As used in this article, the following definitions
shall have the meanings indicated:
COMPOSTING
The biological process of degrading a nonhazardous solid
waste.
COMPOSTING FACILITY
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.
DWELLING UNIT
Includes a one-family home, two-family home, multifamily
home and all condominiums, co-ops, flats and apartments.
LEAVES
Those materials naturally formed from trees and bushes that
are suitable for composting and mulching purposes, including grass
clippings.
PERSONS
Includes all individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners,
tenants, lessees, firms, societies, schools, churches and associations,
either profit or nonprofit, within the Village of Ridgefield Park.
RECYCLING
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.
RECYCLING COORDINATOR
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.
SOLID WASTE
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.
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.