[Ord. No. 88-9 § 2]
It is the purpose of this section to comply with the mandatory,
State-wide Recycling Program, 1. 1987, c. 102 and the Clean Communities
and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92 et seq.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 3; Ord. No. 91-4; Ord. No.
94-10]
As used in this section:
Shall mean all products made from aluminum and being used
as containers for various matter, and any and all materials known
by this term.
Shall mean source separated nonputrescible recyclable material
generated from the construction, alteration and repair, maintenance
and/or demolition of structures within the Borough. This material
shall include concrete, bricks, block, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap
asphalt and asphalt shingles, recyclable wood scrap, and any and all
other material generated from the construction, alteration, repair
or maintenance of a structure that the municipality may deem recyclable.
Shall mean all structural material shaped in parallel furrows
and ridges for rigidity, and utilized to construct packaging and shipping
containers.
Shall mean those items designated in Subsection 27-1.4.
Shall mean all metal scrap containing steel and/or cast iron.
Shall mean and include all products made from silicon or
sand, soda ash and limestone (the product being used for packaging
or bottling of various matter) and all other material known by this
term excluding, however, blue, white and flat glass commonly known
as window or plate glass.
Shall mean white typing and ledger paper, white note pad
paper, copier paper, carbonless computer printout, manila tab cards
and file folders.
Shall mean and include all magazines or periodicals printed
on glossy stock or paper or heavier quality than commonly recognized
as newsprint.
Shall mean source separated mixture of all types of paper
including, but not limited to, corrugated, high grade paper newspaper,
magazines, telephone directories, wrapping paper, box board, books,
grocery bags and junk mail.
Shall mean all residential, commercial, industrial and institutional
solid waste generated within the boundaries of the Borough as measured
in tons.
Shall mean and include 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.
Shall mean and include all newspaper, high grade office paper,
fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xeroxed paper, mimeo paper,
duplicator paper and related types of cellulosic material containing
not more than 10% by weight or volume of non-cellulosic material such
as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
Shall mean any paper items or commodities, including but
not limited to, paper napkins, towels, corrugated and other cardboard,
construction materials, toilet tissue, paper and related types of
cellulosic products containing not more than 10% by weight or volume
of non-cellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings or
saturants.
Shall mean and include all individuals, partnerships, corporations,
owners, tenants, lessees, firms, societies, schools, churches and
associations, either profit or non-profit.
Shall mean and include HDPE/PET containers, and including,
but not limited to any container having a capacity of 12 ounces or
more and a minimum wall thickness of not less than 0.010 inches used
to contain beverages, foods or non-food products and composed of thermoplastic
synthetic polymeric material.
Shall mean those materials which would otherwise become municipal
solid waste which may be collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Shall mean any process by which materials which would otherwise
become solid waste or collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Shall mean the person appointed and authorized to coordinate
the Borough's recycling program and assist with the enforcement of
the provisions of this section and the rules and regulations promulgated
hereunder.
Shall mean the services provided by persons engaged in the
business of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage,
purchase, sale or disposition, or any combination thereof of recyclable
materials.
Shall mean ashes, plastic material, ceramics, blue and flat
glass, nonputrescible solid waste, building materials, contaminated
paper, appliances, furniture, scrap metal other than aluminum, and
other similar products.
Shall mean steel containers plated with a low-melting, metallic
element called "tin," most commonly sealed air tight for containment
of foods or beverages. Bi-metal cans are included in the standard
co-mingled mix (such as cat food cans with pull tops) and others.
Shall mean used appliances such as refrigerators, washers,
dryers and stoves.
Shall mean leaves, grass and hedge clippings, branches and
other similar material.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 4]
There is hereby created the position of Borough Recycling Coordinator.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor and Borough
Council for a term of one year expiring December 31st of each year.
The term of the person first appointed as Recycling Coordinator shall
expire December 31st of the year of appointment.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 5; Ord. No. 91-4; Ord. No.
94-10; Ord. No. 94-20]
The following materials are designated as recyclable:
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Residential
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Commercial
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Ferrous scrap
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Ferrous scrap
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White goods
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White goods
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High grade paper
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High grade paper
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Mixed paper
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Mixed paper
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Household generated batteries
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Construction and demolition debris
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[Ord. No. 88-9 § 6]
a.
