HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 JAMES BUNCHUCK
SOLID WASTE COORDINATOR
December 29, 2011
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
SOUTHOLD TOWN
SOLID WASTE DISTRICT
Town Board Members
Bunchuck
20i 1 LSWMP Compliance Report
P.O. Box 962
Cutchogue, New York 11935-0962
Tel: (631) 734-7685
Fax: (631) 734-7976
dsw@town.southold.nv ,,~
DEC 29 2:41
S0uthcqd Town CIerl,.
For your information, please find attached the Southold Town Local Solid Waste
Management Plan (LSWMP) 2011 Compliance Report. As per requirements, I provide
this update every 2 years to the DEC. It tracks the degree to which the Town has
complied with the original SWMP developed for Southold in 1995 as well as aspects of
the plan that may have changed since that time.*
This report looks at how and when specific goals for managing the Town's MSW and
recyclables have been achieved or, if not achieved, at the reasons goals were not met. It
provides a narrative of the Town's solid waste programs, and a snapshot of current
conditions with regard to waste disposal and recycling.
The Town has achieved substantial compliance with most goals detailed in the SWMP.
In those cases where the Town has not achieved compliance, reasons typically have to do
with the lack of resources or changes in the Town's programs or plans that were not
envisioned in 1995.
The format of this report is dictated by the DEC.
*In the 1990 's, all Municipal Solid Waste Planning Units in New York State - basically,
the Towns on Long Island and the Counties upstate - were required to develop and get
State approval for local SWMPs, which are intended to guide local waste management
efforts in accordance with the priorities of the New York State SWMP, for 20-year
periods. Southold's SWMP expires in 2015, at which time a new plan must be prepared.
That plan will need to address priorities as revised in the new State SWMP adopted in
2010.
· JAMES BUNCHUCK
SOLID WASTE COORDINATOR
P.O. Box 962
Cutchogue, New York 11935-0962
Tel: (631) 734-7685
Fax: (631) 734-7976
dsw @ town.southold.ny.us
SOUTHOLD TOWN
SOLID WASTE DISTRICT
December 28,2011
Syed Rahman, P.E.
Regional Solid and Hazardous Materials Engineer
NYSDEC - Region One
SUNY Campus, Bldg. 40
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Re: Southold Town 2011 LSWM Compliance Report
Dear Mr. Rahman:
Enclosed is the 2011 LSWM Compliance Report for the Southold Town, as required by the
Town's approved Solid Waste Management Plan.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
3alnes Bunchuck
CC/
Town Board Members
Elizabeth Neville, Southold Town Clerk
Martin Finnegan, Assistant Town Attorney
Guy Wheaton, DEC Region 1
DEC, Albany (Planning and Analysis Section)
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
2011 COMPLIANCE REPORT
Title of Original Approved SWMP:
Planning Unit Name:
Report Period And Date:
Town of Southold, Suffolk County, NY
August 1995 Solid Waste Management Plan
Town of Southold, NY
2009 - 2010
Town of Southold
Solid Waste Management Plan - 2009 Compliance Report
3.0
4.0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
REPORT BODY
Contents
Page #
ES-1
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4.1
PLANNING UNIT DESCRIPTION
4.2
4.3
LSWMP STATUS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
4.2 a) LSWMP Milestones Achieved During Reporting Period
4.2 b) WRR Recovery Program Elements
4.2 c) Implementation Obstacles
4.2 d) Exceptional or Unique SWM Programs or Projects Accomplished
4.2 e) Differences Between Current WRR Program and Latest Approved
LSWMP or CRA
4.2 f) Progress Made Towards Achieving LSWMP or CRA Goals
RESOURCES
4.3 a) Description of Planning Unit Funding and Staffing Levels
4.3 b) List of Actual or Proposed Changes to Funding Mechanisms/Management
Structure
4.3 c) Recommendations for State or Federal Actions to Support Local SWM Efforts
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4.4
4.5
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
4.4 a) Narrative on the Status of Implementation Schedule
4.4 b) Evaluation of the WRR and/or Composting Potential of Materials in the Waste
Stream that are NOT Currently Recycled and/or Composted
4.4 c) New SWM Issues
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SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES INVENTORIES
4.5 a) Description of Data Collection Methods
4.5 b) Sources of Data
4.5 c) Destinations Outside Planning Unit for MSW
4.5 d) Destinations Outside Planning Unit for Recyclables
4.5 e) Annual Recycling Report - 2009
4.5 f) Annual Recycling Report - 2010
4.5 g) Local Solid Waste Ordinances
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ATTACHMENT 'A'
ATTACHMENT 'B'
ATTACHMENT 'C'
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SECTION 4.0 - REPORT BODY
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4.0 REPORT BODY
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4.1 Planning Unit Description
a) Current Members. The Planning Unit consists of the Town of Southold and the
Incorporated Village of Greenport.
b) Former Members. None
c) Demographics.
· Population, Year Round: 20,000 (2000 Census)
· Population, Seasonal: 40,000 (est)
· # Households: 12,000 (est)
· Area: 69 sq. miles
4.2 LSWMP Status and Accomplishments
a) LSWMP milestones achieved during the reporting period.
The Town experienced a 15% overall decline in waste handled by the planning unit,
primarily due to reduced streams of C&D and MSW. By late 2010 the Town established
a special "high-volume" (100 + tons per month) commercial rate for MSW in an attempt
to recapture waste leaving the planning unit for lower tip fees. By the end of the reporting
period, this effort had some success. Also, beginning late in 2010 a private hauler from
outside the planning unit began to offer its residential customers curbside collection of
waste comingled with recyclables, in violation oflocal and state law. The material
collected by this carter was not delivered to the Town facility, but rather was handled by
private facilities outside the planning unit. As this began very late in the year, the loss to
the Town of recycling revenue was slight, but there was concern that rates could diminish
during the next reporting period. The Town, with DEC support, moved to enforce
regulations against this carter and to establish for the first time a local ordinance requiring
curbside waste collectors to obtain an operating license from the Town, regardless of
whether a carter's waste is delivered to a facility managed by the planning unit. SEE
THE REVISED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE (SECTION 4.4 a) 2) FOR A
COMPLETE LIST OF MILESTONES AND THEIR STATUS.
b) Waste reduction and recyclables recovery program elements
1) Procedures For Implementing Current WRR
Following is a description of key elements of Southold Town's source separation and
recycling program.
A. Categories of Rec¥clables
The Town of Southold identifies the following categories in its recycling programs:
2) residential recyclables: newspaper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass,
tin/aluminum cans, plastic containers, textiles, waste oil;
3) commercial recyclables: scrap metal, tires;
4) yard waste: fully 100% of the yard waste accepted at the compost facility is
processed into wood chips and leaf compost.
