[Adopted 3-8-1988 by Ord. No. 88-1]
It is the purpose of this article to comply
with the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling
Act, P.L. 1987, c. 102, and the New Jersey Recycling Act of 1981,
P.L. 1981, c.278.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et
seq.; N.J.S.A. §§ 13:1E-92 through 13:1E-94 were repealed
by L. 2002, c. 128, § 12, effective 12-20-2002; see now
also N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-213 et seq.
[Amended 5-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
As used in this article, the following terms
have the meanings indicated:
Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
A petroleum-based or synthetic oil which, through use, storage
or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to
the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. Automotive
waste oil includes used oil from autos, lawn mowers and motorcycles.
Commercial alkaline, zinc and lithium types in AAA, AA, C,
D, 9-volt and lantern size; nickel cadmium and sealed lead acid. Also
available in common cell sizes AAA, AA, C, D and 9-volt; button cells;
silver oxide, lithium, zinc air and alkaline-manganese.
[Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25]
Batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery
and equipment. This does not include consumer (household) batteries.
Nickel cadmium, small sealed lead acid, lithium ion, nickel
metal hydride, silver oxide and lithium button cell. Rechargeable
batteries can be found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless
phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, camcorders
and remote control toys.
[Added 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25]
Branches and wood chips generated from residential and institutional
sources (e.g., storm damage and pruning activities).
Those designated recyclable materials which may be disposed
of together in a common reusable receptacle. These shall include aluminum
cans, glass containers, bimetal (tin) cans, PET beverage containers
and plastic bottles. Glass containers shall not be broken. All labels
must be removed from all commingled recyclable materials.
The Borough Administrator shall be designated as the Compliance
Officer. The Compliance Officer shall be responsible for all administrative
duties and all required reporting, including filing of annual tonnage
reports with the appropriate federal, state and/or county agencies.
A biodegradable, two-ply, wet-strength-treated, recyclable
paper or corn silk bag which can be placed in or added directly to
a compost pile.
Asphalt or asphalt-based roofing shingles, concrete, brick,
cinder block, ceramic materials, stones, other masonry materials and
paving materials. Note: This material must be recycled at a registered,
exempted or pending Class B recycling facility. Contact the Recycling
Coordinator for a list of registered facilities.
Waste building material and refuse resulting from construction,
remodeling and repair operations on houses, commercial buildings and
other structures.
Containers and similar paper items usually used to transport
supplies, equipment parts or other merchandise.
Those recyclable materials, including ferrous scrap (white
goods), aluminum, glass containers, plastic containers, corrugated
cardboard, newspaper, high-grade paper, mixed office and computer
paper, automotive waste oil, batteries (excluding household batteries),
yard waste, construction and demolition debris, food waste, PET beverage
containers, leaves, grass, tin cans and electronic waste.
[Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-016]
Computer CPUs, monitors and televisions (no wood cabinet).
[Added 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-016]
All products made of metal, aluminum, heavy iron, white goods
and light iron.
Food plate wastes and food processing wastes. Food processing
wastes include food processing vegetative waste (material generated
in trimming and reject sorting operations from the processing of fruits
and vegetables in canneries and similar industries, e.g., tomato skins,
pepper cores, bean snips, cranberry hulls), food processing residuals
and animal processing wastes. If the material is transported and processed
as animal feed, it should be identified as such.
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, including food or beverages, and all materials
commonly known as "glass," excluding, however, blue and flat glass
commonly known as "window glass" or "plate glass."
Grass clippings derived from the mowing of lawns or other
grassy areas.
A solid waste (solid waste includes solids, liquids and compressed
gases) that possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitibility,
corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity) or that appears on federal or
state official lists of hazardous wastes as set forth in: Title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 261; N.J.A.C. 7:26G-5;
or pursuant to the Bergen County Utilities Authority rules and/or
regulations.
All ferrous scrap, structural steel or cast-iron components.
