the collection and storage of recyclable materials or for the composting of leaf and yard waste.
(f) Appropriations.--Council may make appropriations to a county or municipal corporation for the construction, purchase, improvement, repair, maintenance and operation of a facility for the collection, removal, disposal or marketing of ashes, garbage, solid waste, other refuse materials, recyclable materials or composted leaf and yard waste.
(g) Exclusion from other laws.--A city shall not be subject to requirements otherwise imposed by law for the sale of personal property owned by the city when selling recyclable materials or materials separated, collected, recovered or created by recycling, as provided in the act of April 9, 1992 (P.L. 70, No. 21),3 entitled “An act excluding the sale of recyclable material from political subdivision personal property sale restrictions relating to advertising and bidding.”
Credits
2015, Nov. 24, P.L. 242, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 25, 2016].
11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12409, PA ST 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12409
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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