As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOROUGH RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the Mayor and Council
and who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the provisions
of this article and any rules and regulations which may be promulgated
hereunder.
BOROUGH SOLID WASTE STREAMS
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Borough
of Edgewater.
CARDBOARD
Corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes, etc.
CO-MINGLED GOODS
Combined aluminum cans, tin cans, Type 1 and Type 2 plastic
containers, and glass goods.
CO-MINGLING
The combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Material and debris that typically results from construction
and/or demolition at residential, commercial and/or industrial sites
in the Borough, including concrete, brick, tree parts, nonferrous/ferrous
metal, asphalt, corrugated cardboard, etc.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Borough of Edgewater
District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source-separated for the
purpose of recycling. This definition shall include co-mingled goods,
white goods, cardboard, mixed paper, leaves, grass clippings, construction
and demolition debris, electronic waste, and household hazardous waste,
all as defined herein.
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.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Paint and other household chemicals that are not safe to
dispose of with solid waste collection due to flammability and/or
danger posed to solid waste collection workers.
LEAVES
Any leaves that fall during leaf season.
MIXED PAPER
Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, high-grade office paper,
etc.
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 and shall
include hotels, motels, or other guest houses serving transient or
seasonal guests, as those terms are defined under Subsection (j) of
Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76
(N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
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 from
solid waste at the point of generation by the generator thereof for
the purposes of recycling.
WHITE GOODS
Any metal items, such as refrigerators, ovens, bed frames,
etc., other than materials defined herein as co-mingled goods.
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance
with this article. For multifamily units, the management or owner
is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system,
including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines
or regulations established by the appropriate Borough office. 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
when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Department of Health, the
Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, the Housing
Officer, and the Bergen County Department of Health are hereby individually
and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of this article.
An inspection may consist of sorting through containers and opening
of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of
any recyclable material.
Nothing herein shall create or be construed to create any obligation
on the part of the Borough of Edgewater to collect any recyclable
materials in the Borough of Edgewater or to collect any recyclable
materials more or less frequently or to more or fewer persons, other
than those obligations pursuant to contract, statute, regulation or
ordinance that may exist as of the date of adoption of this article.