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Borough of Penns Grove, NJ
Salem County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Penns Grove 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-7 (Ch. 137 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass, weeds and debris — See Ch. 198.
Unfit and abandoned buildings — See Ch. 206.
Hazardous substances — See Ch. 278.
Littering, dumping and outdoor storage — See Ch. 298.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 347.
Stormwater pollution control — See Ch. 390.
This chapter shall be known as the "Borough of Penns Grove Waste Separation, Recycling and Waste Disposal Ordinance."
A. 
The Borough of Penns Grove 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 the Borough 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 Borough 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 Borough also recognizes its obligation to establish a mandatory recycling program under the provisions of P.L. 1987, c. 102, as amended.[1] 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 the Borough 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 chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
ASBESTOS-CONTAINING WASTE
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.
BUILDING RUBBLE
Used masonry building materials, including block, cement, concrete, brick and stone.
BULK WASTE
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.
COLLECTION
The act of picking up solid waste at its point of generation or storage and placing it in a vehicle.
COLLECTION HAULER
A person, firm or corporation engaged in the collection of solid waste and/or transportation of such waste between solid waste facilities.
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
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.
COMMERCIAL SECTOR RECYCLABLES
Recyclables originating in the commercial sector.
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable materials for the purpose of recycling.
COMPOST
Thoroughly decomposed humidified organic matter produced through composting and suitable for application to soil.
COMPOSTING
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.
CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION DEBRIS
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.
DEPARTMENT
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
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:
A. 
Residential.
(1) 
Glass containers (05): All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
(2) 
Aluminum cans (06): Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
(3) 
Newspaper (03): All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Paper Institute Grade Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news).
(4) 
Mixed office (02): All computer paper and all high-grade white paper (including letterhead, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue, and notepad).
(5) 
Corrugated (01): Containers and similar paper items, usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts, or other merchandise.
(6) 
Other paper/magazines/junk mail (04): All magazine stock, white and colored paper and envelopes.
(7) 
Plastic (08): Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE No. 1) soda bottles and high-density polyethylene (HDPE No. 2) milk, water or detergent bottles.
(8) 
Yard trimmings (19): Leaves (19), grass clippings (18), stumps (20), brush (17), and other lawn and garden trimmings from homes, institutions, and commercial or industrial sources.
(9) 
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.
(10) 
Tires (15): Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and specialty tires (e.g., forklift tires).
(11) 
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.
(12) 
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.
(13) 
Textiles (29): Cloth material such as cotton, linen, wool, nylon, polyester, etc., derived from clothing, cloth diapers, linens, etc.
B. 
Commercial.
(1) 
Glass containers (05): All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
(2) 
Aluminum cans (06): Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
(3) 
Newspaper (03): All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Paper Institute Grade Nos. 6, 7 and 8 news).
(4) 
Mixed office (02): All computer paper and all high-grade white paper (including letter head, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue, and notepad).
(5) 
Corrugated (01): Containers and similar paper items, usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts, or other merchandise.
(6) 
Other paper/magazines/junk mail (04): All magazine stock, white and colored paper and envelopes.
(7) 
Plastic (08): Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE No. 1) soda bottles and high-density polyethylene (HDPE No. 2) milk, water or detergent bottles.
(8) 
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.
(9) 
Tires (15): Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and specialty tires (e.g., forklift tires).
(10) 
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.
(11) 
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.
(12) 
Textiles (29): Cloth material such as cotton, linen, wool, nylon, polyester, etc., derived from clothing, cloth diapers, linens, etc.
FERROUS WASTE
All waste products constructed or manufactured of or containing iron.
FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL
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.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable waste incident to and resulting from the use, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
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. 7:26G.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
HDPE
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.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Residentially generated hazardous waste, including but not limited to paints and pesticides.
INFECTIOUS WASTE
Pathological or medical solid waste that is defined as infectious by the Department.
INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR
Schools, hospitals, churches, nursing homes, care centers, libraries, governmental operations, research institutions and public buildings.
INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR RECYCLABLES
Recyclable materials originating in the institutional sector.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing body and who shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, 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.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING DEPOT
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.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Person or persons appointed by the Borough of Penns Grove who shall be authorized to enforce this chapter as directed by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial and institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Borough of Penns Grove.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
NONFERROUS WASTE
Waste metal products which do not include iron.
NONRECYCLABLE PAPER
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.
OTHER RECYCLABLES
A. 
Vegetative waste (other than leaves), such as brush, tree branches, bushes and tree stumps.
B. 
Building rubble (separated from construction/demolition debris).
PETE
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.
PLASTIC CONTAINER CODES SYSTEM
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:
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
POTW (PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS)
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.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
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.
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (hazardous waste regulations).
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
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.
RECYCLING CENTER
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.
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
Households and private residences, including mobile homes, multifamily structures and apartment complexes.
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR RECYCLABLES
Recyclable materials originating in the residential sector.
SCAVENGING
The unauthorized removal of solid waste material, including designated recyclables.
SCUA
The Salem County Utilities Authority.
SOLID WASTE
All trash, garbage and other waste products. "Solid waste" does not include any item designated as a recyclable material.
SOLID WASTE FACILITY
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.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The purposeful, systematic control of the generation, storage, collection, processing, transfer, transportation, separation, recycling, recovery and disposal of solid wastes.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials that are separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for the purpose of recycling.
