As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Morris County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling. These materials include:
A.
ALUMINUM CANSCans made from aluminum that was manufactured to hold a serving of a beverage. Specifically omitted from this definition are aluminum foil and aluminum pie plates.
B.
GLASS BOTTLES AND JARSBottles and jars made from glass including clear, brown and green glass. A "bottle" is defined as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can be corked or capped. A "jar" is defined as a wide-mouthed container that can be capped. Caps and lids not included. Specifically omitted from this definition are drinking glasses, windows, mirrors, light bulbs, and anything made of Pyrex® or ceramic.
C.
PLASTIC BOTTLES (CODED 1 AND 2)Plastic bottles coded to indicate that they are comprised of the specific types of plastic compounds (polymers) known as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) or high-density polyethylene (HDPE). See symbols below. A "bottle" is defined as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can be corked or capped. Caps and lids are not included. Any item made of plastic that is not a bottle, and any plastic bottle without one of the symbols shown below is specifically omitted from this definition. Empty bottles which contained hazardous materials, such as motor oil, antifreeze, etc., should not be recycled.
D.
STEEL (TIN) CANSAn air-tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin, usually ferrous, metal. Examples are soup cans and tuna fish cans.
E.
NEWSPAPERA publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. Newspaper may include glossy inserts which come with the paper, dependent upon the market conditions at the time.
G.
MIXED PAPERVarious categories of recyclable paper, including but not limited to white and colored paper used in printers, photocopiers and fax machines, white and colored ledger paper, carbonless copy paper, construction paper, undeliverable mail, mailed promotional letters/advertisements/circulars, magazines, catalogues, envelopes, softcover books.
H.
LEAVESVegetative material, typically generated in the autumn when they fall from trees and then are raked from residents' and/or commercial lawns.
J.
BRUSHBranches, woody plants and other similar vegetative material. Leaves and grass do not constitute brush.
K.
NATURAL WOOD WASTELogs, stumps, branches and other wood tree parts. Dimensional lumber is omitted from inclusion in this definition.
L.
OIL-CONTAMINATED SOILNonhazardous soil that contains petroleum hydrocarbons (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, #4 and #6 heating oils and certain other refinery products including coal tar). This type of soil shall be determined to be nonhazardous in accordance with the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26.
M.
USED MOTOR OILMotor oil from motor vehicles, lawn mowers, boats, etc., which has served its intended useful purpose.
N.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIESStorage batteries in which the electrodes are grids of lead containing lead oxides that change in composition during charging and discharging, and the electrolyte is dilute sulfuric acid. These include starting batteries such as car batteries that deliver a short burst of high power to start the engine. In addition, they may include deep-cell batteries found on boats or campers used to power accessories like trolling motors, winches or lights.
O.
HAZARDOUS DRY-CELL BATTERIESRechargeable batteries, such as nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion, small-sealed lead acid, etc. These are often used as substitutes for nonrechargeable batteries in standard sizes such as AAA, AA, C, D and 9V. Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, cameras, remote controls, toys, etc. Also included in this definition are nonrechargeable batteries that are hazardous as defined by the Resource Conservation Recovery Act ("RCRA"), regardless of the RCRA exclusion of household waste from the definition of hazardous waste pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 261.4(b). Nonrechargeable hazardous batteries include older alkaline and carbon zinc batteries as well as silver oxide, mercury and magnesium button-type batteries, etc. It should be noted that domestically manufactured alkaline and carbon zinc nonrechargeable batteries made after circa 1994 eliminated mercury content to the point that they should not be considered RCRA hazardous and therefore are not included in this material category.
P.
METAL APPLIANCESAppliances composed predominantly of metal, and may include stoves, washing machines and dryers, for example, if the appliance is predominantly metal. Also included are air conditioners, refrigerators and dehumidifiers if they are predominantly metal. If these appliances on the latter list contain refrigerants that are prohibited by the Clean Air Act from being knowingly vented, the refrigerant must be recovered accordingly.
Q.
WHOLE TIRESTires that are whole, not chipped into small pieces. [NOTE: Tires are allowed to be recycled and/or incinerated for energy recovery.]
R.
FERROUS METALSCopper, brass, scrap metals or any other metals derived from, containing, or alloyed with iron and steel, including metal pipes, conduits or fixtures that are used by plumbers, electricians or other home improvement and construction contractors.