White typing and ledger paper, white notepad paper, copier
paper, carbonless computer printout paper, manila tab cards and file
folders.
Leaves and other yard debris, excluding grass and brush,
from residential, institutional, commercial or industrial sources.
Includes any other nonhazardous material which would otherwise
be classified as solid waste and is not otherwise defined in this
section and documented as being recycled. Examples include but are
not limited to furniture, carpeting and padding.
Any and all types of office-type paper, including but not
limited to carbonless computer printout paper, high-grade white paper,
typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue paper, notepad, envelopes,
manila folders and colored paper, or any mix thereof.
All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing
at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Forrest and Paper Association
Grade Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news).
All noncontainer aluminum, stainless steel, copper, zinc,
brass and other metals which generally do not rust.
All noncontainer glass such as plate glass, drinking glasses
and automotive glass.
All paper which is not defined as corrugated, mixed office
paper, computer paper or newspaper. Examples are as follows: magazine
stock, telephone directories, wrapping paper, chipboard, books, papers
coated with plastic, film or foil, paper contaminated with food and
grocery bags.
Hermetically sealed or airtight containers with a metal or
plastic cap, with a minimum wall thickness of not less than 0.010
inch and composed of thermoplastic synthetic polymeric materials.
Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE - No.
1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE - No. 2) milk, water
or detergent bottles, low-density polyethylene (LDPE - No. 4) containers,
vinyl (V - No. 3) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC - No. 5) bottles and
rigid and foam polystyrene (PS - No. 6).
A carter which holds a tariff from the New Jersey Board of
Regulatory Commissioners or license from the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection and Energy.
The area designated by the Borough as such where designated
recyclable materials may be disposed of in the appropriate receptacles
provided. The recycling center is located in an area at the rear of
the Utility and Road Garages.
The Recycling Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the
Recycling Center Operations at Sulak Lane whose duties shall include,
but not be limited to all communication and enforcement matters at
the recycling center; interacting with all residents' concerns; collecting
and gathering any and all statements, reports and payments from outside
vendors; disseminating information to the Compliance Officer, as necessary.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed on an annual basis at
the annual reorganization meeting of the Mayor and Council.
Those receptacles used to place commingled recyclable materials,
grass clippings or yard waste at curbside for disposal. These receptacles
shall be a reusable type (aluminum, plastic or metal) with a capacity
no larger than 40 gallons.
Crushed or shredded automobile or truck bodies, excluding
auto shredder residue or fluff.
Rigid containers made exclusively or primarily of steel or
tin-plated steel and steel and aluminum cans used to store food, beverages,
paint and a variety of other household and consumer products.
Unfinished wood from commercial land-clearing activities.
Note: This material must be recycled at a registered, exempted or
pending Class B recycling facility. Contact the Recycling Coordinator
for a list of registered facilities.
All appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves,
hot-water heaters, tire rims, springs, bicycles, bimetal cans (tin
cans) or scrap metal, as well as products made from sheet iron, such
as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks, recycled or reconditioned
steel drums and other nonstructural ferrous scrap.
Finished or unfinished lumber from construction or demolition
projects. Included in this definition are telephone poles, railroad
ties and wooden pallets. Note: This material must be recycled at a
registered, exempted or pending Class B recycling facility. Contact
the Recycling Coordinator for a list of registered facilities.
Brush, branches, twigs and thatch.
A.Â
The position of Recycling Coordinator/Compliance Officer
is hereby established within the Borough of Park Ridge. The Recycling
Coordinator/Compliance Officer shall report to the Municipal Administrator.
B.Â
The Recycling Coordinator/Compliance Officer shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council
of the Borough of Park Ridge for a term of one year expiring December
31 of each year. The Recycling Coordinator/Compliance Officer may
have additional duties at the direction of the Mayor and Council.
C.Â
The Recycling Coordinator/Compliance Officer shall
establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations as approved
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Park Ridge. The rules and
regulations shall provide for the manner, days and times for the collection,
storage, transportation, sale and/or marketing of the recyclable materials
and for obtaining and maintaining compliance with the provisions of
this article.
