[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Carneys Point 12-9-1987 by Ord. No. 429. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-9-1988 by Ord. No. 431; 12-12-1990 by Ord. No.
499; 10-21-2009 by Ord. No. 838]
This article shall be known as the "Carneys Point Township Waste
Separation, Recycling and Waste Disposal Ordinance."
A.
The Carneys Point Township Committee of the Township of Carneys Point
finds that it is in the public interest to require the separation
of designated waste materials from trash, garbage and other waste
products which are collected by Carneys Point Township and are disposed
of in a solid waste landfill facility. Obvious environmental and cost
benefits will be derived from practicing waste minimization, and its
importance as part of a comprehensive solid waste management plan
cannot be overestimated. Hence, the Carneys Point Township Committee
encourages all residents, along with commercial and institutional
solid waste generators, to reduce waste at the source, to reuse materials
when practical and to recycle waste when possible.
B.
The Carneys Point Township Committee also recognizes its obligation
to establish a mandatory recycling program under the provisions of
P.L. 1987, c. 102,[1] as amended. In order to fulfill its obligations under
state statute, to conserve recyclable materials for sale and reuse
to the public benefit and to reduce the amount of solid waste to be
disposed of in a sanitary landfill and thus to reduce the cost of
disposal fees incurred by Carneys Point Township and its residents,
the within chapter is hereby adopted and amended to comply with the
provisions of the County Solid Waste Management Plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq.
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
All materials manufactured from asbestos, including but not
limited to asbestos insulation, asbestos shingles, asbestos millboard,
asbestos gloves or any solid waste which contains friable asbestos
material.
Used masonry building materials, including block, cement,
concrete, brick and stone.
Large items of solid waste which, because of their size or
weight, require handling other than normally used for municipal wastes.
"Bulk waste" includes but is not limited to such items as tree trunks,
mattresses, demolition and construction materials, appliances and
furniture.
The act of picking up solid waste at its point of generation
or storage and placing it in a vehicle.
A person, firm or corporation engaged in the collection of
solid waste and/or transportation of such waste between solid waste
facilities.
Wholesale or retail businesses, professional and nonprofessional
services and service establishments, such as restaurants, cafeterias,
stores, markets, banks, theaters, hotels, motels, taverns and warehouses.
The term shall also include administrative and nonindustrial functions
at industrial sites. The term "commercial sector" shall be liberally
construed in order to include all generators who are not defined as
residential or institutional.
Recyclables originating in the commercial sector.
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
Thoroughly decomposed humidified organic matter produced
through composting and suitable for application to soil.
The process of accelerated organic matter decomposition based
on microbial self-heating; a process typically used for leaves at
state-permitted vegetative waste or leaf composting facilities.
Wood, wood scraps, asphalt shingles, plaster, drywall, wire,
pipe, nonasbestos insulation and similar waste resulting from the
construction or demolition of buildings. "Construction/demolition
debris" shall not include building rubble, as such term is defined
herein.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Those materials designated within the Salem County Solid
Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose of recycling
by residential, commercial, institutional and industrial sectors.
These materials cannot be deposited in the landfill and include:
Residential.
Glass containers (05) — All glass containers used for
packaging food or beverages.
Aluminum cans (06) — Food and beverage containers made
entirely of aluminum.
Newspaper (03) — All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper
and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Paper
Institute grades #6, #7 and #8 news).
Mixed office (02) — All computer paper, all high-grade
white paper (including letterhead, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin,
tissue, and notepad).
Corrugated (01) — Containers and similar paper items,
usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts, or other merchandise.
Other Paper/magazines/junk mail (04) — All magazine stock,
white and colored paper and envelopes.
Plastic (08) — Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE #1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE #2) milk,
water or detergent bottles.
Yard trimmings (19) — Leaves (19), grass clippings (18),
stumps (20), brush (17), and other lawn and garden trimmings from
homes, institutions, commercial or industrial sources.
Steel cans (07) — Rigid containers made exclusively or
primarily of steel, tin-plated steel, and composite steel and aluminum
cans used to store food, beverages, paint, and a variety of other
household and consumer products.
Tires (15) — Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and
specialty tires (e.g., forklift tires).
White goods and light iron (11) — All large appliances
such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc., as well as products
made from sheet iron, such as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks,
recycled or reconditioned steel drums, stainless steel and other nonstructural
ferrous scrap.
