[Ord. #2009-12 § 3]
COMMINGLED — All plastic bottles; aluminum and
steel cans.
PAPER — Magazines, catalogues, junk mail, used
writing paper, newsprint, cardboard, office and school paper. No chipboard
or pizza boxes.
The combination of commingled and paper listed above in one
(1) container. Do not include plastic bags, food waste, paper towels,
paper napkins, pizza boxes, egg cartons, aluminum foil, plastic cups
and utensils. No plastic other than bottles. No juice boxes or bags.
No garbage.
Those materials designated within the Ocean County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling.
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware
including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax machines;
a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than
four (4) inches measured diagonally and that contains one (1) or more
circuit boards, including a television, and cell phones.
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in which
three (3) 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, or other guest houses
serving 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 (C55: 13-A-1 et seq.).
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body 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.
All solid waste generated as residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Plumsted.
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.
Recyclable materials which are separated at the point of
generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for the purposes
of recycling.
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.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 4]
A.
Mandatory source separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, which shall include but not be limited to retail and other commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within the Township of Plumsted to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners, tenants, or occupants of such premises and shall be placed separately at the curb in a manner as prescribed in Section 52-3 of this chapter for private collection at the municipal recycling center.
B.
Exemptions. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16(d), the governing body
of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial or institutional
premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation
requirements of the chapter which requires persons generating municipal
solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from
the municipal solid waste stream, the specified recyclable materials
if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of all
designated recyclable materials. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant
to this chapter, a commercial or institutional generator of solid
waste shall file an application for exemption with the municipal recycling
coordinator on forms to be provided for this purpose.
C.
The form shall include, at a minimum the following information: the
name of the commercial or institutional entity; the street address
location and lot and block designation; the name, official title and
phone number of the person making application on behalf of the commercial
or institutional entity; the name, address, official contact person
and telephone number of the facility which provides the service of
recycling those designated recyclable materials, and a certification
that the designated recyclable materials will be recycled, and that,
at least on an annual basis, said recycling service provider or commercial/institutional
generator shall provide written documentation to the municipal recycling
coordinator of the total number of tons collected and recycled for
each designated material.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 5]
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner
prescribed as follows:
A.
All containers containing recyclable materials shall be placed, prior
to collection between the curb and the sidewalk, or in the absence
of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as not to constitute a
danger, where such receptacles shall be readily accessible to the
collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The owner
or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean and in
safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to be disposed
of shall be placed as noted above anytime after 5:00 p.m. of the day
immediately preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00
a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any containers shall
be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day
of collection.
B.
All receptacles or dumpsters shall be kept clean and in a safe manner.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 6]
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance
with this chapter. For multifamily units, the management or owner
is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system,
including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines
or regulations established by the appropriate municipal office. Violations
and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management, in
those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable. The
management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants
when they arrive and every six (6) months during their occupancy.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 7]
A.
All commercial and institutional generators of solid waste shall
be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder
shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial
property owner or their designee, unless the municipality provides
for the collection of designated recyclable materials. All commercial,
institutional or industrial properties which provide outdoors litter
receptacles and disposal service for their contents shall also provide
receptacles for designated recyclable materials, for those materials
commonly deposited, in the location of the litter receptacle, and
shall provide for separate recycling service for their contents.
C.
Every business, institution, or industrial facility shall report
on an annual basis to the Recycling Coordinator, on such forms as
may be prescribed, on recycling activities at their premises, including
the amount of recycled material, by material type, collected and recycled
and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service.
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 inspection by any code enforcement officer.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 8]
A.
Any application to the Land Use Board of the Township of Plumsted
for subdivision or site plan approval for the construction of multifamily
dwellings of three (3) or more units, single family developments of
fifty (50) or more units or any commercial, institutional, or industrial
development for the utilization of one thousand (1,000) square feet
or more of land, must include a recycling plan. This plan must contain
at a minimum, the following:
(1)
A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amount of solid
waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
(2)
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.
B.
Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy by the Township
of Plumsted, the owner of any new multi-family housing or commercial,
institutional, or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly
executed contract with a hauling company for the purposes of collection
and recycling of source-separated recyclable materials, in those instances
where the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
C.
Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage
and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the municipal engineer.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 9]
A.
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.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant to properly
segregate the uncollected solid waste for proper disposal or recycling.
Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables to accumulate
will be considered a violation of this chapter and the local sanitary
code.
C.
Once placed in the location identified by this chapter, or any rules
or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, no person, other
than those authorized by the municipality, shall tamper with, collect,
remove, or otherwise handle designated recyclable materials.
D.
All solid waste collectors within the Township of Plumsted providing
privately contracted residential curbside services at a minimum of
once weekly, shall also provide those privately contracted residential
customers with curbside recycling collection services no less than
two (2) times monthly.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 10; Ord. # 2012-05]
The Code Enforcement Official, the Police Department, the Recycling
Coordinator, the Clean Communities Coordinator, the Property Maintenance
Official, the Housing Officer and the Ocean County Department of Health
are hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce the provisions
of this chapter. An inspection may consist of sorting through containers
and opening of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the
presence of any recyclable material.
[Ord. #2009-12, § 11]
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or
fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules
and regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250),
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1000). 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. Monies in the Municipal Recycling Trust Fund shall be
used for the expenses of the municipal recycling program.
The following fees shall be charged for the collection of tires
from residents of the Township of Plumsted as follows:
