[Adopted by Ord. No. 1987-6 (Sec. 19-11 of the 1987 Revised General Ordinances)]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1995-1; Ord. No. 2005-55]
A. 
On and after July 1, 1987, it shall be mandatory for all persons, except those physically disabled living alone, who are owners, lessors, tenants or occupants of residential property, to separate leaves, brush, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, high-grade paper, and other metals, as hereinafter defined, from all other solid waste produced for collection and ultimate recycling of said materials. The aforementioned persons shall place these items at the curb in the following manner:
(1) 
No more than one thirty-five-gallon container of commingled glass, plastic, aluminum, tin, steel, or other metal bottles or cans; and
(2) 
Newspapers, magazines, cardboard and high-grade paper tied in a bundle with string, or placed in a container no larger than 12 gallons.
B. 
On and after July 1, 1987, it shall be mandatory for all lessors, tenants, owners, and occupants of business and industrial property, professional offices and private and public, and governmental institutions and buildings, to separate leaves, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, cardboard, high-grade paper, newspapers, other metals from all other solid waste produced by said nonresidential establishments for collection and ultimate recycling of said materials. The Borough shall not collect more than one thirty-five-gallon container of commingled glass, plastic, aluminum, tin, steel, or other metal bottles or cans from the persons or entities described in this subsection. Persons or entities disposing of more than one thirty-five-gallon container of the above-described materials per week shall be required to contract with an outside vendor for the disposal of such materials in accordance with this section and all other applicable sections of the Code of the Borough of Red Bank.
C. 
On April 1, 1988, it shall be mandatory that all tin and bimetal cans be separated from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling by all lessors, tenants, owners, and occupants, of residential, business, industrial, professional offices, and all private and public institutions and buildings.
D. 
The residential structures of the Borough of Red Bank shall receive recycling pickup on alternating Wednesdays. The current Sanitation Department defined "Business Zone" shall receive recyclable pickup on Wednesday, but will not receive a wet garbage pickup on Wednesday. The professional business zones, other commercial and retail business, and industrial business, shall be accommodated under the residential schedule.
(1) 
Food serving and preparing establishments in the Sanitation Department defined Business Zone will receive a Wednesday pickup of wet garbage in order to maintain the public health.
(2) 
Structures located on blocks listed for Zone A in the Recycling Plan shall be known as "Zone A." Structures listed on the blocks for Zone B in the Recycling Plan shall be known as "Zone B." Structures located in the Sanitation Department defined Business Zone shall be known as "Zone Z" and shall be defined by lot and block in the Recycling Plan.
(3) 
Zone A shall be all properties located to the west of Broad Street and Zone B shall be all properties to the east of Broad Street.
E. 
The regular Borough bulk trash pickup will be changed to the alternating Wednesday schedule of recycling. "Other metal" items as described in § 590-2, Definitions, of this article, shall be separated at the curb from old furniture, wood, wooden framed screens, and other bulk trash pickup items. The regular bulk trash pickup will continue to be scheduled in advance at the Public Utilities Office.
F. 
On and after October 1, 1988, no one shall be permitted to place any construction, demolition or land-clearing debris which includes asphalt, concrete, wood waste (specifically stumps, large tree parts, pallets, larger pieces of lumber) and solid waste for landfill disposal. These items will not be taken at the county landfill.
G. 
On and after July 1, 1987, by this section and in accordance with existing state regulations (N.J.A.C. 14A:3-11), all service stations, oil retailers, and motor vehicle reinspection stations with used oil holding tanks, shall accept up to five gallons at a time of used motor oil from individuals changing oil from personal cars, vans, and/or trucks; personal lawn mowers and personal motorcycles and shall post a sign informing the public that they are a "used oil collection site."
[Amended by Ord. No. 1995-1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM
Includes all disposable items made of aluminum but not limited to containers used for soda, beer or other beverages, foil, wrappers, containers for prepared food, screen frames and lawn chairs.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Include cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes, cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and craft paper material.
GLASS
Include all products made from silicon or sand, soda ash and limestone; the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling or various matters, excluding, however, blue or flat glass commonly known as "window glass."
HIGH-GRADE PAPER
Includes white and/or off-white stationery, photocopy and computer paper.
MAGAZINES
Includes those magazines bound by staples or latex adhesives and are printed on clay-coated paper.
NEWSPAPER
Includes low-grade paper used in the manufacture of the daily and weekly newspaper publications, circulars and mailers.
OTHER METAL
Includes all nonferrous metals other than aluminum such as copper, lead and brass. It shall also include ferrous metals such as steel, cast iron, tin-plated steel cans and white goods such as stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers.
PLASTIC BOTTLES
A. 
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET)These containers are commonly marked with a number "1" inside a recycling triangle and are generally of a clear or green color, e.g., soft drink bottles, clear bottles, peanut butter jars.
B. 
HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE)These containers are generally marked with a number "2" inside a recycling triangle and are generally translucent or pigmented, e.g., milk bottles, water bottles, juice bottles, detergent bottles, household cleaner bottles, personal care bottles.
C. 
It should be noted that unacceptable plastic for recycling includes PVC, LDPE and PS. Examples of this unacceptable plastic include: medical medicine prescription bottles, appliances, toys, oil or chemical containers, pesticide containers, antifreeze containers, plates, knives, forks, spoons, yogurt and butter cups, frozen food containers, baby wipe containers, grocery or dry cleaner bags, foam cups or trays or packing materials.
SOLID WASTE
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally produced by owners, lessors, or occupants of commercial, industrial, and residential property and disposed of by private or public pickup.
WET GARBAGE
Includes edible materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of food.
YARD WASTE
Applied to leaves and grass clippings which through the process of composting can be broken down into a material called humus.
A. 
The position of the Recycling Coordinator is hereby created and established within the Borough of Red Bank.
B. 
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Borough Manager for a term of four years, expiring on December 31 of the last year of the appointment.
[Amended 10-12-2023 by Ord. No. NP2023-16]
C. 
The Recycling Coordinator, subject to the approval of the Borough Manager, and in turn the Borough Council, shall establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations as to the manner, days and times for the collection, sorting, transportation, sale and/or marketing of said recyclable resources while minimizing the cost of the recycling program to the Borough of Red Bank.
[Amended 10-12-2023 by Ord. No. NP2023-16]
[Amended 10-12-2023 by Ord. No. NP2023-16]
A. 
The Borough Manager may use municipal personnel to collect recyclable material set forth herein at curbside and/or from a dropoff center and shall sell said recyclable material if a market exists therefor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
B. 
The Borough Council may elect to enter into agreements with qualified persons or corporations authorizing them to collect said recyclable material at curbside or from a dropoff center and to sell said recyclable material, provided the amount of money realized exceeds the cost of collection. All qualified persons and corporations under the above agreement shall provide the Borough of Red Bank Recycling Office with a monthly tally of tonnage of all recyclable materials disposed of for the Borough credit in the state rebate program.
All businesses and institutions in the Borough of Red Bank engaged in the activity of collecting, accumulating and the returning of recyclable materials to the production manufacturing process for either profit or nonprofit shall provide the Borough with tally sheets for those items, the purpose of which is to allow the Borough to participate in the State of New Jersey's tonnage program.
A. 
Recyclable material as defined herein shall be the property of the Borough of Red Bank once placed on the curbside or brought to a dropoff center.
B. 
It shall be a violation of this section for any person unauthorized by the Borough to pick up or cause to be picked up said recyclable material as defined herein. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 10-12-2023 by Ord. No. NP2023-16]
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person, partnership or corporation who is owner, lessee, or occupant of a residential or nonresidential property may donate or sell said recyclable material as defined herein, to any person, partnership or corporation, whether or not operating for profit. Said person, partnership, or corporation, however, shall be subjected to the tally sheet requirement as noted in § 590-5 of this article.
Any firm, corporation or nonresidential generator or marketer of recyclable material in the Borough of Red Bank, who provides for their own disposal or recyclable materials and has such material removed from the Borough of Red Bank for either disposal below cost, at cost, or profit, shall provide the Borough of Red Bank with a tally sheet reportage as defined in §§ 590-4 and 590-5 of this article.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1987-9]
A. 
The Borough of Red Bank shall cause the establishment of a Municipal Trust Fund (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-39) for the receipt of revenues raised by the sale of recyclable materials through this program. Said trust fund shall be used in accordance with the rules established for said account by the State of New Jersey.
B. 
The Borough shall pass the required resolution for this fund and relay said resolution to the Division of Local Government Services for its approval.
A. 
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by the penalties provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
B. 
Each day such violation or neglect is committed or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
C. 
The enforcement of this article shall be maintained by the following personnel of the Borough:
(1) 
The individual of the Public Utilities Department empowered with code enforcement duties as pertaining to the affairs of the Public Utilities Department.
(2) 
The Recycling Coordinator of the Borough of Red Bank.
(3) 
The Sanitation Foreman of the Borough of Red Bank.
(4) 
The Health Officers of the Borough of Red Bank.
(5) 
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Red Bank attached to the Building Department.
(6) 
Members of the Police Department of the Borough of Red Bank.