[Adopted 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988 (Ch. 43, Art. III of the 1975 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative enterprise, trust, municipal authority, federal institution or agency, state institution or agency, municipality, other governmental agency or any other entity or any group of such persons which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions of this article prescribing a fine, penalty or imprisonment, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors of a corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations and from domestic and community activities and shall include all other waste materials, including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms.
SOURCE-SEPARATE
To separate recyclable material from the solid waste stream at the point of waste generation.
No person shall dispose of leaves, arrange for the disposal of leaves or cause leaves to be disposed at any solid waste facility other than a composting facility.
All persons who gather leaves and who are served by a municipal program for separate collection of leaves shall source-separate all leaves and place them for collection at the times and in the manner heretofore or hereafter prescribed by this municipality.
Nothing herein shall require any person to gather leaves or prevent any person from utilizing leaves for compost, mulch or other agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, gardening or landscaping purposes.
The requirements imposed by this article shall take effect between the dates of September 1 to December 31 of each year, beginning in the year 1988.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or to cause or to assist in the violation of any provisions of this article or any provision of the County Plan concerning recycling.
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Editor's Note: Former § 172-30, Violations and penalties, as amended, was repealed 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5.
A. 
In addition to any other remedy provided in this article, this municipality may institute a suit in equity where unlawful conduct or public nuisance exists as defined in this article for an injunction to restrain a violation of this article or the County Plan. In addition to an injunction, the court may impose penalties as authorized by § 1-1 hereof.
[Amended 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5]
B. 
The penalties and remedies prescribed by this article shall be deemed concurrent. The existence or exercise or any remedy shall not prevent this municipality or the county from exercising any other remedy provided by this article or otherwise provided at law or equity.
The terms and provisions of this article are to be liberally construed so as best to achieve and to effectuate the goals and purposes hereof. This article shall be construed in pari materia with the Solid Waste Management Act[1] and the Burlington County District Solid Waste Management Recycling Plan.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.