For the purposes of this article, the terms
used herein are defined as follows:
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Concrete, brick, tree parts, nonferrous and ferrous metals
and corrugated cardboard, where practical.
[Added 7-14-2009 by Ord. No. 20-2009]
GARBAGE
Any waste material in the process of or subject to decomposition
or decay incidental to ordinary domestic or business use or purpose
and shall include, among other things, kitchen refuse, animal or vegetable
matter, decaying and decomposing substances. This does not include
any construction or renovation debris, recyclable materials, garden
refuse, heavy trash or white goods.
GARDEN REFUSE
Tree branches of less than 1/2 inch in diameter; hedge, brush
and vine trimmings; stalks of vegetables and plants and grasses, weeds
and similar substances and/or materials found in residential yards.
This does not include any dirt, soil, rocks or stones.
HEAVY TRASH
Household furniture or small appliances excluding white goods,
construction or renovation debris.
OCCUPANT
The owner, agent, tenant, lessee, caretaker or any other
person in charge of any premises affected by this article, whichever
classification may be appropriate and effective for its enforcement.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, firm or aggregation
or association of persons.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Newspapers, corrugated cardboard, commingled, electronic
waste, junkmail (mixed paper), grass clippings, motor oil, dry-cell
batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, fluorescent bulbs and
leaves. "Newspapers" include all papers distributed at regular and
irregular intervals to convey or report news or advertisements, excluding
glossy printed magazines, books or any periodicals with glued binding,
posters or similar materials. "Corrugated cardboard" includes boxes
and bindings, but excludes paperboard boxes (example: dry goods, food
boxes). "Commingled" includes glass, tin, aluminum, and type 1 and
2 plastic bottles. "Junkmail" (mixed paper) includes magazines, soft
cover books, dry good and food boxes, hard cover books, excluding
the covers, office paper, envelopes, etc. "Electronic waste" includes
TVs, radios, computers and small appliances not considered white goods.
"Dry-cell batteries" are household batteries used in flashlights,
toys, etc., including rechargeable batteries. "Small sealed lead-acid
batteries" are rechargeable batteries used in power tools, cellular
phones, etc., excluding car batteries.
[Amended 7-14-2009 by Ord. No. 20-2009]
SUITABLE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE
A thirty-five-gallon, sixty-five-gallon or ninety-five-gallon
receptacle provided by, or purchased from, the City of Hackensack.
Such receptacles shall be specifically designed for use with the automated/semiautomated
garbage collection system owned and operated by the City of Hackensack.
SUITABLE RECEPTACLE FOR MATERIALS OTHER THAN GARBAGE
Either a watertight metal or plastic container, which is
equipped with a close-fitting metal or plastic cover and adequate
handles and which is sufficiently strong for collection purposes and
has a capacity of not more than thirty-two-gallons; or plastic trash
bags, securely tied and of sufficient strength to permit them to be
lifted without tearing or breaking.
WHITE GOODS
Any large appliance such as refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers,
washing machines, dryers, air conditioners, etc. This includes, but
is not limited to, large metal items such as a metal filing cabinet,
metal desk, etc.
The Division of Sanitation of the Department
of Public Works within the City of Hackensack along with those inspectors
designated by the City Manager shall be the enforcement authority
charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of this
article.
The City Manager may promulgate and establish
rules, regulations and programs for the effective execution of the
foregoing provisions, provided that they are consistent therewith.
If any section, subsection, or clause of this
article shall, for any reason, be held to be unconstitutional or invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the remaining portions of this article.