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B. Collection Methods
Most recyclables are brought to the Transfer Station in one of two ways: 1) self-hauled
by residents, and 2) hauled from curbside by private carters. Some commercial
recyclables are delivered by generators, and yard waste is delivered to the compost site
by residents, haulers, and Town vehicles. These are described in more detail below.
1) Self-hauled rec¥clables: are accepted duringthe Collection Center's mgularhours,
7:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Sunday. Self-haulers deposit the following
items at the indoor recycling drop-off station: 1) glass bottles; 2) tin and
aluminum cans MIXED with plastic containers (co-m/ngled); 4) mixed paper and
newspaper (ONP); and 5) corrugated cardboard (OCC).
All items are deposited into bunkers whose walls are constructed of movable
concrete blocks. They are accessed by residents from a raised platform/parking
area. With the exception of the glass, when the bunkers
contain enough of an item, the material is loaded via front-end bucket loader into a
long-haul trailer and sent to a recycling. Glass is loaded into an off-road dump
truck and brought to a separate area for grinding into glass-sand.
2)
Private carters: deliver source-separated curbside recyclables consisting of all the
same items as self-haulers. The glass bottles, tin/aluminum cans, plastic
containers, and corrugated cardboard are brought directly to the "bunkers" that
were mentioned above, but access the bunkers from the "low" side. This
maintains a separation of residential and commercial users of the facility.
The Town's "pay-per-bag" garbage prograrn prornotes a high level of
participation in residential recycling, whether delivered by self-haulers or private
carters, as all recyclables are accepted free of charge at the transfer station.
3) Commercial recyclables: are generally delivered by the generators themselves, but
overall accounts for a small portion of total recyclables received at the Transfer
Station. In fact, most recyclables generated by the connnercial sector are not
delivered to the Transfer Station or handled in any way by the planning unit. They
are generally collected with waste in private containers and delivered to private,
out of Town facilities. This is due to the Town's high tip fee structure on
commercial waste, which in effect diverts it away from planning unit control.
4) Yard Waste: is accepted at the compost site year round from residents and
commercial generators (landscapers, developers). The vast majority of this waste
stream, however, is delivered during the spring and fall "cleanup" seasons, when
the Town allows free dumping of all leaves and brush. In addition, the Town
Highway Deparatment delivers yard waste throughout the year. The Highway
Deparatment delivers about 30% of all yard waste received (approx. 10,000 tons in
2006).
Marketing. The Town utilizes a mix of private/public facilities and services in the
marketing of its recyclables, which are summarized in Table 1 below.
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4.2 b) 1) LSWMP STATUS AND ACCOM~LISI~ENTS - W~R Program Elements
Procedures for Implementing Current WRR (cont'd)
TABLE 1
Town of Southold Rec},clin~ Marketln~ Arrangements
( Januar~ 2010)
Recycled Recycling Vendor Shipping Ultimate Destination/
Product Product Re-Use
Firm Name Cost or Shipper Cost
Income to
Town
Newspaper Town of Income: Town of $10 ton (est) Export Markets
Islip, NY $50/ton Southold
Glass None - glass n/a n/a none
is crushed None
and
stockpiled on
site
Tires Pegasus, Dear Cost: Pegasus Unknown - charges included in Incineration {fuel)
Park, NY $1350/trailer vendor price
load
Mixed Metals Gershow Income: Gershow/ Unknown - charges included in New metal products
(including Recycling @ $130/ton PK vendor price
appliances) Medford, NY;
PK Metals,
Brookhaven
Tin and omni Income: Town of Approximately $200 per trip New Metal Products
Aluminum Recycling, None Southold
Cans* Babylon, NY
Plastic (#1 Omni Cost: Town of Approximately $150 per trip New Plastic Products
and #2 loose Recycling, None Southold
mixed)* Bablyon, NY
*Cans and mixed, loose plastic are shipped co-mingled to Omni.
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4.3 b) 1)
LSWMP STATUS A/FD ACCOMPLISHMENTS - WRR Program Elements
Procedures for Implementing Current WRR (cont'd)
TABLE 1
Town of Southold Recycling Arrangements - January 2007 (cont'd)
Recycled Recycling Vendor Shipping Ultimate Destination/
Product Product Re-Use
Firm Name Cost or Shipper Cost
Income to
Cardboard Gershow Income: Town of Approximately $10/ton Fiber pulp for
Recycling, $120/ton Southold recycled paper
Medford, NY products
Mixed Paper Town of Islip, Income: Town of Approximately $10/ton New Newspapers,
(junk mail, NY (IMA) $50/ton Southold I magazines, or
etc.) cardboard products
Used Motor Strebels None Strebels Unknown - charges included 'Fuel for Strebels's
Oil Laundry, in vendor price used oil furnance
Westhapton, NY
Household Care Cost: Clean Unknown - charges included Recycled Metals/Save
Batteries Environmental, $210/drum Venture in vendor price HHW Disposal
Landing, NJ
Vehicle P&K Metals Income: P&K Unknown - charges included Recycled for metals
Batteries Coram, NY $200/ton Metals in vendor price
Leaves & Southold Town Income: n/a n/a Leaf Compost/Woodchips
Brush $20/ton
(avg)
Clean Wood Southold Town None None None Stock piled for use by
residents
Used · St. Vincent de H&M Unknown - charges included Re-Used if possible,
Clothing Paul None Leasing in vendor price or manufactured into
· Big new textile products
Brothers/Big
Sisters of
Long Island
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4.2 b) LSWMP STATUS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS - WRR Program Elements (cont'd)
2. Elements of the current WRR public education and promotion program
Public Relations and Education Programs.
Formal public education efforts consist of the following:
· Presentations and special events for schools and groups on recycling,
household hazardous waste, and waste reduction;
· Technical assistance for businesses or others with special waste problems
· Newspaper and radio ads for HHW drop-off days.
· Periodic production of informational brochures.
c) Implementation Obstacles and Efforts Taken to Overcome Them
Few SWMP elements that have not been enacted or achieved are attributable to
obstacles solely within the Town's control. Those that are typically have been due to
continuing uncertainty as to whether and how the Town will continue to handle
portions of the waste stream over the long-term. Others goals not attained, such as
C&D recycling, stem from inadequate staffing and space. Nonetheless, the Town is
working to resolve these issues. The consolidation and reconfiguration of recycling
activities that have been accommodated in the new transfer station will allow for some
new recycling efforts.
One expected new development that did not occur was the planned implementation of a
bagging system for compost and mulch. Staffing deficiencies as well as difficulty in
developing a viable marketing plan caused the Town to reconsider and ultimately
abandon this plan.
d) Exceptional or Unique SWM Programs or Accomplishments
The 2009 - 2010 period saw little change in planning unit programs or activities from
the pr/or reporting per/od.
