[1974 Code § 12-25]
This section shall be known and may be cited as "The Solid Waste
Code of the Township of Woodbridge."
[1974 Code § 12-26; Ord. #07-30]
As used in this section:
SOLID WASTE CODE OF NEW JERSEY
Shall mean that certain printed Code approved and adopted
by the New Jersey State Department of Health on March 16, 1959, being
a Code regulating the manner in which solid waste may be stored, collected
and disposed of; declaring and defining certain conditions as nuisances;
fixing the responsibilities and duties of persons storing, collecting
or disposing of solid waste; and providing for issuance of permits
to collect solid waste.
Whenever the following words, terms or phrases are used in the
Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959), as amended and supplemented
from time to time, they shall have the following meanings:
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Shall mean the Division of Health in the Department of Health
and Welfare of the Township.
[1974 Code § 12-27]
a. The whole of the Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959), as amended
and supplemented from time to time, is hereby incorporated by reference
and made a part hereof as though it had been set forth at length,
of which the required number of copies have been placed and now are
on file in the office of the Township Clerk and in the office of the
Division of Health in the Department of Health and Welfare of the
Township, and shall remain on file in the offices for the use and
examination of the public so long as this section shall remain in
effect.
b. The Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959), as amended and supplemented
from time to time, is hereby adopted as the Solid Waste Code of the
Township. A copy of the Code was annexed to and made a part of the
Ordinance of July 9, 1963 adopting the Code by reference.
[1974 Code § 12-29]
a. Every license issued under this section shall expire annually on
December 31.
b. The license fee for each vehicle used to collect refuse shall be
fifty ($50.00) dollars.
[1974 Code § 12-30]
Under no circumstances shall the construction, maintenance or
use, or continued maintenance or use, of flush mounted waste receptacles
below ground level be permitted.
[1974 Code § 12-31; Ord. #09-82]
Any person, firm, corporation or any other entity which violates or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section or any other regulations shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[1974 Code § 12-106; Ord. #11-19-74 § I;
Ord. #07-30]
The title of this section shall be "An Ordinance Regulating
the Municipal Collection and Removal of Solid Waste and Providing
Penalties for its Violation."
[1974 Code § 12-107; Ord. #11-19-74 § II;
Ord. #07-30]
The purpose of this section is to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of the citizens and employees of the Township of Woodbridge.
[1974 Code § 12-108; Ord. #11-19-74 § III;
Ord. #07-33 § 1; Ord. #13-61 § 14]
No person shall cast, throw, discharge, dump or store or cause
or permit to be cast, thrown, discharged or stored, upon any public
street, highway, public place, gutter, alley, sidewalk or sidewalk
area or upon any public or private property, any oils, chemicals or
other noisome, unsightly, obnoxious or odoriferous substances or any
garbage, refuse or rubbish as defined by this section, except as hereinafter
provided. Anyone convicted of violation of this ordinance provision
shall (a) bear the cost of removal and proper disposal of any items
or materials cast, thrown, discharged, dumped or stored in violation
of this provision and (b) shall be fined not less than five hundred
($500.00) dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00)
dollars.
[1974 Code § 12-109; Ord. #11-19-74 § IV;
Ord. #94-84 § 4; Ord. #96-74; Ord. #99-48; Ord. #05-15;
Ord. #07-30; Ord. #08-107; Ord. #13-61 § 14]
As used in this section:
BIODEGRADABLE PAPER BAGS
Shall mean bags constructed of a "two ply" kraft paper with
a square bottom and bearing the words "Woodbridge Recycles Leaves"
or "Woodbridge Leaf program" or words having a synonymous meaning.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Shall mean the document on file with the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection that shall contain the Solid Waste Collection
Tariff listing the applicable rates and fees the Township can charge
for solid waste disposal services.
COLLECTION (AUTOMATED)
Shall mean the municipal removal of solid waste, as defined
in this section, on a once per week basis through the use of an automated
collection system and designated by a Solid Waste District (SWD) through
Executive Order of the Mayor.
CONTAINER (AUTOMATED)
Shall mean a Township issued ninety-five (95) gallon plastic
green cart specifically designed for automated collection of household
solid waste and having a serial number(s) assigned specific to each
address receiving automated collection service. The carts shall at
all times remain the property of the Township and shall stay with
the property in the event owner/lessee of that property moves and/or
sells their home. In the event the owner of the property sells their
home, it is the responsibility of the seller to ensure that the cart
remains with that property.
CONTAINER (DUMPSTER)
Shall mean a watertight, insect and rodent-proof receptacle
constructed of metal with properly fitting covers, equipped for handling
by motorized equipment, clean and sanitized after use. Each receptacle
must be approved by the Division of Sanitation to ensure its compatibility
with municipal collection vehicles. Dumpsters with wheels shall not
be permitted.
CONTAINER (PLASTIC BAG)
Shall mean a flexible plastic sack of a minimum of three
(3) mils thickness and so constructed to be capable of being tied
or fastened at the top so as to prevent spillage and/or leakage of
its contents.
FRONT LOAD CONTAINER
Shall mean a container or dumpster that is designed to be
lifted using a front load container truck.
FRONT LOAD SERVICE
Shall mean the municipal removal of solid waste, as defined
in this section, through the use of a sanitation vehicle that is designed
to operate by lifting containers with forks equipped on the front
end of the vehicle.
