The rules and regulations of this chapter are mandatory for
all occupants of residential, commercial and institutional establishments
located in the Township of Franklin.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COUNTY
The implementing agency for the Hunterdon County Solid Waste
Management Plan, the Hunterdon County Utilities Authority.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Hunterdon County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling. These materials include:
A.
Designated recyclable materials for the generators of residential,
commercial, industrial and institutional waste:
(1)
CORRUGATEDCardboard containers and similar cardboard-type paper items usually used to transport supplies, equipment parts or other merchandise.
(2)
MIXED OFFICE AND COMPUTER PAPERAny and all types of "office-type" paper, including, but not limited to, computer paper, high-grade white paper, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue paper, notepad, envelopes, manila folders and colored paper, or any mix thereof.
(3)
NEWSPAPERAll paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Forest and Paper Association grades No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 news).
(7)
STEEL CANSRigid containers made exclusively or primarily of steel or tin-plated steel and steel and aluminum cans used to store food, beverages, and a variety of other household and consumer products.
(8)
PLASTIC CONTAINERSContainers including polyethylene terephthalate (PETE No. 1) soda bottles, high- density polyethylene and (HDPE No. 2) milk, water or detergent.
B.
Additional designated recyclable materials for the generators
of commercial, industrial and institutional waste:
(1)
WHITE GOODS AND LIGHT IRONAll 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 and other nonstructural ferrous scrap.
(2)
ANTIFREEZEAll automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
(3)
BATTERIES, LEAD-ACIDBatteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment. This does not include consumer batteries.
(4)
USED MOTOR OILPetroleum-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.
(5)
TIRESRubber-based scrap automotive, truck or specialty (e.g., forklift) tires. The tires must be recycled at a facility approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
C.
Designated recyclable materials from generators of residential
waste that are collected by Hunterdon County:
(1)
ANTIFREEZEAll automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
(3)
USED MOTOR OILPetroleum-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.
(4)
MERCURY-CONTAINING DEVICESFluorescent and compact fluorescent tubes (CFTs), high-intensity discharge (HID) and neon lamps, electrical switches, thermostats and any batteries containing mercury.
(5)
PETROLEUM-CONTAINED SOILNonhazardous soils containing petroleum hydrocarbons resulting from spills, leaks or leaking underground storage tanks used for gasoline or any other commercial fuel and which are recycled in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.1 et seq. Note: This material can be recycled at "Class B" facilities (for example, authorized asphalt manufacturers).
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the Mayor of the Township
of Franklin and with consent by the Township Committee and who shall
be authorized to, among other things, enforce the provisions of this
chapter and any rules and regulations which may be promulgated hereunder.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Franklin.
NONRESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Commercial, industrial and institutional establishments that
operate or conduct any business or operations which cannot be included
within the definitions of "residential dwelling" or "residential dwelling
complex."
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Those materials which 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.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings, in which
fewer than three dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a).
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING COMPLEX
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings, in which
three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a) and shall include hotels, motels, apartments or other
guest houses serving regular, transient or seasonal guests as those
terms are defined under Subsection (j) of Section 3 of the Hotel and
Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
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.
Unless the solid waste and recycling collection services have
been otherwise provided for by Franklin Township, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:66-5.1, all residential, commercial, industrial and institutional
generators of solid waste must, upon request by the Franklin Township
Municipal Recycling Coordinator, supply proof that solid waste and
recycling collection services have been contracted by the generator.
The information requested for proof of service may include provision
of weight receipts or billing statements. The procedure by which the
Township may request receipts or other documentation must be detailed
in a process approved by the Township Committee.
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator and/or the Recycling Enforcement
Specialist of Hunterdon County or a designated officer of the Township
of Franklin are hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce
the provision of this chapter. An inspection may consist of sorting
through the containers and opening of solid waste bags to detect,
by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable material. Each day
for which a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered a
separate offense. Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter shall be immediately deposited into the Municipal
Recycling Trust Fund (or equivalent). Monies in the Municipal Recycling
Trust Fund shall be used solely for the expenses of the municipal
recycling program.