[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 9-5-1995 as Ord. No. 794-951.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repeals former Ch. 351,
Recycling, adopted 4-21-1992 as Ord. No. 609-92.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1534-2010]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
The Middlesex County Improvement Authority, a public body
corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey, organized by the
County pursuant to the County Improvement Authorities Law (N.J.S.A.
40:37A-44 et seq.).
The use of a city issued ninety-five (95) gallon container
for automated vehicle pickup.
[Added 2-27-2013 by Ord.
No. 1664-2013]
A city issued ninety-five (95) gallon plastic blue cart specifically
designed for automated collection of recyclables and having a serial
number(s) assigned specific to each address receiving automated collection.
[Added 2-27-2013 by Ord.
No. 1664-2013]
The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Middlesex,
New Jersey.
Branches, woody plants and other like vegetative material
that do not exceed five (5) inches in diameter and Christmas trees.
"Brush" does not include leaves and grass clippings.
Twenty-gallon (20) plastic containers to be used by the residents
to place plastic containers, glass containers, aluminum cans and steel
cans at the curb for collection or such other container designated
by the Authority for such use.
Boxes and packaging generally made from wood pulp and consisting
of two (2) smooth sides with a corrugated inner layer. Brown paper
grocery bags are included.
The Middlesex County District Solid Waste Management Plan,
adopted by the Board pursuant to the Solid Waste Management Act,[1] which provides for the collection, disposal and/or recycling
of solid waste generated with the geographic boundaries of the county,
as the same may be amended from time to time.
The collection and marketing program for Authority-collected
recyclables established by the county and the Authority for all participating
municipalities in the county and funded, in part, with RRIT Funds
allocated for this purpose.
All recyclable materials that are designated by the county
in the county plan as materials that must be source-separated from
municipal solid waste at the point of generation.
All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
Includes fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic
paper, mimeograph paper, duplicator paper and related types of cellulosic
materials containing not more than ten percent (10%), by weight or
volume, of noncellulosic materials, such as laminates, binders, coatings
or saturants.
Glossy inserts, magazines, telephone books, junk mail, color
paper, computer paper, office paper, paper board (chip board and press
board) nonmetallic wrapping paper, soft cover books, hard cover books
with covers removed and fine paper.
[Amended 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 1407-2007]
A covered fourteen-gallon container in which residents will
place mixed paper at the curb for collection or such other container
designated by the Authority for such purpose.
A petroleum based or synthetic oil whose use includes, but
is not limited to, lubrication of internal combustion engines which,
through use, storage or handling, has become unsuitable for its original
purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties.
I.D. Type 10 waste, as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:26 - 2.13(g)(1)(i).
The City of Perth Amboy, a municipal corporation of the State
of New Jersey.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest.
Soda bottles made of PETE (SPI Code No. 1) and milk, water
and laundry product bottles made of HDPE (SPI Code No. 2).
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid
waste and which may be collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Combining all aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles,
newspaper, mixed paper and cardboard products as defined in this section
into a container weighing no more than fifty (50) pounds or into one
(1) ninety-five (95) gallon blue container where automated collection
occurs.
[Added 2-27-2013 by Ord.
No. 1664-2013]
Tin-plated, bimetal and other ferrous food and beverage containers.
Clean, dry clothing or other fabric measuring at least one
by one (1 x 1) foot in size.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E et seq.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1534-2010]
The following material must be separated from the solid waste
generated within the City of Perth Amboy at the point of generation
for separate collection.
A.
Newspapers. Newspapers shall be placed at curbside for collection
by the city.
B.
Mixed paper (magazines, office paper, junk mail, telephone books,
file folders, cereal boxes with plastic removed, shoe boxes, game
board boxes, books with hard covers removed, craft paper, envelopes,
non-foil wrapping paper, scrap paper). Mixed paper shall be placed
at curbside for collection by the city.
C.
Corrugated cardboard. Corrugated cardboard shall be placed at curbside
for collection by the city.
D.
Commingled mix (steel, tin and aluminum food and drink cans, glass
and plastic food and beverage containers). Commingled mix shall be
placed at curbside for collection by the city.
E.
Textiles. The city will not collect textiles at curbside. Residents
must deliver textiles to the Department of Public Works.