GARBAGE
Shall mean and be synonymous with solid waste as defined
in this section.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Shall mean materials requiring special handling techniques
due to the potential dangers caused by their inherent toxicity, breakage,
consumption, and/or illegal use, i.e., paints, chemicals, hydrocarbons
and/or their derivatives, refuse pharmaceuticals and discarded syringes,
radioactive materials, cathode ray tubes, fluorescent bulbs, etc.
This list may be expended as required by Executive Order of the Mayor.
LITTER
Shall mean and be synonymous with solid waste as defined
in this section.
PERSON
Shall mean the owner, agent, lessee, tenant and/or occupant
of every premises upon which municipal collection of solid waste occurs.
REFUSE
Shall mean cans, glasses, bottles, crockery, household sweepings,
shells, utensils, and other items of the similar facsimile, usually
of a noncombustible nature.
RUBBISH
Shall mean paper, cardboard, excelsior, straw, boxes, crates,
garden and lawn clippings and materials of a similar facsimile, usually
of a combustible nature.
SOLID WASTE
Is defined in this section as follows:
Type 10 — Municipal (residential, commercial, institutional
and industrial): Waste originating from private residences, commercial
waste from wholesale, retail, or service establishments such as restaurants,
stores, markets, theatres, hotels, warehouses and institutional waste
originated in schools, hospitals and public buildings.
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Type 13 — Bulky Waste: Large items of waste material such
as appliances, furniture and electronics. Discarded automobiles, trucks,
trailers, vehicle parts and tires are included under this category.
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Type 13C (subcategory of Type 13) —Construction and demolition
waste: Waste building material resulting from construction, remodeling,
repair, and demolition operations on houses, building, pavements and
other structures. This waste may include treated and untreated wood
scrap, tree parts, stumps, brush, concrete, asphalt, brick, blocks
and other masonry; plaster, wallboard, roofing materials, corrugated
cardboard and miscellaneous paper; ferrous and nonferrous metal; non-asbestos
building insulation; plastic scrap; dirt, carpets and padding; glass
(window and door); and other miscellaneous materials; but shall not
include other solid waste types.
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Type 23 — Vegetative Waste: Yard waste materials such
as leaves, tree waste, wood chips, grass clippings. Shrubbery and
garden wastes.
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Type 25 — Animal and Food Processing Wastes: Waste materials
from canneries, slaughterhouses, packing plants or similar industries.
Also included are dead animals.
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Type 27 — Dry Industrial Waste: Waste materials resulting
from manufacturing, industrial and research operations and processes,
and which are not hazardous in accordance with the standards and procedures
set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:26G. Includes pesticides, dry nonhazardous
chemical waste and residue from the operations of a scrap metal shredding
facility.
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Type 27A — Waste material consisting of asbestos or asbestos
containing waste.
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Type 27I — Waste material consisting of incinerator ash
or ash containing waste.
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SOLID WASTE DISTRICT (SWD)
Shall mean the collection service area assigned to a designated
day of the week through Executive Order of the Mayor.
SPECIAL HANDLING
Shall mean the municipal removal of large and bulky items,
i.e. appliances, furniture, etc., to specifically include an item
of solid waste, as defined by N.J.S.A. 40:66-1.1, which is not able
to be processed because it is either too large to be picked up and
processed by the municipality's sanitation vehicles or so large or
heavy that the processing of such waste would damage the municipality's
sanitation vehicles. Also included in this definition are any materials
resulting from excavation, such as concrete, dirt and blacktop and
leaves from residential properties that have been placed in the gutter.
USE (BUSINESS)
Shall mean retail sales establishments serving the general
public.
USE (COMMERCIAL)
Shall mean wholesale, service establishment, general and
professional offices, etc., and similar uses of a nonretail nature.
USE (INDUSTRIAL)
Shall mean those establishments involved in the manufacture
or fabrication of a finished product from raw materials. It is noted
that industrial establishments, as a rule, are not serviced by municipal
collection of the Township of Woodbridge.
USE (MULTIFAMILY)
Shall mean residential dwellings containing four (4) or more
dwelling units.
USE (SINGLE-FAMILY)
Shall mean a residential dwelling of one (1), two (2) or
three (3) dwelling units located in one (1) building.
WHITE GOODS
Shall mean special handling items of an appliance nature
such as washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, humidifiers, dehumidifiers,
stoves, dishwashers, air conditioners, microwaves, water coolers,
freezers and such. Automotive parts are not picked up by the Township
and cannot be set at the curb for pickup.
[1974 Code § 12-110; Ord. #11-19-74 § V;
Ord. #5-6-75 § 1; Ord. #9-2-75 § 1; Ord. #88-43;
Ord. #91-18; Ord. #95-96; Ord. #99-48; Ord. #02-40 §§ 1,
2; Ord. #05-15; Ord. #07-09; Ord. #07-30; Ord. #07-47; Ord. #08-107;
Ord. #13-61 § 14; amended 1-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
a. Use (Single-Family).
1. Preparation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste as defined by this section must be placed in
Township-issued containers (automated or dumpster) in order to prevent
scattering while awaiting municipal collection or during municipal
collection.
(b)
Effective January 5, 2009, the following regulations will apply
only to those sections of the Township where the automated collection
system shall be phased in. Effective January 5, 2009, all solid waste
authorized for automated collection shall only be placed in the Township
issued ninety-five (95) gallon green cart. Grass clippings, weeds,
and similar growths may be included. Excluded types of waste include
bulky waste, hazardous waste, mandatory recyclable items. Materials
shall be drained and free of all liquids.
