As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTOMOBILE
A vehicle, as defined by Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR (MRC)
The person appointed by the Board of Commissioners authorized
to implement and coordinate the various Village recycling programs,
who shall, together with other appropriate officials, including the
Police Department, enforce the provisions of this article along with
all rules and regulations promulgated hereafter.
PERSONS
Includes all individuals, owners, tenants, lessees, firms,
societies, schools, churches, businesses or associations, either profit
or nonprofit, within the Village of Ridgefield Park.
PICKUP TRUCK
A lightweight motor vehicle that carries its own engine and
is designed to carry light loads of various commodities such as equipment,
supplies or other products not exceeding 5,000 pounds.
RECYCLING
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are separated, prepared and processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING CENTER
An area established to receive various recyclables that are
not included in a curbside pickup program. All persons governed by
this article must bring these noncurbside recyclables to this location.
RECYCLING FACILITY
The location or market to which the tires will be transported
to be prepared, processed and returned to the economic mainstream
in the form of another product or raw material.
TIRE
A band of hollow air-filled rubber around a wheel which acts
as a buffer or cushion between a motor vehicle and the roadway.
WHEEL or RIM
The round steel center structure on which the automobile
and/or truck tire is mounted.
It shall be mandatory for all persons within
the Village of Ridgefield Park to separate rimless/wheeless tires
from all other solid waste generated at any property within the Village
and to bring them to the designated recycling center.
Dropoff hours for tires at the recycling center
shall be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Monday through Friday only. Tires
cannot be brought to the center on Saturday, Sunday or holidays or
any other day designated by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
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.