As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BATTERIES
Automobile and truck batteries; does not include household
batteries.
BIMETAL/TIN
Consisting of or relating to two metals; also includes tin
cans.
BRUSH
All small trees, shrubs, limbs and branches.
BUSINESS or COMMERCIAL
Any nonresidential building, structure or establishment,
including but not limited to those used for retail, wholesale, offices,
professional services, shipping and receiving areas, cafeterias, automobile
service, restaurants and dining areas and taverns.
CORRUGATED (CARDBOARD)
Herein the term used to identify a type of paper in which
a portion has been made to have a wavy surface (alternating ridges
and grooves) and is placed between two flat surfaces for the sake
of strength and which is commonly used to form cartons.
DESIGNATED MATERIALS
Those recyclable materials listed in the Passaic County District
Recycling Plan which are mandated to be collected for recycling. These
materials may be expanded as viable markets are found.
FERROUS
Derived from, containing or alloyed with iron or steel.
FOOD WASTE
All food waste that is recycled or rendered, such as meat
bones, frying oil or institutional kitchen waste.
GLASS FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of silica, soda ash and limestone being
transparent and/or translucent and breakable; also includes window
glass.
GRASS (CLIPPINGS)
All grass clippings that are composted in combination with
other vegetable waste.
HIGH-GRADE PAPER
Papers generally used in an office environment that are of
high quality and include, but not limited to, computer, letterhead,
ledger and photocopy paper.
INSTITUTION
An established organization or foundation dedicated to public
service or culture, including but not limited to religious, educational,
health care and governmental establishments.
LEAVES
Refers to fallen leaves.
MIXED PAPER
Includes all unsoiled paper materials such as magazines,
junk mail, books (not hard-covered) and manila folders, but not necessarily
limited to these materials.
MULTIFAMILY
Any building or structure of one or more stories and any
land appurtenant thereto, any portion thereof, in which two or more
units of dwelling space are occupied or are intended to be occupied
by two or more persons who live with and/or independently of each
other. This definition shall also mean any group of five or more buildings
on a single parcel of land or on contiguous parcels under common ownership,
in each of which two units of dwelling space are occupied or intended
to be occupied by two persons or households living independently of
each other, and any land appurtenant thereto and any portion thereof.
This definition shall also include apartments, townhouses, condominiums
and retirement communities. "Condominiums" as used herein shall include
the form of ownership of real property under a master deed providing
for ownership by one or more owners of units of improvement together
with an individual interest in common elements appurtenant to each
such unit.
NEWSPAPER
Includes 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.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Any molded substance (PET and HDPE) consisting of organic
compounds synthesized from hydrocarbons, proteins, cellulose or resins
commonly used for beverage and food containers.
RECYCLING
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RESIDENT
Any person who owns, leases and/or occupies a dwelling within
the municipality, including those in multifamily dwellings and/or
single-family developments.
SOLID WASTE
Refers to all garbage and rubbish normally placed at the
curb for collection on a regular schedule.
SOURCE REDUCTION
Preventing the actual generation of waste, eliminating the
need to manage that material later as recyclable or nonrecyclable
waste and therefore reducing the economic and environmental impact
of both recycling and waste disposal.
SOURCE SEPARATION
Recyclable materials which are kept separate and apart from
residential, commercial and institutional solid waste by the generator
for the purposes of collection, disposition and recycling.
TIRES
A continuous solid or pneumatic rubber cushion encircling
a wheel usually consisting, when pneumatic, of an external rubber
and fabric covering that contains and protects from injury an air-filled
inner tube for use on a motor vehicle not for commercial use. A "tire"
as defined herein shall have the rim removed.
USED MOTOR OIL
All oil from internal-combustion engines, transmissions,
differentials, etc., that are collected by a New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) registered hazardous waste transporter.
WHITE GOODS
Any used refrigerator, stove, washing machine, dryer, etc.;
pieces of ferrous/nonferrous scrap metal that can be placed at the
curb for collection.
The collection, removal and disposal of those recyclable materials as mentioned in §§
341-1 and
341-3 herein shall be scheduled and regulated by the establishment and promulgation of reasonable regulations, from time to time, by the Municipal Clerk, in conjunction with the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, who shall establish the time, manner and method of routes of service for recycling pickup. The Borough will notify all sectors at least two weeks in advance prior to any change in the collection schedule. Such notification may include, but not be limited to, direct mail, posting of notices in public places and newspaper advertising.
All receptacles required herein shall be supplied
by the occupant or owner of the premises, and all recyclable material
receptacles shall be placed, prior to collection, between curb and
sidewalk where they shall be readily accessible to the collector.
Receptacles should be placed curbside no earlier than 6:00 p.m., the
day prior to collection. The occupant or owner shall keep all receptacles
clean and in condition for safe handling. After collection, any empty
receptacles shall be removed from curbside promptly, but not later
than 7:00 p.m., of the day of collection.
Recycling materials placed at the curb are the property of the Borough of Totowa or its authorized agent or an authorized agent of the establishment, where private collection is being conducted. It is a violation of this article for any person unauthorized by the Borough of Totowa to collect, pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any recyclable. Any and each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided in §
341-9, Violations and penalties.
The Police Department, the Municipal Recycling
Coordinator, the Health Department, the Department of Public Works,
the County Health Department or any citizen of the Borough of Totowa
may enforce the provisions of this article. The enforcement agent
for the Borough of Totowa and/or its Municipal Recycling Coordinator
or its designated agent 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 inspections shall include
but not be limited to those made on a random basis, at a frequency
of at least one per month per collection route.
Any person who is an owner, lessee or occupant may donate or sell recyclable materials to any person, partnership or corporation (whether operating for profit or not for profit) as long as the recycling individual or company submits documentation to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator as described in §
341-5, Documentation.