The following matters, things, conditions or acts and each of
them are hereby declared to be the "Source Separation and Recycling
Procedure Ordinance of the Borough of Bloomsbury," hereinafter referred
to as "this article."
This article shall be construed to secure its expressed intent,
which is to implement the uniform municipal source separation and
recycling procedure for residential and nonresidential establishments
and create the position of Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BRUSH
Branches, woody plants and other similar vegetative material.
Leaves and grass do not constitute brush. The collection of this material
shall be at the discretion of Council.
COMMINGLED RECYCLABLES
Glass containers, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans,
bimetal cans, tin cans, plastic bottles and plastic containers.
COUNTY
The implementing agency for the Hunterdon County Solid Waste
Management Plan, the Hunterdon County Utilities Authority.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Hunterdon County District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source-separated for the purpose of recycling. This listing may be amended periodically at the discretion of the Hunterdon County Utilities Authority. See §
225-26, Designated recyclable materials.
LEAVES
Vegetative material typically generated in the autumn when
they fall from trees and then are raked from residents' and/or
commercial lawns. The collection of this material shall be at the
discretion of Council.
MIXED-USE PROPERTY
Any property comprised of a commercial, industrial or industrial
establishment and a residential property.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
Housing in which three or more units of dwelling space are
occupied, or are intended to be occupied, by three or more persons
who live independently of one another. (See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a.)
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body and who shall be authorized to, among other things, educate and
promote 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 Borough
of Bloomsbury.
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.
RECYCLING RULES
All of the rules and regulations establishes by the Mandatory
Source Separation and Recycling Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq.),
recycling rules promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.1 et seq.), the Hunterdon County Recycling
Plan, and this article.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 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 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.).
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.
As of September 2010 these materials include:
A. Designated recyclable materials for the generators of residential,
commercial, industrial and institutional waste:
(1) Corrugated
cardboard. 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, note pads, 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
Grade Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news). May include glossy inserts.
(4) Other
paper, magazines and junk mail. All paper which is not defined as
corrugated, mixed office paper, computer paper or newspaper. Includes
construction paper, junk mail, magazines and soft-cover books.
(5) Glass
containers. All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
This includes clear, brown and green glass. Caps and lids are not
included.
(6) Aluminum
cans. Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum. Specifically
omitted from this definition are aluminum foil and aluminum plates.
(7) Steel
(tin) 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, pet and consumer products.
(8) Plastic
containers. Containers including polyethylene terephthalate (PETE
No. 1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE No. 2) and milk,
water or detergent. Caps and lids are not included.
B. Additional designated recyclable materials for the generators of
commercial, industrial and institutional waste:
(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 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) Lead
acid batteries. 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 Department of Environmental Protection.
C. Designated recyclable materials from generators of residential waste
that are collected by Hunterdon County:
(1) Antifreeze.
All automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture of ethylene
glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
(2) Lead acid batteries. Batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment. This does not include consumer batteries. [See Subsection
C(4).]
(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) Household
batteries. 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 fluorescent tubes (Crs), high-intensity
discharge (HID) 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).]
Unless the solid waste and recycling collection services have
otherwise been provided for by the municipality, 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 municipality,
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 municipality may request receipts or other
documentation must be detailed in a process approved by the governing
body of the municipality.