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Westchester council approves changes to borough garbage code including tote and dumpster rules
Summary
The borough council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 62 of the Westchester code to add definitions for tote and dwelling unit, revise public and private collection rules, and require recycling containers to be stored with other waste containers.
Westchester Borough Council on May 22 approved changes to the borough’s garbage, rubbish and refuse code that add definitions for “dwelling unit” and “tote,” revise public and private collection rules and change where recycling containers must be stored.
The ordinance — described in the meeting as an update to Chapter 62 of the Code of the Borough of Westchester — passed on a recorded vote the council gave as 5-0 after a public hearing and brief public comment.
The measure’s title and the published exhibits provided for the record list changes to Section 62-1 (definitions), several subsections of Section 62-2 addressing public and private collection rules, a cross‑reference to totes, trash cans and dumpsters, revised dumpster regulations, and a requirement that containers used for recycling be stored…
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