[G.O. No. 1458, § I; G.O. No. 1594, § IV]
(a)
There is hereby established a program for the separation by the occupant
of nonresidential premises, including but not limited to office, commercial,
industrial or institutional premises, and the separate disposal of
the following material from such premises within the Town of Westfield
for recycling purposes.
(1)
Uncontaminated, clean corrugated/cardboard paper products (non-food
containers).
(2)
High quality office paper including computer printer and white ledger.
(3)
Glass containers and aluminum and steel cans (in food service establishments,
including but not limited to taverns and restaurants.)
(4)
Newspapers.
(5)
Mixed paper.
(6)
Polyethylene teraphthalate (PET or PETE) bottles and high density
polyethylene (HDPE) bottles.
(7)
Vehicle batteries.
(8)
Used motor oil.
(9)
Uncontaminated food waste in all institutional, commercial, and industrial
facilities serving 500 or more meals per day and major food processors.
(10)
Uncontaminated roofing material.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any occupant of a nonresidential premises
in the Town of Westfield to dispose of the aforesaid materials, except
by the methods provided herein for 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 materials
in the solid waste collected by the private disposal services regulated
by the State of New Jersey and contracted to collect waste from nonresidential
premises within the Town of Westfield.
[G.O. No. 1458, § II; G.O. No. 1594, § V]
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 for delivering such materials to
the recycling collection point or points located in the Town of Westfield
and established for such purpose and as to the bundling and handling
of such materials, the separation of recyclable materials from nonresidential
solid waste and preparation for recycling.
[G.O. No. 1458, § III; G.O. No. 1594, § VI]
The materials described above shall be clean and shall be kept separate from, and not mixed with, trash and other solid waste. Such materials shall be considered clean and uncontaminated if they have not been exposed to substances or conditions rendering them unusable for recycling. It shall be the legal responsibility of the occupant of nonresidential premises to deliver such recyclable materials to the collection location established by the Town of Westfield by regulation or set by the curb for pickup as the regulation may require. Recyclable materials shall be prepared for recycling as set forth in Section 33-3 for residential recycling. The materials not referenced there shall be handled by regulation.
[G.O. No. 1458, § IV]
From the time of placement of recyclable material at any collection
location authorized pursuant to the program established hereby and
in 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 the authorized personnel
of the Town of Westfield to dispose of such materials.
[G.O. No. 1458, § V]
Any occupant of nonresidential premises 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.
[G.O. No. 1458, § VI]
Any private organizations collecting recyclable material as
set forth in this article shall provide the Town of Westfield with
timely reports as to the volume of materials (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. 1458, § VIII; G.O. No. 1536, § III]
It shall be a violation of this article for any person, firm,
corporation, or organization providing solid waste collection services
for nonresidential 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 33-10 hereof shall be not more than $50.
[G.O. No. 1536, § IV]
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 serving nonresidential
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 nonresidential 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.
