As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL
Any nonresidential building or establishment, including but
not limited to those used for industrial purposes, retail, wholesale,
dining, offices, professional services, shipping and receiving areas
and cafeterias.
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Morris County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source-separated for the purpose
of recycling. These materials include:
A.
Aluminum cans: cans made from aluminum that
was manufactured to hold a serving of a beverage. Specifically omitted
from this definition are aluminum foil and aluminum pie plates.
B.
Glass bottles and jars: bottles and jars made
from glass, including clear, brown and green glass. "Bottle" is defined
as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can be corked
or capped. "Jar" is defined as a wide-mouthed container that can be
capped. Caps and lids not included. Specifically omitted from this
definition are drinking glasses, windows, mirrors, light bulbs, and
anything made of Pyrex® or ceramic.
C.
Plastic bottles (coded 1 and 2): plastic bottles
coded to indicate that they are comprised of the specific types of
plastic compounds (polymers) known as "polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE)" or high-density polyethylene (HDPE). See symbols below. "Bottle"
is defined as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can
be corked or capped. Caps and lids not included. Any item made of
plastic that is not a bottle, and any plastic bottle without one of
the symbols shown below, is specifically omitted from this definition.
Empty bottles which contained hazardous materials, such as motor oil,
antifreeze, etc., should not be recycled.
D.
Steel (tin) cans: an airtight container for
the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin, usually ferrous,
metal. Examples are soup cans and tuna fish cans.
E.
Newspaper: a publication containing news, information
and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called "newsprint."
Newspaper may include glossy inserts which come with the paper, dependent
upon the market conditions at the time.
F.
Corrugated cardboard: shipping containers made
with kraft paper linerboard and corrugated medium.
G.
Mixed paper: various categories of recyclable
paper, including, but not limited to, white and colored paper used
in printers, photocopiers and fax machines, white and colored ledger
paper, carbonless copy paper, construction paper, undeliverable mail,
mailed promotional letters/advertisements/circulars, magazines, catalogues,
envelopes, soft cover books.
H.
Leaves: vegetative material, typically generated
in the autumn when they fall from trees and then are raked from residents'
and/or commercial lawns.
I.
Grass clippings: vegetative material generated
when grass (lawns) are cut.
J.
Brush: branches, woody plants and other similar
vegetative material. Leaves and grass do not constitute brush.
K.
Natural wood waste: logs, stumps, branches and
other wood tree parts. Dimensional lumber is omitted from inclusion
in this definition.
L.
Oil-contaminated soil: nonhazardous soil that
contains petroleum hydrocarbons (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel,
No. 4 and No. 6 heating oils and certain other refinery products including
coal tar). This type of soil shall be determined to be nonhazardous
in accordance with the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26.
M.
Used motor oil: motor oil from motor vehicles,
lawn mowers, boats, etc., which has served its intended useful purpose.
N.
Lead-acid batteries: storage batteries in which
the electrodes are grids of lead containing lead oxides that change
in composition during charging and discharging, and the electrolyte
is dilute sulfuric acid. These include starting batteries such as
car batteries that deliver a short burst of high power to start the
engine. In addition, they may include deep cell batteries found on
boats or campers used to power accessories like trolling motors, winches
or lights.
O.
Hazardous dry cell batteries: rechargeable batteries,
such as nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel metal hydride, lithium
ion, small sealed lead acid, etc. These are often used as substitutes
for nonrechargeable batteries in standard sizes such as AAA, AA, C,
D and 9V. Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless tools,
cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, cameras, remote controls,
toys, etc. Also included in this definition are nonrechargeable batteries
that are hazardous as defined by the Resource Conservation Recovery
Act (RCRA), regardless of the RCRA exclusion of household waste from
the definition of "hazardous waste" pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(b). Nonrechargeable,
hazardous batteries include older alkaline and carbon zinc batteries
as well as silver oxide, mercury and magnesium button-type batteries,
etc. It should be noted that domestically manufactured alkaline and
carbon zinc nonrechargeable batteries made after circa 1994 eliminated
mercury content to the point that they should not be considered RCRA
hazardous and therefore are not included in this material category.
P.
Metal appliances: appliances composed predominantly
of metal, and may include stoves, washing machines and dryers, for
example, if the appliance is predominantly metal. Also included are
air conditioners, refrigerators and dehumidifiers if they are predominantly
metal. If these appliances on the latter list contain refrigerants
that are prohibited by the Clean Air Act from being knowingly vented,
the refrigerant must be recovered accordingly.
Q.
Whole tires: tires that are whole, not chipped
into small pieces. (NOTE: Tires are allowed to be recycled and/or
incinerated for energy recovery.)
ELECTRONIC WASTE
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.
INSTITUTION
An established organization or foundation dedicated to public
service or culture, including but not limited to religious, educational,
health care and governmental establishments.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
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.).
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body to fulfill the requirements of the Morris County Solid Waste
Management Plan and the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation
and Recycling Act and those rules and regulations promulgated therefor.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR
The person or persons named by the municipality who shall
fulfill the responsibilities with respect to recycling enforcement
coordination detailed in the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste
Management Plan Amendment Section 8.6. This person may be the same
person designated as the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Washington which is not bulky waste or construction and demolition
debris.
PRIVATE RECYCLER
Person or group of persons wishing to collect recyclable
materials and registered with the Department of Public Works.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
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.
RESIDENT
Any person who owns, leases and/or occupies dwellings within
the municipality, including those in multifamily dwellings and/or
single-family developments.
SOLID WASTE
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally placed at the curb
at residential and nonresidential properties in the Township of Washington
for regularly scheduled collection by private haulers. As used in
this chapter, "solid waste" is deemed to be nonrecyclable material.
SOURCE SEPARATION
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.
As set forth in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13b(4)(c),
the Township of Washington accepts the goal of fifty-percent recycling
of municipal solid waste by 2015 and shall monitor its level of recycling
and solid waste disposal and shall strive to achieve the recycling
of 50% of the municipal solid waste generated within its borders.
Mandatory source separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and 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 Township of Washington to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners, tenants, or occupants of such premises. This shall be done in the manner set forth in §
168-4.
The owner of any property shall be responsible
for compliance with this article. 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 appropriate municipal
office. Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the owner
or management, in those instances where the violator is not easily
identifiable. The management shall issue notification and collection
rules to new tenants when they arrive and every six months during
their occupancy. A copy of all notices and information materials shall
be provided annually, by January 15, to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
New developments of multifamily residential
units or commercial, institutional, or industrial properties (pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a and 13:99.16c):
A. Any application to the Planning Board of the Township
of Washington 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) A detailed analysis of the expected composition and
amounts of solid waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development;
and
(2) 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 and convenient location and contain other attributes (signage,
lighting, fencing, etc.) as may be determined by the Municipal Recycling
Coordinator.
B. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
by the Township of Washington, the owner of any new multifamily housing
or commercial, institutional, or industrial development must supply
a copy of a duly executed contract with a private recycler for the
purposes of the collection and recycling of source-separated recyclable
materials, in those instances where the municipality does not otherwise
provide this service.
C. Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed
outdoor, storage and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the
Municipal Engineer.
Class B recyclables shall not be disposed of
at designated recycling centers but rather shall be disposed of at
a location or in a manner as may be designated from time to time by
resolution of the Township Committee.