F.
Brush. Residents must deliver brush to the Department of Public Works
or schedule an appointment with the Department of Public Works for
pickup. The city will collect Christmas trees at curbside during the
first two (2) weeks of January only.
G.
Leaves. The City of Perth Amboy will collect leaves at curbside from
October 31 through December 31 only. During the remaining months,
residents must deliver leaves to the Department of Public Works. Leaves
must be raked and bagged in brown biodegradable bags that are supplied
by the City of Perth Amboy. At no time will raking leaves into the
roadway be permitted.
H.
Motor oil. The city will not collect motor oil at curbside. Residents
must deliver motor oil to the Department of Public Works.
I.
Cooking oil. All commercial establishments which prepare food for
consumption shall be required to recycle all used cooking oil. The
city will not collect cooking oil at curbside or at the Department
of Public Works. Establishments may obtain a list of approved recyclers
from the city's Recycling Division.
J.
For residential (including multifamily), commercial, industrial and
institutional, governments and office parks:
(1)
Masonry/paving material: Asphalt, block, brick, cinder, and concrete.
The city will not collect masonry/paving material at curbside or at
the Department of Public Works. Please contact an approved recycler.
(2)
Rechargeable batteries: Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride
(Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead (Pb). The city
will not collect rechargeable batteries at curbside. Rechargeable
batteries must be delivered to the Department of Public Works.
(3)
Tires: Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and equipment. The city
will not collect tires at curbside or at the Department of Public
Works. Residents must deliver tires to the Middlesex County drop off
facility located at 225 Smith Street, Keasbey, N.J. or contact another
approved recycler.
(4)
White goods: Washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, air conditioners: Note: all devices that contain CFCs must be properly evacuated by licensed individuals and all CFSs recovered must be sent to an EPA approved reclaimer. Residents must deliver white goods to the Department of Public Works or schedule an appointment for pickup with the Department of Public Works in accordance with Section 243-3 (B) of Chapter 243.
K.
For commercial, industrial and institutional, governments and office
parks: The city will not collect the following materials at curbside
or at the Department of Public Works. Materials listed in Subsections
K(1)-K(4) must be delivered to an approved recycler. By January 15th
of each year, all commercial, industrial, institutional, governments,
and office parks must provide the city's Recycling Division with
documentation of all materials listed in Subsections K(1)-K(4) that
were recycled in the previous calendar year.
(1)
Electronics: Televisions, CPU's, monitors, laptops, and mercury
containing devices
(2)
Fluorescent bulbs: Lamps that contain mercury
(3)
Plastic film: Stretch/shrink wrap, plastic shopping bags - only for
warehouses, retail establishments and supermarkets with twenty-five
(25) or more employees
(4)
Wood scrap: Unfinished lumber from new construction projects including
pallets. Unfinished shall mean nonchemically treated (not pressure
treated, impregnated with preservatives, insecticides, fungicides,
creosote, or other chemicals, and not painted, resin-coated or otherwise
surface treated, and not laminated or bonded; and not similarly altered
from its natural condition) - only for new construction sites.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1534-2010]
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate regulations as to the manner, days and times of collection for all the materials identified in Section 351-2 and the bundling, handling, location and time of placement of said recyclable materials.
A.
The City of Perth Amboy, through its Department of Public Works,
shall develop and implement a recycling plan consistent with the Middlesex
County Recycling Plan, which plan shall include curbside collection
services for residences in the City of Perth Amboy of newspapers,
mixed paper, glass bottles, plastic containers, aluminum, steel and
tin cans and corrugated cardboard.
All premises within the City of Perth Amboy shall be required
to recycle all materials designated as recyclable materials in this
chapter. However, premises may provide for the recycling of recyclable
materials through the use of authorized solid waste collection contractors
if the premises provides the Recycling Coordinator with a quarterly
report that both outlines the operation of the private recycling programs
and provides documentation for the total weight of each material recycled
in accordance with the schedule contained in the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1534-2010]
A.
The recyclable materials identified in Section 351-2 above shall be kept separate from and not mixed with regular refuse which is collected by the Department of Public Works. The residential, commercial, business and institutional sectors of the city shall be responsible for the separating of items as listed in Section 351-2 above.