D.Â
The Recycling Coordinator/Compliance Officer shall
annually submit a recycling tonnage report to the New Jersey Office
of Recycling and other such reports required by the Bergen County
Utilities Authority.
[Amended 8-9-1988 by Ord. No. 88-10; 10-9-1990 by Ord. No.
90-21; 5-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
A.Â
Effective March 1, 2009, it shall be mandatory for
all persons, lessees and occupants of one- to four-family residential
properties to separate newspaper, glass containers, aluminum cans,
plastic containers, ferrous scrap, leaves, white goods, tin cans,
grass, automotive waste oil, yard waste and batteries (lead acid and
household) waste from all other solid waste produced by such residences
for collection/deposit and the ultimate recycling of said material.
B.Â
Designation of recyclable materials.
[Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25]
(1)Â
Mandatory. The following are identified as mandatory recyclable materials:
(a)Â
Aluminum cans.
(b)Â
Glass containers.
(c)Â
Leaves.
(d)Â
Grass.
(e)Â
Newspapers/magazines.
(f)Â
Ferrous scrap.
(g)Â
White goods.
(h)Â
Plastic containers.
(i)Â
PET beverage containers.
(j)Â
Bimetal (tin) cans.
(k)Â
Lead acid batteries.
(l)Â
Automotive waste oil.
(m)Â
Yard waste.
(n)Â
Rechargeable batteries.
(o)Â
Electronic waste.
[Added 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-016]
C.Â
Placement of materials. Separation, collection and
disposal methods of designated recyclable materials.
(1)Â
Commingled recyclable materials, including aluminum
cans, glass, bimetal (or tin) cans, PET beverage containers and plastic
bottles, shall be separated from other household waste and trash and
placed in a common reusable container for curbside collection not
to exceed 50 pounds in weight. The reusable container shall be placed
at curbside for collection as scheduled by the Recycling Coordinator,
to be collected by the Borough Scavenger. Commingled recyclable materials
may also be disposed of in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling
Center during posted hours of operation. Glass containers shall not
be broken.
(2)Â
Automotive waste oil shall be separated and disposed
of in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling Center or authorized
service station.
(3)Â
Ferrous scraps and white goods shall be separated
at curbside for collection after special arrangements have first been
made with the Department of Public Works. Disposal may also be made
in the receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling Center.
(4)Â
Grass or yard waste shall be placed in a reusable
receptacle or a compostable bag, of a specific type designated by
the Municipal Recycling Coordinator and placed at curbside the evening
before the scheduled pickup each week, during the months designated
by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
(5)Â
Leaves (mandatory) shall be placed at curbside during
the months of October through December, as provided by the collection
schedule prepared by the Board of Public Works. During the months
of January through September, residents are required to compost or
mulch leaves on their private property, engage the services of a private
landscaper for the removal of the same or bring leaves to a facility
or site so designated by the Borough. In no event shall leaves be
placed within 10 feet of any storm drain.
(6)Â
Newspapers/magazines shall be secured and tied in
bundles or placed in compostable bags, not to exceed 15 inches in
height and 50 pounds in weight. Such bundles shall not be contained
in plastic bags. These bundles shall be placed at curbside for collection
on the designated days as scheduled by the Recycling Coordinator,
to be collected by the Borough Scavenger. Bundles of newspaper/magazines
may also be disposed of in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling
Center.
(7)Â
Yard waste shall be placed in a reusable receptacle
or in compostable bags of a specific type designated by the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator and placed at curbside the evening before the
scheduled pickup each week, during the months designated by the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator.
(8)Â
Townhouse and apartment residents shall place mandatory recyclable items described in § 64-13 in designated areas within the respective complex for collection purposes. Newspapers/magazines must be bundled as described in Subsection C(6) above. Townhouses and apartment residents may also dispose of recyclable materials in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling Center during posted hours of operation.