Food scraps (23) — Food plate waste and food processing
wastes. Food processing wastes include food processing vegetative
waste (material generated in trimming and reject sorting operations
from the processing of fruits and vegetables in canneries or similar
industries, e.g., tomato skins, pepper cores, bean snips, cranberry
hulls, etc.), food processing residuals and animal processing wastes.
If the material is transported and processed as animal feed, it may
be identified as such.
Textiles (29) — Cloth material such as cotton, linen,
wool, nylon, polyester, etc., derived from clothing, cloth diapers,
linens, etc.
Commercial.
Glass containers (05) — All glass containers used for
packaging food or beverages.
Aluminum cans (06) — Food and beverage containers made
entirely of aluminum.
Newspaper (03) — All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper
and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Paper
Institute grades #6, #7 and #8 news).
Mixed office (02) — All computer paper, all high-grade
white paper (including letterhead, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin,
tissue, and notepad.
Corrugated (01) — Containers and similar paper items,
usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts, or other merchandise.
Other paper/magazines/junk mail (04) — All magazine stock,
white and colored paper and envelopes.
Plastic (08) — Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE #1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE #2) milk,
water or detergent bottles.
Steel cans (07) — Rigid containers made exclusively or
primarily of steel, tin-plated steel, and composite steel and aluminum
cans used to store food, beverages, paint, and a variety of other
household and consumer products.
Tires (15) — Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and
specialty tires (e.g., forklift tires).
White goods and light iron (11) — All large appliances
such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc., as well as products
made from sheet iron, such as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks,
recycled or reconditioned steel drums, stainless steel and other nonstructural
ferrous scrap.
Food scraps (23) — Food plate waste and food processing
wastes. Food processing wastes include food processing vegetative
waste (material generated in trimming and reject sorting operations
from the processing of fruits and vegetables in canneries or similar
industries, e.g., tomato skins, pepper cores, bean snips, cranberry
hulls, etc.), food processing residuals and animal processing wastes.
If the material is transported and processed as animal feed, it may
be identified as such.
Textiles (29) — Cloth material such as cotton, linen,
wool, nylon, polyester, etc., derived from clothing, cloth diapers,
linens, etc.
All waste products constructed or manufactured of or containing
iron.
Any material that contains more than 1% asbestos by weight,
which material can be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder, when
dry, by hand pressure.
Putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable waste
incident to and resulting from the use, preparation, cooking and consumption
of food.
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes, including
toxic, corrosive, irritating, sensitizing, radioactive, biologically
infectious, explosive or flammable solid waste, which poses a present
or potential threat to human health, living organisms or the environment,
provided that the solid waste is defined as hazardous pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.
Plastic products manufactured from high-density polyethylene,
including but not limited to containers for milk, juice, water, many
laundry detergents and fabric softeners, which containers display
the plastic container code number two, shown clearly within the recycling
symbol triangle.
Residentially generated hazardous waste, including but not
limited to paints and pesticides.
Pathological or medical solid waste that is defined as infectious
by the Department.
Schools, hospitals, churches, nursing homes, care centers,
libraries, governmental operations, research institutions and public
buildings.
Recyclable materials originating in the institutional sector.
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body and who shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this
article, and any rules and regulations that may be promulgated hereunder.
This appointee shall also be responsible to assure that all materials
recycled in the municipality are properly reported and recorded.
Person or persons appointed by the Carneys Point Township
Committee who shall be authorized to enforce the article as directed
by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
A facility at which commercial, residential and institutional
generators may deposit designated recyclable materials in a market-ready
state and which recyclable materials do not require further separation
or processing prior to marketing.
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the municipality
of Carneys Point.
Waste metal products which do not include iron.
Paper products currently unsuitable for recycling, including
the following: carbon paper, Post-it® notes, tissue products,
paper plates/cups, paper towels, foil-lined paper, synthetic paper,
paper beverage containers, chemically-treated NCR, glue-bound books
or laminated pads, plastic-coated paper (identified by slippery and
somewhat shiny texture and nonrip quality), gummed labels and stickers,
window envelopes, waxed papers, gum wrappers, thermal copy paper,
mimeo stencils, photographs and film and blueprints.
