[Adopted 5-24-1988 by Ord. No. 12-88[1] (Ch. 117, Art. IV, of the 1985 Code)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former
Art. IV, Recycling, adopted 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 2-87.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes all disposable containers fabricated primarily of
aluminum and commonly used for soda, beer or other beverages and usually
having a capacity of between seven and 16 ounces.
Looks almost identical to an aluminum can but is composed
of an aluminum top with steel sides and bottom.
Structural material shaped in parallel furrows and ridges
for rigidity, used to make packing and shipping containers.
Includes one-family homes, two-family homes, multifamily
homes, condominiums, co-ops, flats and apartments.
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone
which are transparent or translucent and used for packaging or bottling
of various matter and all other materials commonly known as "glass;"
excluding, however, blue and flat glass commonly known as "window
glass," all types of mirrors, auto glass and lightbulbs.
A plastic beverage container used for milk or spring water
or an apple cider container.
The disposition of designated recyclable materials, source-separated
in the municipality, which entails a disposition cost less the cost
of transporting the recyclable materials to a landfill facility.
Any person or commercial business who sells to consumers
lubricating or other oil in containers for use off the premises in
excess of 500 gallons annually.
[Added 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90]
Includes all individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners,
tenants, lessees, firms, societies, schools, churches and associations,
either profit or nonprofit, within the Village of Ridgefield Park.
A hermetically sealed container made airtight with either
a metal or plastic cap, with a minimum wall thickness of not less
than 0.010 inch and composed of a thermoplastic synthetic polymeric
material.
A plastic beverage container used for soda.
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.
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are prepared, separated, collected or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
The person appointed by the Board of Commissioners, authorized
to prepare and implement a comprehensive recycling program for the
Village of Ridgefield Park designed to recover and recycle any recyclable
materials; to arrange for the collection, transportation and sale
of such materials to as to encourage the preservation of natural resources
while minimizing the cost of such program to the Village; to be responsible
for the implementation and supervision of all aspects of the program
outlined herein, including curbside pickups; to be responsible for
public awareness and education of the public; to maintain accounts
of all grant moneys received through the various recycling programs;
to institute a plan for monitoring compliance and executing penalties;
to receive documents and rectify complaints regarding recycling services;
to file reports of activities as shall be required; and to supervise
and chair the Recycling Committee.
Includes all garbage and trash normally placed at the curb
by all residents and commercial establishments of the Village of Ridgefield
Park for regular municipal and private collection.
Separating, preparing and setting out for collection, disposal
and recycling by residents or commercial establishments of those items
generated by them and designated as recyclables under this article.
An all-steel can with a light tin coating which is a popular
container for various foods used for general packing, found both in
the home and/or restaurants.
A petroleum-based or synthetic oil which is used in an internal
combustion engine as an engine lubricant or as a product used for
lubricating transmissions, gears or axles which through use, storage
or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to
the presence of chemical or physical impurities or loss of original
properties.
[Added 1-23-1989 by Ord. No. 1-90]
Any Division of Motor Vehicles reinspection station, oil
retailer or retail service station which has a used-oil collection
tank(s) existing on the premises or the Department of Public Works
dropoff center which accepts used oil for recycling.
[Added 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90]
Any tank, whether above or below ground, into which used
oil is drained.
[Added 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90]
All products made of metal, exclusive of aluminum, including
but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, kitchen stoves and ovens,
dishwashers and clothes washers, dryers and hot-water heaters.
A.
It will be mandatory for all persons within the Village
of Ridgefield Park to separate and prepare glass, aluminum cans, tin
cans, bimetal cans, plastic beverage containers, corrugated cardboard,
white goods and any other recyclables that may be designated in the
future from all other solid waste generated in or at any premises
and place them at the curb for collection.[1]
B.
It is mandatory that all private contractors or haulers
with contracts within the Village of Ridgefield Park for the removal
of garbage, trash or recyclables supply documentation to the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator at the end of each year, showing the total tonnage
of all recyclables that were separated from the waste stream and the
market to which they were delivered.
[Added 1-22-1991 by Ord. No. 3-91]
The following recyclable materials shall be
separated as follows:
A.
Glass (all colors), aluminum cans, tin cans, bimetal
cans and all types of plastic beverage containers shall be emptied
of all contents and rinsed.
B.
All glass jars and bottles shall have caps and lids
removed. All plastic beverage containers and plastic detergent bottles
must have labels and caps removed. All tin cans and bimetal cans must
have labels removed.
C.
Glass bottles and jars should not be broken.
D.
Corrugated cardboard shall be flattened into bundles
and tied. A bundle shall be limited to 35 pounds in weight.
E.
White goods can be placed at the curb with little
preparation, with the exception of freezers and refrigerators, which
will have the doors completely removed and the units laid flat to
prevent injury.
F.
Used motor oil.
[Added 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990]
(1)
Used motor oil shall be disposed of only at a used-oil
collection site into a used-oil collection tank. No person shall contaminate
used oil or a used-oil collection tank by the introduction of water,
antifreeze, gasoline, heating fuel oil, solvents, industrial waste
or any other contaminant.
(2)
All oil retailers shall post and maintain, at or near
the point of sale, a durable sign, not less than 11 inches by 15 inches
in size so that it is easily visible to the public, informing them
of the importance of the proper collection and disposal of used motor
oil and how and where used oil may be properly disposed of.