(9)Â
Rechargeable batteries shall be separated and individually
packaged or taped at the terminal ends. They shall be separated and
disposed of in the receptacle provided at the Municipal Recycling
Center or at participating retail locations including Radio Shack,
Best Buy, Staples, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Sears, Walmart and Verizon
Wireless. To find a retail collection site, use the collection site
locator at www.call2recycle.org or call the consumer helpline, 1-877-2-RECYCLE.
[Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-25]
(10)Â
Electronic
waste shall be separated and disposed of in the receptacle provided
at the Municipal Recycling Center or at participating retail locations.
[Added 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-016]
D.Â
Set-out time. For collection pursuant to a schedule
announced by the Borough of Park Ridge, all approved containers must
be placed at the curbline where easily accessible. No containers shall
be set out prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to collection, and
all containers shall be removed by 8:00 p.m. on the collection day.
When a regular collection day falls on a legal holiday, containers
shall not be set out until the next regularly scheduled collection
unless special announcement of collection is made by the Borough.
E.Â
Solid waste wrapped in newspaper is permissible. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who is an owner,
lessee or occupant may wrap solid waste in used newspapers and discard
the same with regular solid waste.
F.Â
Procedure upon refusal to collect. Any solid waste
placed for collection by a residential user not in accordance with
this section will be refused by the Borough Scavenger, and it shall
be the responsibility of the residential user to remove said solid
waste from the curbline by 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection and
have it properly containerized, packaged or secured for purposes of
collection on the next schedule date.
G.Â
Washing aluminum, glass and plastic containers. All
aluminum, glass, bimetal and plastic food containers must be washed,
rinsed and have labels removed to be free of food residue before placing
at curbside.
H.Â
Recycling
placard required for use of Municipal Recycling Center. Park Ridge
residents may use the Municipal Recycling Center during posted hours
of operation provided they are in possession of a current and valid
recycling placard issued by the Park Ridge Borough Clerk.
[Added 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-005]
(1)Â
The
Mayor and Borough Council shall, by periodic adoption of a resolution,
establish the number of placards and the distribution method of the
recycling placards to each residential property, including any cost
thereof for said recycling placards (either the original recycling
placard issued or duplicate).
(2)Â
When
required, proof of residency must be presented when applying for said
placard and/or use of the Municipal Recycling Center.
(3)Â
Any
person who violates any provision of this section or of the rules
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500. Any subsequent offense shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 10 days, or both. In addition, any recycling
placards issued pursuant to this section shall be revoked upon conviction
of a second offense and the subject residential property owner shall
not be eligible for any future recycling placards. Any fine imposed
hereunder shall constitute a lien upon the residential property owner
until said fines and costs are paid in full.
Effective April 1, 1988, it shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees and occupants of garden apartment, condominium and townhouse residential properties to comply with all the requirements contained in § 64-12 above. It shall be the obligation of the owner of the apartment complex or the condominium/townhouse association to provide an on-site storage and collection point for the recyclable materials. The Recycling Coordinator, solid waste contractor and the owner/association representative shall determine a schedule and method for the collection of said materials.
[Amended 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-7; 5-12-2009 by Ord. No.
03-2009]
A.Â
Effective May 1, 2009, it shall be mandatory for all
owners, lessees and occupants of any business, commercial and/or industrial
properties and for all private, public and governmental institutions
and buildings to separate the following materials from their solid
waste stream and to cause said materials to be disposed of as recycled
materials:
B.Â
Separation, collection and disposal of designated
materials.
(1)Â
All materials itemized in Subsection A above, with the exception of construction/demolition debris, shall be separated and either disposed of by private scavenger, disposed of in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling Center with prior authorization by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, or sold through a third-party recycler pursuant to Subsections D and E of this section.
