[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Paulsboro 2-2-2010 by Ord. No. 01.10.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Burning regulations — See Ch. 21.
Littering — See Ch. 40B.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 54.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 38,
Garbage and Rubbish, comprised of Art. I, Disposal Methods, adopted
7-1-1958 by Ord. No. 401, as amended; Art. II, Collection Schedule
and Rules, adopted 10-6-1953 by Ord. No. 347, amended in its entirety
2-20-2001 by Ord. No. 0.06.01; Art. IIA, Yard Waste Collection Program,
adopted 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 16.05; Art. III, Recycling and Collection
Program, adopted 12-18-1984 as Part III of Ord. No. 0.12.84, as amended;
and Art. IV, Violations and Penalties; Repealer, adopted 12-18-1984
as Parts IV and V of Ord. No. 0.12.84, as amended.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All products made of aluminum, commonly known as "aluminum
cans."
All such products commonly known as "metal cans," "tin cans,"
"bimetal cans" or "ferrous cans." "Bimetal cans" does not include
paint, aerosol, oil, lighter fluid or other such types of cans.
Large items such as washers, dryers refrigerators, freezers,
dishwashers, ovens, ranges, hot-water heaters, cold-water tanks, air
conditioners, gas/oil/electric heaters, metal storage cabinets/shelves,
swing sets, bicycles, large auto parts, metal lawn-care equipment
and/or any other large appliance commonly referred to as a "white
good," whose size precludes or complicates normal handling.
Large items of solid waste, such as furniture, chemically
treated woods, carpets and other oversize items whose size precludes
or complicates handling by normal collection.
All trash, garbage, bulk trash, bulk appliances/metal, yard/wood
waste and recyclable materials.
A combining of nonputrescible, source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or
other vessel, such as to prevent the waste from spilling or blowing
into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
All uncontaminated double-layered brown cardboard.
A construction, renovation, or demolition project for which
a building permit or a demolition permit is required, and for which
a dumpster or roll-off container shall be placed on premises for the
purpose of placement of solid waste materials.
Stones, dirt, demolition material, construction material,
broken concrete and other like material.
Those materials designated within the Gloucester County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling.
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware,
including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax machines;
a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than
four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more circuit
boards, including a television, and cell phones.
Any violation of any of the rules or regulation set forth
in this chapter, provided that no violation of any rule or regulation
of this chapter occurred and was attributed to the same violator for
a period of at least 60 days immediately preceding the violation.
Putrescible animal or vegetable waste incident to and resulting
from the use, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone,
the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging
or bottling of various matter and all other material commonly known
as "clear (flint)," "green" or "brown (amber)." "Glass" shall not
include crystal, ceramics, light bulbs and/or plate window, laminated,
wired or mirrored glass.
Clippings resulting from the mowing of grass.
All waste which is deemed chemical waste, hazardous waste,
or infectious waste as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.4, and which is
flammable, corrosive, explosive or which by itself or in combination
with other waste could be hazardous to life or property.
Any solid waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment
or immunization of human beings or animals, including but not limited
to syringes and discarded pharmaceutical products.
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in which
three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a) and shall include hotels, motels, or other guest houses
serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under
Subsection (j) of Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law,
P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body and who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the
provisions of this chapter, and any rules and regulations which may
be promulgated hereunder.
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Borough
of Paulsboro.
All uncontaminated paper material, such as newspapers magazines,
books, wrapping paper, bags, discarded letters and envelopes, coated
magazines, catalogues, and similar printed material, soft-covered
books and junk mail.
Any individual, entity, association, corporation, company,
partnership, firm, or political subdivision of this state subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Plastic bottles, such as those for milk, soda, water and
detergent. These items are identified with a number "1" or a number
"2" within the recycling triangle symbol located on the bottom of
the product.
Those materials which would otherwise become solid waste,
and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
All solid wastes, both combustible and noncombustible, such
as paper, wrappings, cardboard, tin, cans, yard clippings, leaves,
glass, rags, waste food or cardboard, and other combustible solids
of a nonvolatile or explosive nature, bedding, crockery and similar
materials, ashes, street cleaning waste and dead animals, except bulky
and industrial waste and hazardous waste, as defined in this chapter.
Any violation of any of the rules or regulations set forth
in this chapter that occurs within 60 days of the first offense of
any of the rules or regulations of this chapter by the same violator.
That the following recyclables may be placed into one container:
plastics #1 through #5; green, clear and brown glass; aluminum beverage
containers; steel food cans; newsprints; corrugated cardboard; single-ply
cardboard and brown paper bags.
Recyclable materials which are separated at the point of
generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for the purposes
of recycling.
The process by which recyclable materials are separated at
the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste
for the purposes of recycling.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas and/or other areas within the street lines.