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e)
Differences between current WRR program and latest approved version of LSWMP.
Milestones not met and the reasons for them are presented in the table below.
Item # (from Table 5-1 Milestone Not Achieved Original Planned Discussion/Reason Not
and/or 6.6-1 of Town's Completion Date Achieved
1995 SWMP)
25 Town requires commercial January 1996 Town has begun to address
establishments and haulers this issue ia response to an
to document and repor~ all application fi.om a local
private recycling efforts hauler to construct a large
private MSW/C&D Transfer
Station as well as to address
concerns raised by
widespread recycling
violations by an out of
planning unit hauler. Town
has begun the process of
drafting private hauler
licensing legislation.
Provide technical assistance Town has not yet established
to commercial, institutional the resources to move ahead
26 and industrial establishments with waste audits of private
Ongoing commercial establishments.
-- conduct waste audits Plans to distribute Waste
Disposal questionnaires to
aid ia this have yet to be
developed.
35 Require C&D recycling Dec 1996 Formal "C&D Recycling"
has not been unplemented
by Town due to lack of staff
and adequate space.
However, a "Clean C&D"
waste category has been
established wherein
unadulterated wood is
accepted at a reduced fee for
processing with brash at the
compost site.
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4.2 e) Differences between current WRR program and latest approved version of LSWMP.
(cont'd)
Item # (from Table 5-1 Milestone Not Achieved Original Planned Discussion/Reason Not
and/or 6.6-1 of Town's Completion Date Achieved
1995 SWMP)
36 Add mixed paper as Sept 1995 The Town's variable-rate
mandatory recyclable waste disposal system
promotes removal of mixed
paper from the waste stream
and approx. 75% of
available mixed paper
currently is recovered on a
voluntary basis, it is the
Town's understanding that
automated bARF capabilities
make source-separation of
this item from ONP
unnecessary.
38 Evaluate technical and Dec 1997 Recycling organic food
economic feasibility of waste on a large scale
organic waste recycling requires an in-vessel system.
The Ag-bag system the
Town previously used
)roved inadequate for the
waste stream intended, and
was therefore abandoned. A
larger version of the system
could be investigated for use
in the future.
4.2 f) Progress made towards achieving LSWMP or CRA goals OR explanation of obstacles to making
progress.
SWMP Item Issue
Long Range Planning
As a result of downward pressure on MSW disposal prices due to the
recession, the Town was able to negotiate a reduced rate for waste
disposal with Trinity Transportation, its MSW haul/dispose contractor,
in April 2010. In doing so, the Town and Trinity Transportation also
agreed to extend the contract through the second option year (ending
June 30, 2011) at the reduced rate. In succeeding haul/dispose
contracts, options for on-Island disposal and arrangements with other
Long Island Towns should be explored, including opportunities for
cooperative waste and/or recycling arrangements. In addition, off-
island options should be expanded to include RAIL-HAUL. The Town
plans to do an RFP for its next solicitation.
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4.2 f) Progress made towards achieving LSWMP or CRA goals OR explanation of obstacles to
making progress (cont'd)
· Recycling
The Town's recycling rate of approx. 35% (not
including yard waste) has not changed in several years.
The Town may explore additional co-mingled
recycling as a way of increasing recycling rates. This
would involve assessing the cost of sending the
Town's recyclables to a MRF vs. the cost of the
current practice of handling source-separated
recyclables.
Divert C&D to Alternate Facility
Town may wish to remain an outlet for small scale
C&D refuse, and in fact may again consider a tip fee
reduction for commercially-generated C&D in order to
increase revenue by capturing more material currently
handled privately.
4.3 RESOURCES
The Solid Waste District has a staff of 16 full time employees, including 2 devoted to
Administration and Management, and 2 part time employees. The Solid Waste Coordinator is
the chief administrative officer for the District and reports directly to the Supervisor and the
Town Board. The District's 2010 budget is $4.0 million. Approximately 40% of the District's
revenues are raised through taxes, the remaining 60% through user fees, including a variable-
rate waste disposal system ("Town bag" program).
No changes to the District's funding mechanisms or management structure is anticipated at this
time.
4.4
IMPLEMENTATION SCI-I~DULE
Status of Implementation Schedule
1) Milestones remaining to be achieved. These are addressed in Sections 4.2 e) and I')
above.
2) Revised Implementation Schedule. BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE.
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4.4 a) 2) Revised Implementation Schedule
p. 10 of 17
This list includes milestones contained in Tables 5-1 (Solid Waste Planning Actions) and 6.6-1 (Recycling Project Schedule) of the Town's 1995
SWMP. Current Planned or Actual dates represent the updated Implementation Schedule.
DATE STATUS OTHER/
Item # MILESTONE
EXPLANATION
Original Current Planned or Achieved Not Achieved
Planned Actual
Solid Waste Planning Actions
1 State approval of SWMP Spring 1995 Summer 1995 X
Update and revised CKA
2 Receive NYSDEC permit for New facility retains
construction and operation of Surraner 1995 September 2006 (A)
)ermanent transfer station X Original registration..
3 I Receive NYSDEC permit for
~ construction and operation of Summer 1995 2003
full-scale yard waste X
composting facility
4 Constmct permanent transfer Spring/Summer
station 1996
Completed Sept. 2006 X
Construct and begin operations Spring 1994
5 of full-scale yard waste
composfing operations Summer 2003 X
Submit annual reports to Annually beginning Annually beginning
6 NYSDEC for the yard waste Spring 1996 Spring 2003
composting operations X
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4.4 a) 2) Revised Implementation Schedule (continued)
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DATE STATUS OTHER/
Item # MILESTONE
Original Planned Current Planned Achieved Not Achieved EXPLANATION
or Actual
Solid Waste Planning Actions
Negotiate and finalize next 5-
7 ~ear contract for hauling X
residual waste to existing Summer 2002 Summer 2002
permitted facility
8 Initiate 5 year "long-term" Summer 1994 Summer 1994 X
hauling of residual wastes
9 Submit annual reports to Annually beginning Annually beginning
NYSDEC for the transfer Summer 1995 January 1994 X
station.
10 Methane gas investigation. Summer/Fall 1994 Summer/Fall 1994 X
11 Groundwater investigation Summer/Fall 1994 Summer/Fall 1994 X
12 Submit Closure Investigation Fall/Winter 1994 Fall 1996 X
Report
13 Perform Fishers Island metal Summer/Fall 1994 Summer/Fall 1994 X
dump investigation
14 Submit closure plan for Fall/Winter 1994 Fall/Winter 1994 X
Fishers Island metal dump.
