[Amended 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 3728]
The following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
All aluminum beverage containers.
Dry cell batteries such as, but not limited to, radio, toy,
watch and/or calculator batteries.
Paper cartons, sheets, spacer material or any other container
consisting of two layers of brown paper separated by an inner rippled
core.
All glass bottles and jars of any color, thoroughly rinsed
with caps and closures removed.
All paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions, containing advertisements and other matters
of public interest. The term "newspapers" shall also include inserts
that come with the newspapers, such as comics, colored store or grocery
advertisements, TV and magazine sections and glossy coupons.
All magazines, glossy inserts, computer paper, colored paper,
catalogs, store fliers with mailing labels, hardcover books with hard
covers removed, junk mail, writing or school paper, envelopes, paperback
books and copy paper.
Plastic bottles or jugs bearing a "No. 1" through "No. 7"
in a recycling triangle, thoroughly rinsed with caps, lids or closures
removed.
[Amended 3-24-2015 by Ord. No. 4101-15]
The following mandatory items to be separate from waste from
all residential properties: aluminum cans; asphalt; concrete; consumer
batteries; corrugated cardboard; electronics; glass containers; leaves;
mixed paper; motor oil; newspaper; plastic containers (No. 1 through
No. 7 plastic bottles); steel and bimetal cans; telephone books; and
wood waste.
[Amended 3-24-2015 by Ord. No. 4101-15]
All single-family and multiple-family dwellings or structures
in the Township of Franklin, including but not limited to garden and
high-rise apartments, townhouses, condominiums and apartments.
Tin-plated and bimetal food and beverage cans.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "textiles," which
immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-24-2015 by Ord.
No. 4101-15.
There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory separation of paper products, including but not limited
to newspapers; glass; and aluminum within the Township of Franklin.
The occupant or owner of any residential dwelling
or structure within the Township of Franklin shall place for disposal,
removal or collection the following named items in conformity with
the following regulations:
A.
Newspapers shall be bundled with twine and shall not
exceed 12 inches in height and shall be placed on top of occupant's/owner's
recycling bucket. Junk mail, magazines, catalogs, phone books and
paperbacks shall be placed in brown paper bags and placed alongside
of the recycling bucket.
B.
Glass bottles, jars, plastic bottles from soda, soft
drinks, milk, laundry detergent and water and aluminum, steel and
bimetal cans shall be contained in the occupant's/owner's recycling
bucket.
C.
Leaves shall be contained in thirty-gallon-capacity completely biodegradable
and recyclable two-ply wet strength paper bag purchased elsewhere.
[Amended 3-24-2015 by Ord. No. 4101-15]
D.
Corrugated cardboard must be broken down into twenty-four-inch
square pieces, stacked and bundled with twine. No shirt cardboard
or cereal boxes.
E.
Household batteries are collected along with recyclables
in an effort to properly dispose of these potential waste-stream contaminants.
Small dry-cell batteries (such as those from radios, toys, clocks
and calculators) must be sealed in plastic zip-top bags and placed
inside the occupant's/owner's recycling bucket.
A.
The collection, removal and disposal of newspapers,
batteries, cardboard, glass, metal shall be supervised by the Township
of Franklin in accordance with an agreement with Somerset County or
its designated agent, who shall establish the time, method and routes
of service. Recycling buckets required herein and newspapers shall
be placed prior to collection between the curb and sidewalk where
they shall be readily accessible to the collector. Recycling buckets
and newspapers shall be placed outside after 6:00 p.m. on the day
immediately preceding the day of collection but not later than 7:00
a.m. on the day of collection.
B.
All leaves shall be placed in the thirty-gallon biodegradable recycling
bags. During the months of October, November and December, the bags
shall be placed by the occupant or owner of any residential dwelling
or structure at the curbside on days designated and specified by the
Department of Public Works. At all other times during the year other
than the months of October, November and December, the owner or occupant
of a residential dwelling or structure shall deliver the leaves in
the thirty-gallon biodegradable recycling bags to the Public Works
Center at a location to be designated by the Director of Public Works.
Leaf bags shall not be filled to weigh more than 25 pounds each.
[Amended 3-24-2015 by Ord. No. 4101-15]