Plastic products manufactured from polyethylene terephthalate,
including but not limited to containers for soft drinks, which products
will generally display the plastic container code number one, shown
clearly within the recycling symbol triangle.
An identification system used by manufacturers to identify
seven different types of plastic materials through a code number (a
single digit one through seven) displayed within a recycling symbol
triangle on the bottom of each container. The respective plastic container
codes are as follows:
|
Number
|
Code
|
Material
|
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
PETE
|
Polyethylene terephthalate
|
|
2
|
HDPE
|
High-density polyethylene
|
|
3
|
V
|
Vinyl/polyvinyl chloride
|
|
4
|
LDPE
|
Low-density polyethylene
|
|
5
|
PP
|
Polypropylene
|
|
6
|
PS
|
Polystyrene
|
|
7
|
Other
|
All other resins and layered multimaterial
|
Any device or system used in the treatment, including recycling
and reclamation, of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid
nature which is owned by the state, a municipality or a public authority.
This definition includes sewers, pipes or other conveyances only if
they convey wastewater to a "POTW" providing treatment.
Any waste likely to enter into a state of putrefaction, the
typically anaerobic splitting of a protein by bacteria and fungi with
the formation of foul-smelling, incompletely oxidized products.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (hazardous waste regulations).
Those materials that 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.
A facility, approved by the Department, designed and operated
solely for receiving, storing, processing and transferring source-separated,
nonputrescible or source-separated commingled nonputrescible metal,
glass, paper, plastic containers, corrugated and other cardboard or
other recyclable materials.
Households and private residences, including mobile homes,
multifamily structures and apartment complexes.
Recyclable materials originating in the residential sector.
The unauthorized removal of solid waste material, including
designated recyclables.
The Salem County Utilities Authority.
All trash, garbage and other waste products. "Solid waste"
does not include any item designated as a recyclable material.
Any system, site, equipment or building which is utilized
for the storage, collection, processing, transfer, transportation,
separation, recycling, recovering or disposal of solid waste, but
not including a recycling center.
The purposeful, systematic control of the generation, storage,
collection, processing, transfer, transportation, separation, recycling,
recovery and disposal of solid wastes.
Recyclable materials that are separated at the point of generation
by the generator thereof from solid waste for the purpose of recycling.
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.
The Salem County Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Nonputrescible residential, commercial or institutional solid
wastes from which all designated recyclables and other recyclables
have been source separated.
A petroleum-based or synthetic oil which, through use, storage
or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to
the presence of impurities or loss of original properties, such as
crankcase oil.
The Carneys Point Township Committee determines that the materials designated within the Salem County Solid Waste Management Plan as defined in § 206-3 shall be source separated and designated recyclable materials within the Township of Carneys Point. The Township Committee may, from time to time, designate additional items as recyclable materials. Such determination shall be made by resolution.
A.
Mandatory source separation.
(1)
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees, tenants
or occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, including
but not limited to retail and commercial locations, government, schools,
and other institutional locations within the municipality of Carneys
Point, to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid
waste. Designated recyclable material shall be placed separately at
the curb in a manner and in such days and times as may be established
by the Township of Carneys Point.
(2)
When municipal curbside collection is not provided for designated
recyclable materials, as is the case for those recyclables generated
by commercial and institutional entities, it shall be the obligation
of the generator to arrange for the private collection and delivery
of designated recyclable materials to a recycling facility or to deliver
designated recyclable materials to a municipal recycling depot designated
by the Township of Carneys Point.
B.
Residential dwelling requirements.
(1)
The owner of each property shall be responsible for compliance with
this article. For multifamily dwelling units, including but not limited
to condominium complexes and seasonal hotel/motels and guesthouses,
the management or owner is responsible for setting up and maintaining
the recycling system, including collection of source-separated recyclable
materials. Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the
owner or management, in those instances where the violator is not
easily identifiable. The owner or management shall issue notification
and collection rules regarding recycling requirements to all new tenants
when they arrive and with a reminder a minimum of every six months
during their occupancy.
(2)
The owner or occupant of any residential property located within
the Township of Carneys Point who shall place for disposal, removal
or collection the items defined in this article shall do so in strict
conformity with the following regulations:
(a)
It is the responsibility of the property owner to provide adequate
size and number of containers for the separate placement of recyclables
for curbside collection as follows:
[1]
Paper products may be commingled in one container or may be
placed in brown paper bags; however, plastic bags shall not be used
for curbside collection of paper products; glass food and beverage
containers, metal food and beverage containers, and plastic bottles
and jugs may be commingled in one container.
