[Adopted 6-18-1987 by Ord. No. 549 (Ch.
43A, Art. I, of the 1970 Code)]
[Amended 3-3-1988 by Ord. No. 565; 8-16-1993 by Ord. No.
638; 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 851]
A.
It shall be mandatory for all person who are owners,
lessees and occupants of residential property, of business and industrial
properties, and of private or public and government institutions and
buildings, to separate newspaper, corrugated cardboard, clean mixed
paper, aluminum cans, tin and bimetal cans, glass bottles and jars,
and pourable plastic bottles ("designated recyclable”) from
all other solid waste produced by such residences and establishments,
for the separate collections and ultimate recycling of such materials.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
B.
Residences, businesses and institutions provided with
recyclables collection by the Borough shall place all designated recyclables
curbside in a manner and schedule as regularly published and distributed
by the Borough. Any business or institution not provided collection
by the Borough shall be responsible for arranging the appropriate
separation, storage, collections and ultimate recycling of all designated
recyclables.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
C.
In accordance with existing state regulations (N.J.A.C.
14A:3-11), all service stations, oil retailers and motor vehicle reinspection
stations with used-oil holding tanks shall accept up to five gallons
at a time of used motor oil from individuals changing oil from cars,
lawn mowers or motorcycles and shall post a sign informing the public
that they are a used-oil collection site.
D.
Leaves shall be kept separate from other vegetative
waste and shall only be placed for collection in the manner and schedule
as shall be published by the Borough of Oceanport.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
E.
It shall be mandatory to include demolition materials
in the list of recycling materials for all residential and nonresidential
recycling programs.
F.
It shall be mandatory for all nonresidential establishments
not served by the municipal recycling program to provide a record
to the municipality of the types and quantities of materials recycled.
The report shall be prepared upon such forms as shall be promulgated
by the Recycling Coordinator and shall be filed with the Recycling
Coordinator for each calendar quarter not later than 15 days following
the expiration of each such calendar quarter. Weights receipts and/or
letters on official company stationery shall clearly describe the
quantity and disposition of each material included in the quarterly
report.
G.
It shall be mandatory to separate grass clippings
from household waste and shall be managed by grasscycling, home composting
or delivery to an authorized compost site.
H.
Automotive and other vehicle or wet-cell batteries,
motor oil and antifreeze shall not be disposed as solid waste. Such
items are to be kept separate from other waste material and recyclables,
and brought to local service stations, scrap yards or publicly operated
facilities permitted to handle such products.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
I.
The following bulky recyclables shall not be placed
with solid waste at the curbside for pickup: concrete, asphalt, brick,
block, tree stumps, tree limbs over three inches in diameter, tires,
metal appliances or bulk metal items larger than one cubic foot and/or
heavier than five pounds.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
J.
It shall be mandatory for all commercial and residential
construction to separate all demolition materials for recycling.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
K.
Common,
non-rechargeable dry-cell batteries, commonly labeled "A," "AA," "AAA,"
"C," "D" and "9 Volt," may be disposed with the regular municipal
solid waste; however, rechargeable dry-cell and button batteries shall
be separated and brought to publically operated facilities or retail
outlets permitted to handle such products.
[Added 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
L.
Effective
January 2, 2011, computers, computer monitors and other related electronic
hardware, as well as analog and digital television must be separated
and brought to publically operated facilities or retail outlets permitted
to handle such products.
[Added 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
All disposable cans made of aluminum used for food or beverages.
Specifically excluded are aluminum foils, pie tins, trays, cookware
and other aluminum products.
High-grade bond paper, mixed office and school papers, such
as stationery, construction paper and writing tablets, including computer
printouts, magazines, gift-wrapping paper, hard- and soft-cover books,
junk mail and single-layer cardboard (chipboard). Specifically excluded
are carbon papers, paper cups and plates, food wrappers or any other
paper contaminated by direct contact with food products and paper
products used for personal hygiene, such as tissues.
Layered cardboard including a waffled section between the
layers, of the type commonly used to make boxes and cartons. Specifically
excluded are waxed cardboard and any cardboard contaminated by direct
contact with food, such as pizza boxes.