15 Reclamation of mined areas Spring/Summer 1995 Summer 1995- X
(Fishers Island) Spring 1996
16 Submit Conceptual Closure Spring 1995 Fall 1995 X
Plan (Fishers Island)
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4.4 a) 2) Revised Implementation Schedule (continued)
DATE STATUS OTHER/
Item # MILESTONE
EXPLANATION
Original Current Achieved Not Achieved
Planned or
Planned
Actual
17 Submit Final Closure Plan Winter 1995 Spring 1996
(Fishers Island) FISHERS
18 Iruplement closure activities Spring/Summer 1996 Spring/Summer ISLAND IS
(Fishers Island) 1996 OUTSIDE THE
SOUTHOLD
19 Submit Closure Certification Winter 1997 Winter 1997 TOVv~N SOLID
Report (Fishers Island) WASTE
MANAGEMENT
20 Submitpostclosure Suan~er 1997 Summer 1997 DISTRICT. FOR
registxation forms (Fishers MORE
Island) INFORMATION
ON ITEMS 17 -
21 Perform operation and Annually beginning Annually beginning 21 PLEASE
maintenance activities and Fall 1997 Fall I997 CONTACT MS.
armual reporting (Fishers BEITH STERN
Island) AT 631-788-4755.
22 Fkst compliance reports to March 1995 March 1995
NYSDEC X
23 2-year updates of SWMP March 1997 March 1997 X
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Item It DATE STATUS OTHER/
MILESTONE
EXPLANATION
Original Current Planned Achieved Not
Planned or Actual Achieved
Recycling Project Schedule
24 Bid and award contract for private
services or enter into intermunicipal July 1997 (A); X
agreement for residual waste for 2002,2007,2012, July 2002 (A) X
additional period etc
July 2007 (A) X New contract signed
with incumbent
contractor (Trinity
Transportation Inc.). 3-
rr term.
Town requires commercial Local law expected to
25 establishments and haulers to X be adopted during next
document and report all private January 1996
recycling efforts reporting period.
Provide technical assistance to
commercial, institutional and lanuary 1996 Ongoing X
26 industrial establishments
-- conduct waste audits of X Town lacks staff to
commercial facilities Ongoing Not currently conduct this task.
planned
-- unplement recycling in all schools Dec 1995 1995 X Recyclables from
schools being handled
privately, though
technical assistance
outreach was offered
through Town's Youth
Activities Bureau.
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4.4 a) 2) Revised Implementation Schedule (continued)
DATE STATUS OTHER/
Item # MILESTONE
EXPLANATION
Original Current Achieved Not
Planned Planned or Achieved
Actual
Recycling Project Schedule
Develop demonstration office Have assisted schools
paper recycling program in April 1995 2005 upon request on ad-
27 schools X hoc basis.
28 Expand Yard Waste Composting June 1995 Summer 2003 X Entire yard waste
stream currently being
composted.
29 Enforce mandatory recycling Jan 1995 1994 X
ordinance
30 Analyze residential and June 1995 X
commercial rates of participation
31 Make improvements to self-haul May 1995 Summer 1995 X
drop-off site (original)
32 Expand/redesign Collection and May 1998 September 2006 X
Transfer Facility
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4.4 a) 2) Revised Implementation Schedule (continued)
DATE STATUS OTHER/
Item # MILESTONE
EXPLANATION
Original Current Planned Achieved Not
Planned or Actual Achieved
Recycling Project Schedule
33 Private vendors process C&D Jan 1995 2000 X Local C&D vendor
debris permitted for C&D
transfer only (not
processing)
34 Publish newsletter on recycling and May 1995 May 1995 X Info previously
solid waste (original) included in
2003 Supervisor's newsletter.
No staff for ongoing
publication.
35 Require C&D recycling Dec 1996 Summer 1997 Stronger effort to divert
obvious recyclables
X (metal, plastic, etc.) has
been made. Creation of
"Clean C&D" waste
category.
36 Add mixed paper as mandatory Sept 1995 N/A X Town's pay-per-bag
recyclable system promotes heavy
recycling of mixed
paper.
37 Work with school districts on Sept 1995 July 1994. X Facility tours and
education programs Ongoing as classroom instruction
requested, provided.
Evaluate technical and economic Dec 1997 Dec 2000 Not allowed under
38 feasibility of organic waste current composting
recycling X
permit.
39 Next Biennial update March 2011 X (Dec
2011)
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4.4 a) 3)
4.4 b)
Deviations From the Implementation Schedule. These are discussed in Section 4.2 e) above.
Brief Evaluation of WRR and/or composting potential of the materials in the waste stream not
currently included in recycling program.
1) Present and potential markets and specifications.
Knowledge of markets for potentially recyclable items that not currently being recycled and/or composted is
insufficient for meaningful discussion.
2) Present and potential technical feasibility.
Knowledge of potential technical feasibility of recycling items that are not currently being recycled is
insufficient for meaningful discussion.
3) Scheduled implementation date for WRR/composting additional materials.
At this time, there is no implementation schedule for adding additional items to the Town's
WRR/composting program.
4.4 c)
New SWM issues that have arisen.
Reduction in incoming C&D waste due to the economic recession has resulted in a significant loss of
income. The Town is considering lowering its tip fee for commercial C&D to attract new revenue, much the
same as it did in this reporting period for MSW.
4.5 SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES INVENTORIES
4.5 a)
A description of solid waste and recyclables data collection methods.
Data on materials handled by the planning unit (i.e., at the Town's Transfer Station) is from actual scale
and/or volumetric measures observed. References to materials generated outside ofplarming unit control is
inferred based on the total waste stream observed in 1990 (the last year of a SO/ton tip fee on locally
generated waste, which ensured that virtually 100% of the waste generated in the planning unit was
managed by the planning unit) AND on estimated per person generation rates for Long Island.
b) See 4.5 a) above.
c)
List of destinations outside planning unit for solid waste generated in Planning Unit.
MSW
Handled by Planning Unit:
· Transferred to Onmi Recycling, Babylon, NY
· Approx. 85% Disposed in Wavefly Landfill, Waverly, Virginia - remainder disposed in
Pennsylvania and/or Ohio landfills.
Handled Privately
· Destination(s) Unknown
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4.5 d)
4.5
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES INVENTORIES (cont'd)
C&D
Handled by Planning Unit:
· Disposed in Brookhaven Landfill
Handled Privately:
· Destination(s) Unknown
List of destinations outside planning unit for recyclables generated in Planning Unit.
RECYCLABLES - Handled by Planning Unit:
· SEE TABLE 1 IN SECTION 4.2 b) 1), ABOVE
RECYCLABLES - Handled Privately
· Destination(s) Unknown
e) Completed Annual Recycling Report for Calendar Year 2009
ATTACHED
f) Completed Annual Recycling Report for Calendar Year 2010
ATTACHED
g) Copies of most recent source separation laws.
