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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 323, Newspapers, Used, adopted 1-3-1974 by Ord. No. 4194-74
(Article 18 of Chapter 18 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of
Clifton, New Jersey, 1960), as amended.
There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory source separation of recyclable materials at the curb, and
for the mandatory drop-off of other recyclable material not collected
at the curb. Residents are responsible for transporting all recyclables
not collected at the curb to the proper collection areas. The City
Manager, Superintendent of Public Works and Recycling Coordinator
are hereby authorized and directed to establish regulations as to
the manner, days and times of such collections and the bundling, handling,
location and placement of recyclable materials in residential areas
for collection by the City and/or its agents.
The following terms, as used in this article,
shall mean and include:
Beverage (beer and soda) containers only.
All material which contained food and made from nonferrous
material.
Ethylene glycol, an automotive engine coolant.
Batteries from automobiles and trucks, but not including
household batteries.
Backyard composting of yard and food waste in accordance
with regulations set by local, county and state guidelines.
Concrete, brick, block, asphalt, asphalt-based roofing scrap
and any other nontraditional recyclable material that may occur.
Material commonly used for boxes, shipping containers and
packing materials.
Any individual, public or private corporation or firm owning,
operating or in charge of any residential structure who produces or
has charge of producing solid waste and/or recyclable materials in
the City of Clifton.
Any food or beverage containers made from silica or sand,
soda ash and limestone; specifically, clear, green and brown glass
containers only. Excluded are window glass, ceramic, plate glass and
light bulbs.
All grass clippings.
Outgrowths of trees, plants or stems.
Includes all magazines, junk mail and miscellaneous unsoiled
paper scrap.
All oil from internal-combustion engines or transmissions.
Those structures, such as apartments, cooperatives and condominiums,
which are used or are intended, arranged or designed for use by three
or more separate groups or families for living where solid waste and/or
recyclable materials are generated.
Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and
high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
The City garage located at 307 East 7th Street.
The area designed for drop off of certain recyclable materials.
Location of this site is on Recycle Road behind the City Hall.
FERROUS SCRAP METALAll metal scraps made of steel or cast iron, metal drums, railings and cuttings.
NONFERROUS SCRAP METALAll metals not steel or iron, such as aluminum, brass, copper or lead.
The sorting and the setting apart of solid waste for the
purpose of recycling by the generator.
All metal food and beverage containers other than aluminum.
All clothing or other cloth material.
All truck or passenger auto tires.
All large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
washers, dryers, boilers, hot-water heaters, freezers, dehumidifiers
and air conditioners.
All twigs, brush, tree branches, stumps and logs.
A.
Every generator in the City of Clifton shall source-separate
used newspapers, magazines, glass bottles and jars, aluminum, steel
cans, ferrous and nonferrous metals, white goods, grass clippings,
leaves, yard and tree materials, corrugated cardboard, plastic containers,
antifreeze, motor oil, automotive batteries, construction and demolition
debris, textiles and tires from the municipal solid waste. Generators
in the City shall provide sufficient containers for the temporary
storage of recyclable materials pending collection or drop off. Containers
shall be kept clean and in condition for safe handling. The location
of said containers shall be in an area that is easily accessible and
which will not create a nuisance to other adjacent properties or create
conflict with pedestrians or vehicles.
B.
Recycling materials shall be packaged for curbside
collection or deposited at the City recycling center or public works
yard in the following manner:
(1)
Newspapers shall be securely bundled to facilitate
handling. Each bundle shall not exceed 40 pounds in weight. Acceptable
materials may either be tied with string or cord or placed into sturdy
paper bags for collection. Generators shall ensure that said materials
are either placed at the curbside or dropped off at the recycling
center for collection.
(2)
Magazines shall be packaged in the same manner as
newspapers.
(3)
Aluminum cans shall be drained of all liquid, rinsed
and crushed and placed in a reusable sturdy receptacle or container
not less than four gallons or more than 32 gallons in size. Aluminum
shall be kept separate from all other material.
(4)
Steel cans shall be drained of all liquid or food,
rinsed with labels removed, crushed if possible, and placed in a reusable
sturdy receptacle or container not less than four gallons or more
than 32 gallons in size. Steel cans shall be kept separate from all
other material.
(5)
Glass bottles and jars shall be drained of all liquid
or food, rinsed and placed in a reusable sturdy receptacle or container
not less than four gallons or more than 32 gallons in size. Glass
must be kept in separate containers and separated by color, i.e.,
brown, green and clear bottles only.
(6)
Grass clippings shall be placed in a reusable sturdy
receptacle or container not less than seven gallons or more than 32
gallons in size. Clippings may also be placed in biodegradable paper
bags only. These bags are sold in garden centers. Residents may not
use plastic bags of any type.
(7)
Leaves shall be raked to the curb by City residents
for pickup on or about October 15 until December 20, as directed by
the Superintendent of Public Works.