[2]
All containers and brown paper bags continuing source-separated
recyclable materials shall be placed, prior to collection, between
the curb and sidewalk, or in the absence of curb and sidewalk, as
near to the street as possible as not to constitute a danger where
such receptacles shall be readily accessible to the collector without
providing obstruction to pedestrians.
[3]
The owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles
clean and in safe handling condition.
(b)
All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in a clean
and safe manner.
(c)
Vegetative waste, such as limbs, branches, small trees and bushes,
shall be cut in lengths not to exceed four feet and placed neatly
at the curbline. Any exceptions to this length requirement must be
approved by the Superintendent of the Township Streets and Roads Department.
(d)
Leaves shall be mulched or composted on site by the property owner or placed in plastic lawn or leaf bags at the curbside. (See § 206-5.1 for additional requirements for leaf generators.)
(e)
Grass clippings shall be mulched or composted on site by the property owner or placed in plastic lawn or leaf bags at the curbside. (See § 206-5.1 for additional requirements for grass clippings.)
(f)
White goods, ferrous waste and nonferrous waste shall be placed
at curbside at a time and date agreed upon, in advance, by the owner
or occupant of the property and the Superintendent of the Township
Streets and Roads Department.
(g)
All other items not heretofore defined in this section or subsequently
designated as recyclable materials by the Township Committee shall
be considered as trash and debris, and said items shall be placed
in metal or heavy-duty plastic containers, which containers are to
be secured by a lid. No container shall exceed thirty-two-gallon capacity,
and no container, when filled, shall exceed a weight of 50 pounds.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall place leaves or grass clippings
for disposal as solid waste at the Salem County Solid Waste Facility.
B.
No person, firm or corporation shall permit leaves and/or grass clippings
to become mixed with nonorganic materials, paper, plastic, metal,
wood or other materials.
C.
No person, firm or corporation shall permit leaves or grass clippings
to be mixed with garbage, solid waste or designated recyclable materials.
D.
No person, firm, hauler or corporation shall collect solid waste
in which leaves or grass clippings have been mixed.
E.
The Township Committee shall cause notification to be given to residential
leaf generators within the Township of the requirements of this section
of this article the duties and responsibilities of each such generator,
the persons designated as enforcement officers under this article,
and the fines and penalties imposed for violation of this article.
A.
All commercial, business or industrial facilities shall be required
to comply with the provisions of this article.
B.
The arrangement for collection of all categories of designated mandatory
recyclables hereunder shall be the responsibility of the commercial,
institutional or industrial property owner or their designee, except
for those specific designated recyclable materials that are collected
by the municipality from that property. All commercial, institutional
or industrial properties at which litter is generated by employees
or the public shall provide litter and recycling receptacles. These
properties shall provide for separate recycling collection services
for the contents of the recycling receptacles.
C.
Every business, institution or industrial facility shall report on
a quarterly basis to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator on such forms
as may be prescribed, regarding recycling activities at their premises,
including the amount and type of recycled material not placed curbside
for municipal collection. If material is removed from the premises
by a hauler, recycler or paper shredder, the quantity and final disposition
of the material is to be reported on the form.
D.
All food-service establishments, as defined in the Health Code, shall,
in addition to compliance with all other recycling requirements, be
required to recycle grease and/or cooking oil created in the processing
of food or food products, and maintain such records as may be prescribed
for the inspection by a code enforcement officer.
E.
Any application to the Planning Board of the Township of Carneys
Point for subdivision or site plan approval for the construction of
multifamily dwellings of three or more units, single-family developments
of three or more units or any commercial, institution or industrial
development of 1,000 square feet or more must include a recycling
plan. This plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts
of solid waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development;
and
(2)
Locations documented on the application's site plan that
provide for convenient recycling opportunities for all owners, tenants
and occupants. The recycling area shall be of sufficient size, convenient
location and contain other attributes (signage, lighting, fencing,
etc.) as may be determined by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
F.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the municipality
of the Township of Carneys Point, the owner of any new multifamily
housing or commercial, institutional or industrial development must
supply a copy of a duly executed contract with a hauling company for
the purposes of collection and recycling of source-separated designated
recyclable materials for those locations or properties where the municipally
does not otherwise provide the service.