(d)
Hazardous materials as defined by this section shall not be
placed out for municipal collection and shall be taken to the appropriate
hazardous materials disposal facilities as designated by the municipality.
It shall be the responsibility of the generator of hazardous materials
to ensure they are not put into the municipal collection system.
(e)
Use of biodegradable bags. Biodegradable paper bags, as defined
in this section, shall be used solely for placing only leaves at the
curb for municipal collection. Biodegradable paper bags may be used
only during the fall leaf collection season as promulgated by the
Director of Public Works and Parks. It shall be strictly prohibited
to use biodegradable paper bags other than for the purposes described
in this section.
2. Presentation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste as defined by this section shall be placed at
the curbline or at the edge of the property line adjacent to or adjoining
the roadway.
(b)
No solid waste shall be placed at the curb before 4:00 p.m.
of the day prior to the schedule of collection. All empty containers
shall be removed by 9:00 p.m. in the evening of the day of collection.
With regard to nonresidential establishments, no solid waste shall
be placed at the curb before 6:00 p.m. of the day prior to the schedule
of collection.
(c)
Large bulky items designated for special handling may be placed
at the curb after 4:00 p.m. of the day prior to the scheduled special
collection. All doors shall be removed from appliances scheduled for
special collection. All materials should be bundled or contained to
prevent scattering while awaiting municipal collection. The bundles
are not to exceed four (4) feet in length nor exceed seventy-five
(75) pounds in weight. Materials shall be drained and free of all
liquids.
(d)
Leaves designated for loose leaf collection must be placed in
the road at the curbline the day before the scheduled stop but not
more than seven (7) days prior to the pick up date.
(e)
All solid waste authorized to receive automated collection and
designated to a Solid Waste District shall be placed in the Township
issued ninety-five (95) gallon green cart and placed at the edge of
the roadway adjacent to the curbline with the front facing the street.
The cart shall be placed free from obstruction of any type as to interfere
with the operation of the system as designed or obstruct the lifting
and dumping of the container by the truck operator.
3. The following types of wastes shall be excluded from municipal collection:
(a)
Waste resulting from work of a skilled tradesman such as a carpenter,
plumber, roofer, electrician, mason or excavator.
(b)
Yard waste resulting from work performed by a landscape service
including grass clippings.
b. Use (Multifamily).
1. Preparation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste as defined by this section must be placed in
Township-issued containers (automated or dumpster) in order to prevent
scattering while awaiting municipal collection or during municipal
collection.
(d)
Hazardous materials as defined by this section shall not be
placed out for municipal collection and shall be taken to the appropriate
hazardous materials disposal facilities as designated by the municipality.
It shall be the responsibility of the generator of hazardous materials
to ensure they are not put into the municipal collection system.
(e)
Where the quantities of solid waste generated by a specific
use warrants containerization of greater capacity than in the above
paragraphs, as determined by the Division of Sanitation, dumpster
collection shall be required.
(f)
Use of biodegradable bags. Biodegradable paper bags, as defined
in this section, shall be used solely for placing only leaves at the
curb for municipal collection. Biodegradable paper bags may be used
only during the fall leaf collection season as promulgated by the
Director of Public Works and Parks. It shall be strictly prohibited
to use biodegradable paper bags other than for the purposes described
in this section.
2. Presentation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste shall be placed at the curbline or in areas
so designated by the Township. Where dumpster type containers are
required, the location for the dumpster shall be determined by the
Division of Sanitation to permit the vehicular unloading of the containers
off the public right-of-way, thereby preventing hazards to vehicular
and pedestrian movements.
(b)
No solid waste shall be placed at the curb before 4:00 p.m.
of the day prior to the scheduled regular collection and all emptied
containers shall be removed by 9:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
(c)
Large bulky items designated for special handling may be placed
at the curb after 4:00 p.m. of the day prior to the scheduled special
collection. All doors shall be removed from appliances scheduled for
special collection. All materials should be bundled or contained to
prevent scattering while awaiting municipal collection. The bundles
are not to exceed four (4) feet in length nor exceed seventy-five
(75) pounds in weight. Materials shall be drained free of all liquids.
3. The following types of wastes shall be excluded from municipal collection:
(a)
Waste resulting from work of a skilled tradesman such as a carpenter,
plumber, roofer, electrician, mason or excavator.
(b)
Yard waste resulting from work performed by a landscape service
including grass clippings.
4. Homeowners may include for municipal collection small amounts of
insulation, sheet rock, lumber, siding, shingles, etc., resulting
from their own personal small repairs, provided that the material
is properly contained in a can, box or bundled as further defined
in this section. The Township may request a proof of permit if collection
exceeds a small amount.
c. Uses (Business, Commercial and Industrial).
1. Preparation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste as defined in this section must be placed in
Township-issued containers (automated or dumpster) in order to prevent
scattering while awaiting municipal collection or during municipal
collection.
(b)
Business, commercial, or industrial use establishments shall be prohibited from disposing of solid waste at the municipal recycling center. Solid waste generated by business, commercial, or industrial use establishments shall be disposed of as required by this Chapter
27.
(d)
Hazardous materials as defined by this section shall not be
placed out for municipal collection and shall be taken to the appropriate
hazardous materials disposal facilities as designated by the municipality.
It shall be the responsibility of the generator of hazardous materials
to ensure they are not put into the municipal collection system.
(e)
Where the quantities of solid waste generated by a specific
use warrants containerization of greater capacity than in the above
paragraphs, as determined by the Division of Sanitation, dumpster
collection shall be required.