ATTACHED
Town of Southold
Solid Waste Management Plan - 2011 COMPLIANCE REPORT
SECTION 4.5 e) - ATTACHMENT 'A'
ANNUAL RECYCLING REPORT - 2009
REPORT ~J~AR:
2009
Al)DEl[SS:
53095 Main Road, Southold, NY 11971
CONTACT ?ERSON:
Dames Bunchuck
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
DIVISION OF SOLID & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PLANNING UNIT RECYCLING REPORT
(Use additional sheets if necessary,)
PLANNING UNIT NAME:
ITown of Southo]d
EMAIL:
jbunchuck@town.southord.ny, us
SOURCES OF DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING DATA (check all appropriate boxes):
[] Scale Weights [] Hauler Surveys
[] Truck Counts [] Facility Surveys
COUNTY:
52- SUFFOLK
TELEPHONE NuMBER:
63:1-734-7685
[] Estimates
[] Other
:&D Processing 52R09R
Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW)
Name & Address Tons
3474 Atlantic Lane 7,634
Waverly, VA 23890
Name & Address
Covanta Huntington, LP
99 Town Line Road
East NorLhport, NY 11731
Road 78, PO Box 157 848
OH 43903
3rookhaven Landfill
2,!25
Tons
1,497
C & D Debris
(C&O)
Non - Hazardous
Industrial Waste
Blosollds
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Tin / Aluminum
Containers
Aluminum Foil / Trays
Enameled Appliances /
White Goods
Bulk Metal
(from residents)
Metal Reported By
(automobile dlsmantlers,
J unkyards, scrap metal
Metal Recovery from
Municipal Waste
Combustor
Industrial Scrap Metal
Other Metal (specify):
Equals approx. 315 tons Of "Commingled Containers" stream listed on p. 4)
Recycling, 72 Peconlc Ave.~ Medford, NY 11763 2~.0
3542 Rt. 112, Coram, NY ~.2727
PET (Plastic #1)
HI)PE ~lastle #2)
Other Rigid Plastics
(Identify quantity & type If
available)
Plastic Containers
(#1 - #7)
(if collected & marketed
commingled)
Plastic Film & Bags
Industrial Scrap Plastic
Other Plastic (sl~clfy):
iEquals approx. 210 tons of "Commingled Containers" stream listed on p. 4)
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~con~u~
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Asphalt / Pavement
Brick
Concrete
Drywall
Other Masonr~
Materials
Petroleum
Contaminated Soil
(PCS)
Rock
Soil (Clean)
Roofing Shingles
Wood
Land Clearing Debris
(including brush, branches,
trees, & stumps NOT
included in Organics SectiosO
Other (specie):
.'r Station, 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue, NY 11935 (stockpiled) 132
~post Facility, 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue, NY 11935
70
,post Facility, 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue, NY 11935
18
NAME:
DATE:
~lay 11, 2010
IS~NATURE: "~ TITLE & ORGANIZATION:
~ ~4_ -*~'Y- Waste Coordinator
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Send Completed Forms to the Addresses Listed in Appendix A
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Town of Southold
Solid Waste Management Plan - 2011 COMPLIANCE REPORT
SECTION 4.5 f) - ATTACHMENT 'B'
ANNUAL RECYCLING REPORT - 2010
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
DIVISION OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
ANNUAL REPORT FOR3'I - PLANNING UNIT RECYCLING REPORT
(Use additional sheets if necessar},)
REPORT YEAR: ] PLANNING UNIT NAME:
2010 J Town of Southold
ADDRESS:
53095 Main Road, Southold, NY 11971
CONTACT PERSON: EMAIL:
James Bunchuck jbunchuck@town.southold.ny.us
SOURCES OF DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING DATA (check all appropriate boxes):
[] Scale Weights [] Hauler Surveys
[] Truck Counts [] Facility Surveys
]COUNTV:
52 - SUFFOLK
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
631-734-7685
] Estimates
[~ Other
Southold Town Transfer Station
Southold Town C&D Transfer
Southold Town Compost Facility
52T92R
52R09R
52Y29
Name & Address Tons Name & Address Tons
Covanta Huntington, LP
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc 6,465
3474 Atlantic Lane, Waverly, VA 99 Town Line Road
Apex Environmental, LLC 756 East Northport, NY 11731 1,175
11 County Rd 78, Amsterdam, OH
Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW)
C & D Debris
(C&O)
Brookhaven LF. 350 Horseblock Rd
Yaphank, NY 11980
2,035
Non - Hazardous
Industrial Waste
BlosoUds
Revised 02/2010
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Tin/Aluminum (Equals approx. 60% of "commingled" stream on p. 4) 293~ .....
Containers
Aluminum Foil / Trays --
Enameled Appliances/ ] (included in bulk metal, below)
White Goods
e.lk Metal I PK Metals, 3542 Rt. 112; Coram, NY 11727 82
(t,~mr.l.m,.) I Gershow Recycling, 71 Peconic Ave, Medford, NY 74
Metal Reported By
(automobile dlsmanfler~,
me,..
Metal Recovery from
Municipal Waste
Combustor J
Industrial Scrap Metal
(Identify quan~f~y & D'p~ If I
available) ]
Plastic Containers I (Equals approx. 40% of "commingled containers" stream on p. 4) 195
(#1-#7) I
(ir collected & marketed
¢ommlllg~D
I'
Other Pl~tlc Ol~lry):
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(Use additional sheets if necessary)
Asphalt / Pavement
Brick
Concrete
Drywall
Other Masonry
Materials
Petroleum
Contaminated
O'CS)
Rock
Soil (Clean)
Roofing Shingles
Wood
Land Clearing Debris
(including brush, branche~,
treea, & stumpa NOT
included In Or~nfcl Section)
Other (specify):
Southold Town Transfer Station, 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue. NY 11935 (stockpiled)
171
Southold Town Compost Facility. 6155 Cox Lane. Cutchogue. NY 11935
42
Southold Town Compost Facility. 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue. NY 11935
72
NAME: DATE:
James Bunchuck March 30. 2011
SIGNATURE:~__~ d}- - TITLE & ORGANIZATION:
(~'"~'~'~'~.~z.~:~" -- Solid Waste Coordinator, Town of Southold
Send Completed Forms to the Addresses Listed in Appendix A
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Town of Southold
Solid Waste Management Plan - 2011 COMPLIANCE REPORT
SECTION 4.5 g) - ATTACHMENT 'C'
SOUTHOLD TOWN SOLID WASTE CODE
Chapter 48, GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND REFUSE
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold 3-23-1948; amended in
its entirety 6-25-1965. Sections 48-2 and 48-5 amended and § 48-3B added during
codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Ad. I1. Other amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Outdoor burning -- See Ch. 36.