Mandatory Separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees or occupants of property in the Borough to separate the recyclable materials designated in Subsection 27-1.4 from all other solid waste. The Borough of Elmwood Park will not be required to collect solid waste from any occupant or owner who includes used newspaper, glass or used aluminum cans with their solid waste or does not place and contain the separated items for collection in accordance with this section.
b.
Newspapers and Magazines. All newspapers and magazines shall be bundled
and tied or placed in brown paper bags to insure that they will not
be capable of being windblown or distributed in the public streets.
The maximum weight of any bundle shall not exceed 30 pounds (approximately
12 inches high). Newspapers or magazines shall not be contained in
plastic bags.
c.
Aluminum. Aluminum shall be separated and secured in suitable reusable
containers supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant.
d.
Glass. Glass shall be separated by color and contained in separate
reusable containers supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant. The
containers shall not be constructed of paper or cardboard materials
and shall be strong enough to insure against puncture.
e.
All recyclable materials as described in Subsection 27-1.4 shall be placed separately at the curb for collection not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding those days to be designated for collection by the Mayor and Borough Council under the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the terms hereof.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 7]
The Mayor and Borough Council shall promulgate reasonable regulations
for mandatory separation of recyclables and the manner, dates and
times for the collection of same in accordance with the terms of this
section. A copy of such regulations as approved, modified or amended
shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Borough
Clerk during regular office hours.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 8]
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any owner,
lessee or occupant of disposing of recyclable materials privately
through sale or gift provided that in no event shall such recyclable
materials be left at the curb for any private pickup and further provided
that in no event shall any such recyclable materials be disposed of
as part of the solid waste collection by the Borough in accordance
with its normal collection program. Such owner, lessee or occupant,
however, shall submit a report to the Recycling Coordinator annually,
no later than February 15 of each year, following the effective date
of this section, designating the type and tonage of recyclable materials
disposed of privately.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 9]
From the time recyclable materials are placed at the curb by
owner, lessee or occupant for collection by the Borough, such recyclable
materials shall become the property of the Borough. It shall be a
violation of this section for any such person unauthorized by the
Borough to collect or pickup or cause to be collected or picked up
any such recyclable materials for any purpose whatsoever once placed
at the curbside pickup point. Each violation of this section from
one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
and violation, punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 10]
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit volunteer,
charitable or other organization from conducting newspaper drives.
The date, time, place and nature of these collections shall be presented
in advance and in writing to the Borough Clerk who shall approve or
disapprove the date, time, place and nature of the recycling in accordance
with the regulations promulgated.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 11]
This section may be enforced by the Recycling Coordinator, municipal
Department of Health, Police, Engineering and Construction Code Enforcement,
Zoning Officer or Assistant Zoning Officer and such other employees
or departments of the Borough as designated in writing by the Borough.
The Recycling Coordinator in conjunction with the Environmental Commission
and subject to the approval of the Borough Council, shall establish
and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations as to the manner,
days and times for the collection, storing, transportation, sale and/or
marketing of recyclable materials in order to encourage the preservation
of material resources while minimizing the costs of the recycling
program to the Borough. Said rules and regulations are subject to
change, modification, repeal or amendment by the Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 88-9 § 12;
New]
Any person violating or neglecting to comply with any provision of this section or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereof, shall upon conviction thereof be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5. As an alternate penalty, anyone convicted under this section may be ordered to perform community services in the recycling program, for a period not to exceed 90 days. Each day such violation or neglect is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean all other persons whether commercial, apartment
or institutional property owners and/or occupants within the Borough.
Shall mean grass.
Shall mean those materials naturally formed on trees and
bushes and shed annually.
Shall mean and include all garbage and rubbish normally placed
at the curb by the residents and commercial occupants of the Borough
for regular collection.
