[G.O. No. 1426, § I; G.O. No. 1471, § I; G.O. No. 1594, § I; G.O. No. 1793, § III; G.O. No. 1855, § III]
(a) 
There is hereby established a program for the separation by the resident and the separate collection of the following materials from the residences of the Town of Westfield for recycling purposes. Except for leaves, provisions for which are set forth hereafter, such collections shall be made twice-monthly under the supervision of the Town Engineer and such recyclable material shall be placed at the curbside in suitable containers for pickup by the Town of Westfield or its authorized agents. All materials shall be clean and uncontaminated.
(1) 
Aluminum cans.
(2) 
Glass containers.
(3) 
Newspapers.
(4) 
Leaves, but not prior to October 15 of each calendar year.
(5) 
Corrugated cardboard.
(6) 
Steel (ferrous) cans.
(7) 
Polyethylene Teraphthalate (PETE or PET) bottles and High Density Polyethylene bottles (HDPE).
(8) 
Mixed paper.
(9) 
Used motor oil.
(10) 
Roofing material.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any resident of the Town of Westfield to dispose of any of the aforesaid materials for recycling, or leaves except by the methods provided herein for collecting and recycling such material by the Town of Westfield or a private person or organization. It shall be a violation of this article to include any of the aforesaid material, suitable for recycling, or leaves in the household waste collected by the private disposal services franchised by the State of New Jersey to collect waste from private residences within the Town of Westfield.
[G.O. No. 1426, § II; G.O. No. 1471, § II; G.O. No. 1594, § II]
The Town Engineer is hereby designated as the recycling coordinator and authorized and directed to establish and promulgate regulations as to the manner, days and times of such collections and the bundling, handling, location and time of placement of all materials for collection.
[G.O. No. 1426, § III; G.O. No. 1471, § III; G.O. No. 1594, § III]
(a) 
The materials described above shall be clean and unbroken and shall be kept separate from, and not mixed with, each other or with trash and household waste except as provided herein. Such materials shall be considered clean and uncontaminated if they have not been exposed to substances, or conditions, rendering them unusable for recycling. Recyclable materials shall be prepared for recycling as follows:
(1) 
Aluminum cans. Such cans must be all aluminum construction, empty, with the interior well rinsed with water and placed at the curb in a reusable container. They shall not be placed at the curb in plastic or paper bags.
(2) 
Glass containers. Such containers must be unbroken and empty, with the interior well rinsed with water, with any metal caps or rings removed and discarded. The labels need not be removed. Such glass containers are to be placed at the curb in a reusable container. They shall not be placed at the curb in a plastic or paper bag. No window glass, dishes, mirrors, pyrex or crystal shall be included. In multi-family residences glass containers must be separated into clear, brown and green glass.
(3) 
Newspapers. Newspapers must be tied in bundles not more than 12 inches thick and be clean and dry. They shall be placed at the curb without containers. No paper bags, magazines, telephone books, junk mail, cardboard or glossy papers may be included.
(4) 
Leaves. Leaves shall be placed in windrows not exceeding two feet in height in the street along the curb or shoulder of the street. Plastic bags, tree branches and other debris must not be mixed with the leaves.
(5) 
Corrugated cardboard. Corrugated cardboard shall be flattened if in box form and compressed and tied in bundles not more than 12 inches thick and clean and dry. The bundles shall not be greater than three feet in any other direction. They shall be placed at the curb without containers. No paper bags, magazines, telephone books, junk mail, newspapers, or regular cardboard shall be included.
(6) 
Steel cans (ferrous). Such cans must be all steel construction, empty with the interior well rinsed with water and placed at the curb in a reusable container. They shall not be placed at the curb in plastic or paper bags. The labels need not be removed. No paint cans or spray cans shall be included.
(7) 
Polyethylene teraphthalate (PETE or PET) bottles and high density polyethylene (HPDE) bottles. Such bottles shall be labeled "PETE or PET" or "HDPE," empty, with the interior well rinsed with water and placed at the curb in a reusable container. Only plastic bottles that have contained pourable liquids such as milk, soda, or detergent will be accepted. No squeeze bottles, plastic containers that contain hazardous materials, food containers, packaging or plastic wrap shall be included. Acceptable materials shall have PET, PETE or HDPE mark or the number 1 or 2 in a triangle imprinted on the bottles on the bottom. Both materials may be placed in the same container. Any caps or metal rings must be removed and discarded. The labels need not be removed. They shall not be placed at the curb in a plastic or paper bag.
(8) 
Mixed paper. Includes magazines, direct mailing, glossy catalogs, coupon inserts, envelopes, color news inserts, sweepstakes forms, phone books (white page only), undelivered postal mail, colored notebook paper, school construction paper, real estate listings, colored letterhead paper, colored office paper, computer paper, photocopy and fax paper, mimeograph paper. Mixed papers must be tied in bundles not more than eight inches thick and be clean and dry. They shall be placed at the curb without containers. No newspapers may be included. Recycling of this material shall not begin until after January 1, 1993.
(9) 
Used motor oil. Motor oil drained from internal combustion gasoline or diesel engines or unused portions of unused motor oil. Disposal methods for this material shall be prescribed by regulation.
(10) 
Roofing material. Roofing materials includes asphalt roof shingles, tarpaper, fiberglass insulation associated with a roof system and all other asphalt material generated in roof construction, roof removal or roof reconstruction. Disposal methods of this material shall be prescribed by regulation.