Any violation of any of the rules or regulations set forth
in this chapter that occurs subsequent to a second offense and within
120 days of the first offense by the same violator.
Includes but shall not be limited to ashes, rubbish, refuse,
yard waste and wood waste, waste materials, rags, crockery, ordinary
household refuse, waste food, bulk trash and/or bulk appliances deposited
by residents along the curbline in containers and/or bundles. It shall
not include recyclable material designated herein.
Trees, branches, stumps, bushes, hedge trimmings, weeds,
pallets and/or untreated lumber.
Leaves.
A.Â
Mandatory source separation.
(1)Â
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or
occupants of residential and/or nonresidential premises, which shall
include but not be limited to retail and other commercial locations,
as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within
the Borough of Paulsboro, to separate designated recyclable materials
from all solid waste.
(2)Â
Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited separate and apart
from other solid waste generated by the owners, tenants, or occupants
of such premises and shall be placed separately at the curb in a manner
as established by the Borough of Paulsboro or in accordance with N.J.S.A.
40:66-1.3 and on such days and times as may be established by regulations
promulgated by the Borough of Paulsboro.
B.Â
Exemptions.
(1)Â
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16d, the governing body of a municipality
may exempt persons occupying commercial or institutional premises
within its municipal boundaries from the source-separation requirements
of the ordinance which requires persons generating municipal solid
waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from the
municipal solid waste stream the specified recyclable materials if
those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of all designated
recyclable materials.
(2)Â
To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this chapter, a commercial
or institutional generator of solid waste shall file an application
for exemption with the Municipal Recycling Coordinator on forms to
be provided for this purpose. The form shall include, at a minimum,
the following information:
(a)Â
The name of the commercial or institutional entity;
(b)Â
The street address location and lot and block designation;
(c)Â
The name, official title and phone number of the person making
application on behalf of the commercial or institutional entity;
(d)Â
The name, address, official contact person and telephone number
of the facility which provides the service of recycling those designated
recyclable materials; and
(e)Â
A certification that the designated recyclable materials will
be recycled, and that, at least on an annual basis, said recycling
service provider or commercial/institutional generator shall provide
written documentation to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator of the
total number of tons collected and recycled for each designated material.
The Council of the Borough of Paulsboro shall establish by resolution
the days, hours and areas for the collection of all items encompassed
within this chapter. The schedule shall be available at the Borough
Hall or on the Borough website: http://www.paulsboronj.org/.
All collections shall be by single-stream method. The following
rules and regulations must be observed in the preparation for collection
before placing the items encompassed within this chapter at curbside:
A.Â
Keep the collection items in rear of premises until the night before
the scheduled collection day in suitable containers or bundles not
exceeding 35 gallons' capacity and 50 pounds in weight when filled.
B.Â
No collections will be made of barrels, manure or refuse from contractor's
building operations, such as earth, plaster, cement, brick, lumber,
etc.
C.Â
Property owners must provide sufficient containers for the needs
of collection.
D.Â
All garbage shall be drained and securely wrapped and tied in suitable
material such as plastic bags and placed in or alongside trash containers.
E.Â
All persons placing or causing to be placed any items for collection
shall securely bundle the items to prevent any portion thereof from
being separated from the remainder. Items may not be placed for collection
in paper bags or cardboard boxes.
F.Â
Only Borough employees in the performance of their employment duties
or persons specifically authorized by Borough Council may collect
items encompassed within this chapter after it has been placed at
the curbline for collection.
G.Â
No person, except for those provided herein, shall take, remove,
tamper with, search for and/or remove any item that has been placed
at curbline for collection by the authorized collector.
H.Â
All items encompassed within this chapter shall be placed between
the curb and sidewalk, or in the absence of a curb or sidewalk, as
near to the street as to not constitute a danger, where such items
shall be readily accessible to the authorized collector without providing
obstruction to pedestrians or traffic.
I.Â
All persons placing or causing to be placed any items for collection
shall maintain the receptacle or other items to be disposed of in
a clean and safe condition for handling and for purposes of collection.
J.Â
After collection all empty receptacles shall be removed from the
curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day collection took place.
K.Â
The collection of bulk trash shall be limited to two items per week.
L.Â
All wood waste generated by a private contractor shall be disposed
of by the contractor or the property owner by private means.
M.Â
Bulk appliances/metals.
(1)Â
All bulk appliances/metals shall be placed curbside the day before
the scheduled collection. All doors shall be removed and/or otherwise
dismantled from the item(s). All wheels and/or rubber goods shall
be removed and/or otherwise dismantled from the item(s).
(2)Â
Each day that this subsection is violated shall constitute a separate
offense.
N.Â
Public litter receptacles.