(f)
Medical and quasi-medical establishments. In disposing of their
garbage, refuse and rubbish which contains discarded apparatus, medication
or wrappings used in conjunction with the treatment of patients, disposition
shall be in a manner approved by the Department of Health as established
by the Executive Order of the Mayor.
(g)
Use of litter receptacles. Litter receptacles and their servicing
are required at the following public places which exist in the Township,
including sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially
zoned areas, such that at a minimum there shall be no single linear
one-fourth (1/4) mile without a receptacle; buildings held out for
use by the public, including schools, government buildings, railroad
and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations;
self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service
station islands; shopping centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer
parks; marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations; boat launching
areas; public and private piers operated for public use; beaches and
bathing areas; and, at special events to which the public is invited,
including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals
and any other commercial location that the Director of Health, Health
Officer or his designee determines is necessary to prevent a public
health nuisance. The proprietors of these places or the sponsors of
these events shall be responsible for providing the servicing of the
receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
(h)
Use of biodegradable bags. Biodegradable paper bags, as defined
in this section, shall be used solely for placing only leaves at the
curb for municipal collection. Biodegradable paper bags may be used
only during the fall leaf collection season as promulgated by the
Director of Public Works and Parks. It shall be strictly prohibited
to use biodegradable paper bags other than for the purposes described
in this section.
2. Presentation of items for municipal collection.
(a)
All solid waste shall be placed at the curbline or in areas
so designated by the Township. Where dumpster type containers are
required, the location for the dumpster shall be determined by the
Division of Sanitation to permit the vehicular unloading of the containers
off the public right-of-way, thereby preventing hazards to vehicular
and pedestrian movements.
(b)
No solid waste shall be placed at the curb before 6:00 p.m.
of the day prior to the scheduled regular collection and all emptied
containers shall be removed by 9:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
(c)
Large bulky items designated for special handling may be placed
at the curb after 6:00 p.m. of the day prior to the scheduled special
collection. All doors shall be removed from appliances scheduled for
special collection. All materials should be bundled or contained to
prevent scattering while awaiting municipal collection. The bundles
are not to exceed four (4) feet in length nor exceed seventy-five
(75) pounds in weight. Materials shall be drained and free of all
liquids.
(d)
Irrespective of the type of use in question (whether single-family,
multi-family, business, industrial and/or commercial), where a property
owner's property abuts more than one (1) public street, as defined
by law, for purposes of curbside collection, the Director of Public
Works or Parks or designee shall have the discretion, in accordance
with all necessary requirements imposed upon the Township by other
governmental agencies relative to sanitation and recycling, to determine
on which public street the appropriate user will be required to place
their refuse for curbside collection.
d. Storage.
1. Storage of Garbage Containers (Single-Family, Multifamily Consisting of Four (4) Units or Less). At all times when containers (automated) are not placed at the curb for collection in accordance with Chapter
27, they shall be stored in the rear or side yard of the property owner's property.
2. Persons Responsible. The party responsible for compliance with Subsection
27-2.5d1 shall be the person or persons who occupy the property.
e. Hours of Collection. Except in the event of an emergency where specifically
directed by the Mayor or his designee, or the Woodbridge Office of
Emergency Management, solid waste shall not be collected within the
Township between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
[1974 Code § 12-111; Ord. #11-19-74 § VI;
Ord. #07-30]
The Mayor, by Executive Order, is hereby vested with the power
and it shall be his/her duty to establish proper and reasonable rules
and regulations governing the collection of solid waste and special
collections not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and
to fix the time for such collections and to change the time thereof
whenever, in his/her judgment, such change is necessary to serve the
interest of health, safety or of the public welfare.
[Ord. #94-84 § 4; Ord. #96-73; Ord. #07-09; Ord.
#07-30; Ord. #08-107; Ord. #10-72; Ord. #13-61 § 14; amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-31; 1-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
Fees for special pickups shall be charged and collected by the
Department of Public Works in accordance with the "Special Pickup
Fee Schedule" on file with the Office of the Municipal Clerk. The
Special Pickup Fee Schedule may be amended from time to time by resolution
of the Municipal Council.
[1974 Code § 12-113; Ord. #11-19-74 § VIII;
Ord. #84-49 § 1; Ord. #88-34; Ord. #02-40; Ord. #07-33 § 2]
Except for a violation of Subsection
27-2.3 which includes a specific penalty provision; anyone who violates any provision of this Section
27-2 shall be liable, upon conviction, to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5. Each and every day that this section shall be violated in any of its provisions shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.
[Ord. #95-59 Preamble; Ord. #05-15]
On June 2, 1994, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County
of Middlesex, New Jersey (the "County") adopted an amendment to the
Middlesex County Solid Waste Management Plan (the "County Plan"),
which, among other things, established a strategy for recycling at
least sixty (60%) percent of the County's total solid waste stream
and added the following material to the list of recyclables that must
be source separated and recycled by the municipalities in the County:
steel cans, plastic containers, mixed paper, textiles and brush. (All
mandatory source-separated recyclable materials designated by the
County plan hereinafter are referred to as "Designated Recyclables.")
The Township is desirous of conforming to the County Solid Waste
Management Plan by including the following materials to the list of
recyclables that must be source separated and recycled within the
municipality: newspapers, aluminum cans, glass containers, plastic
containers, steel cans, corrugated paper products, cardboard paper
products, mixed paper, textiles, motor oil, leaves and brush. (All
mandatory source-separated recyclable materials designated by the
Township hereinafter are referred to as "Designated Recyclables.")