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.
SWAC
The Salem County Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
TRASH
Nonputrescible residential, commercial or institutional solid wastes from which all designated recyclables and other recyclables have been source-separated.
WASTE OIL
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.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
The Borough determines that the materials designated within the Salem County Solid Waste Management Plan as defined in § 382-3 shall be source separated as the designated recyclable materials within the Borough. The Borough may, from time to time, designate additional items as recyclable materials. Such determination shall be made by resolution.
A. 
Mandatory source separation. 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 and government, school, and other institutional locations within the Borough, to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable material shall be placed separately at the curb in a manner and on such days and times as may be established by the Borough.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
B. 
When municipal curbside collection is not provided for designated recyclable materials, as is the case for those recyclables generated by commercial and institution 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 Borough.
C. 
Residential dwelling requirements. The owner of each property shall be responsible for compliance with this chapter. For multifamily dwelling units, including but not limited to condominium complexes and seasonal hotels/motels and guest houses, 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. The owner or occupant of any residential property located within the Borough who shall place for disposal, removal or collection the items defined in this chapter shall do so in strict conformity with the following regulations:
(1) 
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:
(a) 
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.
(b) 
All containers and brown paper bags containing 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.
(c) 
The owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean and in safe handling condition.
(2) 
All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in a clean and safe manner.
(3) 
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 Borough Public Works Department or the superintendent of the public works department of any municipality which the Borough of Penns Grove has a shared services agreement with for public works.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
(4) 
Leaves shall be mulched or composted on site by the property owner or placed in plastic lawn or leaf bags at the curbside. (See § 382-6 for additional requirements for leaf generators.)
(5) 
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 § 382-6 for additional requirements for grass clippings.)
(6) 
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 Borough Public Works Department or the superintendent of the public works department of any municipality which the Borough of Penns Grove has a shared services agreement with for public works.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
(7) 
All other items not heretofore defined in this section or subsequently designated as recyclable materials by the Borough 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 Borough shall cause notification to be given to residential leaf generators within the Borough of the requirements of this section, the duties and responsibilities of each such generator, the persons designated as enforcement officers under this chapter, and the fines and penalties imposed for violation of this chapter.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 390, Art. II, Containerized Yard Waste, and Art. III, Yard Waste Collection Program.
A. 
All commercial, institutional or industrial facilities shall be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
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 its 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 its 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 Borough 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, institutional or industrial development of 1,000 square feet or more must include a recycling plan.
(1) 
This plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
(a) 
A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts of solid waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
(b) 
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.
(2) 
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Borough, 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 collecting and recycling source-separated designated recyclable materials for those locations or properties where the municipally does not otherwise provide the service.
For the purposes of this chapter, charitable organizations shall be considered as institutional uses and shall be subject to § 382-7 of this chapter.
The Borough 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 chapter; provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with terms and provisions of this chapter 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 chapter and the local sanitary code.
B. 
Once placed in the location identified by this chapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, 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 chapter 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.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
The collection, removal and disposal of solid waste and recyclable material from residential properties in the Borough shall be supervised by the Superintendent of the Borough Public Works Department or the superintendent of the public works department of any municipality which the Borough of Penns Grove has a shared services agreement with for public works in accordance with this chapter. The following shall not be accepted for collection:
A. 
Any and all waste material generated outside of the Borough.
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.
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:
(1) 
N.J.A.C. Type No. 27, dry nonhazardous industrial waste (asbestos shingles).
(2) 
N.J.A.C. Type No. 27A, industrial waste, asbestos (insulation, sheetrock or loose).
(3) 
Animal and food processing waste.
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 § 382-5C(3).
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 subsection 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 Superintendent of the Borough Public Works Department or the superintendent of the public works department of any municipality which the Borough of Penns Grove has a shared services agreement with for public works 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 chapter 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 § 382-5 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 Borough 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 chapter, the Borough 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 chapter.
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator shall be responsible for coordinating and overseeing recycling efforts within the Borough 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 Borough. 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
Desk
$5
Table
$5
Mattress, twin and full
$5
Box spring all sizes
$5
Head boards (wood or metal)
$5
Dining tables
$5
Chairs, lounges (outdoor furniture)
$5
Microwaves
$5
Computers (monitors and towers)
$5
Bathroom vanity
$5
Toilet
$5
Push mower
$5
Entertainment center
$5
Chair
$2
Car tire without rim
$2
Coffee/end table
$2
Helium tank (party balloons)
$2
Vehicle batteries
$2
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 Carneys Point 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 the same with the Carneys Point Township Clerk or the Chief Municipal Finance Officer.
A. 
Issuance of label. Upon the filing of a completed application form as required pursuant to § 382-18 hereof and payment of the fee as required pursuant to § 382-17 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. No item of bulk waste shall be collected unless an appropriate label has been affixed thereto.
B. 
Inappropriate use of labels. Any person who attempts to duplicate or counterfeit a label, or reuse a cancelled label, shall be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Court.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine 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 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.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
The municipal recycling enforcement officers are hereby individually empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The enforcers of this chapter 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 or the Borough of Penns Grove shall be authorized to sign a complaint in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Penns Grove for violation of any of the terms of this chapter. Additionally, the Salem County Health Department (SCHD) shall be empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 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 dwellings.