(1)Â
Public litter receptacles located in the Borough downtown area, Borough
parks or Borough recreational areas are for pedestrian-generated litter
and may not be used for persons disposing of household items or for
commercially generated items.
O.Â
Discarded items with concrete attached, such as pipes and posts,
shall have the concrete removed prior to placement at curbside.
P.Â
Items generated from minor home repairs and cleanups that do not
require a permit may be placed at curbside for collection. Loose boards,
wood products and other similar materials are to be securely in bundles
not to exceed four feet in length and not to exceed 50 pounds in weight.
Q.Â
Rolled bulk trash items, such as carpets, carpet padding, pool liners,
fencing, etc., must be rolled into bundles, securely tied, not exceed
four feet in length and not exceed 50 pounds in weight.
R.Â
Wood waste shall be containerized and shall not be placed within
10 feet of any storm drain inlet. Collection shall be limited to no
more than three receptacles per week.
S.Â
Grass clippings shall be containerized and shall not be placed within
10 feet of any storm drain inlet. Collection shall be limited to no
more than three receptacles per week.
T.Â
Yard waste shall be containerized and be limited to no more than
three receptacles per week except under the following conditions:
(1)Â
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is
not containerized at the curbside is allowed during the seven days
prior to a scheduled and announced yard waste collection.
(2)Â
During an announced yard waste collection, the yard waste shall not
be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet.
(3)Â
Placement of uncontainerized yard waste at curbside at any other
time or in any other manner is a violation of this chapter.
U.Â
All glass components of doors or windows shall be broken from their
frame and shall be containerized for collection. This form of glass
is not to be recycled.
V.Â
Only two tires per week may be placed for collection. Rims must be
removed from the tires prior to being placed for collection. Businesses
that generate used tires through business operations shall dispose
of them through a licensed recycling service.
W.Â
Construction debris generated by a contractor or property owner will
not be removed by the Borough. Disposal shall be the responsibility
of the property owner or contractor.
X.Â
Medical waste shall be not be placed for collection. All regulated
medical waste shall be disposed of in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A
et seq. All unregulated medical waste shall be disposed of through
a certified medical disposal site and/or facility.
A.Â
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance with
this chapter. For multifamily units, the management or owner is responsible
for setting up and maintaining the recycling system, including collection
of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines or regulations
established by the Borough.
B.Â
Violations and/or penalty notices shall be directed to the owner
or management.
C.Â
The management shall issue notification and collection rules to new
tenants when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy.
A.Â
All commercial and institutional generators of solid waste shall
be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
B.Â
The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder
shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial
property owner or their designee, unless the Borough of Paulsboro
specifically provides for the collection of designated recyclable
materials.
C.Â
All commercial, institutional or industrial properties which provide
outdoor litter receptacles and disposal service for their contents
shall also provide receptacles for designated recyclable materials,
for those materials commonly deposited, in the location of the litter
receptacle, and shall provide for separate recycling service for their
contents.
D.Â
Every business, institution, or industrial facility shall report
on an annual basis to the Borough Recycling Coordinator, on such forms
as may be prescribed by the Borough, on recycling activities at their
premises, including the amount of recycled material, by material type,
collected and recycled and the vendor or vendors providing recycling
service.
E.Â
All food-service establishments, as defined in the Borough or County
Health Code, shall, in addition to compliance with all other recycling
requirements, be required to recycle grease and/or cooking oil created
in the processing of food or food products, and maintain such records
as may be prescribed, for inspection by any code enforcement officer.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a and 13:1E-99.16c:
A.Â
Any application to the Borough Land Use Board, for subdivision or
site plan approval for the construction of multifamily dwellings of
three or more units, single-family developments of 50 or more units
or any commercial, institutional, or industrial development for the
utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land, must include a recycling
plan. This plan must contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1)Â
A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts of solid
waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
(2)Â
Locations documented on the application's site plan that provide
for convenient recycling opportunities for all owners, tenants, and
occupants. The recycling area shall be of sufficient size, convenient
location and contain other attributes (signage, lighting, fencing,
etc.) as may be determined by the Borough Recycling Coordinator.
B.Â
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Borough,
the owner of any new multifamily housing or commercial, institutional,
or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly executed contract
with a hauling company for the purposes of collection and recycling
of source-separated recyclable materials, in those instances where
the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
C.Â
Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage
and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid
waste that is mixed with, or contains visible signs of, designated
recyclable materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors
to remove for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which
visibly display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating
that the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
B.Â
It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant to properly
segregate the uncollected solid waste for proper disposal or recycling.
Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables to accumulate
will be considered a violation of this chapter and the local sanitary
code.
C.Â
Once placed in the location identified by this chapter, or any rules
or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, no person, other
than those authorized by the Borough, shall tamper with, collect,
remove, or otherwise handle designated recyclable materials.