In addition, for those municipalities that desire to maintain
their own recycling program consistent with the County's Plan, the
Authority intends to provide grant funds to offset a portion of the
costs associated with such a program which grants shall be funded
from the Resource Recovery Investment Tax Fund established pursuant
to the McEnroe amendments to the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1E-136 et seq. and made available to the Authority for that purpose
("Grant Funds").
The Township presently provides on its own or by contract for
the collection and marketing of certain Designated Recyclables generated
in the geographic boundaries of the Township.
In order to obtain Grant Funding from the authority, the Township
must revise its recycling ordinance mandating the additional designated
recyclables be included in the recycling collection program.
Recycling of the additional items mandated by the County Plan
will reduce the amount of waste going to the County Landfill and is
in the public interest.
The County has mandated that the additional designated recyclables
must be source separated and recycled by October 1, 1995.
[1974 Code § 12-127; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #95-89 § 12-127]
The short title of this section shall be "Recyclable Material
Collection," and the same may be cited in this manner.
[1974 Code § 12-128; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #91-42;
Ord. #95-59 § 12-128; Ord. #05-15; Ord. #07-30; Ord. #08-27;
Ord. #08-107; Ord. #09-11; Ord. #13-34; Ord. #13-61 § 14]
As used in this section:
ALUMINUM CANS
Shall mean food and beverage containers made entirely of
aluminum.
AUTHORITY
Shall mean 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.).
AUTOMATED COLLECTION
Shall mean the municipal removal of recyclables, as defined
in this section, on a once per week basis through the use of an automated
collection system and designated by a Recycling District (RD) through
Executive Order of the Mayor.
AUTOMATED CONTAINER
Shall mean a Township 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. The carts shall at all times remain the property
of the Township and shall stay with the property in the event the
owner/lessee of that property moves and/or sells their home. In the
event the owner of the property sells their home, it is the responsibility
of the seller to ensure that the cart remains with that property.
BOARD
Shall mean the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County
of Middlesex, New Jersey.
BRUSH
Shall mean 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.
BULKY RIGID PLASTIC ITEMS
Shall mean items made of plastic which shall include, but
not be limited to plastic tables, chairs, lawn furniture, ride-on
toys, laundry baskets, toy houses and play sets, buckets, crates,
and children's toys.
CARDBOARD PAPER PRODUCTS
As used herein, shall mean and include all products constructed
of stiff, moderately thick paperboard.
COMMENCEMENT DATE
Shall mean the date upon which the Authority and Municipality
agree that the municipality, through its designated agent, will commence
the provision of Recycling Services.
CORRUGATED
Shall mean boxes and packaging generally made from wood pulp
and consisting of two (2) smooth sides and corrugated inner layer.
Brown paper grocery bags are included.
COUNTY
Shall mean the County of Middlesex, New Jersey.
COUNTY PLAN
Shall mean the Middlesex County District Solid Waste Management
Plan, adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders pursuant to the Solid
Waste Management Act, which provides for the collection, disposal
and/or recycling of solid waste generated within the geographic boundaries
of the County, as the same may be amended from time to time.
DEP
Shall mean the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
or any successor agency.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES
Shall mean all recyclable materials that are designated by
the County in the County Plan, and any and all recyclable materials
designated by the Township as materials that must be source-separated
from Municipal Solid Waste at the point of generation at all residential,
including multifamily, private business, commercial, industrial, institutional
and governmental offices and establishments of all kinds. On the date
of execution of this Agreement, the recyclables designated by the
County in the County Plan, and by the Township in this section are
newspaper, aluminum cans, glass containers, corrugated cardboard,
cardboard, steel cans, plastic containers, mixed paper, textiles,
leaves, grass clippings, brush and motor oil. The County and/or the
Township may add or delete certain recyclable materials to designated
recyclables from time to time pursuant to a duly adopted amendment
to the County Plan approved by the DEP.
ELECTRONICS
Shall mean computers, CPUs, monitors, laptops, televisions
and mercury containing devices.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Shall mean all glass containers used for packaging food or
beverages.
JUNE 2, 1994 AMENDMENT
Shall mean the amendments to the County Plan (Nos. 1994-2
and 1994-3), adopted by the Board on June 2, 1994, that, among other
things, establishes the County-Wide Recycling Program.
LEAVES
Shall mean vegetative material from trees that have fallen
to the ground.
MIXED PAPER
Shall mean glossy inserts, magazines, junk mail, colored
paper, computer paper, office paper, fine paper and paper-board or
food boxes, telephone books, nonmetallic wrapping paper, soft cover
books and hard cover books with covers removed.
MOTOR OIL
Shall mean 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.
MUNICIPALITY
Shall mean the Township of Woodbridge, a Municipal corporation
of the State of New Jersey.
NEWSPAPER
Shall mean 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.
PLASTIC FILM
Shall mean stretch/shrink wrap, plastic shopping bags for
residents only for warehouses, retail establishments, marinas, and
supermarkets with twenty-five (25) or more employees.
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Shall include Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride
(Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Lit0ion) and Small Sealed Led (Pb).
RECYCLING DISTRICT (RD)
Shall mean the collection service area assigned to a designated
day of the week through Executive Order of the Mayor.
RECYCLING ORDINANCE
Shall mean Chapter
27, Section
27-3 of the Solid Waste Management Code of the Township, the ordinance enacted by the municipalities establishing the mandatory municipal recycling program implemented in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Act and the County Plan, as the same will be amended by the Municipality to include the additional designated recyclables as set forth in Subsection
27-3.4 and as the same may be amended in the future from time to time for other purposes.
