As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COMPOSTING
The biological process of degrading a nonhazardous solid
waste.
COMPOSTING FACILITY
An area licensed by the State of New Jersey for the storage
and treatment of grass clippings 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.
GRASS CLIPPINGS
Those materials naturally formed from grass that are suitable
for composting and mulching purposes.
PERSONS
Includes all contractors, 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, together with any other person authorized to
enforce ordinances under the laws of the State of New Jersey and the
Village of Ridgefield Park.
SOLID WASTE
Grass clippings normally placed at the curb during grass
season by all persons and occupants of the Village of Ridgefield Park
for regular municipal collection.
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 are designated by the Board of
Commissioners of the Village of Ridgefield Park or by legislation
adopted by the State of New Jersey.
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.