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Township of Moorestown, NJ
Burlington County
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All waste material of any nature, except that as prohibited herein, which shall be made and accumulated in any dwelling house, store, apartment or other buildings or premises in the Township shall either be removed by the Township in accordance with the regulations set forth herein or by a private collector contracted for by the owner, except that waste resulting from building construction, alterations or demolition as defined in § 92-2 and dangerous materials as defined in § 92-2 shall be removed and properly disposed of by the occupant of the premises or the contractor performing such work (exclusive of those locations where conditions of the subdivision, site plan or other approvals specifically require private contractor disposal of said materials or apartment houses or institutions covered by other rules or regulations of the Township of Moorestown).
The township, by its designated agents or employees, will collect and remove only the material as classified herein, when such material is placed into proper receptacles and offered for collection, in the quantity and the manner prescribed herein.
The township refuse collectors are prohibited from entering upon any privately owned lands, streets, service areas, driveways, alleys or buildings for the purpose of removing refuse material for collection except for containers described in and as provided by that Township Council resolution regarding large containers and adopted on July 24, 1972.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except an employee or an agent of the Township in the discharge of his duties, an employee or authorized representative of the Burlington County solid waste recycling programs or a private contractor employed by the occupant of the premises, to collect, pick up, rake up or in any way disturb the paper, garbage or other waste material of whatever nature deposited in a receptacle or laid or placed along any street or public place for collection, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, on the day of collection.