[Added 12-13-2012 by Ord. No. 25-12]
ELECTRONIC WASTE
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware
including keyboards, modems, printers scanners and fax machines; a
cathode-ray tube, a cathode-ray-tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than
four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more circuit
boards, including a television, and cell phones.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings, in which
three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (See N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a.) and shall include hotels, motels, or other guesthouses
serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under
Subsection (j) of § 3 of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling
Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the Township Committee
to fulfill the requirements of the Morris County Solid Waste Management
Plan and the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and
Recycling Act and those rules and regulations promulgated therefor.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR
The person or persons named by the Township Committee who
shall fulfill the responsibilities with respect to recycling enforcement
coordination detailed in the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste
Management Plan amendment Section 8.6. This person may be the same
person designated as the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Hanover, which is not bulky waste or construction and demolition
debris.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
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.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The process by which recyclable materials are separated at
the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste
for the purposes of recycling.
[Amended 4-8-2010 by Ord. No. 12-10]
It shall be the responsibility of the Township's
Recycling Coordinator, in cooperation with the Superintendent of the
Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance Department,
to develop and implement procedures and regulations governing the
collection of mandated recyclable materials from residential, nonresidential,
commercial, industrial, educational, governmental and other institutions,
in accordance with the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste Plan amendment
and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection. Such regulations shall also
include the types of recyclables and manner in which such mandated
recyclables may be dropped off at the Township's Recycling Center.
[Amended 10-23-2008 by Ord. No. 29-08]
The following regulations constitute the manner
in which all owners and occupants of single-family residential units
shall place designated recyclable materials for collection at curbside
by the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority. Unless specified
otherwise, recyclable materials shall be placed in strong, watertight
plastic or metal containers with proper handles and tight-fitting
detachable or removable lids. Permanently attached lid containers
cannot be used. These containers must be no larger than 32 gallons
in size, and the weight of the recyclables, including the contents,
shall not exceed 50 pounds.
A. Commingled aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars,
plastic bottles (coded 1 and 2), and steel (tin) cans must be placed
in receptacles as specified above. All such commingled materials should
be rinsed thoroughly but not crushed or broken and loosely placed
together.
B. Newspaper shall be bundled and tied with string no
higher than 12 inches or placed loose in a reusable receptacle with
a tight-fitting lid. Newspaper not prepared in this manner shall not
be collected at curbside or accepted at the Township's Recycling Center.
Newspaper may include glossy inserts which come with the newspaper.
Junk mail, magazines or advertisements that arrive through the mail
should not be bundled or placed with newspaper for recycling.
C. Mixed paper (including junk mail) must be placed in
receptacles not exceeding 32 gallons in weight.
D. "Corrugated cardboard" means shipping containers made
with kraft paper linerboard and corrugated medium. This material must
be flattened and tied into manageable bundles.
[Amended 4-8-2010 by Ord. No. 12-10]
The following materials are collected by the
Township's Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance
Department.
A. Leaves are to be raked and placed at curbside free
of any debris such as rocks, brush and tree limbs. Sweeping, raking,
blowing or otherwise placing leaves at the curb is only permitted
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
Leaves will not be collected in the spring but must be brought to
the Township's Recycling Center.
B. Grass clippings shall be placed in containers not
to exceed 32 gallons, the weight of which, including its contents,
shall not exceed 50 pounds in total. Grass clippings are normally
scheduled for pickup between the first week of April through the first
week of October of any calendar year.
C. Brush is collected at curbside by appointment only.
Residents must contact the Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and
Park Maintenance Department in advance of placing brush at the curb.
Brush cannot be larger than four inches in diameter nor longer than
four feet in length. It must be bundled, tied and placed at curbside
only after making an appointment.
D. Metal appliances, if they are predominantly metal,
can be recycled through the Township although residents are encouraged
to recycle such "white goods" through the appliance store from whom
they purchase new appliances. Metal appliances include stoves, washing
machines and dryers. The Township will only remove appliances such
as air conditioners, refrigerators and dehumidifiers if they are predominantly
metal and only after the coolant or CFCs have been removed by a firm
that is qualified to remove these ingredients. The Township shall
not remove from curbside any such appliances without first receiving
a receipt or certification that the coolant or CFCs have been removed.
Residents must first call the Public Works, Buildings and Grounds
and Park Maintenance Department in advance to make an appointment
for the removal of an appliance before it is placed at curbside.
E. The Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance
Department will collect by appointment only scrap metal from residents
such as metal fencing and swing sets. Residents may also bring scrap
metal to the Township's Recycling Center.
The owner of any property shall be responsible
for compliance with this article. For multifamily units, the management
or owner is responsible for establishing and maintaining the recycling
system, including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance
with guidelines or regulations established by the Recycling Coordinator.
Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management,
in those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable.
The management shall issue notification and collection rules to new
tenants and unit owners when they arrive and every six months during
their occupancy.
[Amended 12-13-2012 by Ord. No. 25-12]
A. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who is an owner
or occupant of a residential unit or any person who is an owner or
occupant of commercial and industrial property, including institutional
facilities, may donate or sell newspapers, magazines, corrugated cardboard,
household cardboard, yard waste, glass containers or aluminum beverage
containers to any person, partnership or corporation whether operating
for profit or not-for-profit.
B. No person, partnership or corporation, whether operating for profit or not-for-profit, except for the Township, shall, under any circumstances, tamper with, handle, collect or remove from the curbside collection any recyclables, including ferrous metals as defined under §
154-7 of the Code, within the Township, whether or not said recyclables are placed at curbside on scheduled dates. Any owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of commercial and industrial property, and any public or private institutions who donate their recyclable materials are required to submit the appropriate documentation of these recyclable materials as required under §
154-14C of this article.
C. It shall be a violation of this article for any person not authorized by the Township to remove and/or collect ferrous metals from curbside. Each such removal and/or collection in violation hereof from one or more locations shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided under §
154-17.4, entitled "Violation and penalties; trust fund."
The Township Committee shall appoint a person
to serve as the Recycling Coordinator, which person shall be responsible
for performing administrative duties in coordinating the Township's
Recycling Plan. The duties of the Recycling Coordinator shall include
but not be limited to the following:
A. To assist residents, businesses and other institutions
in resolving problems and answering questions;
B. To coordinate the hauling of recyclable materials
from the Township's Recycling Center;
C. To file the annual tonnage grant with the NJDEP and
MUA;
D. To serve as the Township's liaison to the Municipal
Utilities Authority with regard to curbside collections and the disposal
of other recyclables at MUA facilities; and
E. To prepare all necessary forms and reports regarding
the disposal of recyclables.
The Township Committee shall appoint a person
to serve as the Recycling Enforcement Coordinator, which person shall
be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Township's
recycling plan through enforcement actions if necessary. The duties
of the Recycling Enforcement Officer shall include but not be limited
to the following:
A. To maintain a list of personnel in the Township who
are capable of and obligated to enforce the Township's Recycling Ordinance
and/or other Township ordinances which pertain to illegal dumping,
solid waste and recycling, and to provide a copy of this list to the
MCMUA as requested;
B. To coordinate all communication between various agencies
including the MCMUA, the Morris County Office of Health Management
and the NJDEP regarding solid waste and recycling enforcement issues;
C. To ensure that violations have been followed through
to corrective action by a violator and/or that penalties have been
imposed;
D. To notify the MCMUA when a notice of violation has
been issued to any entity other than a single-family or multifamily
dwellings with 34 units or fewer;
E. To ensure that the required annual inspections have
been performed;
F. To provide a report of the illegal dumping, solid
waste and/or recycling enforcement activity which is taken place in
the Township. This report shall be submitted to the Township's Recycling
Coordinator in order to be included in the annual municipal recycling
and solid waste program report;
G. To review permits for new construction for compliance
with planning for recycling;
H. To perform outreach services by contacting/visiting
the owners and managers of multifamily residential developments, commercial
and industrial businesses, local and secondary schools and other institutions
in order to ensure that these establishments have developed and implemented
recycling plans at their locations and to make certain they are aware
of their responsibilities to recycle;
I. To review Building Department construction permits and related documents to ensure that construction debris of new construction or additions to structures are being recycled in accordance with Article
VII of Chapter
154 of the Code of the Township entitled "Construction, Renovation and Demolition Debris Recovery Plan";
J. To visit and inspect large generators of recyclables
in order to ensure that recycling activities are ongoing and taking
place pursuant to this article;
K. To serve as liaison to the MCMUA and the Township's
elementary and secondary schools;
L. To provide the MCMUA with detailed descriptions of
the Township's Recycling Program for all municipal building facilities,
parks and recreation fields; and
M. To initiate enforcement actions against any private,
public or institutional establishments that fail to comply with the
2007 Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan amendment and the requirements
of this article.
The regulations cited in this article shall
be enforced individually and severally by the Township's Recycling
Enforcement Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Officer or his designee,
the Health Officer/Environmental Specialist or his designee, members
of the Police Department and the Morris County Office of Health Management.
Enforcement activities may consist of on-site inspections, the sorting
of receptacles, the opening of solid waste bags or containers to detect,
by sight or sound, the presence of any recyclable materials.