Showing ordinances that apply to North Ballston Spa, NY
North Ballston Spa is an unincorporated community (population 1,376) in Saratoga County, New York. Because North Ballston Spa is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Saratoga County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The recycling requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
NY General Business Law §27-0717 and Saratoga County Local Law require source separation of recyclables. Saratoga Springs Chapter 221 enforces single-stream collection. Contaminated bins are tagged and skipped. Paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum, and plastics #1-#2 accepted countywide.
Saratoga County recycling is driven by NY Environmental Conservation Law §27-0717 (Solid Waste Management Act) which mandates source separation of designated recyclables. Saratoga Springs City Code Chapter 221 requires residents to separate paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE) from household trash. Most Saratoga County haulers now accept single-stream in blue toters but plastics #3-#7 have been dropped since 2018 China National Sword policy. Contaminated loads (food waste, plastic bags, tanglers, diapers) are tagged and skipped. Composting is encouraged but not mandated for residents; commercial generators above 2 tons/week of organic waste must comply with NY Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law (ECL §27-2201) within 25 miles of an organics processor. The NY Bottle Bill (ECL §27-1001) covers deposit containers — 5 cents redemption at retailers.
Saratoga Springs contamination: warning tag first, $25 second, up to $100 repeat. Commercial food scrap non-compliance under §27-2201: up to $2,500 per day. Failure to source-separate: civil penalty under county local law.
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