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Editor's Note: Ordinance #753 and #780, previously
contained herein, were repealed by Ordinance #959.
[Ord. #959; Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
The following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
Shall mean food and beverage containers made entirely out
of aluminum.
Shall mean an automotive engine coolant consisting of ethylene
glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
Shall mean all commercial businesses located within the Township
of Bernards.
Shall mean all computer paper, all high-grade white paper
(including letterhead, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue
and note pad).
Shall mean asphalt concrete, brick, cinder block, patio blocks,
and other masonry and paving materials.
Shall mean containers, brown grocery bags, and similar paper
items, usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts or other
merchandise.
Shall mean any type of button, coin, cylindrical, rectangular,
or other shaped, enclosed device or sealed container which is utilized
as an energy source for commercial, industrial, medical, institutional,
or household use. (does not include lead-acid batteries from vehicles).
Shall mean Au glass containers used for packaging food or
beverages.
Shall mean all structural steel or ferrous metal cast from
components.
Shall mean all industrial businesses located within the Township
of Bernards.
Shall mean all schools, hospitals, houses of worship and
other nonprofit organizations located within the Township of Bernards.
Shall mean batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles
and machinery and equipment, which shall be stored in a manner that
protects them from the elements to avoid corrosion and leakage.
Shall mean brush and other yard trimmings, including grass
clippings, from institutions, commercial or industrial sources.
Shall mean magazine stock, white and colored paper and envelopes,
telephone directories and books.
Shall mean fluorescent and compact tubes, high-intensity
discharge (HID) and neon lamps, electrical switches, thermostats,
thermometers, and any batteries containing mercury.
Shall mean items listed in the computer printout/white ledger
category when mixed with envelopes, manila folders and color paper.
Material is generated by commercial/institutional sources.
Shall mean all paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and
containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Paper Institute
grade Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news).
Shall mean containers such as polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE No. 1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE No. 2)
milk, and water or detergent bottles.
Shall mean all single-family and two-family dwellings or
structures in the Township of Bernards, including townhouses and condominiums.
Shall mean crushed or shredded automobile or truck bodies,
excluding auto shredded residue or fluff.
Shall mean rigid containers made exclusively or primarily
of steel, tin-plated steel, and composite steel and aluminum cans
used to store food beverages, paint, and a variety of other household
and consumer products.
Shall mean unfinished wood from land clearing projects, storm
damage or pruning activities.
Shall mean textiles larger than 15 inches by 15 inches (e.g.,
clean clothing, drapes, curtains, sheets, towels, cloth, belts, shoes,
handbags, and small stuffed animals).
Shall mean any appliance used in a business that includes
circuitry; includes components and subassemblies of electronic products.
Shall mean a petroleum base or synthetic oil whose use includes,
but is not limited to, lubrication of internal combustion engines,
which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its
original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original
properties.
Shall mean all large appliances, such as washers, dryers,
refrigerators, etc., 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.
Shall mean unfinished lumber from construction or demolition
projects, including pallets. Unfinished shall mean nonchemically treated
(not pressure treated, impregnated with preservatives, insecticides,
fungicides, creosote, or other chemicals, and not painted, resin-coated
or otherwise surface treated, and not laminated or bonded; and not
similarly altered from its natural condition).
[Ord. #959; Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory separation of newspapers, mixed office papers, corrugated
cardboard, glass containers, aluminum cans, plastic containers, consumer
batteries and steel and bimetal cans for residential, commercial,
industrial and institutional occupants or owners. In addition, commercial,
industrial and institutional occupants or owners shall be required
to separate high-grade office paper.
[Ord. #959; Ord. #1272, 9-18-1997, amended]
a.
Residential. The occupant or owner of any residential
dwelling or structure who shall place for disposal, removal or collection
the following named items shall do so in strict conformity with the
following regulations:
1.
Newspapers shall be bundled separately and secured
in bundles not to exceed 35 pounds and shall not be contained in plastic
bags.
2.
Glass containers, plastic containers, aluminum cans
and steel and bimetal cans shall be placed inside a Somerset County
approved blue recycling container and may be mixed together.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
3.
Consumer batteries shall be placed in a sealed zip-top
plastic bag; the battery bag shall be placed on top of your blue recycling
container. Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended)
4.
Corrugated cardboard shall be bundled in pieces no
larger than 24 inches square, tied with twine, and placed next to
the blue recycling container on pickup days.
b.
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional. The occupant
or owner of any commercial, industrial or institutional property who
has not made private, alternate arrangements for the recycling of
the following materials shall transport these to the Township of Bernards
Recycling Center in strict conformity with the following regulations
as directed by the Township of Bernards:
1.
Newspapers shall be bundled separately and secured
in bundles not to exceed 35 pounds and shall not be contained in plastic
bags.
2.
Glass containers, plastic containers, steel and bimetal
cans shall be contained in an occupant- or owner-supplied plastic
bag and may be mixed together. Bags shall not exceed 15 pounds in
weight.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
3.
Consumer batteries shall be placed in a zip-top plastic
bag. The battery bag shall be placed inside the larger plastic bag(s)
recyclables.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
4.
Corrugated cardboard shall be bundled in pieces no
larger than 24 inches square, and tied with twine.
5.
Mixed office paper shall be placed in a suitable container
for easy removal.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
[Ord. #959]
a.
Residential. The collection, removal and disposal
of newspapers, mixed office papers, telephone books, corrugated cardboard,
glass containers, aluminum cans, plastic containers (No. 1 and No.
