[Adopted 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Lebanon Township Solid
Waste Management Plan to be source-separated for the purpose of recycling.
These materials include:
A.
(1)
Corrugated: containers and similar paper items usually used
to transport supplies, equipment parts or other merchandise.
(2)
Mixed office and computer paper: any and all types of "office-type"
paper, including, but not limited to, computer paper, high-grade white
paper, typing paper, copier paper, onion-skin, tissue paper, notepad,
envelopes, manila folders and colored paper or any mix thereof.
(3)
Newspaper: all paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and
containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Forest and
Paper Association grades Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news).
(4)
Other paper/magazines/junk mail: all paper which is not defined
as corrugated, mixed office paper, computer paper or newspaper.
(5)
Glass containers: all glass containers used for packaging food
or beverages.
(6)
Aluminum cans: food and beverage containers made entirely of
aluminum.
(7)
Steel cans: rigid containers made exclusively or primarily of
steel or tin-plated steel and steel and aluminum cans used to store
food, beverages and a variety of other household and consumer products.
(8)
Plastic containers: containers including polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE #1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE #2) and milk,
water or detergent.
B.
(1)
White goods and light iron: all appliances such as washers,
dryers, refrigerators, etc., as well as products made from sheet iron,
such as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks, recycled and/or reconditioned
steel drums and other nonstructural ferrous scrap.
(2)
Antifreeze: all automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture
of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
(3)
Batteries, lead-acid: batteries from automobiles, trucks, other
vehicles and machinery and equipment. This does not include consumer
batteries.
(4)
Used motor oil: 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.
(5)
Tires: rubber-based scrap automotive, truck or specialty (e.g.,
forklift) tires. The tires must be recycled at a facility approved
by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection.
C.
(1)
Antifreeze: all automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture
of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
(2)
Batteries, lead acid: batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment. This does not include consumer batteries. (See Subsection
C(4) below.)
(3)
Used motor oil: 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.
(4)
Batteries, household: any type of button, coin, cylindrical
rectangular or other shaped enclosed device or sealed container which
was utilized as an energy source for commercial, industrial, medical,
institutional or household use. This does not include lead-acid batteries
from vehicles.
(5)
Mercury-containing devices: fluorescent and compact florescent
tubes (CFTs), high-intensity discharge (HIS) and neon lamps, electrical
switches, thermostats and any batteries containing mercury.
(6)
Petroleum-contaminated soil: nonhazardous soils containing petroleum
hydrocarbons resulting from spills, leaks or leaking underground storage
tanks used for gasoline or any other commercial fuel and which are
recycled in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.1
et seq. NOTE: This material can be recycled at "Class B" facilities
(for example, authorized asphalt manufacturers).
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body 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.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Lebanon.
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
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 (see N.J.S.A
13:1E-99.13a), and includes 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.).
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings, in which
fewer than three dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A
13:1E-99.13a).
SOURCE SEPARATION
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.
Unless the solid waste and recycling collection services have
otherwise been provided for by the Township, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:66-5.1, all residential, commercial, industrial and institutional
generators of solid waste must, upon request by the Township of Lebanon,
supply proof that solid waste and recycling collection services have
been contracted by the generator. The information requested for proof
of service may include provision of weight receipts or billing statements.
The procedure by which the Township of Lebanon may request receipts
or other documentation must be detailed in a process approved by the
Township Committee.