Includes asphalt, concrete and wood wastes.
Transparent or translucent containers made from silica or
sand, soda ash and limestone, used for the packaging or bottling of
various products. Specifically excluded are dishware, light bulbs,
window glass, ceramics and other glass products.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprints; includes
any inserts which are normally included in the newspaper. Specifically
excluded are any pages of newspaper used for household projects and
crafts, such as painting or papier-mache projects or used for cleanup
of pet waste.
Plastic bottles where the neck is smaller then the body of
the container, and is limited to plastic resin type No. 1 PET and
plastic resin type No. 2 HDPE. Specifically excluded are other resin
types (Nos. 2 through 7) and non-bottle plastic containers, such as
margarine tubes and other consumer items and packages, such as film
plastics, blister packaging, boxes, baskets, toys and other products.
Disposable cans made of tin, steel or a combination of metals,
including but not limited to containers commonly used for food products.
Specifically excluded are cans which contain toxic products such as
paints or oils.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
A.
The position of Recycling Coordinator is herby created and established
within the Borough of Oceanport and shall be appointed by the Borough
Council for a term of one year expiring December 31 of each year.
The term of the person first appointed as Recycling Coordinator or
any appointment due to a vacancy shall expire December 31 of the year
of that person's appointment.
B.
The duties of the Recycling Coordinator shall include, but are not
limited to, the preparation of the annual or other reports required
by state and county agencies regarding the local solid waste and recycling
programs, reviewing the performance of local schools and municipal
agencies in conducting recycling activities, periodic review of local
residential and business recycling practices and compliances, reports
to the governing body on the implementation and enforcement of the
provisions of this article and such other reports and activities as
may be requested by the governing body.
C.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be required to comply with the certification
requirements for Municipal Recycling Coordinators, as established
by the State of New Jersey. The Recycling Coordinator shall have completed
or be in the process of completing the requirements for the certification
as a "Certified Recycling Professional" (CRP) no later than January
13, 2010, as required by the New Jersey Recycling Enhancement Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-96.2.
A.
The Borough Council may use municipal personnel to
collect recyclable material set forth herein at curbside and/or from
a dropoff center and shall sell said recyclable material if a market
exists therefor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
B.
The Borough Council may elect to enter into agreements
with qualified persons or corporations authorizing them to collect
said recyclable material at curbside or from a dropoff center and
to sell said recyclable material, provided that the amount of money
realized exceeds the cost of collection.
A.
Recyclable material as defined herein shall be the
property of the Borough of Oceanport once placed on the curbside or
brought to a dropoff center.
B.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
unauthorized by the Borough Council to pick up or cause to be picked
up said recyclable material as defined herein. Each such collection
in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
punishable as hereinafter provided.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
any person, partnership or corporation who is owner, lessee or occupant
of a residential or nonresidential property may donate or sell said
recyclable material as defined herein to any person, partnership or
corporation, whether or not operating for profit. Said person, partnership
or corporation, however, shall not pick up said recyclable materials
at curbside or at a municipal dropoff center.
[Added 8-18-1988 by Ord. No. 573]
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity
not a lawful resident of the Borough of Oceanport or any owner or
occupant of a nonresidential establishment to deposit or place any
recyclable materials either at a municipal dropoff center or at any
other location within the Borough.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine as set forth in Chapter 1, § 1-15, General penalty, except that the maximum fine or penalty for the failure to comply with § 325-5A and B thereof, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall not exceed $50. As an alternate penalty, a convicted person may be ordered to perform community service in the recycling program for a period not to exceed 90 days.
[Amended 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 851]
B.
Each day such violation or neglect is committed or
permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable
as such.
C.
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator, the Monmouth County Health Department
and the Police Department are hereby jointly and severally empowered
to inspect solid waste and recycling arrangements and compliance at
local residences, businesses, schools and institutions and to enforce
the provisions of this article, by issuance of warnings, notices or
summonses.
[Amended 4-1-2010 by Ord. No. 879]