C.Â
Registration requirements. It shall be the responsibility
of all owners, lessees and occupants of business and/or commercial
properties to register annually with the Municipal Recycling Coordinator
on forms provided by the Borough. The annual registration must be
filed with the Recycling Coordinator on or before January 10 of each
year. New businesses and/or commercial properties must file within
45 days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
D.Â
Reporting requirements. It shall be the responsibility
of all owners, lessees and occupants of business and/or commercial
properties to report semiannually to the Recycling Coordinator, on
or before March 1 for the preceding six-month period of July 1 through
December 31 and on or before September 1 for the preceding six-month
period of January 1 through June 30, the quantities of materials recycled
on forms prescribed and provided by the Recycling Coordinator.
E.Â
For those users who sell their recyclable materials through a third-party recycler, an exemption from the recycling program shall be requested by any owner, lessee or occupant of business and/or commercial properties by filing with the Recycling Coordinator the form entitled "Request for Exemption from Mandatory Municipal Recycling Program." The reporting requirements of Subsection D above shall remain in effect.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prohibit
any owner, lessee or occupant of residential property from disposing
of recyclable materials privately through a sale or gift, provided
that in no event shall such recyclable materials be disposed of as
part of the solid waste pickup by the Borough of Park Ridge.
From the time recyclable materials are placed
at the curb by the owners, lessees or occupants for collection by
the Borough of Park Ridge, such recyclable materials shall become
the property of the Borough.
A.Â
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
unauthorized to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked
up or to receive any such recyclable materials without authorization,
for any purpose whatsoever, once they have been placed at the curb.
Each and any collection or receipt in violation of this article from
one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense,
punishable as hereinafter provided.
A.Â
The Recycling Coordinator, upon adoption of this article,
shall notify all persons owning, leasing or occupying property within
the Borough of Park Ridge of the Borough's recycling responsibilities
and the source-separation requirements of this article. This notice
shall be by a mailing to all postal patrons within the Borough and
by posting a notice in public places where public notices are customarily
posted by the Borough.
B.Â
After initial notification, the Recycling Coordinator
may periodically notify all persons owning, leasing or occupying residential,
commercial and institutional premises within the Borough of Park Ridge
of local recycling opportunities and the source-separation requirements
of this article. Said notification shall be done in a mailing to all
postal patrons within the Borough and by posting a notice in public
places where public notices are customarily posted by the Borough.
The quarterly Park Ridge Newsletter may be used for this notification.
This article shall be referred to the Planning
Board of the Borough of Park Ridge for a revision of the Master Plan
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16c, specifically with regard
to the collection, disposition and recycling of designated recyclable
materials within any development proposal for the construction of
50 or more units of single-family residential housing or 25 or more
units of multifamily residential housing and any commercial or industrial
development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet of land.
The Planning Board shall also make recommendations to the Mayor and
Council for amendments to the Borough's Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision
and Site Plan Ordinance in accordance with this section.[1]
The enforcement of the provisions of this article
shall be the responsibility of the Recycling Coordinator and/or Zoning
Officer of the Borough of Park Ridge. The responsibility of monitoring
the program for the adequacy of the collection and all other terms
of the established rules and regulations is that of the Recycling
Coordinator.
A.Â
Except for the penalties provided in § 64-17 above, any person, firm or corporation who, after receipt of reasonable notice of noncompliance, continues to violate or fails to comply with the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to it shall be subject to the following violations and penalties:
(1)Â
First offense: discontinuance of collection service
until compliance is met.
(2)Â
Second offense: fine of $25.
(3)Â
Third offense: fine of $50.
(4)Â
Fourth offense and thereafter: fine of $100, up to
30 days in jail or, as an alternative penalty, ordered to perform
community service in a recycling program for a period of time not
to exceed 240 hours of community service.
B.Â
Fines levied and recovered for noncompliance with
any and all provisions of this article shall be transmitted monthly
by the Court Clerk to the Borough Treasurer and placed in the current
fund and recorded as a dedication by rider to be utilized for the
purposes of the Borough's recycling program, to include but not be
limited to education, awareness and improvements in services, in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:4-39.