For the purposes of this article, charitable organizations shall be considered as institutional uses and shall be subject to § 206-5.2 of this article.
The Township Committee is hereby authorized to promulgate, from
time to time, additional rules and regulations relating to source
separation, preparation, placement and collection of recyclable materials
pursuant to the provisions of this program and article; provided,
however, that such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent
with terms and provisions of this article and shall be approved by
the governing body. Such rules and regulations shall be duly promulgated
subsequent to publication so that the public has had notice hereof.
If any recyclable product is placed at curbside in a manner
wherein said product is not easily visible to the collector, the container
shall be marked in a clear and visible fashion by the occupant or
owner of the property so as to indicate the contents of said receptacle.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant to properly
segregate the uncollected waste for proper disposal and/or recycling.
Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables to accumulate
at the curbside beyond 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection will be
considered a violation of this article and the local sanitary code.
B.
Once placed in the location identified by this article, or any rules
or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, no person, other
than any personnel authorized by the municipality or the owner or
occupant responsible for placement of the designated recyclable materials
for collection, shall tamper with, collect, remove, or otherwise handle
designated recyclable materials. Upon placement of such designated
recyclable material, it shall become property of the municipality
or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this article for
any person not duly authorized to collect or pick up or cause to be
collected or picked up any recyclable materials that are the property
of the municipality as provided for above.
It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid
waste that is mixed with or contains visible signs of designated recyclable
materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors to remove
for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which visibly
display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating that
the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
The collection, removal and disposal of solid waste and recyclable
material from residential properties in Carneys Point Township shall
be supervised by the Superintendent of the Department of Streets and
Roads in accordance with this article. The following shall not be
accepted for collection:
A.
Any and all waste material generated outside of Carneys Point Township.
B.
Any waste material not accepted by the Salem County Solid Waste Facility.
Prohibited wastes include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Any and all waste material generated outside of Salem County.
(2)
Discarded automobiles, trucks, trailers and large vehicle parts.
(3)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 12, sewage sludge.
(4)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 17, dry hazardous waste.
(5)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 26, hazardous waste oil spill cleanup waste.
(6)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 28, infectious waste.
(7)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 70, waste oil and sludge.
(8)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 72, bulk liquids and semiliquids.
(9)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 73, septic tank cleanout wastes.
(10)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 74, liquid sewage sludge.
(11)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 76, liquid hazardous waste.
(12)
N.J.A.C. Type No. 77, liquid chemical waste.
(13)
Empty pesticide containers not triple-rinsed or determined not
to be empty and nonhazardous as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.4.
C.
Any waste material not accepted by the Salem County Solid Waste Facility
without special arrangements, special packaging, special handling
or special fees. Such wastes include but are not limited to the following:
D.
Spent lead-acid batteries and household batteries.
E.
Household hazardous wastes (residentially generated hazardous wastes,
usually in the form of discarded commercial chemical products).
F.
Waste oils identified by the following generic New Jersey hazardous
waste numbers: X721, X722, X723, X724, X725, X726 and X727, regardless
of whether such oils were generated from residential, commercial or
institutional entities.
G.
Brush and trees or parts of trees in excess of the limitations stated in § 206-5B(2)(c).
H.
Waste resulting from the demolition or renovation of buildings. For
all activities that require municipal approval, such as construction,
demolition or public event permits, a designated recyclable materials
plan shall be filed along with all other required permit conditions.
The plan shall include provisions for the recovery of all designated
recyclable materials generated during construction, renovation and
demolition activities, as well as, public events. The Municipal Recycling
Coordinator shall review the information submitted pursuant to this
section of this article and determine, prior to the issuance of municipal
approval or permit, whether the plan submitted by the owner of the
entity carrying out the covered activity will comply or fail to comply
with the recycling requirements set forth herein. The determination
regarding compliance will be provided to the Municipal Works Director/Supervisor
and the owner of the entity carrying out the covered project in writing.
When such plan is deemed not compliant, the Municipal Recycling Coordinator
shall include specific conditions to be implemented by the permit
holder to achieve compliance. It shall be a violation of this article
for any permit holder to fail to comply with the recycling requirements
set forth herein.