[G.O. No. 1426, § IV; G.O. No. 1471, § IV]
From the time of placement at the curb by any resident of recyclable material for collection by the Town of Westfield, or its authorized agents, pursuant to the program established hereby and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, such materials shall become and be the property of the Town of Westfield and it shall be a violation of this article for any person other than authorized personnel of the Town of Westfield, or its authorized agents, to collect, pick up, or cause such material to be collected or picked up. Each such collection in violation hereof from one or more residences shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
[G.O. No. 1471, § V; G.O. No. 1793, § II; G.O. No. 1855, § II; amended 5-17-2016 by G.O. No. 2064]
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (c) and (d) of this section, leaves will be collected from the curbsides of property located in the Town by the Town of Westfield, or its authorized agents, under the supervision of the Town Engineer from time to time during the period beginning October 15 of each calendar year, with the exact date of commencement to be fixed annually by the Department of Public Works (the "department"). No leaves shall be placed in any street or public right-of-way located in the Town prior to October 15.
(b) 
It shall be a violation of this section for any person to place leaves in any street or public right-of-way located in the Town prior to October 15. Any person who is in violation of this section shall be issued a written warning by the Town Engineer, or by an authorized agent of the Town Engineer, following a first offense reminding the person of the requirements and restrictions set forth in this section. Anyone who, after receiving such written warning, places leaves or who causes leaves to be placed in any street or in any public right-of-way located in the Town prior to October 15 shall be issued a summons by the Town Engineer or by an authorized agent of the Town Engineer and shall be assessed a fine by the municipal court of not more than $50 for each such violation of this section.
(c) 
In lieu of placing leaves in the streets or in public rights-of-way, Town property owners, residents, and occupants of property located within the Town may place leaves in biodegradable paper bags such as those available from home center stores. The department will pick up leaves placed in such bags at the time the leaf collection crews are within the various zones.
(d) 
No landscaper or other similar service provider employed by any Town property owner, resident, or occupant of property located within the Town shall dispose of leaves at the Westfield Conservation Center other than in the manner set forth herein. Landscapers and other similar service providers shall not dispose of leaves at the Westfield Conservation Center that have been collected from any property located outside the Town of Westfield. On or about October 15, landscapers that are registered with the Town may bring leaves to the Conservation Center for a fee not to exceed $15 per cubic yard. The leaf disposal fee to be charged shall be set annually by resolution of the Town Council.
(e) 
It shall be a violation of this section for any landscaper or other similar service provider to dispose or attempt to dispose of leaves at the Westfield Conservation Center at any time without first being registered with the Town. Any landscaper or other similar service provider who is in violation of this section shall be issued a written warning by the Town Engineer, or by an authorized agent of the Town Engineer, following a first offense reminding the person of the requirements and restrictions set forth in this section. Any landscaper or other similar service provider who, after receiving such warning, disposes or attempts to dispose of leaves at the Westfield Conservation Center at any time without registering with the Town shall be issued a summons by the Town Engineer, or by an authorized agent of the Town Engineer, and shall be assessed a fine per the penalty provisions of this article for each and every such violation of this section.
(f) 
The Town Engineer may designate an officer or employee of the Town to serve as the enforcement officer, whose duty and responsibility it shall be to enforce the provisions of this section of this chapter as herein provided.
[G.O. No. 1426, § V; G.O. No. 1471, § VI]
Any resident may donate or sell recyclable materials to any person, partnership, corporation or organization whether operating for profit or not for profit. Said person, partnership, corporation or organization may not, under any circumstances pick up said recyclable materials from the curbside in the Town of Westfield. Any resident may store, compost or mulch leaves generated on the premises on which he resides at that premises. Residents may also transport leaves generated at the premises on which they reside to the conservation center if they choose to do so. Such leaves may not be mixed with other material and must not include grass. Such leaves must be deposited in a separate designated area in the conservation center. If the resident transports leaves to the conservation center in plastic bags, the plastic bags must be removed when the leaves are deposited. Any resident depositing leaves at the conservation center will be required to have a decal permit on his vehicle to allow entry to the center and will be required to pay the usual disposal fee for the disposing of such vegetative waste at the center.
[G.O. No. 1426, § VI; G.O. No. 1471, § VII]
Any private organizations collecting recyclable materials as set forth in this article shall provide the Town of Westfield with timely reports as to the volume of material (tonnage) collected by such organization. These reports will be utilized by the Town of Westfield in qualifying for credits to the Town of Westfield which may be authorized by the State of New Jersey pursuant to any statutes or administrative rules and regulations.
[G.O. No. 1426, § VII; G.O. No. 1471, § VIII; G.O. No. 1536, § I]
It shall be a violation of this article for any person, firm, corporation, or organization providing solid waste collection services for residential premises in the Town of Westfield to collect solid waste containing recyclable materials as designated in this article.
Any person, firm, corporation or organization who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any regulation promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500, except that the maximum fine for failure to comply with Section 33-3 hereof shall be not more than $50.
[G.O. No. 1536, § II]
The recycling coordinator, the Police Department, and the department of health are authorized to enforce this article and all regulations promulgated hereunder.
The recycling coordinator is authorized and directed to inspect the vehicles and contents of each solid waste hauler servicing residential properties in the Town of Westfield for compliance with this article on a yearly or more frequent basis. The recycling coordinator, Police Department and department of health are authorized to inspect solid waste generated by residential properties for violation of this article.
The recycling coordinator shall be appointed by the Town Administrator and shall be a full time Town employee. Such employee may have other regular duties.