(3)
All operators of used-oil collection sites shall post
and maintain a durable and legible sign not less than 11 inches by
15 inches in size so that it is easily visible to the public, informing
the public that it is a collection site for the disposal of used oil.
(4)
All used-oil collection sites shall accept without
charge up to five gallons of used oil per day from any person.
(5)
The operator of a used-oil collection site shall collect
used oil in a manner which is safe for users of the site.
(6)
The Department of Public Works will accept used motor
oil from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Monday through Saturday, at the
recycling dropoff center located at 24 Industrial Avenue in front
of the Public Works garage, in accordance with the above requirements.
A.
All colors of glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans,
tin cans, bimetal cans and plastic beverage containers shall be placed
at the curb in a reusable container with a maximum size of 20 gallons.
They shall be co-mingled or mixed in the same container.
B.
Corrugated cardboard shall be placed at curbside in
tied bundles for pickup.
C.
All white goods shall require a telephone call to
the Department of Public Works garage requesting pickup when placed
at curb. If a call is not made, the item will not be picked up.
D.
At no time will plastic bags, paper bags, cardboard boxes or any other type of container, except that listed in Subsection A above, be used to hold recyclables at the curb.
E.
Promulgation of rules, regulations and other procedures.
(1)
The Board of Commissioners may, by resolution, have
the Recycling Coordinator issue rules and regulations consistent with
this article in order to implement the terms of this article. The
Recycling Coordinator, on his own, may issue rules and regulations
in addition to those promulgated by the Board of Commissioners. Such
regulations, to be effective, however, must be approved by the Board
of Commissioners.
(2)
The Board of Commissioners may also, from time to
time, designate other procedures for the separation, preparation and
collection of recyclable items by appropriate resolution adopted by
the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90; 1-22-1991 by Ord. No.
3-91]
A.
At the option and expense of persons required to separate
recyclables, they may be brought to the recycling area at the Department
of Public Works garage between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon,
Monday through Saturday, to be placed in the proper containers by
the person.
[Amended 1-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90; 1-22-1991 by Ord. No.
3-91]
A.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit
or prevent volunteer, charitable or other civic or fraternal organizations
from conducting their own ongoing recycling drives. The date, time,
place and nature of the collection shall be presented in advance and
in writing to the Recycling Coordinator, who shall approve or disapprove
the date, time, place and nature of the collection so as not to confuse
or distract from regular scheduled pickups.
B.
Also, at the option and expense of persons required
to separate recyclables, other methods of lawful disposal, such as
sale to scrap yards or other recycling centers, may be utilized, provided
that in no event shall any recyclables be disposed of as part of solid
waste.
All persons already in recycling programs or
who wish to dispose of required recyclables through any other means
than the Municipal Recycling Program shall be required to submit an
exemption application available through the Recycling Coordinator.
From the time of placement at the curb by any
person of all recyclables for collection by the Village of Ridgefield
Park in accordance with this article and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Recycling Coordinator, such recyclables shall be
under the control of the Department of Public Works of the Village
of Ridgefield Park. It shall be a violation of this article for any
person unauthorized by the Recycling Coordinator or Superintendent
of Public Works to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or
picked up any such recyclables for any purpose whatsoever, except
persons having been granted exemptions in advance by the Recycling
Coordinator and/or Superintendent of Public Works. Any and each such
collection in violation hereof, from one or more premises, shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
A.
The owner, manager, superintendent or custodian shall
ensure that a special place within the building or any area outside
the building be designated for the storage of recyclables in preparation
for placement at curbside. The storage area must conform to all Fire
and Building Department codes. The owner, manager, superintendent
or custodian of said multifamily dwellings shall not permit or suffer
unwanted accumulations of these recyclables in the storage area which
might create a hazard but shall be responsible for placing prepared
recyclables at curbside on the designated day of collection aforesaid.
All tenants or occupants of the dwelling units within these apartments
shall be required to separate and prepare these recyclables and place
them in the areas designated by the owner, manager, superintendent
or custodian of said apartment units.
B.
If the owner, manager, superintendent or custodian
of said apartments is cited for a violation under this article and
a tenant has created the violation complained of, the owner; manager,
superintendent or custodian of the apartments may appear in court
and testify as to the name of the tenant who has created the violation
so that the tenant can be cited for the violation, and the owner,
manager, superintendent or custodian may then be relieved of the penalties
provided by this article.
In the event that, after recyclables are placed
at the curb, a violation is found, such as but not limited to items
not cleaned, wrong size or type of container, set-out area not cleared,
unrecyclables mixed in container, or wrong day, then a warning may
be issued. A green sticker will be attached to the container instructing
the person to remove the items from the curb, correct the violation
and return them to the curb on the next scheduled pickup day. If a
second violation is found, then a summons may be issued. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the person issuing the warning shall also have the
authority to issue a summons without the prior issuance of a warning,
and it shall not be necessary in order to find a person guilty of
a violation of this article for a warning first to have issued under
this section.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be punishable, upon conviction, as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty. The Judge, in imposing the penalty, shall have the discretion of imposing a fine of not more than $25 for the first offense and $50 for the second or additional offense if the offenses are not of a serious nature. In addition to the fines and the amendments provided above, the Judge shall have the authority to provide an appropriate penalty in the nature of community service for a violation of this article.
In order to promote good community fellowship
between the Village of Ridgefield Park and its residents and to allow
its residents to become familiar with this article, a grace period
will be granted of three months from the date of its adoption, during
which time no summons shall be issued for violations.
