[Adopted 12-31-1975 as § 4-9.2
of the 1975 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Refers to all recyclable aluminum. Aluminum shall be contained
in suitable occupant- or owner-supplied containers.
[Added 2-21-1984 by Ord. No. 849]
Refers to source-separated nonputrescible recyclable material
generated from the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and/or
demolition of structures within Bergen County. This material shall
include concrete, bricks, block, ferrous and nonferrous scrap, asphalt,
asphalt shingles, recyclable wood scrap and any and all other material
generated from the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and/or
demolition of a structure or structures within Bergen County that
a municipality may deem recyclable.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
Refers to structural material shaped in parallel furrows
and ridges for rigidity, used to make packing and shipping containers.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
Includes a one-family home, two-family home, multifamily
home and apartments.
Refers to 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 materials,
excluding, however, blue and flat glass commonly known as "window
glass." Glass shall be contained in suitable occupant- or owner-supplied
containers.
[Added 2-21-1984 by Ord. No. 849; amended 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 1587]
Refers to all metal scrap containing steel and/or cast iron.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
Includes all magazines or periodicals printed on glossy stock
or paper of heavier quality than that commonly recognized as newsprint.
Refers to a building containing three or more dwelling units
occupied or intended to be occupied by persons living independently
of each other, or a group of such buildings.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
Refers to space allocated for collection and storage of source-separated
recyclable materials.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
Refers to all garbage and rubbish normally placed in the
rear yard or at the curb by the residents and commercial occupants
of the Borough of River Edge at regular collection.
[Added 2-21-1984 by Ord. No. 849]
Refers to all cans made of steel or tin. The most common
are tin-plated steel cans which contain food.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
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.
Refers to used appliances such as refrigerators, washers,
dryers and stoves.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
There is hereby established a program for the
collection of newspapers and magazines within the Borough of River
Edge for the purpose of resale or disposal of the same by the Borough
of River Edge for recycling purposes.
A.
Newspapers, magazines and cardboard. All owners, lessees
or occupants of dwelling units shall be required from the effective
date of this article to separate from their solid wastes or trash
all newspapers, magazines and cardboard which shall be picked up and
disposed of separately by employees or agents of the Borough of River
Edge, or any persons, firm or organization so designated by the Borough
of River Edge, or any charitable organization, including but not limited
to the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Explorer Scouts, which may be designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge; such separation
shall be in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
[Amended 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 1587]
(1)
All newspapers will be bundled with twine or other
secure arrangements to ensure that they will not be capable of being
windblown or distributed on the public streets, and provided further
that the maximum weight of any bundle does not exceed 30 pounds (approximately
12 inches high).
(2)
All magazines and cardboard will be bundled with twine
or other secure arrangements to ensure that they will not be capable
of being windblown or distributed on the public streets, and provided
further that the maximum weight of any bundle does not exceed 30 pounds
(approximately 12 inches high).
(3)
Bundles of newspapers, magazines and cardboard as described in Subsections A(1) and (2) above shall not remain, in the case of one- and two-family houses, at the house or garbage pickup location for other refuse, but instead shall be placed by the owner, lessee or occupant at the curb on the days designated for such purposes by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge, a schedule of said days to be published at various intervals, at least once a year, by the Borough of River Edge, in the Town Newsletter and in any official newspaper of the Borough of River Edge. In the case of other dwelling units, such as apartment houses, the owner or manager of said multi-dwelling units shall ensure that a special place is designated for the storage of said magazines, newspapers and cardboard, and all lessees of said dwelling units shall be required to separate such items and place the same in said designated place as aforesaid; the owner or manager of said multi-dwelling units shall notify the Department of Public Works Superintendent of the location of said area. Said location is to be subject to the approval of both the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works and the Borough Fire Inspector.
(4)
Placement of bundles of newspapers or magazines shall
not be made at the curb prior to 5:00 p.m. of the date before pickup.
B.
Glass, aluminum and recyclable plastc.
[Added 2-21-1984 by Ord. No. 849; amended 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 1587]
(1)
In the case of glass, aluminum and recyclable plastic,
and upon passage of a directive by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of River Edge, it shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners,
lessees or occupants to separate glass, aluminum and recyclable plastic
from all other solid waste produced by any such resident and nonresident,
and to bundle the same glass, aluminum cans and recyclable plastic
for pickup, collection and recycling.
(2)
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any
person who is an owner, lessee or occupant may donate or sell recyclables
to any person, partnership or corporation, whether operated for profit
or not for profit. Said person, partnership or corporation may not,
however, under any circumstances pick up said recyclables from curbside
in the Borough of River Edge, whether or not said recyclables are
placed at curbside on or immediately preceding or following regular
curbside collection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former last unnumbered
paragraph of Section I, dealing with violations and penalties, which
immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 12-16-1996 by Ord.
No. 1172.
C.
