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ARTICLE XXI SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION
Section
2101.
Accumulation
of
Ashes,
Garbage,
Solid
Waste
and
Refuse
Materials.-The
board
of
supervisors
in
the
manner
authorized
by
the
act
of
July
7,
1980
(P.L.
380,
No.
97),
known
as
the
"Solid
Waste
Management
Act,"
and
the
act
of
July
28,
1988
(P.L.
556,
No.
101),
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
thereof. Section 2102. Collection.-The board of supervisors may collect and remove, by contract or otherwise, ashes, garbage, solid waste and other refuse materials and recyclables and prescribe penalties for the enforcement thereof. Any contract with refuse haulers may be made for a period not exceeding five years. This limitation does not apply to contracts with any other county or municipal corporation. Section 2103. Disposal.-The board of supervisors may dispose of, by contract or otherwise, ashes, garbage, solid waste and other refuse materials. Any contract with the owner of a private facility for the disposal or incineration of ashes, garbage, solid waste and other refuse materials may be made for a period not exceeding twenty years. This limitation does not apply to contracts with any county or municipal corporation. Section 2104. Acquisition of Land.-The board of supervisors 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 township, including equipment, either separately or jointly, with any county or municipal corporation in order to provide for the destruction, collection, removal and disposal 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. The board of supervisors may provide for the payment of the cost thereof out of the funds of the township. The board of supervisors may acquire land for landfill purposes, either amicably or by exercising the power of eminent domain, and maintain lands and places for the dumping of ashes, garbage, solid waste and other refuse materials.
Section
2105.
Charge
for
Services.-The
board
of
supervisors
may
establish,
alter,
charge
and
collect
rates
and
other
charges
for
the
collection,
removal
and
disposal
of
ashes,
garbage,
solid
waste,
other
refuse
materials
and
recyclable
materials,
and
the
costs
of
including
the
payment
of
any
indebtedness
incurred
for
the
construction,
purchase,
improvement,
repair,
maintenance
and
operation
of
any
facilities
therefor,
and
the
amount
due
under
any
contract
with
any
county
or
municipal
corporation
furnishing
the
services
or
facilities. Section 2107. Refuse Collection District.-On petition of a majority of the owners, occupants or tenants of any territory inside the township which is definitely defined, set apart and limited by the board of supervisors as a refuse collection district, either with township employes and facilities or with independent contractors, the board of supervisors may provide for the removal from the refuse collection district of ashes, garbage, solid waste or other refuse materials and for the disposal thereof, including the collection and marketing of recyclable materials. The board of supervisors may levy an assessment upon all owners, occupants or tenants of the district sufficient to defray the cost of the removal, disposal or marketing under section 3301(b). Section 2108. Exclusion from Bidding Requirements.-A township shall not be subject to requirements otherwise imposed by law for the sale of personal property owned by the township 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), entitled "An act excluding the sale of recyclable material from political subdivision personal property sale restrictions relating to advertising and bidding."
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