[Adopted by Ord. No. 403-88, as amended through Ord. No. 515-94]
A. 
The conservation of recyclable materials is an important national and local concern.
B. 
Conservation of recyclable materials is necessary to improve our environment.
C. 
The Mayor and Council deem it to be in the best interests of the residents of the Borough of Old Tappan to establish a recycling program which provides for the collection of certain recyclable materials.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM CANS
A lightweight, silver-white, metallic element which is used to make beverage cans.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Source-separated nonputrescible recyclable material generated from the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and/or demolition of structures. This material shall include concrete, bricks, block, ferrous and nonferrous scrap, asphalt, asphalt shingles, recyclable wood scrap, and any other recyclable material generated from the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and/or demolition of a structure or structures.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes, cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and kraft paper material.
FERROUS SCRAP
All metal scrap containing steel and/or cast iron.
GLASS
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone which are transparent or translucent and used for packaging or bottling of various matter and all other materials commonly known as glass; excluding, however, blue and flat glass, commonly known as window glass.
GRASS
Green herbage sending up spike-like shoots or blades.
HIGH-GRADE PAPER
White typing and ledger paper, white note pad paper, copier paper, carbonless computer printout, Manila tab cards and file folders.
HOUSEHOLD-GENERATED BATTERIES
Any type of button, coin, cylindrical, rectangular or other shaped, enclosed device or sealed container consisting of a combination of two or more voltaic or galvanic cells, electrically connected to produce electric energy, composed of lead, lithium, manganese, mercury, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, cadmium, zinc, copper or other metals, or any combination thereof, and designed for household use, including any alkaline, manganese, lithium, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, zinc-air or zinc-carbon battery, nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery or sealed lead rechargeable battery.
LEAVES
Those materials naturally formed from trees and bushes that are suitable for composting and mulching purposes.
MIXED PAPER
A mixture of all types of paper including, but not limited to, corrugated, high-grade paper, newspaper, magazines, telephone directories, wrapping paper, box board, books, grocery bags and junk mail.
NEWSPAPER
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. Expressly excluded, however, are all magazines or similar periodicals as well as all other paper periodicals of any nature whatsoever.
RECYCLING CENTER
Any facility designed and operated solely for receiving, storing, processing and transferring source-separated nonputrescible or source-separated commingled nonputrescible metal, glass, paper, plastic containers and corrugated and other cardboard or other recyclable materials approved by the Department of Public Works.
REGULATIONS
Such rules, implementations, dates, schedules of times and such other requirements promulgated by the Recycling Coordinator in conjunction with the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works and approved by the Mayor and Council as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article.
SOLID WASTE
All garbage and rubbish normally produced by the occupants of commercial, industrial and residential property and disposed of by private or public pickup.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials, including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, construction and demolition debris, corrugated cardboard, ferrous scrap, glass, grass, high-grade paper, household-generated batteries, leaves, mixed paper, newspaper, tin cans, used motor oil and white goods, which are kept separate and apart from residential, commercial and institutional solid waste by the generator thereof for the purposes of collection, disposition and recycling.
TIN CANS
Cans made of steel or tin. The most common are tin-plated steel cans which contain food.
WHITE GOODS
Domestic or household bulky items, including washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, dishwashers and household appliances, of primarily ferrous metal.
A. 
The position of Recycling Coordinator is hereby created and established within the Borough of Old Tappan.
B. 
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Borough Council for a term of one year, expiring December 31 of each year. The term of the person first appointed as Recycling Coordinator shall expire as of the next annual reorganization meeting following his/her appointment.
[Amended 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 990-09]
A. 
All persons who are owners, lessees or occupants of residential property in the Borough shall separate aluminum cans, glass beverage containers (clear, green and brown), grass, household-generated batteries, leaves, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, Type 1 and Type 2 plastic containers, construction and demolition debris (concrete, tree parts, nonferrous and ferrous metals and asphalt, where practical)
B. 
Commercial and institutional owners, lessees and occupants shall separate the same recyclable materials as residents and, in addition, high-grade paper.
C. 
The procedures for pickup, collection and recycling of these source-separated recyclable materials shall be specified in the regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
A. 
Aluminum cans and tin cans, separately, shall be reasonably rinsed and secured in suitable reusable containers supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant.
B. 
Glass shall be separated and reasonably rinsed, and metal caps shall be removed. This glass shall be contained in suitable reusable containers supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant. Containers constructed of paper or cardboard materials or plastic bags shall be deemed not suitable for this purpose, but reusable wood, metal or plastic containers shall be deemed suitable.
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Editor's Note: Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, regarding the placement and collection of leaves, was repealed 9-19-2005 by Ord. No. 890-05. See now Ch. 250, Yard Waste.
D. 
Newspapers shall be bundled in units not to exceed 12 inches in height. Bundles may be placed in paper bags or string tied or in such a manner designated by the regulations promulgated by this article. Such bundles shall not be contained in plastic bags.
E. 
White goods shall not be placed at the curb for collection unless special arrangements have first been made with the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
F. 
For pickup of a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier, the owner, lessee or occupant shall fill out a request on a form to be supplied by the Borough Clerk and pay such fees at the time as may reimburse the borough for the cost to the borough for disposing of the refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier.
The Recycling Coordinator, in conjunction with the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, shall promulgate reasonable regulations establishing the commencement dates for mandatory separation of recyclable materials and the manner, dates and times for the collection of same in accordance with the terms of this article. Any such regulations promulgated by the Recycling Coordinator, in conjunction with the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, shall be approved by the Mayor and Council and may be changed, modified, repealed or amended in whole or in part by the Mayor and Council. A copy of such regulations promulgated by the Recycling Coordinator, in conjunction with the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, as approved, modified or amended, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Borough Clerk during regular office hours. Recyclable materials may be delivered to a recycling center in accordance with such published regulations.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of used motor oil in any manner other than through an authorized used oil collection site. On and after the enactment of this article, and in accordance with existing state regulations, N.J.S.A. 14A:3-11,[1] all service stations and motor vehicle reinspection stations with used oil holding tanks shall accept up to five gallons at a time of used motor oil from individuals changing oil from cars, lawn mowers or motorcycles. Residents may also deliver used motor oil to a recycling center.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.36.
From the time recyclable materials are placed at the curb by the owner, lessee or occupant for collection by the borough such recyclable materials shall become the property of the borough. It shall be a violation of this article for any person not authorized by the borough to collect or pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any such recyclable materials for any purpose whatsoever once the same has been placed at the curb. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
No provision herein shall be construed to prohibit groups or individuals who shall be authorized by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works from collecting or picking up recyclable materials at curbside or otherwise in such a manner and under such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Superintendent. No such collection or pickup shall conflict or interfere with pickup and collection by the borough and its duly authorized agent(s).
The Recycling Coordinator, the Police Department and the Department of Public Works are each hereby authorized and directed to enforce this article.
Any person who violates any provision of this article or the regulations issued pursuant hereto following a maximum of two warnings, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500.