Junkyards -- See Ch. 54.
Littering -- See Ch. 57.
Salvaging centers -- See Ch. 74.
Scavenger wastes -- See Ch. 75.
§ 48-1. Definitions. [Amended 10-9-1984 by L.L. No. 9-1984; 2-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-
1991; 11-26-1991 by L.L. No. 26-1991; 11-26-1991 by L.L. No. 27-1991; 9-10-1993 by
L.L. No. 20-1993; 2-8-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994; 5-3-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994; 11-24-1998
by L.L. No. 24-1998]
Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
AGRICULTURAL DEBRIS -- Agricultural products, but not to include brush, canes,
vines, packaging or the like.
ATTENDANT -- Any employee of the Town of Southold placed in charge of a town
transfer station under the direction of the Town Board.
CANS -- Shall be a recyclable and shall mean empty rinsed-clean containers, with or
without labels, comprised of aluminum foil, tin, steel or a combination thereof.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD -- Shall be a recyclable and shall mean clean, dry
corrugated cardboard.
COMMERCIAL SELF-HAULERS -- Those businesses, trades or other commercial
enterprises which transport the refuse and/or recyclables generated in the operation of
their business, trade or commercial enterprise for deposit at the Town of Southold
transfer station.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES -- Vehicles used in business or any vehicle of greater than
one-ton capacity.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C & D) DEBRIS -- Includes but is not limited to
waste cement, concrete, masonry work, brick, tile, sheetrock, plaster, wood shingles and
the like and rubble resulting from remodeling, demolition, repair and building of
structures.
GLASS -- Shall be a recyclable and shall mean all clear (flint), green and brown (amber)
colored glass containers rinsed clean. "Glass" shall not mean wired glass, crystal,
ceramics, plate, window, laminated or mirrored glass or light bulbs.
ILLEGAL DUMPING -- The deposit by any person of garbage, rubbish, hazardous
waste, refuse or waste in any public or private place within the Town of Southold,
including its inland waters, other than in containers designated for that purpose.
NEWSPAPER -- Shall be a recyclable and shall include unsoiled newsprint and all
newspaper advertisement. "Newspaper" shall not include phone books, junk mail, plastic
bags, cardboard boxes, brown paper bags, magazines or catalogs.
NONRECYCLABLE WASTE -- The end product of solid waste remaining after the
extraction of recyclable materials, hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris
and landclearing debris. "Nonrecyclable waste" results primarily from the handling,
preparation and storage of food and includes but is not limited to putrescible solid waste
such as animal, vegetable and farm waste products.
PERSON -- An individual, an association, a partnership or a corporation.
PLASTICS -- Shall be a recyclable and shall mean all food, beverage or household
containers labeled Nos. 1 and 2 such as soda, detergent, bleach, milk, juice, shampoo
or cooking oil bottles, rinsed clean. "Plastics" shall not mean caps, appliances, plastic
with metal parts, six-pack rings, biodegradable bags, fiberglass, waxed cardboard
containers, vinyl or styrofoam.
RECYCLABLE, MANDATED -- Any can, glass or plastic container or corrugated
cardboard or newspaper, as defined in this section.
RECYCLABLE, OTHER -- All waste which can be recycled, other than municipal
recyclables.
RECYCLABLE WOOD:
A. Clean, untreated, unpainted lumber products or remnants containing no nails or
other metals; or
B. Logs not greater than four feet in length and six inches in diameter.
REFUSE -- Shall have the same meaning as "nonrecyclable waste." "Refuse" shall not
include cans, glass, plastics or newspaper, as further defined herein.
TRANSFER STATION -- The disposal area owned and operated by the Town of
Southold located north of County Route 48 at Cutchogue, New York.
RESIDENTIAL SELF-HAULERS -- Those residents who transport their refuse and/or
recyclables for deposit at the Town of Southold Transfer Station.
TOWN GARBAGE BAG -- A plastic bag bearing the logo of the Seal of the Town of
Southold, of such size and design as shall be determined by the Town Board, to be used
for the disposal of nonrecyclable waste.
§ 48-2. Dumping prohibited generally. [Amended 7-31-1973; 3-24-1992 by L.L. No. 9-
1992; 9-10-1993 by L.L. No. 20-1993; 11-24-1998 by L.L. No. 24-1998]
A. No person shall collect, store, accumulate, throw, cast, deposit or dispose of or
cause or permit to be collected, stored, accumulated, thrown, cast, deposited or
disposed of any hazardous waste, refuse and/or recyclable upon any premises or upon
any street, highway, sidewalk or public/private place within the Town of Southold, except
when authorized by the Town Board.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to prevent:
(1) The accumulation of refuse by a resident of the town upon premises occupied by
him, to the extent that such accumulation is ordinary and necessary for his personal
household requirements.
(2) The disposal of refuse at any transfer station maintained or authorized by the
Town of Southold.
(3) The proper use of receptacles placed upon the streets or other public places in
the Town of Southold for the depositing of refuse; provided, however, that such public
receptacles shall not be used for the deposit of accumulated household garbage.
(4) The engaging in secondhand junk and auto parts activities and businesses when
a license therefor has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of the Southold Town
ordinance licensing and regulating secondhand junk and auto parts activities and
businesses. EN
C. Nonrecyclable waste and town garbage bags.
(1) Nonrecyclable waste shall be deposited only at designated areas within the
transfer station.
(2) Town garbage bags shall be available at designated areas in the town.
(3) The size and design of the town garbage bag shall be determined by resolution
of the Town Board.
(4) The fee for each size of the town garbage bag shall be determined by resolution
of the Town Board.
(5) No person shall:
(a) Duplicate or imitate a town garbage bag.
(b) Give, sell or issue in any manner a duplicated or imitated town garbage bag.
§ 48-3. Town Transfer Station. [Amended 7-31-1973; 7-24-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979; 10-
9-1984 by L.L. No. 9-1984; 7-15-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986; 9-23-1986 by L.L. No. 12-
1986; 5-3-1988 by L.L. No. 11-1988; 2-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 11-26-1991 by L.L.
No. 26-1991; 11-26-1991 by L.L. No. 27-1991; 9-10-1993 by L.L. No. 20-1993; 12-7-
1993 by L.L. No. 25-1993; 5-3-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994; 11-24-1998 by L.L. No. 24-
1998]
A. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in or on any transfer station
maintained by a waste district in the Town of Southold any waste of any kind except
under the direction of the attendant in charge, whether such direction is given personally
or by another person by his authority or by a sign or signs erected at the transfer station
by the authority of the Town Board or attendant.