I.
Tires.
A.
All containers for solid waste and designated recyclable materials shall be supplied by the occupant or owner of the premises. Said containers shall meet the specifications set forth in § 206-5 hereof. Said containers shall be readily accessible to the collector. The occupant or owner shall keep all containers clean and in a condition for safe handling.
B.
Containers and items to be disposed of shall be placed at the curbline
no earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the day immediately preceding the day
of collection. After collection, all empty containers are to be removed
by the owner or occupant of the property not later than 8:00 p.m.
of the day of collection.
C.
The Township Committee shall have the power to establish the time,
method and routes of service for pickup of solid waste.
In addition to any of the remedies provided herein for violation
of this article, the Township shall have the right to refuse to collect
any solid waste or recyclable materials in the event that the property
owner or occupant has not complied with the provisions of this article.
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator shall be responsible for
coordinating and overseeing recycling efforts within the Township
and the filing of all reports and notices as required by law. Such
reports include but are not limited to:
A.
Weight for designated recyclable materials, to be provided to the
County Recycling Coordinator within 20 days after the last day of
June and within 20 days of the last day of December.
B.
Composting data related to the disposal of leaves, to be provided
to the Salem County Deputy Director for Recycling by August 1 of each
year.
C.
A report, to be filed with the Salem County Utilities Authority,
certifying compliance with the Recycling Ordinance, said report to
be filed not later than December 1 of each year.
There is hereby created a fee for the collection, transportation
and disposal of bulk waste in the Township of Carneys Point. The fee
for bulk waste shall be as hereinafter set forth:
|
Item
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Large truck or tractor tire
|
$20
|
|
Piano/organ
|
$20
|
|
Truck caps/bedliners
|
$20
|
|
Refrigerator
|
$10
|
|
Freezer
|
$10
|
|
Air conditioner
|
$10
|
|
Dehumidifier
|
$10
|
|
Other appliance using Freon
|
$10
|
|
Sofa bed
|
$10
|
|
Small truck tire
|
$10
|
|
Mattress, queen and king
|
$10
|
|
Tub
|
$10
|
|
TV 32 inches and above
|
$10
|
|
Riding mower
|
$10
|
|
Sofa bed with recliner/ sectional
|
$10
|
|
Boiler
|
$10
|
|
Washer
|
$5
|
|
Dryer
|
$5
|
|
Stove
|
$5
|
|
Hot water heater
|
$5
|
|
Dishwasher
|
$5
|
|
Gas grill
|
$5
|
|
Sofa
|
$5
|
|
Stuffed chair
|
$5
|
|
Recliner
|
$5
|
|
TV up to 30 inches
|
$5
|
|
Bureau
|
$5
|
|
Dresser
|
$5
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Desk
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$5
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Table
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$5
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Mattress, twin and full
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$5
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Box spring, all sizes
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$5
|
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Headboards (wood or metal)
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$5
|
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Dining tables
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$5
|
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Chairs, lounges (outdoor furniture)
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$5
|
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Microwaves
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$5
|
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Computers (monitors and towers)
|
$5
|
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Bathroom vanity
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$5
|
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Toilet
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$5
|
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Push mower
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$5
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Entertainment center
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$5
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Chair
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$2
|
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Car tire without rim
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$2
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Coffee/end table
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$2
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Helium tank (party balloons)
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$2
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Vehicle batteries
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$2
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The Carneys Point Township Clerk shall develop an application
form which shall be utilized in connection with the collection of
bulk waste. The application form shall include the name, address and
telephone number of the applicant, the item of bulk waste to be collected
and the fee paid for said collection. Application forms shall be available
at the office of the Township Clerk and the Chief Municipal Finance
Officer. Each person, firm or corporation desiring the collection
of bulk waste shall complete an application form and file same with
the Township Clerk or the Chief Municipal Finance Officer.
Upon the filing of a completed application form as required pursuant to § 206-10.5 hereof, and payment of the fee as required pursuant to § 206-10.4 hereof, the Township Clerk shall issue a label to the applicant. Said label shall be affixed to the item of bulk waste to be collected by Carneys Point Township. No item of bulk waste shall be collected by the Township of Carneys Point, its agents or employees, unless an appropriate label has been affixed thereto.