(8)
Corrugated cardboard shall be brought by City residents
to the recycling center. Corrugated cardboard shall be tied in bundles
in a size up to three feet in length and each bundle shall not exceed
50 pounds in weight. Residents who generate a minimum amount of this
material and cannot travel to the recycling center shall be exempted
from this item.
(9)
Used motor oil and antifreeze shall be placed in clean
separate containers and delivered to a state reinspection station
or the Passaic County household hazardous waste collection site. It
is illegal to place these items at the curb, on the soil, drained
in sewers or dumped in any body of water. A list of service stations
is available by calling the recycling office.
(10)
Automotive batteries shall be brought by residents
to the public works yard.
(11)
Tires shall be brought by residents to the public
works yard at a cost of $1.50 per car tire without rim.
(12)
White goods shall be placed at the curb the
night before pickup. Residents must remove all doors from freezers
and refrigerators. Also, residents must have all freon removed by
a certified technician for the following appliances: refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers. The City will not collect
any of the aforementioned items unless a label or certificate is provided
that all freon has been removed according to the Federal Clean Air
Act regulations.
(13)
Textiles should be given to charitable organizations.
(14)
Yard and tree materials shall be placed at the
curb by residents who trim or cut their own trees and shall be collected
by the City as directed by the Superintendent of Public Works.
(15)
Construction and demolition debris shall be handled in accordance with Article VI of this chapter.
(16)
Plastic containers shall be brought to the City
recycling center only. Residents must keep all PET bottles separated
from HDPE bottles when placing them at the center. Residents who cannot
deliver bottles to the center are exempt from this requirement.
(17)
Scrap metal. Residents shall call the public
works office to schedule a pickup of any large metal items resulting
from an old shed, railings or pipes. Residents should bring other
metal items to a scrap dealer or donate them to a charitable organization.
(18)
Composting shall be in such a manner which will
not create a nuisance for adjoining properties. The City encourages
backyard composting of food and yard debris as a way to reduce the
amount of material collected at the curb.
C.
Every generator shall ensure that the aforementioned
recyclable materials are source-separated, clean, uncontaminated and
not exposed to substances or conditions which would render them unusable
for recycling before collections are made from the curb by the City
or they are delivered to the recycling center.
D.
Recyclable materials to be collected by the City of
Clifton, or agents thereof, shall be placed at the curb on those days
specifically specified by the City of Clifton. Recyclable materials
shall be placed at the curb in durable reusable containers not earlier
than 7:00 p.m. on the day before regular municipal collection and
not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of regular municipal collection.
The City will notify all sectors at least every
six months of the provisions of this article as well as the various
responsibilities of each sector for recycling. Such notification may
include, but shall not be limited to, direct mail, posting of notices
in public places and newspaper advertising. All generators of multifamily
dwellings shall inform their tenants and/or occupants and other affected
parties in writing, (i.e., refuse haulers, recycling collections companies,
etc.) concerning the requirements of this article as well as any new
guidelines promulgated by the City Manager.
A.
Generators from multifamily dwellings who have private
collectors for solid waste collection and recycling shall be required
annually to report the tonnage of materials recycled from their solid
waste to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator by January 15.
Certain refuse classified as contaminated shall
not be placed for disposal, removal or collection at the curbside
but, rather, shall be disposed of by the person discarding the same
in some other safe manner. Contaminated refuse shall include such
refuse as may from time to time be so classified by regulation of
the City Manager, based upon the extra costs charged by the County
of Passaic for disposal of such refuse.
A.
From the time of placement at the curb or City recycling
center by any generator, all recyclable materials shall become and
be the property of the City of Clifton, and it shall be a violation
of this article for any person other than authorized personnel of
the City of Clifton, or its designee, to collect, pick up or cause
to be collected or picked up such materials. Each such collection
in violation hereof from one or more location during said period shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense.
B.
Any generator, resident or corporation may donate
or sell recyclable materials to any person, partnership or corporation
whether operating for profit or not for profit. Said person, partnership
or corporation may not, however, pick up said recyclable materials
from the curb in the City of Clifton.
The City Police Department, Public Works Department,
Health Department, Housing Department, Recycling Coordinator, Passaic
County Health Department and/or their designee or any citizen of Clifton
is hereby authorized to enforce all provisions of this article. The
Recycling Coordinator shall be responsible for the inspection of solid
waste and/or recyclables in all sectors in order to determine any
noncompliance with this article. Such inspection shall be on a random
basis, at a frequency of at least once per month per collection route.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects
to comply with any provision of this article or any rules or regulations
promulgated thereto after two warnings, shall be punished, upon conviction
therefor, by a fine or penalty as provided below:
(1)
First offense: a fine of $25.
(2)
Second offense: a fine of $100.
(3)
Third offense: a fine of $250 and/or 90 days of community
service.
(4)
Fourth and each subsequent offense: a fine of $1,000
and/or up to 90 days of community service.
(5)
A mandatory court appearance is required for the second
and subsequent violation of this article.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who, without authority
from the City, removes items placed at curbside pursuant to and in
accordance with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
therefor, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall
be deemed committed for each act or occurrence which violates the
terms of this article.