RECYCLING SERVICES
Shall mean all of the duties, obligations and services to
be provided by the Municipality or its designated agent, that are
related to the collection, transportation, separation, processing,
storage, sale or disposition or any combination thereof of the designated
mandated recyclables and the return of the same to the economic mainstream
in the form of raw materials or products.
RESIDENTS
Shall mean all persons who are owners, tenants, occupants
of residential properties, private businesses, commercial, institutional
and governmental properties located within the geographical boundaries
of the municipality that are required to recycle designated recyclables
pursuant to the Recycling Ordinance.
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
Shall mean combining all aluminum cans, steel cans, glass
bottles, plastic bottles, newspaper, mixed paper and cardboard products
as defined in this section into one (1) ninety-five (95) gallon blue
recycling cart.
STEEL CANS
Shall mean tin-plated, bimetal and other ferrous food and
beverage containers.
TEXTILE BAG
Shall mean a special bag to be provided by the Authority
for the collection of textiles or such other container to be designated
by the Authority for such purpose.
TEXTILES
Shall mean clean, dry clothing or other fabric measuring
at least one (1) foot by one (1) foot in size.
TIRES
Shall mean rubber-based scrap automotive, truck and equipment
tires.
USED OIL COLLECTION CENTER
Shall mean any private inspection center licensed by the
Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Safety, except
those private inspection centers licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:8-14,
retail service station which has an active used oil collection tank
on the premises, or any site which accepts used motor oil for recycling.
WHITE GOODS
Shall mean washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, air conditioners,
humidifiers, dehumidifiers, microwaves, and water coolers and freezers.
WOOD SCRAP
Shall mean unfinished lumber from construction projects including
pallets. Unfinished shall mean non-chemically treated, non-pressure
treated or impregnated with preservatives, insecticides, fungicides,
creosote or not painted, resin-coated or otherwise surface treated.
(Only for new construction).
[1974 Code § 12-129; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #91-42;
Ord. #95-59 § 12-129; Ord. #05-15; Ord. #07-09; Ord. #07-30;
Ord. #08-27; Ord. #13-34; Ord. #13-61 § 14]
On or after the date fixed and promulgated by regulation issued
by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Parks of the
Township in accordance with the terms hereof, it shall be mandatory
for all persons who are owners, tenants or occupants of residences,
private business, commercial, institutional, or governmental properties,
to separate the following categories of designated recyclables:
f. Corrugated Paper Products.
g. Cardboard Paper Products.
p. White Goods, Mixed Metal.
It shall also be the responsibility of all persons who are owners,
tenants or occupants of private business, commercial, institutional
or governmental properties to separate the following categories of
designated recyclables.
q. Bulky Rigid Plastic Items.
[Ord. #1974 Code § 12-130; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #88-75;
Ord. #91-42; Ord. #95-89 § 12-130; Ord. #05-15; Ord. #07-09;
Ord. #13-61 § 14]
Pursuant to the Recycling Act, each resident of the Township
shall be required to comply with the recycling plan of Woodbridge
Township, adopting the Middlesex County Recycling Plan to meet the
State mandated recycling goals. To effectuate and implement the Township
Recycling Plan it is hereby required that:
a. Municipality.
1. The Township hereby adopts this section to provide for recycling
within its borders pursuant to the Recycling Act adopting herein in
the Middlesex County Recycling Plan as its official municipal recycling
program; and
2. All residential and commercial contracts for solid waste/recycling
collection and/or disposal within the Township shall be consistent
with this section and the Middlesex County Recycling Plan.
3. The Township shall heretofore provide for a collection system for leaves generated from residential premises, and require that persons occupying residential premises within these municipal boundaries shall source-separate leaves from solid waste generated at those premises and, unless leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching by the generator, place the leaves for collection in the manner provided in Subsection
27-3.6.
4. The Township shall heretofore provide for a collection system for brush generated from residential premises, and require that persons occupying residential premises within these municipal boundaries shall source-separate brush from solid waste generated at those premises, and place the brush for collection in the manner provided in Subsection
27-3.6.
5. The Township shall, at a minimum, within thirty (30) days after the
adoption of this section and at least once every six (6) months thereafter,
notify all persons occupying residential, commercial, and institutional
premises within these municipal boundaries of recycling opportunities
and the source-separation requirements of its ordinance and the Middlesex
County Recycling Plan. In order to fulfill the notification requirements
of this subsection, this municipality may, in its discretion, place
an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, post
a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted,
include a notice with other official notifications periodically mailed
to residential taxpayers, or any combination thereof, as the municipality
deems necessary and appropriate.
6. The Township shall prepare and distribute additional literature and
other educational materials describing, among other things:
(a)
The municipal recycling program established pursuant to the
Recycling Ordinance;
(b)
The County-Wide Recycling Program and the recycling services
to be provided within the geographic boundaries of the municipality;
(c)
The designated recyclables to be source-separated;
(d)
The manner or method of preparing source-separated material
for collection, and
(e)
The location and schedules for collection. All such literature
and other educational materials shall be prepared in accordance with
written guidelines established by the Authority prior to distribution.
7. On the commencement date, the Township will commence the provision
of recycling services for the designated recyclables for all residents.
The designated recyclables shall be collected by the Township, at
curbside at all single-family or duplex residential locations, all
multifamily dwellings with four (4) or less units, and all small businesses
that are currently receiving municipal collection services. All multifamily
dwellings with five (5) or more institutions shall deposit the designated
recyclables in on-site containers to be provided by the Township and/or
the private contractor.