B.
Newspapers shall be considered clean and uncontaminated if they have
not been exposed to substances or conditions rendering them unusable
for recycling. Persons may wrap refuse in used newspapers and discard
the same with regular refuse to the extent necessary to properly dispose
of said refuse.
C.
Glass bottles, plastic containers and aluminum, steel and tin cans
shall be rinsed prior to placement for collection.
D.
Recyclable materials shall be placed at curbside no sooner than one
(1) hour before sunset of the day prior to the scheduled pickup and
empty containers shall be removed by 8:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
E.
Recyclables not picked up due to improper preparation, snow, or other
emergency shall be removed from curbside by 8:00 p.m. of the day of
collection.
F.
Effective December 1, 2012, glass, cans, paper and cardboard can
be combined for once per week pickup referred to as single stream.
[Added 2-27-2013 by Ord.
No. 1664-2013]
A.
From the time of placement at the curb by any person of any recyclable
material for collection by the City of Perth Amboy pursuant to the
mandatory recycling program established hereby and the rules and regulations
established hereunder, such materials shall become and be the property
of the City of Perth Amboy, and it shall be a violation of the chapter
for any person other than authorized personnel of the Department of
Public Works to collect, pick up or cause to be collected or picked
up such recyclable materials. Each such collection in violation hereof
from each location shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
B.
Any resident, commercial business or institution may donate or sell
recyclable material to any person, partnership or corporation for
proper disposal as recyclable material. Said person, partnership or
corporation will not, however, under any circumstances, pick up or
collect said recyclable material from the curbside within the City
of Perth Amboy.
C.
The prohibition of scavenging set forth in this section shall not
include not-for-profit corporations which have been specifically permitted
by the City of Perth Amboy to scavenge certain designated recyclables.
A.
All solid waste haulers and authorized scavengers which are involved
with recycling within the City of Perth Amboy shall register with
the Recycling Coordinator within forty-five (45) days of the effective
date of this chapter and by April 15 of each calendar year hereafter.
B.
All persons or entities which are required to register with the Recycling
Coordinator shall provide the Recycling Coordinator with such information
concerning materials and quantities recycled as may be required by
the Director of Public Works or the Recycling Coordinator. The reporting
of said information shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Director of Public Works.
The Department of Public Works, the Police Department and the
Recycling Coordinator are hereby empowered to enforce this chapter
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates or neglects
to comply with any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation
promulgated pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable
by a fine not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000). If the violation is of a continuing
nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional,
separate and distinct offense.
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord.
No. 1407-2007]
At the time of issuance of any building permit, the Building
Code Official will provide written instruction on proper disposal
and recycling of construction and demolition waste and furnish a Notification
of Construction/Demolition Activity Form that must be filled out by
the permittee and faxed to the Middlesex County Division of Solid
Waste Management (MCDSWM) within forty-eight (48) hours of the issuance
of a municipal permit.
A.
Residential. Each major application for residential development shall
include provisions for the collection, deposition, and recycling of
recyclable materials and refuse.
Each multifamily complex must provide bins in a convenient location
or locations in a common area as drop-offs for storing refuse and
recyclables until collection occurs.
The holding area shall provide for truck access and loading,
shall be suitably screened from view, and set back from property lines.
The screening shall include a solid wall and evergreen vegetation
equal to or greater than the height of the storage receptacles.
B.
Nonresidential.
(1)
Each application for a nonresidential use which utilizes one thousand
(1,000) square feet or more of land shall include provisions for the
collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials and
refuse. The applicant shall provide a screened storage area. The storage
area shall be designed for truck access for pickup of materials and
shall be suitably screened from view if located outside a building
by a solid wall and evergreen vegetation equal to or greater than
the height of the storage receptacles.
(2)
All nonresidential uses shall provide a screened area for the storage
of pallets, trash and recyclable materials.
[Added 2-27-2013 by Ord.
No. 1664-2013]
Effective March 11, 2013, all recyclable items authorized for
automated collection shall only be placed in the city issued ninety-five
(95) gallon blue cart. Recyclable items will be collected using a
single stream method as defined in this chapter. Excluded types of
waste include household garbage, hazardous waste, bulky waste and
vegetative waste.
