As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The person, department, firm or corporation having a contract
or agreement for collection, removal and/or disposal of solid waste,
vegetative waste or designated recyclable material.
Whatever day or days of collection is publicly announced
by the Department of Public Works.
Any substances required to be reported to the Department
of Environmental Protection on the special waste manifest pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.[1] Materials requiring special handling such as paints, pool
chemicals, pesticides, acids, etc., are also included in this category.
The owner, agent, tenant, lessee, caretaker or any other
person in charge of any premises affected by this article, whichever
classification may be appropriate and effective for the enforcement
of this chapter.
Includes any individual, partnership or corporation.
Garbage, refuse and other nonrecyclable discarded materials.
The activity related to collection and transportation of
solid waste from its source location to the designated disposal site.
The storage, treatment, utilization, processing or final
disposal of solid waste.
A strong, plastic bag or plastic container that is sufficient
to enclose the garbage or other waste.
A container of metal, wood, plastic or other material of
sufficient strength and durability to hold the garbage, ashes and
other refuse matter deposited therein as hereinafter provided without
leakage or spillage and equipped with a detachable cover or other
means of closing the same securely. The weight of such receptacle,
together with its contents, shall not exceed 50 pounds.
Grass, leaves, branches, plants, Christmas trees and other
like vegetative material that does not exceed five inches in diameter.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.A.C. 7:26-7 through 7:26-14 are reserved.
The removal of garbage, ashes and refuse matter shall be performed
in such manner, either by the City or by contract, as the Mayor and
Council shall, by resolution, determine and shall be under the supervision
of the Department of Public Works.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any dwelling house, store
or other building to place or cause or suffer to be placed on any
public street or other place any garbage or other waste containing
water, unless such garbage or other waste has been thoroughly and
securely wrapped up in a suitable container and deposited in a suitable
receptacle as hereinafter provided.
B.
All wastepaper, excelsior, rags, old clothes, bedding, rubbish or
refuse of like nature, or hedge or brush trimmings, which will scatter
if not secure, shall not be placed in any street or public place for
collection unless same has been securely fastened together.
C.
All items such as bricks, stones, asphalt, etc., or other refuse
which are not easily placed in a suitable container or suitable receptacle
must follow Department of Public Works instructions for proper disposal.
D.
Placement of receptacles; collection in Special Improvement District.
(1)
Said receptacles and aforementioned refuse shall be placed by the
occupant of said dwelling house, store or other building within four
feet of the property side of the curbline not earlier than 4:30 p.m.
on the day preceding the day of collection and shall be removed by
said householder or occupant within 24 hours after collection, except
that no receptacle will be within four feet of the property side of
the curbline between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sundays.
(2)
Solid waste collections on the following roadways in the Special
Improvement District will be made on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays, and receptacles shall be placed at curbside no earlier
than 10:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection and shall be removed
by 12:00 noon on the day of collection.
(a)
East Milton Avenue between Main Street and Irving Street.
(b)
Main Street between East Milton Avenue and Central Avenue.
(c)
Irving Street between Grand Avenue and East Milton Avenue.
(d)
Those portions of Coach Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Elm Street,
Poplar Street, Cherry Street and Lewis Street which are located between
Main Street and Irving Street.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the tenants
or occupants of the premises on which refuse containers are stored
or the regularly authorized agents, employees or licensees of the
City, to disturb any refuse containers or to remove their covers or
any of the contents thereof or to cause such refuse containers or
their contents to be strewn or scattered on lawns, sidewalks or streets.
A.
The occupant of each property in the City of Rahway shall provide
suitable receptacles as herein described, in which the occupant shall
place and keep solid waste in not more than four containers per each
dwelling unit, business or commercial establishment.
B.
The occupant of the property shall place solid waste in each receptacle
in a suitable container to prevent spillage.
C.
All receptacles for solid waste shall be prepared, covered, handled
and placed by the occupant or designated person for collection without
spilling.
D.
Solid waste shall not be stored in the front of any residential,
business or commercial building. All storage of solid waste will be
in the rear or side yard of each location.
E.
Homeowners may include for municipal collection, small amounts of
nonhazardous materials such as insulation, lumber, siding, shingles,
etc., resulting from their own personal repairs, providing that the
material is in suitable containers and permits were not required.
A.
Receptacles for placement at the curb, containing solid waste, shall
be containers of heavy gauge metal, rubber or plastic. Rigid containers
shall be thirty-two-gallon capacity or smaller, equipped with two
carrying handles and a detachable lid/cover. The container shall not
weigh more than 50 pounds including its contents. Plastic bags must
be a minimum of three mil in thickness to be considered acceptable
for collection. Plastic bags should be securely fastened and also
weigh less than 50 pounds each.
B.
The occupant shall keep all receptacles clean and in proper condition
for safe handling. Oversized containers, containers without handles,
broken or unsturdy containers cannot be used.
C.
Immediately after receptacles are properly emptied, the agents shall
return them to the point of collection, and the owners of said receptacles
will remove containers from the curbside no later than 8:00 p.m. on
the day of collection.
The following wastes will be excluded from municipal collections:
A.
Hazardous materials requiring special handling techniques due to
potential dangers caused by their inherent toxicity, breakage, consumption
and/or illegal use, i.e., paints, chemicals, etc.
B.
Waste resulting from the contracted, permitted work of a skilled
tradesman such as a mason, carpenter, plumber, roofer or excavator.
C.
Waste resulting from the contracted work performed by a tree service,
including branches, logs and stumps.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both.
