It is the specific intent of this chapter to require all persons,
businesses, and institutions generating solid waste within the City
of Bridgeton to recycle all waste materials classified as recyclable
materials pursuant to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A-11.1 et seq.
The recycling program requires mandatory commingling of recyclable materials in strict conformity with Municipal Code Chapters
270 and
300 and supplemental waste material disposal policies and regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Works.
The Recycling Coordinator, under the supervision of the Director
of Public Works, shall:
A. Exercise general supervision of the recycling program, within the
requirements of this chapter, and subject to any associated preemptive
statutes and regulations as may be enacted into law.
B. Prepare written regulations that identify the acceptable collection
and disposal methods for recyclable materials.
C. Maintain, and promulgate, the official list of materials that must
be recycled.
D. At least once every six months, notify all persons occupying residential, commercial, and institutional premises within the municipal boundaries of local recycling opportunities and the recycling requirements of Municipal Code Chapters
270 and
300. This requirement may be satisfied by one, or more, of the following actions:
(1) Placing an advertisement in the official newspaper.
(2) Posting a notice where public notices are customarily posted.
(3) Supplementing official periodic notifications mailed to taxpayers.
E. Be responsible to prepare and submit an annual recycling tonnage
report pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16 et seq. as is required for
an application for a recycling tonnage grant, codified at N.J.A.C.
7:26-15.5.
F. Develop and make available a recycling exemption request form pursuant to §
270-5.
The Bridgeton City Council may limit the collection of designated
recyclable materials to specified operating hours in order to preserve
peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents
are asleep.
Persons occupying commercial and institutional premises within the City's municipal boundaries may be exempted from the recycling requirements of Municipal Code Chapters
270 and
300 provided that:
A. An exemption request form is completed and submitted to the Recycling
Coordinator for evaluation.
B. The Recycling Coordinator submits a report containing the results
of the evaluation, a recommendation that the exemption be granted
or denied, and the reasons for that decision.
C. The completed recycling exemption request form and the Recycling
Coordinator's evaluation report are provided to the Municipal
Clerk within 10 calendar days from the receipt of the completed exemption
request form.
[Amended 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-20]
D. The exemption application is approved by the Bridgeton City Council.
The provisions of this chapter may be enforced severally by
the Bridgeton Recycling Coordinator, Department of Public Works Code
Enforcement Officials, or the Cumberland Country Department of Health,
Environmental Division, as follows:
A. The mandatory recycling provisions of this chapter shall be enforced in accordance with the rules and regulations pursuant to §
270-2.
B. Inspections may consist of sorting through containers and opening
of waste bags.
C. Inspection findings (including any notices of violation) identified
by other than the Bridgeton Recycling Coordinator shall be conveyed
in writing to said Coordinator.
D. Nothing contained within this chapter shall prohibit the enforcement
of any other chapter of the Municipal Code of the City of Bridgeton.