8. The Township shall collect designated recyclables on a weekly basis
and at the times and the days to be established by the Director of
Public Works and Parks as described herein.
9. At the time of placement of recyclable materials designated for collection
at the curb of residential units, the materials shall be considered
a conscious contribution by that resident to the Township Recycling
System for collection by the Township or its agent.
10. This section shall not prohibit or restrict any owner, agent, lessee or occupant of premises from making his or her own arrangements or agreements for private collection provided that the arrangement receives the approval and is registered with the Department of Public Works and Parks and the MCIA. Unauthorized scavenging of any of the designated recyclables is strictly prohibited and punishable by fines prescribed in Subsection
27-3.8 of this chapter.
11. For soiled newspapers, corrugated cardboard or mixed paper that is
soiled with foodstuffs or other foreign material, or paper that is
used to wrap solid waste, they may be discarded or disposed of for
collection with the usual solid waste.
12. The Municipal Council may, in accordance with its statutory authority,
negotiate and enter into franchises or agreements with qualified persons
to make the collections of designated recyclables and for the sale
or disposition of same if it so deems that this is in the best interest
of the Township.
[1974 Code §§ 12-130, 12-131; Ord. #87-44;
Ord. #88-75; Ord. #91-42; Ord. #95-59 § 12-131; Ord. #95-88
§ 1; Ord. #96-74; Ord. #05-15; Ord. #06-04; Ord. #07-09;
Ord. #07-30; Ord. #08-107; Ord. #13-34; Ord. #13-61 § 14]
a. From the time of placement at the curb by any resident of newspapers,
aluminum cans, steel cans, glass, plastic, paper, rigid plastic, textiles,
leaves and brush for collection by the Township of Woodbridge or its
agent, in accordance with the terms hereof, such newspapers, aluminum
cans, steel cans, glass, plastic, rigid plastic, cardboard and corrugated
paper products and mixed paper, textiles, leaves and brush shall be
and become the property of the Township of Woodbridge or its authorized
agent. It shall be the responsibility of the owners, tenants, or occupants
of the premises to place all newspapers, aluminum cans, steel cans,
glass, plastic, rigid plastic, cardboard and corrugated paper products
and mixed paper, textiles, leaves and brush herein required for collection
immediately adjacent to the curb, but not in the roadway. The recyclable
materials to be disposed of shall be placed as specified herein in
the containers and at the times and on the days to be established
by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Parks of Woodbridge
Township as provided herein. It shall be a violation of this section
for any person unauthorized by the Township to collect or pick up
or cause to be collected or picked up any such newspapers, aluminum
cans, steel cans, glass, plastic, rigid plastic, cardboard and corrugated
paper products and mixed paper, textiles, leaves and brush. Each such
collection in violation hereby shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
b. The Township shall be responsible for collection at the curbside
the mandated designated recyclables that have been prepared for collection
as follows:
1. Effective January 5, 2009, all recyclable items authorized for automated
collection shall only be placed in the Township issued ninety-five
(95) gallon blue cart. Recyclable items will be collected using a
single stream method as defined in this section. Excluded types of
waste include household garbage, hazardous waste, bulky waste and
vegetative waste.
2. Any of the designated recyclables that are not prepared for collection
in the manner specified by the Township will be left at the curb.
c. The Township will be responsible for collecting at the curb leaves
and brush.
1. Leaves shall be placed at the curb in biodegradable paper leaf bags.
Residents who wish to place leaves in the gutter, loose and not bagged,
shall pay a service fee for the collection as stipulated by Subsection
27-2.7d. Loose leaves shall not be placed in the gutter more than
seven (7) days prior to the scheduled collection and shall not be
placed within ten (10) feet of any storm drain inlet. Leaves containing
branches, stones or other debris will not be picked up by the Township.
Leaves must be source separated from other solid waste on or about
October 15 through December 31, on the dates established and promulgated
by the Director of Public Works and Parks.
2. Effective January 5, 2009 all recyclable items authorized for automated
collection shall only be placed in the Township issued ninety-five
(95) gallon blue cart. Recyclable items will be collected using a
single stream method as defined in this section. Excluded types of
waste include household garbage, hazardous waste, bulky waste and
vegetative waste.
3. Brush. The Township will collect tree branches, shrubbery and other
yard clippings by appointment only. Residents must notify the Department
of Public Works and Parks of requests for collection services. Christmas
trees shall be collected during the month of January and according
to a published schedule. Tree branches and shrub branches shall not
be longer than four (4) feet in length, or exceed seventy-five (75)
pounds in weight. All brush must be bundled with string only (no wire),
and must be free of stones, dirt, metal, garbage, sweepings and rakings.
No lumber or construction materials are permitted. All materials shall
be placed at the curb not earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day prior
to the scheduled collection day. Any material placed at the curb that
does not conform with these specifications will not be picked up by
the Township.
d. Motor Oil, Textiles. The Township shall maintain and operate a drop
off site for used motor oil, textiles. This site will be the Township
Public Works and Parks facility located at 225 Smith Street, Keasbey,
NJ. This site may be accessed by all persons who are owners, tenants
or occupants or residential properties wishing to dispose of their
used motor oil and textiles. The hours of operation shall be daily
from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. All persons who are owners, tenants,
occupants or private business, commercial, institutional and governmental
properties (excluding Woodbridge Township) must dispose of their motor
oil at a licensed used oil collection center.