2 plastic bottles), consumer batteries, steel and bimetal cans, leaves,
textiles, used motor oil, asphalt, concrete, and wood waste shall
be supervised by the Township of Bernards or its designated agent,
who shall have the authority to establish the time, method and routes
of service. All blue recycling containers required herein shall be
supplied by Somerset County and placed prior to collection between
the curb and sidewalk where they shall be readily accessible to the
collector. Blue recycling containers and newspapers to be disposed
of shall be placed outside after 6:00 p.m. of the day immediately
preceding the day of collection, but not later than 7:00 a.m. of the
day of collection.
[Ord. #1272, 9-18-1997, amended; Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
b.
Townhouse and Condominiums. All townhouses and condominiums
shall participate in the same manner as all other residential property
owners.
c.
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional. The collection,
removal and disposal of newspapers, mixed office papers, computer
printout/white ledger, magazines and junk mail, corrugated cardboard,
glass containers, aluminum cans, plastic containers (No. 1 and No.
2 plastic bottles), consumer batteries, lead-acid batteries, steel
cans, antifreeze, concrete, heavy iron, leaves and brush, mercury-containing
devices, scrap autos, stumps, logs and tree parts, textiles, used
consumer electronics, used motor oil, white goods and light iron,
and wood scrap shall be supervised by the Township of Bernards or
its designated agent, who shall have the authority to establish the
time, and method of service. All plastic bags required herein shall
be supplied by the occupant or owner of the premises.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
[Ord. #959]
It shall be a violation of this section for
any person unauthorized by the Township of Bernards to collect or
pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items during
the twenty-four-hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding
a day designated for collection from residential properties. Any and
each such collection in violation hereof from one or more residences
during said twenty-four-hour period shall constitute a separate and
distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided. Nothing herein
shall limit the authority of the Township of Bernards to permit the
collection of the recyclables by approved volunteer organizations.
Nothing herein shall limit commercial, industrial and institutional
property owners with making arrangements for the private recycling
of the designated materials, provided that the Township of Bernards
gives prior approval for such private collection of designated materials.
[Ord. #959]
Any person, institution, firm or corporation
which violates or neglects to comply with any provisions of this section
or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
[Ord. #959; Ord. #1023, § 1; Ord.
#1272, 9-18-1997, amended; Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
The Director of Public Works, or designated official, hereby is authorized and directed to enforce this section as the recycling coordinator for the Township. He is hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner, days and items for the collection of newspapers, other papers, corrugated cardboard, household batteries, high-grade office paper, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, in accordance with the terms hereof and any other matters required to implement this section. The Township Committee may change, repeal or amend any portion of said rules and regulations at any time. The Director of Public Works or his designee shall investigate any and all complaints of ordinance violations and issue summonses where appropriate in accordance with Subsection 18-6.6 of this section and shall monitor on a reasonable basis, but not less than once a year, the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional sectors of the municipality so as to determine the extent of compliance with this section.
[Ord. #959; Ord. #1272, 9-18-1997, amended]
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation
hereof for any owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial,
industrial or institutional property in the Township of Bernards to
put into or cause to be put into the solid waste collection stream
any brush, leaves or grass. Brush and leaves only may be recycled
at the Township's recycling facility.
[Ord. #959]
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation
hereof for any owner, lessee or occupant of any residential, commercial,
industrial or institutional property in the Township of Bernards to
put into or cause to be put into the solid waste collection stream
any crankcase oil. This is to be recycled at appropriate designated
oil reclamation centers.
[Ord. #1149]
a.
All commercial, industrial and institutional sections
are required to prepare waste reduction audits and waste reduction
plans according to the following schedule:
1.
For any establishment with 500 or more employees,
a waste audit and reduction plan must be prepared and submitted to
the Township of Bernards and County of Somerset by December 31, 2007.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
2.
For any establishment with 250 to 500 employees, a
waste audit and reduction plan must be prepared and submitted to the
Township of Bernards and County of Somerset by December 31, 2007.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
3.
For any establishment with 100 to 250 employees, a
waste audit and reduction plan must be prepared and submitted to the
Township of Bernards and County of Somerset by December 31, 2007.
[Ord. #1986, 11-27-2007, amended]
b.
The waste reduction plan shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
[Ord. #1986,[1] 11-27-2007, added]
a.
At the time of issuance of any building permit, the
Building Code Official will provide written instruction on proper
disposal and recycling of construction and demolition waste (that
requires removal of 21 or more cubic yards of waste materials) and
furnish a notice of construction/demolition activity form that must
be filled out by the permittee and faxed to the Somerset County Department
of Health-CEHA OPERATIONS within 48 hours of the issuance of a municipal
permit.
b.
New Developments of Multifamily Residential Units
or Commercial, Institutional, or Industrial Properties (Pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a and 13:1E-99.16c.)
1.
Any application to the Planning Board of the Township
of Bernards, 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:
(a)
A detailed analysis of the expected composition
and amounts of solid waste and recyclables generated at the proposed
development; and
(b)
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 Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
2.
Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy by
the Township of Bernards, 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.
3.
Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed
outdoor, storage and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the
Municipal Engineer.
[Ord. #1149]
a.
All commercial, industrial and institutional establishments
with 100 or more employees must submit a plan to the Township of Bernards
and County of Somerset which outlines how source separation and recycling
shall be accomplished within the establishment. The plan shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
[Ord. #1149]
This Ordinance #1149 shall be enforced by a
Township Committee designated local enforcement officer who shall
investigate alleged violations called to his attention by a collector
of nonrecyclable solid waste. In the event the local enforcement officer
shall determine that a violation of this ordinance or any regulation
promulgated pursuant thereto has occurred, he shall notify the party
responsible for the violation detailing the particulars thereof. In
the event a second violation of this ordinance or any regulation promulgated
pursuant thereto should occur, the local enforcement officer shall
file a complaint therefor in Municipal Court.
[Ord. #1149]
Any person, firm or corporation that violates
or neglects to comply with any provisions of this ordinance (No. 1149)[1] or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