Shall mean all residential property owners and/or occupants
within the Borough.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 2]
No person or commercial persons who accumulate leaves or grass
shall dispose of the same in any manner other than as provided for
herein.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 3]
All leaves and grass shall be separated from municipal solid
waste and disposed of separately. The removal of leaves and grass
from commercial or residential properties through the normal garbage
pickup is strictly prohibited.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 4]
During those periods of time when the municipal leaf composting
or storage facility is open, persons may deliver leaves and grass
to this facility in accordance with the regulations established and
enforced by the Mayor and Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 5]
Leaves, grass and other vegetative foliage may be retained for
composting or mulch on the site from which they were generated, provided
such activities are not in violation of health and safety codes of
the Borough, County, or State.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 6]
The owners of cooperative apartments and the owners of the apartments
shall provide for the private disposal of leaves and grass separate
and apart from the municipal facility, which shall not be available
for the disposal of leaves and grass by the owners and/or occupants
of cooperatives and/or apartments.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 7]
Leaves maybe removed from any site within the Borough and disposed
of outside of the Borough in any manner consistent with law.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 8]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department or the
Department of Public Works of the Borough or any other employees of
the Borough that shall be designated by the Mayor and Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 90-9 § 9;
New]
[1969 Code §§ 34-10 - 34-15]
a.
Separation of Refuse and Ashes; Receptacle Specifications. Ashes
must be entirely separated from all other refuse and contained in
metal receptacles so constructed as to prevent the spilling or leaving
of its contents; such receptacle shall not be less than 14 inches
nor more than 20 inches in diameter, and not less than 16 inches nor
more than 26 inches in height.
b.
Garbage to be Kept Separate; Receptacle Specifications. Garbage must
be kept entirely separate from all other refuse and must be placed
in a metallic watertight receptacle not less than 10 inches nor more
than 15 inches in diameter; not less than eight inches nor more than
18 inches in height; such receptacle to have a separate cover, fitting
when in place.
c.
Filling Restrictions; Placement on Sidewalk. None of the receptacles
above mentioned shall be filled within four inches of the top thereof,
and must be placed on the sidewalk near the curb, at such time as
the remover gives notice he will call for same.
d.
Duty of Collector to Remove. It shall be the duty of the remover
of garbage and ashes to take away the same from each and every residence
and business place within the Borough.
e.
Removal of Empty Receptacles. All such receptacles aforesaid shall
be removed from the street within five hours after the same are emptied.
[1969 Code § 34-16A; Ord. No. 85-4]
a.
No person, firm or organization shall place garbage, newspapers,
trash or other refuse at the curb for pick-up prior to 6:00 p.m. of
the day before said pick-up is scheduled.
b.
For purposes of this section, garbage shall be defined as the same
as provided in Section 18 of the Sanitary Code of the Board of Health
of the Borough of Elmwood Park.
[1969 Code § 34-17]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit
any garbage, refuse or other objectionable vegetable or animal matter
in or upon vacant lots, sidewalks, streets, avenues or other public
places in the Borough.
[1969 Code § 34-18; New]
[1969 Code § 34-19]
It shall be the duty of any person learning of the failure or
neglect of the remover to report the same to the Clerk of the Board
of Health or the Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 05-35 § I]
The purpose of this section is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Borough of Elmwood Park, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-35 § II]
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.
Shall mean the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association or political subdivision of this State subject to
municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway,
viaduct, drive, or other way, which is an existing State, County or
municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines,
whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders,
gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the
street lines.
Shall mean leaves, grass clippings, branches, sticks, twigs
and limbs.
[Ord. No. 05-35 § III]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste which
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
48 hours prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and shall
not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Placement
of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time
or in any other manner is a violation of this section. If such placement
of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard
waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall
be deemed in violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 05-35 § IV]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Elmwood
Park Department of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 05-35 § V]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100.
[Added 7-19-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-18]
No trash pickup shall occur in the Borough prior to 7:00 a.m.
and no later than 7:00 p.m. wherein the trash container/dumpster is
of a size and/or weight that the trash collector cannot manually lift
the container and is required to pick up/lift the container by use
of the hydraulics, forks, front end lift, cable lift, etc., on the
garbage truck.
The penalty for a violation of this section shall be a minimum
fine of $250 and a maximum fine of $1,500 per occurrence, probation
at the discretion of the judge and up to 30 days in the Bergen County
Jail.
[Added 2-21-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-03]
No person shall in the Borough of Elmwood Park discard any upholstered
furniture, cushions, carpet, mattresses and the like, without first
securely wrapping the aforementioned in plastic before setting out
for trash collection.
The penalty for a violation of § 27-6.1 shall be a fine not to exceed the sum of $100 per occurrence.
