It is hereby determined and declared to be in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the residents, citizens and taxpayers of the City of Long Branch for the City to provide for the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste and recyclable materials within the City. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the terms and conditions under which such services shall be provided. It is also the intention of this chapter to comply with the requirements of the P.L. 1989, c. 299, as amended and supplemented, relating to the provision of services to qualified private communities, as well as to comply with the requirements of P.L. 2001, c. 25, as amended and supplemented, relating to the provision of services to multifamily dwellings, as promulgated by the New Jersey State Legislature.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:
ALUMINUM
Only disposable items made of aluminum, including aluminum containers used for soda, beer or other beverages. Excluded are foil, wrappers, containers for food, construction siding, screen frames and lawn furniture.
ANIMAL and FOOD PROCESSING WASTES
Processing waste materials generated in canneries, slaughterhouses, packing plants or similar industries, including animal manure when intended for disposal and not reuse. Also included are dead animals. Animal manure, when intended for reuse or composting, is to be managed in accordance with the criteria and standards developed by the Department of Agriculture as set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:9-38.
ASHES
The solid matter remaining after the combustion of wood, coal, coke and any and all combustible materials used for heating purposes.
BRUSH
Waste materials, branches, stumps, limbs and clippings, measuring not more than six inches in diameter, from trees, shrubs, hedges and other garden or yard plantings. Brush does not include grass clippings and stumps exceeding six inches in diameter.
[Amended 1-9-2019 by Ord. No. 31-18]
BULK WASTE
Large items of waste material such as appliances, furniture, glass (window and door), carpets and padding and cable. Discarded automobile and cycle tires collected from residential properties are also included in this category. Bulk waste does not include construction and demolition waste, discarded truck tires, discarded trailer tires or discarded tires of any type from nonresidential properties. [See § 293M(12) for acceptable and excluded items.]
[Amended 1-9-2019 by Ord. No. 30-18]
CABLE
Discarded wire cable or wire rope, whether spooled or loose.
CHIPBOARD and PAPERBOARD
Single-ply paper packaging, such as cereal boxes and gift boxes.
COOPERATIVE
A housing corporation or association wherein the holder of a share or membership interest in the corporation or association is entitled to possess and occupy, for dwelling purposes, a house, apartment or other unit of housing owned by the corporation or association, or to purchase a unit of housing, constructed or erected by the corporation or association.
CONDOMINIUM
The form of real property ownership provided for under the Condominium Act, P.L. 1969, c. 257 (N.J.S.A. 46:88-1 et seq.).
CONSTRUCTION and DEMOLITION WASTE
Waste building material and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and/or demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings, pavements and other structures. The following materials may be found in construction and demolition waste: treated and untreated wood scrap, including wood shingles; concrete, asphalt, bricks, blocks and other masonry; plaster, Sheetrock and wallboard; roofing materials; nonasbestos building insulation; and other miscellaneous materials; but shall not include other solid waste types or dirt.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
The brown, heavy cardboard usually found in boxes used for packing materials (two layers with a waffle layer in between), including brown kraft grocery bags.
DRY INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Waste materials resulting from manufacturing, industrial and research and development processes and operations, and which are not hazardous in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:26G. Also included are nonhazardous oil spill cleanup waste, dry nonhazardous pesticides, dry nonhazardous chemical waste and residue from the operations of a scrap metal shredding facility.
ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
[Added 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. 20-11]
A. 
COMPUTERAn electric, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage function, and may include both a computer central processing unit and a monitor.
B. 
COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICEA desktop or personal computer, computer monitor, portable computer, or television sold to a consumer.
C. 
MONITORA separate video display component of a computer, whether sold separately or together with a computer central processing unit and computer box, and includes a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or other image projection technology, greater than four inches measured diagonally, and its case, interior wires and circuitry, cable to the central processing unit, and power cord.
D. 
ORPHAN DEVICEA covered electronic device for which no manufacturer can be identified, or for which the original manufacturer no longer exists.
E. 
TELEVISIONA stand-alone display system containing a cathode ray tube or any other type of display primarily intended to receive video programming via broadcast, having a viewable area greater than four inches measured diagonally, able to adhere to standard consumer video formats and having the capability of selecting different broadcast channels and support sound capability.
F. 
VIDEO DISPLAYAn output surface having viewable area greater than four inches when measured diagonally that displays moving graphical images or a visual representation of image sequences or pictures, showing a number of quickly changing images on a screen in fast succession to create the illusion of motion, including, if applicable, a device that is an integral part of the display and cannot be easily removed from the display by the consumer that produces the moving image on the screen. A video display typically uses a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or other image projection technology.
G. 