Heavy metal, white goods and tin cans. On or after
the effective date of this subsection, by the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of River Edge:
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
(1)
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners,
lessees or occupants to separate heavy metal, white goods and tin
cans and all other solid waste produced by any such resident and nonresident,
and to separately bundle the same heavy metal, white goods and tin
cans for pickup, collection and recycling.
(2)
All persons who are owners, lessees or occupants shall
separate heavy metal, white goods and tin cans and all other solid
waste produced by any such resident and nonresident, and to separately
bundle the same. Heavy metal, white goods and corrugated cardboard
may be disposed of at the Department of Public Works.
D.
Household-generated batteries. On or after the effective
date of this subsection, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
River Edge, it shall be mandatory for all persons who are homeowners,
lessees or occupants to separate household-generated batteries and
all other solid waste produced by any such resident and nonresident,
and to recycle and deliver household-generated batteries to any household
hazardous collection program.
[Added 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 1121[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section III, Violations
and penalties, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted
12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172.
E.
Residential-
and commercial-generated construction and demolition debris.
[Added 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 1691]
(1)
On or after the effective date of this subsection, all persons who are homeowners, lessees or occupants are to separate household-generated construction and demolition debris, as defined in § 358-9, from all other solid waste produced, and to recycle same, where practical. A proposed plan for recycling shall be submitted to the Borough Building Department as part of an application for any building or demolition permit, as the case may be. The Borough Building Department shall immediately provide a copy of the plan to the Borough Recycling Coordinator.
(2)
The
building permit holder shall provide the Building Department an invoice
from the container company evidencing recycling tonnage, when available.
Under emergency conditions, the time and place for pickup as otherwise prescribed by § 358-11 may be varied by resolution of the Mayor and Council or by pronouncement from the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge with notice to the residents given in the Town Newsletter and/or any official newspaper of the Borough of River Edge or, where necessary, by radio, television or any other means of communication designated by the Mayor.
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1094]
A.
There shall be included in all multifamily housing
development that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor
or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage of the recycling
area which shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers
which are of adequate size and number, and which are consistent with
anticipated usage and with current methods of collection in the area
in which the project is located.[1]
[Amended 12-9-2005 by Ord. No. 1520]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
B.
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for
the residential disposition of source-separated recyclable materials,
preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
C.
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be
safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles.
Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling area without
interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measure
shall be taken to protect the recycling area, and the bins or containers
placed therein, against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
D.
The recycling area or the bins or containers placed
therein shall be designed so as to provide protection against adverse
environmental conditions which might render the collected materials
unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection
of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor
recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid or otherwise covered
so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
E.
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the
materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points
of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall
be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
F.
Landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided around
any outdoor recycling area and shall be developed in an aesthetically
pleasing manner.
G.
The recycling area, where the Borough of River Edge
is responsible for the recycling pickup of the multifamily housing
development, shall be located curbside adjacent to a public street.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section III, Violations
and Penalties, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted
12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172.
H.
The multiple family dwellings who are receiving solid
waste collection services or reimbursement for same by the Borough
must provide recycling tonnage slips, at least quarterly, to evidence
an adequate recycling program as a condition to continue service or
reimbursement.
[Added 12-9-2005 by Ord. No. 1520]
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172]
Collection from curbside of such bundles of
recyclable materials shall be made by the current garbage scavenger
or by contract for outside services as directed by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of River Edge, with primary administrative supervision
being under the control of the Superintendent of the Department of
Public Works of the Borough of River Edge, subject to the approval
of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172]
The Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works, with the approval of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
River Edge, is authorized from time to time by bid or by contract
approved by the Mayor and Council to sell and deliver the recyclable
materials so collected in order to obtain the best possible price
therefor depending upon market conditions at the time of sale. Said
bid or contract may provide for a method of payment whereby the Borough
of River Edge is to share with the party who collects said used recyclable
materials in the moneys received on a percentage basis to be determined
by the contract.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172]
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prohibit
any owner, lessee or occupant from disposing of recyclable materials
privately through sale or gift of the person concerned; provided,
however, that in no event shall such recyclable materials be left
at the curb for any private pickup, and further provided that in no
event shall any recyclable materials be disposed of as part of the
solid waste pickup by the Borough of River Edge scavenger in accordance
with the normal pickup by the Borough of River Edge. Excepted from
this provision are pickups by charitable organizations designated
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge as authorized
by § 359-11.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172]
From the time of placement at the curb by any person of used recyclable materials for collection by the Borough of River Edge pursuant to the rules and regulations established hereunder, such used recyclable materials shall be and become the property of the Borough of River Edge. It shall be a violation of this article for any person unauthorized by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such used recyclable materials for any purpose whatsoever once the same has been placed at the curb, since private disposal thereof must be done in accordance with the terms of § 358-16 of this article. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172]
For a violation of any provision of this article,
the maximum penalty, upon conviction thereof, shall be a fine not
exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment for up to 90 days, or a period of
community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 10, dealing
with maximum fines, which immediately followed this section, was deleted
12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1172.