[1974 Code § 12-132; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #91-42;
Ord. #95-59 § 12-132; Ord. #07-09]
The Director of the Woodbridge Township Department of Public
Works and Parks and his designees are hereby authorized and directed
to enforce this section. The Director of Public Works and Parks is
hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable
regulations as to the containers to be used for and the manner, days
and times for the collection of designated mandated recyclables in
accordance with the terms hereof and any other matters required to
implement this section.
[1974 Code § 12-133; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #95-59 § 12-133;
Ord. #95-88 § 2; Ord. #09-82]
Any person, firm, corporation or any other entity which violates or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section or any other regulations shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[1974 Code § 12-134; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #95-59 § 12-134;
Ord. #05-15]
It is prohibited and will be deemed a violation hereof for any
owner, tenant or occupant of any residential, commercial, professional
or governmental property in the Township to put into or cause to be
put into the solid waste collection system of the Township leaves,
brush or any other vegetative waste.
[1974 Code § 12-135; Ord. #87-44; Ord. #95-59 § 12-133;
Ord. #07-09]
The initial promulgation by the Director of the Department of
Public Works and Parks of the Township of Woodbridge of regulations
authorized by this section shall include at least one (1) notice in
an official newspaper of the Township and a notice mailed or delivered
to every property owner in the Township.
[Ord. #95-18 Preamble]
On June 2, 1994, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County
of Middlesex, New Jersey adopted an amendment to the Middlesex County
Solid Waste Management Plan (the "County Plan"), which, among other
things, established a strategy for recycling at least sixty (60%)
percent of the County's total solid waste stream and added the following
materials to the list that must be source separated and recycled by
the municipalities in the County: steel cans, plastic containers,
mixed paper, textiles and brush (all mandatory source-separated recyclable
matters designated by the County Plan hereinafter are referred to
as "Designated Recyclables").
In the June 2, 1994 amendment to the County Plan, the Board
also designated the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (the "Authority")
as the sole implementing agency responsible for the implementation
of the County's Recycling Plan.
In order to ensure uniform recycling collection and marketing
services and thereby increase the percentage of materials recycled
and marketed, the Authority has determined to sponsor a County-Wide
Recycling Collection and Marketing Program for participating municipalities,
pursuant to which a private contractor will collect, process and market
the certain designated recyclables generated within such municipalities.
In addition, for those municipalities that desire to maintain
their own recycling program consistent with the County's Recycling
plan, the Authority intends to provide grant funds to offset a portion
of the costs associated with such program, which grants shall be funded
from the Resource Recovery Investment Tax Fund established pursuant
to the McEnroe amendments to the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1E-136 et seq. and made available to the Authority for that purpose
("Grant Funds").
The Township presently provides, on its own or by contract,
for the collection and marketing of certain designated recyclables
generated in the geographic boundaries of the Township.
In order to enhance the development of a uniform, successful
recycling program and increase the collection and marketing of recyclable
materials in the Township, the Township desires to participate in
the County-Wide Recycling Program implemented by the Authority by
entering into a program grant agreement with the Authority which provides
for, among other things, an allocation of grant funds to the Township.
[Ord. #95-18 § 1]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Recycling
Program Grant Ordinance" of the Township of Woodbridge.
[Ord. #95-18 § 2]
Pursuant to the provisions of the County Improvement Authorities
Law, the Township of Woodbridge is authorized to enter into an agreement
with Middlesex County Improvement Authority (the "Authority") pursuant
to which the Township shall receive financial assistance from the
authority to continue and enhance its municipal recycling program
in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
[Ord. #95-18 § 3]
The Mayor of the Township is authorized to execute a program
grant agreement with the Authority substantially in the form, which
may be found in the Township Clerk's office, with such changes as
are approved by counsel to the Township.
[Ord. #09-83]
The purpose of this section is to require dumpsters and other
refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater to be
covered at all times and prohibits the spilling, dumping, leaking,
or otherwise discharge of liquids, semi-liquids or solids from the
containers to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by
the Township of Woodbridge and/or the waters of the State so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
[Ord. #09-83]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense, include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
Shall mean a conveyance or system or conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal street, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of Woodbridge or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
REFUSE CONTAINER
Shall mean any waste container that a person controls whether
owned, leased, or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage
pails, and plastic trash bags.
STORMWATER
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to
the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
WATERS OF THE STATE
Shall mean the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams
and bodies of surface or around water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
[Ord. #09-83]
Any person who controls, whether owned, leased, or operated,
a refuse container or dumpster must ensure that such container or
dumpster is covered at all times and shall prevent refuse from spilling
out or overflowing.
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise uses a refuse container
or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster does not leak
or otherwise discharge liquids, semi-liquids or solids to the municipal
separate storm sewer system operated by the Township of Woodbridge.
[Ord. #09-83]
a. Permitted temporary demolition containers.
b. Litter receptacles (other than dumpsters or other bulk containers).
c. Individual homeowner trash and recycling containers.
d. Refuse containers at facilities authorized to discharge stormwater
under a valid NJPDES permit.
Large bulky items (e.a„ furniture, bound carpet and padding,
white goods placed curbside for pickup).
[Ord. #09-83]
The Director of the Woodbridge Township Department of Public
Works and Parks and his designees are hereby authorized and directed
to enforce this section.
[Ord. #09-83]
Any person, firm, corporation or any other entity which violates or neglects to comply with the provision of this section or any other regulations thereof shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties as stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.