A debris recovery plan shall be filed with the Borough Recycling
Coordinator prior to the commencement of any activity for which municipal
approval is required as further identified above. The debris recovery
plan shall identify the types and estimated quantities of construction
and demolition ("C & D") debris to be generated from the project,
how each material will be managed, and the name of each facility or
service provider that the entity will use to manage each material.
The plan shall further detail how the applicant shall ensure that
a minimum of 50% of the materials to be generated will be separated
and recycled.
A.Â
Approval. A debris recovery plan shall be reviewed by the Borough
Recycling Coordinator, and approved if it provides for all of the
information required by this chapter. An approved debris recovery
plan shall be marked "Approved" and returned to the owner of the entity
which submitted the plan.
B.Â
Denial. A debris recovery plan shall not be approved if it does not
provide all of the information required by this chapter. If a debris
recovery plan is not approved, the owner of the entity which submitted
the plan shall be notified in writing that the plan has been rejected,
including the reasons for the rejection. In order to obtain the building
or demolition permit sought, the owner of the entity which will carry
out the construction, renovation, or demolition project shall make
the required changes and resubmit the debris recovery plan to the
Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
A.Â
Application. If the owner of an entity carrying out a covered project
experiences circumstances that makes it infeasible to comply with
the diversion requirement cited in this chapter, the owner of the
entity may apply for an adjustment. The owner shall indicate in writing
why it is infeasible to divert 50% of the materials being generated
from the covered project and specify what percentage of diversion
could be achieved. Increased costs to the owner of the entity carrying
out the covered project will not be an acceptable justification for
an adjustment.
B.Â
Review. The Municipal Recycling Coordinator shall review the information
supplied by the owner. If warranted the Borough Recycling Coordinator
shall attempt to contact the owner to discuss possible ways of meeting
the diversion requirement.
C.Â
Granting of an adjustment. If the Municipal Recycling Coordinator
determines that it is infeasible for the entity carrying out a covered
project to divert 50% of the generated C&D debris from the covered
project, the percentage of diversion required shall be adjusted. The
owner shall be notified in writing of the adjusted diversion requirement.
The owner of the entity carrying out the covered project shall be
required to divert the percentage of C&D debris required by the
adjustment.
D.Â
Denial of adjustment. If the Borough Recycling Coordinator determines
that it is feasible for the owner of an entity carrying out a covered
project to meet the diversion requirement cited in this chapter, the
owner shall be notified in writing of the denial of the diversion
requirement adjustment.
Documentation. Upon completion of the covered project, but before
the final inspection, the owner of the entity carrying out a covered
project shall submit in person or by certified mail to the Borough
Recycling Coordinator the documentation required to demonstrate that
the applicant has met the diversion requirement. The required documentation
shall include the following:
A.Â
A completed debris recovery report, signed by the owner of the entity
carrying out a covered project, indicating the quantity of each material
generated during the covered project diverted or disposed;
B.Â
Receipts from all facilities or service providers utilized to divert
and dispose materials generated during the covered project; and
C.Â
Any additional information that the owner of the entity carrying
out the covered project believes is relevant to determining compliance
with the diversion requirement.
The Borough Recycling Coordinator shall review the information
submitted pursuant to this chapter and determine whether the owner
of the entity carrying out the covered project has complied or failed
to comply with the diversion requirement. The determination regarding
compliance will be provided in writing to the owner of the entity
carrying out the covered project.
An owner of the entity carrying out the covered project may
appeal a determination of failure to comply under this chapter to
the Borough within 30 days of the decision or determination. The appeal
shall be in writing and shall state the facts and basis for the appeal.
A decision by the Borough governing body shall be final.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Borough Police Department,
the County Department of Health, the Borough Foreman, the Borough
Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, and the
Housing Officer are hereby individually and severally empowered to
enforce the provisions of this chapter. The respective enforcing official
may, in his or her discretion, post warning stickers for a first offense.
An inspection may consist of dumping and opening of solid waste bags
of containers to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable
material.
A.Â
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails
to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and
regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
on first offense, be punishable by a fine of $100.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 06.21]
B.Â
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails
to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and
regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
on second offense, be punishable by a fine of $150.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 06.21]
C.Â
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails
to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and
regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
on third offense, be punishable by a fine of no less than $200 and
no more than $2,000.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 06.21]
D.Â
Each day for which a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered
a separate offence.
E.Â
Any person, firm or corporation cited for a first or second violation
of any provision of this chapter may pay to the Clerk of the Municipal
Court the fine designated herein before the court date in lieu of
appearing on that date.
If it is determined, by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that
any provision or section of this chapter is unconstitutional, all
other sections and provisions shall remain in effect. This chapter
shall take effect immediately.
