Ordinance Summary

CONCISE SUMMARY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE

On November 10, 1994 the Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District Board of Supervisors adopted a Solid Waste Management Ordinance in conformance with the District's Charter and the State Solid Waste Management Act of 1987.

The purpose of the ordinance is to promote the health, safety and welfare of district residents, to provide for the efficient, economical and environmentally sound management of solid waste and to regulate the separation, collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and recyclables within the district.

Table of contents:

Article I Purpose; Title
Article II Definitions
Article III Responsibilities of Generators
Article IV Responsibilities of Haulers
Article V Use of District Facilities
Article VI Establishment and Payment of Charges
Article VII Inspection
Article VIII Enforcement and Remedies
Article IX Public Safety
Article X Miscellaneous

Specifically the ordinance:

• Requires the separation of hazardous wastes, special wastes, construction and demolition wastes, yard wastes and recyclables,
  
• Provides for the licensing of haulers and vehicles including a licensing fee and minimum insurance requirements,
  
• Establishes a system of tipping fee payments and charges, initially set at sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) per ton of disposed waste, to support district programs,
  
• Allows for periodic inspection of solid waste within the district to assure compliance with the ordinance and for data collection,
  
• Adopts civil remedies/penalties for unlawful conduct in conformance with 24 VSA section 1974a. License suspension and/or revocation and monetary penalties may be sought for violations to the ordinance.

To see the entire waste management ordinance click here, or for a paper copy contact the District or any district member town clerk.

A petition for a vote on the question of disapproving an ordinance, at a special meeting duly warned for the purpose, shall be signed by not less than 5% of the qualified voters of the municipality, and presented to the legislative body or the clerk of the municipality within 45 days following the date of adoption of the ordinance.

Posted this 21st day of November, 1994.

Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District
96 Mill Street, PO Box 58, No. Hartland, VT 05052-0058
Phone (802)296-3688  |  Fax 281-7088  |  E-mail GUVSWD@valley.net