Items accepted include answering machines, compact disc players, fax machines, scanners, hard drives, laptops, mobile phones, modems, microwave ovens, pagers, personal computers (CPU, monitors, keyboards, mouse, and peripherals), printers, printed circuit boards, radios, remote controls, stereos, tape players, telephones/telephone equipment and VCRs.
H. 
Residents are responsible for removal of any personal data contained on electronic devices and computer hard drives.
FEE SIMPLE COMMUNITY
A private community which consists of individually owned lots or units and provides for common or shared elements or interests in real property.
FOOD WASTE
Consists of putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable waste incidental to and resulting from the use, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
GARBAGE
Nonputrescible solid waste, contaminated paper, food waste, nonrecyclable plastics, ceramics, blue and fiat glass and other similar materials, excluding building materials and household hazardous waste.
GLASS
Products made from silica or sand, soda, ash and limestone, the product being transparent and translucent and being used for packaging or bottling of various matters, including food, beverages and medicine. Does not include light bulbs, glassware, ceramics or blue or flat glass, commonly known as "window glass."
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE and COMPUTER PAPER
This paper includes white letterhead, copy paper and computer paper.
HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME
The form of real property ownership provided for under the Horizontal Property Act, P.L. 1963, c. 168 (N.J.S.A. 46:8A-1 et seq.).
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Includes wet paint, lawn and garden chemicals, household cleaners, gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze, mercury thermostat switches, wet or dry batteries and other toxins.
METAL
All products made of metal, to include appliances such as washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, hot-water heaters and scrap metal, including construction siding, screen frames and lawn furniture. [See § 293 M(13) for acceptable and excluded items.]
[Amended 1-9-2019 by Ord. No. 30-18]
MIXED PAPER
Includes unwanted mail, greeting cards, gift wrap, magazines, books (with hard covers removed), phone books and other scrap paper.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures in which five or more dwelling units are rented or leased or offered for rental or lease for residential purposes except hotels, motels or other guest houses serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under Subsection (j) of section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Nonrecyclable waste originating in the community from private residences, commercial establishments (including but not limited to restaurants, stores, markets, theaters, hotels and warehouses), institutional establishments (including but not limited to schools, hospitals, research institutions and public buildings) and industrial establishments. Municipal solid waste shall include animal and foodprocessing wastes, ashes, chipboard and paperboard, food waste, garbage and trash. The following materials are not included as part of municipal solid waste: recyclable materials, construction and demolition waste, household hazardous waste, dry industrial waste, laboratory, infectious and/or medical wastes, grass clippings, dirt, bulk waste, tires, brush and any other matter not specifically permitted.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
The collection and disposal of municipal solid waste by the City of Long Branch.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded, however, are all magazines or other periodicals as well as all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
PERSON
Includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY
A residential condominium, cooperative, fee simple community or horizontal property regime, the residents of which do not receive any tax abatement or tax exemption related to its construction, comprised of a community trust or other trust device, condominium association, homeowners' association or council of co-owners, wherein the cost of maintaining roads and streets and providing essential services is provided for by a not-for-profit entity consisting exclusively of unit owners within the community. No apartment building or garden apartment complex owned by an individual or entity that receives monthly rental payments from tenants who occupy the premises shall be considered a qualified private community. No "proprietary campground facility," as defined in section 1 of P.L. 1993, c. 258 (N.J.S.A. 45:22A-49 et al.), shall be considered to be a qualified private community.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those items which must be source separated from other solid wastes for recycling and eventual reuse. As used in this chapter, the term "recyclable materials" shall refer to newspaper, mixed paper, glass, tin and steel food and beverage containers, aluminum food and beverage containers, stumps and large tree parts, grass, leaves, concrete and asphalt, hazardous and liquid waste, tires, appliances containing Freon (e.g., refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers), metal products, white goods (large metal appliances such as washers and dryers), and batteries (household and automotive). In addition to the items specified herein, high-grade office and computer paper and corrugated cardboard are considered to be recyclable materials from commercial, institutional and industrial establishments. The term "recyclable materials" also includes any other matter or items which is/are banned from disposal at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center Landfill.
SOLID WASTE
The term "solid waste" is a universal term which refers to all nonrecyclable waste produced by private residences, commercial, institutional and industrial establishments and any other properties located within the City. This item includes all materials, whether or not they are collectible under the municipal solid waste collection services program.
TRASH
Ashes, plastic materials, ceramics, blue and flat glass, nonputrescible solid waste, contaminated paper and other similar materials, excepting building materials and construction and demolition waste.
VEGETATIVE WASTE
Waste materials from farms, nurseries and greenhouses that are produced from the raising of plants. This waste includes such crop residues as plant stalks, hulls, leaves and tree wastes processed through a wood chipper.