The code described and commonly known as the "Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959),"[1] regulating the manner in which refuse shall be stored, collected and disposed of; declaring and defining certain conditions as nuisances; fixing responsibilities and duties of persons storing, collecting and/or disposing of refuse; providing for issuance of permits to collect refuse; and providing penalties for violation thereof, is hereby adopted and established and annexed hereto and made a part of this code without the inclusion of the text thereof in this chapter.
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Editor's Note: For current regulations, see N.J.A.C. 7:26.
No person shall dump, bury or allow to accumulate any garbage, ashes, rubbish and solid waste, condemned or spoiled animal or vegetable substances, swill or any offensive or putrescible material on any land or premises in the Borough, except as may be specifically authorized from time to time, by the Borough or as in a properly maintained compost pile.
All vehicles used in the collecting, transporting or disposing of such materials or substances shall have a closed, watertight metal body and shall at all times be maintained and operated in a cleanly and sanitary manner. Such vehicles shall be kept closed at all times, except while actually being filled or emptied.
The owner, tenant, lessee and occupant of every house, store or other building or of any part thereof or of any other premises in the Borough shall be obligated to place or cause to be placed in a metal watertight box or boxes, barrel or barrels or other receptacles, which shall have a tight cover and be kept tightly closed at all times, all refuse, including decaying vegetable and animal substances upon his or their premises. All such receptacles shall be kept in a place accessible for emptying by licensed collectors and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.