[Adopted 2-9-2006 as Ch. 214 of the 2006 Code of the Borough of High Bridge]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Used and cleaned beverage cans made entirely of aluminum.
Those districts known as the DB, ROM and C Districts as same
are shown are delineated on the Zoning Map on file in the Clerk’s
office.[1]
A material made from pulp and generally containing two sides
with a rippled liner between and generally used as an exterior packaging
for shipping materials. Expressly excluded are corrugated cardboard
products, which have been soiled, chipboard (e.g., cereal boxes) and
noncorrugated heavy fiberboard.
All cleaned products made from silica or sand, soda ash,
and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent, and being
used for the packaging or bottling of various materials. Excluded
are blue and flat glass (commonly known as window glass), pyrex, drinking
glasses, dishes, light bulbs, and ceramics.
The foliage from trees, plants and bushes.
Any soft-covered periodical containing miscellaneous articles,
stories, poems, and advertisements. This category shall also include
brochures, catalogs, and annual corporate reports.
All commercial, professional, institutional, and industrial
premises within the Borough.
Paper stock which consists of printed or unprinted sheets,
shavings, and cuttings of colored or white sulphite or sulphate ledger,
bond, writing, and other papers which have a similar fiber and filler
content. Also included are computer printout forms, which contain
colored stripes and/or impact or nonimpact computer printing. Expressly
excluded are carbon paper, envelopes, labels, and paper products,
which have been soiled.
Any plastic bottle generated by a residential, commercial,
industrial, and institutional consumer which has served its intended
end use. The bottles should be reasonably clean of foreign matter.
This includes all plastic bottles or jugs for milk, water, soda, juice,
detergents, vitamins, and squeezable mustard and ketchup bottles.
Empty motor oil bottles are acceptable if unrinsed with caps put back
on. Excluded are dishes, foam products, Saran-type or shrink wrap,
and cottage cheese type containers.
For residences, used newspapers; glass; aluminum beverage
cans; corrugated board; magazines; leaves; post-consumer plastic bottles;
and steel-plated tin and bimetal food and beverage cans as defined
above. For nonresidences, recyclables shall mean all items listed
for residences plus office paper.
All garbage and rubbish, except recyclables, normally placed
at the curb by the residents and commercial occupants of the Borough
of High Bridge for regular municipal collection.
Any steel-bodied food or beverage can, which is either tin
coated or has an aluminum top or bottom. All cans should be thoroughly
cleaned and labels removed. Excluded are all cans not used for beverage
or food such as paint cans, aerosol cans, motor oil cans, etc.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed
at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly having printed thereon
news and opinions and containing advertisements and other matters
of public interest. This category shall include colored inserts, shiny
inserts, and magazines.
A.
It shall be mandatory for all persons, except those physically disabled,
who are owners, lessees, and occupants to separate recyclables from
all other solid waste produced by any such residences and nonresidences.
It is expressly prohibited and will be determined a violation hereof
for any owner, lessee, or occupant of any residential, commercial,
or institutional property in the Borough of High Bridge to put recyclables
into the solid waste collection system.
B.
All recyclable material will be prepared for curbside pickup as designated
in rules promulgated or agreed to by the Mayor and Council.
C.
Each recyclable material will be clean and appropriately separated.
Additional rules as promulgated or agreed to by the Mayor and Council
relating to the condition of the materials must be complied with when
materials are left.
D.
Bundling of newspapers; placement at curb. It shall be mandatory
for all persons, except those physically disabled, who are owners,
lessees and occupants to separate used newspapers from all other solid
waste produced by any such residences and nonresidences and to separately
bundle said newspapers for pickup, collection and recycling. Said
newspapers shall be compacted and shall be tied or otherwise secured
in bundles not exceeding 30 pounds in weight. Such bundles shall be
placed separately at the curb for collection at such time as may hereinafter
be established by regulation.
E.
Glass and aluminum shall be commingled in reusable metal or plastic
containers not to exceed 35 pounds.
F.
Corrugated cardboard shall be tied with twine in sections no larger
than four feet and not weighing more than 35 pounds.
G.
Recyclable plastic and tin-plated steel and bimetal food and beverage
cans shall be placed in reusable metal or plastic containers not to
exceed 35 pounds.
H.
Recyclables shall be placed at the curb no sooner than 7:00 p.m.
the day before the collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day
of the collection.
A.
On and after the date fixed and promulgated by regulation issued
by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of High Bridge in accordance
with the terms hereof, it shall be mandatory for all sponsors of special
events to provide for the following:
(1)
Compliance with the Board of Health regulations for temporary food
sales, if applicable.
(2)
Adequate quantities of receptacles with heavy-duty plastic liners
for both trash and recyclables.
(3)
Proper labeling of trash and recycling receptacles.
(4)
Frequent monitoring of trash and recycling receptacles and the transfer
of the same when full to separate, closed, centralized containers.
(5)
Cleanup of the area involved at the conclusion of the special event
making sure that all litter is placed in the proper receptacle for
either trash or recyclables.
(6)
Removal of all trash by a licensed solid waste removal contractor
at the earliest possible time immediately following the event.
(7)
Pickup of recyclables or transfer of recyclables to the County Recycling
Center.
B.
The Borough will use Borough personnel to pick up leaves at curbside
in the Borough of High Bridge. The leaves to be collected shall be
placed at curbside and shall contain no other trash or plant. Additional
or amending regulations concerning the pickup of leaves may be established
by the Mayor and Council.
From time of placement of recyclables at the curb of any resident
or nonresident for collection by the Borough of High Bridge, or its
authorized agent, in accordance with the terms hereof, such recyclables
shall be and become the property of the Borough of High Bridge. It
shall be in violation of this article for any person unauthorized
by the Borough of High Bridge to collect or pick up or cause to be
collected or picked up any such recyclables. Each such collection
in violation hereof from one or more residences shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Police Department is hereby authorized and directed to enforce
this article. The Mayor and Council will establish and promulgate
reasonable regulations as to the manner, days, and times for the collection
of recyclables in accordance with the terms hereof. Such regulations
shall be promulgated and effective immediately upon adoption and publication
as required by law.
A.
The Borough Council may enter into agreements granting a franchise
or license to qualified persons, partnerships, or corporations, to
authorize them to collect any or all recyclables at curbside. The
Borough Council may enter into agreements to have all recyclables
collected at curbside. The Borough Council may, if it elects, use
the Borough personnel to collect recyclables at curbside.[1]
B.
All agreements with qualified personnel collecting recyclables will
require the collection of tonnage receipts for all recycling material
for yearly report to the State of New Jersey.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person
who is an owner, lessee, or occupant may donate or sell recyclables
to any person, partnership, or corporation whether operating for profit
or not for profit. Said person, partnership, or corporation may not,
however, under any circumstances pick up said recyclables from curbside
in the Borough of High Bridge if said recyclables are placed at curbside
on or immediately preceding the regular curbside collection.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person
who is an owner, lessee, or occupant may wrap solid waste in used
newspapers and discard same with regular solid waste.
Any commercial, industrial or institutional generator of solid waste within the Borough of High Bridge who has otherwise provided for the recycling of designated recyclable materials shall be except for the provision § 325-19, Effective date and rules, of this article, provided that such generators annually provide to the Borough written documentation as to such existing programs and the total number of tons recycled annually.[1]
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Editor's Note: So in original.
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty. Each day such violation and/or neglect is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