Any person who attempts to duplicate or counterfeit a label,
or reuse a canceled label, shall be in violation of this article and
shall be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Court.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate Article I of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000 or imprisonment in the Salem County Correctional Facility for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both by such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. The continuation of any violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person, persons, or entity allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense. Any violation may be afforded warnings at the discretion of the enforcement designees before the issuance of any fines.
The Municipal Recycling Enforcement Officer(s) are hereby individually
and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of this article.
The enforcers of this article may conduct an inspection at the site
of the generator, which consists of sorting through containers and
opening of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence
of any designated recyclable materials. However, any official or employee
of Carneys Point Township shall be authorized to sign a complaint
in the Municipal Court of Carneys Point Township for violation of
any of the terms of this article. Additionally, the Salem County Health
Department (SCHD) shall be empowered to enforce the provisions of
this article. The municipality shall retain primary enforcement responsibility
with the SCHD also serving in an enforcement role, which includes
inspection of commercial establishments and multifamily residential.
[Added 10-26-1988 by Ord. No. 443]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop,
discard or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public or
private property other than a litter receptacle.
B.
"Litter" means any used or unconsumed substance or
waste material which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum,
glass, plastic, rubber, paper or other natural or synthetic material
or any combination thereof, including but not limited to any bottle,
jar or can or any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or
can, any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing
material, any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings
or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, magazines, glass, metal,
plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material,
but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining
or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
C.
In the event that any litter, as such term is defined in § 206-12B hereof, is found to contain the name, address or other reliable identification connecting said litter to a person, firm or corporation, such finding shall create a prima facie presumption that such litter was placed at its location by such person, firm or corporation.
[Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 481]
A.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required
at the following public places which exist in the municipality: sidewalks
used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas such
that, at a minimum, there shall be no single linear quarter mile without
a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks;
drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment
areas; construction sites; gasoline service station islands; shopping
centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks; marinas, boat
moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and private
piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events,
parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these
places or the sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing
and servicing the receptacles such that adequate containerization
is available.
B.
"Litter receptacle" means a container suitable for
the depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard
or dump along any street or road, on or off any right-of-way, any
household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicles
or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture or private property,
except by written consent of the owner of said property, in any place
not specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage
or disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including
household appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or on days designated for the
collection of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to park or permit the parking of any vehicle on his or her residential
lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep
or permit the keeping on streets, vacant lots and residential lawns,
except in a fully enclosed structure, any motor vehicle, trailer or
semitrailer which is missing tires, wheels, engine or any essential
parts; or which displays extensive body damage or deterioration; or
which does not display a current valid state license; or which is
wrecked, disassembled or partially disassembled.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking
or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from
which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped which could cause
an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise endanger travelers or
public property shall immediately cause the public property to be
cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay the costs therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or
contractor in charge of a construction or demolition site to permit
the accumulation of litter before, during or after completion of any
construction or demolition project. It shall be the duty of the owner,
agent or contractor in charge of a construction site to furnish containers
adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris or trash at areas
convenient to construction areas and to maintain and empty the receptacles
in such a manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage
of refuse.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal
bins on his or her property.
Any waste generated by an industrial, business
or commercial use shall be disposed of lawfully by the owner or operator
of said industrial, business or commercial use. Commercial use shall
include all apartment buildings consisting of three or more dwelling
units.
This Article shall be effective upon publication
in accordance with law.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
If any section, paragraph, subsection, clause
or provision of this Article shall be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of this Article as a whole or any other part thereof.
[Added 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 483]
A.
B.
In addition to the fines set forth above, any person convicted of a violation of § 206-12 or 206-14 of the Carneys Point Township Code may also be sentenced to imprisonment in the Salem County Jail for a period not to exceed 90 days. The Carneys Point Township Municipal Court may also require any person, firm or corporation convicted of a violation of § 206-12 or 206-14 to perform community service for a period of not more than 90 days or to pay such restitution as is required in order to reimburse the Township or such other person who has removed the litter or waste unlawfully disposed of by the person, firm or corporation convicted of violating § 206-12 or 206-14 of the Carneys Point Township Code.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Art. III, Solid Waste Collection
Fees, added 6-15-2011 by Ord. No. 858, which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 875.