(1) Residential self-haulers and commercial self-haulers.
(a) No cans, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastic or newspaper as defined herein
shall be deposited at any Town of Southold Transfer Station unless separated from any
and all solid waste, trash, rubbish and vegetative yard waste. They are to be deposited
only at designated areas within such town disposal area.
(b) Nonrecyclable waste.
[1] Residential self-haulers. Nonrecyclable waste generated by residential self-
haulers shall be disposed of only in a town garbage bag as defined herein and deposited
only at designated areas within the transfer station.
[2] Commercial self-haulers. Nonrecyclable waste generated by commercial self-
haulers may be either:
ia] Disposed of in a town garbage bag and deposited at designated areas within the
transfer station; or
[b] Disposed of at the designated areas within the transfer station upon paying the
appropriate charge as set by Town Board resolution for the weight of nonrecyclable
waste deposited.
(2) Private residential refuse haulers/carters.
(a) The owners or occupants of all residences within the town which utilize collection
services provided by persons licensed to collect refuse pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall place recyclables in separate containers at curbside for collection on such
day or days as the licensee serving such residence shall designate.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to place out for collection any container in
which refuse is mixed with recyclables.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect refuse from a residence which is
mixed with recyclables or thereafter to commingle different types of recyclables or to mix
recyclables with refuse.
(d) Recyclables collected by private residential refuse haulers/carters and
transported to the transfer station shall be deposited in areas designated by appropriate
landfill personnel.
(e) Nonrecyclable waste.
[1] The owners or occupants of all residences within the town which utilize collection
services provided by persons licensed to collect refuse pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall place nonrecyclable waste in town garbage bags for collection on such day
or days as the licensee serving such residents shall designate.
[2] It shall be unlawful for any person to place out for collection any nonrecyclable
waste which is not in a town garbage bag. It shall be unlawful for any person to collect
nonrecyclable waste from a residence which is not in a town garbage bag.
[3] Nonrecyclable waste in town garbage bags collected by private residential refuse
haulers/carters and transported to the transfer station shall be deposited only in areas
designated by appropriate landfill personnel.
(3) Private commercial refuse haulers/carters.
(a) The owners or occupants of all commercial establishments within the town which
utilize collection services provided by persons licensed to collect refuse pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter shall place recyclables in separate containers at curbside for
collection on such day or days as the licensee serving such business shall designate.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any commercial establishment to place out for collection
any container in which refuse is mixed with recyclables.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any commercial establishment to place out for collection
any container in which one type of recyclable is mixed with any other type or types of
recyclables.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any private commercial refuse hauler/carter to collect
refuse from any commercial establishment which is mixed with recyclables or thereafter
to commingle different types of recyclables or to mix recyclables with refuse.
(e) Recyclables collected by private commercial refuse haulers/carters and
transported to the transfer station shall be deposited in areas designated by appropriate
personnel.
B. No garbage, refuse, rubbish or other material that does not have its origin within
the Town of Southold shall be deposited or disposed of in the town transfer station.
C. No vehicle shall be permitted to transport refuse into any transfer station
maintained by the Town of Southold unless such vehicle displays a valid permit or the
operator pays the applicable single-entry fee, except that vehicles owned and operated
by any of the following entitled shall be permitted to transport refuse into any transfer
station maintained by the Town of Southold, provided that at least one valid permit
and/or license has been issued to the particular entity: the State of New York, the
County of Suffolk, the Village of Greenport and fire districts, school districts and park
districts located within the Town of Southold.
D. The attendant at the transfer station is authorized to prohibit the disposal of
discarded motor vehicles and/or discarded fuel tanks having a capacity in excess of 550
gallons at the transfer station.
E. All municipal recyclables must be deposited in the appropriate location of the
transfer station owned by the Town of Southold.
§ 48-4. Fees; issuance and duration of permits and licenses. [Added 10-9-1984 by L.L.
No. 9-1984; amended 11-29-1988 by L.L. No. 29-1988; 6-20-1989 by L.L. No. 11-1989;
3-13-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 10-23-1993 by L.L. No. 23-1990; 10-23-1990 by L.L. No.
24-1990; 2-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 2-26-1991 by L.L. No. 3-1991; 3-26-1991 by L.L.
No. 9-1991; 11-24-1992 by L.L. No. 29-1992; 12-8-1992 by L.L. No. 31-1992; 10-5-1993
by L.L. No. 23-1993; 5-3-1994 by L.L. No. 8-1994; 10-18-1994 by L.L. No. 22-1994; 12-
13-1994 by L.L. No. 29-1994; 10-17-1995 by L.L. No. 22-1995; 11-24-1998 by L.L. No.
24-1998]
A. The fees for the issuance of permits and/or licenses for vehicles transporting
refuse into any transfer station maintained by the Town of Southold shall be in the
amounts prescribed by the Town Board, by resolution and as amended from time to
time. Permits shall be issued as follows:
(1) Resident disposal permit: for noncommercial vehicles of less than one-ton
capacity owned by a resident and/or taxpayer of the Town of Southold and transporting
only household refuse, provided that such vehicle displays a valid resident landfill permit
issued in accordance with the following:
(a) A resident disposal permit shall be issued by the Town Clerk or a person
designated by her to all persons who are qualified residents of the Town of Southold.
Persons applying for a resident disposal permit shall be requested to sign an application
in affidavit form and submit for inspection the following as proof of residence:
[1] A valid tax receipt stub for the current year for any taxable real property within
the Town of Southold assessed in the name of the applicant.
[2] A valid motor vehicle registration in the name of the applicant and to an address
located within the Town of Southold or to an address corresponding to the address of a
validated tax receipt stub for the current tax year for any taxable real property within the
Town of Southold affixed to the application.
[3] Such other proof of residence as is satisfactory to the Town Clerk.
(b) The Town Clerk or a person designated by the Town Clerk shall inspect such
application to determine that the applicant is a qualified resident of the town. Upon
approval of the application, a resident disposal permit shall be issued and inscribed with
the vehicle license registration number. Such permit shall not be transferred to any other
vehicle.
(c) Resident disposal permits for motor vehicles shall be permanently affixed to the
left side of the front bumper of such vehicle.
(2) Lessee disposal permit: for noncommercial vehicles of less than one-ton capacity
owned by a lessee in the Town of Southold and transporting only household refuse,
provided that such vehicle displays a valid lessee landfill permit issued in accordance
with the following:
(a) A lessee disposal permit shall be issued by the Town Clerk or a person
designated by her to all persons who lease or rent property within the Town of Southold
but do not qualify as residents as defined in § 48-4A(1 ) hereof. Persons applying for a
lessee landfill permit shall present an application in affidavit form, signed by the lessee
and the owner of the property, setting forth:
[1] The location of the leased or rented property.
