[Adopted 3-22-1988 by Ord. No. 5-88 (Ch.
117, Art. V, of the 1985 Code)]
As used in this article, the following definitions
shall have the meanings indicated:
The biological process of degrading a nonhazardous solid
waste.
An area set aside by a municipality or county for the storage
and treatment of leaves to be converted to mulch for use in landscaping
or as a landfill cover.
Includes a one-family home, two-family home, multifamily
home and all condominiums, co-ops, flats and apartments.
Those materials naturally formed from trees and bushes that
are suitable for composting and mulching purposes, including grass
clippings.
Includes all individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners,
tenants, lessees, firms, societies, schools, churches and associations,
either profit or nonprofit, within the Village of Ridgefield Park.
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 who shall
be authorized to coordinate the Village Recycling Program and who
shall enforce the provisions of this article and all rules and regulations
promulgated hereafter.
Leaves normally placed at the curb during leaf season by
all persons and occupants of the Village of Ridgefield Park for regular
municipal collection.
It shall be mandatory for all persons within
the Village of Ridgefield Park to separate their leaves from all other
solid waste generated in or at any dwelling unit and place them out
for collection by the Department of Public Works.
A.Â
Leaves shall be source-separated from all other yard
waste and placed in a loose condition along the curbline in front
of each dwelling unit.
B.Â
They shall be placed in a row along the roadway side
of the curbline rather than in piles to prevent their extending into
the traffic lane of the roadway.
C.Â
A space shall be maintained between the leaf row and
curb to allow for normal surface water flow in the event of rain.
D.Â
Leaves shall be placed in the roadway for the pickup
period.
A.Â
Leaves shall be collected only on the day that the
sweeper normally passes the front of your dwelling.
B.Â
Leaves shall not be placed in plastic bags or any
other type of container, only loose leaves shall be collected.
C.Â
At no time shall leaves be placed on or between any
plaza or center island which will impede their collection.
D.Â
In the case of multifamily dwellings, condominiums,
co-ops, flats, apartments, schools, churches, associations, societies
or any other commercial establishments, the custodian, superintendent,
manager or owner shall be responsible for the placing of all generated
leaves and grass clippings at the curb in accordance with this article.
E.Â
All landscape contractors shall be permitted to blow
or rake leaves to the curbline of any premises on which they are working
in full accordance with this article. In particular, they shall schedule
their work with their customers so that no leaves are placed in the
street sooner than one day prior to the sweeper schedule posted on
the signs in front of the customer's dwelling.
F.Â
If a dwelling unit lies on a corner lot facing two
intersecting streets, the owner of the premises may choose the street
on which he desires to place the leaves.
A.Â
As mandated under the Recycling Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92
et seq.), all leaves shall be placed at the curb for collection only
between the dates of October 1 and December 31 each year.
B.Â
Due to the availability of the Bergen County Compost
Site, any leaves generated before October 1 and after December 31
will not be collected but must be disposed of privately.
C.Â
There will be no leaf pickup if it has snowed during
the night prior to or the morning of pickup day and an accumulation
of two or more inches of snow is on the streets or if snow has started
by 7:00 a.m. on pickup day.
This article shall be enforced by the Recycling
Coordinator, the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Public
Works, the Police Department and such other departments or individuals
of the Village of Ridgefield Park as designated by the Board of Commissioners
of the Village of Ridgefield Park.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article or any rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine for the first offense
of not more than $50 and a fine of not more than $100 for the second
offense. Any person who violates this article a third time shall be
subject to the penalty prescribed in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