[2] The persons occupying the same.
[3] The term of such tenancy.
(b) Upon a determination by the Town Clerk or person designated by her that the
applicant is entitled to a lessee disposal permit and upon the payment of the permit fee,
such permit shall be issued and inscribed with the vehicle license registration number
and shall be affixed to the vehicle in the same manner as provided in § 48-4A(1)(c)
hereof.
(3) Guest disposal permit: for noncommercial vehicles of less than one-ton capacity
owned by a guest of a resident in the Town of Southold and transporting only household
refuse, provided that such vehicle displays a valid guest landfill permit issued in
accordance with the following:
(a) A guest disposal permit shall be issued by the Town Clerk or a person
designated by the Town Clerk to all persons who are qualified residents of the Town of
Southold, as defined in § 48-4A(1) hereof, for use by guests temporarily residing in the
dwelling of such resident. A resident applying for a guest landfill disposal permit shall
present an application in affidavit form, signed by the applicant, setting forth:
[1] The location of the property to be occupied by the guests.
[2] The names and permanent addresses of the guests.
[3] The length of time of the guest occupancy.
(b) Upon a determination by the Town Clerk or person designated by her that the
applicant is entitled to a guest disposal permit and upon the payment of the permit fee,
such permit shall be issued and inscribed with the vehicle license registration number
and shall be affixed to the vehicle in the same manner as provided in § 48-4A(1)(c)
hereof.
(c) The fee for the issuance of a guest disposal permit shall be such fee as shall be
prescribed by a resolution of the Southold Town Board.
(4) Commercial permits: for all vehicles engaged in the commercial disposal of any
material other than mandated recyclables as defined herein and/or all vehicles with a
rated load-carrying capacity of one ton or greater.
(a) A commercial permit shall be issued by the Town Clerk or a person designated
by the Town Clerk to commercial businesses qualified to operate within the town.
Persons applying for a commercial permit shall be requested to sign an application in
affidavit form.
(b) Upon approval of the application, a commercial permit shall be issued and
inscribed with the vehicle license registration number. Such permit shall not be
transferred to any other vehicle. Such permit shall be affixed to the vehicle in a spot
clearly visible to attendants at the disposal area.
(c) The fees for issuance of commercial disposal permits shall be as prescribed by a
resolution of the Southold Town Board.
(5) Single-entry fees: A single-entry fee shall be charged to any residential or
commercial vehicle that delivers for disposal nonrecyclable debris generated within the
town and which does not display a valid permit. Single-entry fees shall be in an amount
prescribed by a resolution of the Town Board.
B. In addition to the fees established in § 48-4A of this chapter, there shall be a fee
as prescribed by resolution of the Southold Town Board, on loads containing the
following:
(1) Brush, landscaping and yard wastes, including but not limited to stumps,
branches, shrubs, plants, trees, bushes and grass clippings, but not including leaves and
sod.
(2) Construction debris, including but not limited to scrap and waste material
discarded as refuse resulting from construction.
(3) Wood, including but not limited to timber, logs, boards and wood as defined
herein.
(4) Demolition and construction debris, including but not limited to waste and rubble
resulting from remodeling, demolition and extensive repair of structures, waste cement,
concrete, masonry work, bricks, tile, sheetrock, plaster, wood, shingles and the like.
(5) Rubbish, including but not limited to furniture, fixtures, appliances, television sets,
carpets, awnings, boats and other like objects that are not considered normal everyday
household waste.
(6) Commercial and household garbage and rubbish, including but not limited to
furniture, fixtures, television sets, appliances, carpets, awnings, boats and other like
objects.
C. Issuance and duration of permits and/or licenses. All permits and/or licenses
provided for in this chapter shall be issued by the Town Clerk. Residential permits shall
be valid for one calendar year January 1 through December 31. Commercial permits
shall be valid for one year from the date of the issue.
D. Refund of fees. In the event that the Town Clerk has heretofore issued permits
for vehicles transporting refuse into the town landfill site at Cutchogue, and the fees paid
therefor exceed the fees provided for herein, the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to
refund such excess fees to the holders of such permits and/or licenses.
§ 48-5. Conveyance and transportation of refuse. [Amended 3-24-1992 by L.L. No. 9-
1992]
No person shall convey or transport refuse and/or recyclables through the streets or
public places of the Town of Southold in any cart, wagon or vehicle or by any other
means unless adequate care is taken to prevent the spilling of refuse and/or recyclables
in such public places and streets.
§ 48-6. Penalties for offenses. [Amended 7-31-1973 by EL. No. 1-1973; 2-7-1989 by
L.L. No. 2~1989; 2-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
A. Illegal dumping. Any person committing an offense of illegal dumping under this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable as follows:
(1) For a first offense:
(a) A fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $1,500;
(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 days; or
(c) Community service of 40 hours, to be performed within 30 days of the date of
sentencing,
(2) For a second offense:
(a) A fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000;
(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days; or
(c) Community service of 120 hours, to be performed within 90 days of the date of
sentencing.
B. Recycling offenses and other offenses. Any person committing a recycling
offense or any other offense against this chapter other than an offense of illegal dumping
shall be subject to a civil penalty enforceable and collectible by the town in the amount of
$100 for each offense. Any person committing a second and/or subsequent offense
within 12 months of the date of the first offense shall be subject to a civil penalty
enforceable and collectible by the town in the amount of $200. Such penalty shall be
collectible by and in the name of the town for each day that such offense shall continue.
C. Any person, firm or corporation who or which does not pay any charge or fee
established in this chapter or who or which violates any provision of this chapter shall be
subject to a fine not in excess of $250 for each offense. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or is committed.
[Added 7-11-1995 by L.L. No. 15-1995EN]
D. In addition to the above-provided penalties, the Town Board may also maintain
an action or proceeding in the name of the town in a court of competent jurisdiction to
compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
§ 48-7. Revocation of permit and/or license. [Added 5-3-1988 by L.L. No. 12-1988]
A. Permits and/or licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter may be
revoked by the Town Board of the Town of Southold after notice and hearing for violation
of the provisions of this chapter.
B. Notice of the hearing for revocation of a permit and/or license shall be given in
writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of
hearing. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the permittee and/or licensee
at his last known address at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing. Said
hearing shall be conducted in a manner wherein the accused permittee and/or licensee
is afforded full due process of the law.
C. At the conclusion of said hearing and as a result of the evidence adduced
therein, the Town Board may, in its discretion, revoke the said permit and/or license or,
in lieu thereof, suspend the subject permit and/or license for a specified period of time,
censure the permittee and/or licensee or impose a fine not to exceed $2,000.