[1976 Code § 60A-1; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 88-5; Ord. No. 94-8; Ord. No.
95-17 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-17 § I]
a. It shall
be mandatory for all persons, except those physically disabled who
are owners, lessees and occupants of residential property, to separate
glass bottles and jars, newspapers, leaves and aluminum cans as hereinafter
defined from all other solid waste produced by such residence for
collection and ultimate recycling of these materials.
b. In accordance with existing State regulations (N.J.A.C. 14A:3-11),
all service stations, oil retainers and motor vehicle reinspection
stations with "used oil holding tanks" shall accept up to five gallons
at a time of used motor oil from individuals changing oil from cars,
lawn mowers or motorcycles, and shall post a sign informing the public
that they are a "Used oil collection site."
c. It shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees or occupants of business
schools and industrial property and of private, public and governmental
institutions and buildings to separate glass bottles and jars, newspapers,
leaves, aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard and/or high grade paper
from all other solid waste produced by the nonresidential establishments
and arrange for collection and the ultimate recycling of said material.
It shall be mandatory for all haulers of recyclables from nonresidential
establishments to provide a record to the municipality of the types
and quantities of materials recycled. Weight receipts and/or letters
on official company stationery should clearly describe the quantity
and disposition of each material.
d. It shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees or occupants of both
residential and nonresidential properties to separate tin and bimetal
cans in addition to the items previously required to be recycled under
this section.
e. All apartments and other multi-family complexes, schools, businesses
and institutions shall provide separate and clearly marked containers
for use of residents, students, employees, customers or other visitors,
for trash and the various categories of recyclables.
f. Construction, demolition or land clearing debris, which includes
asphalt, concrete, brick, block, tree parts, metal appliances or other
bulk metal items larger than one cubic foot and/or five pounds and
solid waste, shall not be disposed of at any Monmouth County landfill.
As of January 1, 2011, computers, computer monitors and related electronics
hardware, as well as analog or digital televisions, are prohibited
from being placed with other solid waste for disposal.
g. It shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees or occupants of both
residential and nonresidential properties to separate, from their
solid waste, pourable plastic containers (#1 and #2), in addition
to the items required to be recycled under previous sections herein.
h. The Township shall issue construction and demolition permits only
after the applicant has identified disposal and recycling arrangements.
The applicant shall provide appropriate records documenting the quantity
and disposition of all materials.
[1976 Code § 60A-2; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 88-5; Ord. No. 94-8]
As used in this section:
ALUMINUM
Shall mean and include only disposable items made of aluminum
including aluminum containers used for soda, beer or other beverages.
Excluded are foil wrappers, containers for prepared food, screen frames
and lawn chairs.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Shall mean and include cardboard of the type used to make
cardboard boxes, cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and kraft
paper material.
GLASS
Shall mean and include all products made from silica or sand,
soda ash and limestone; the product being transparent or translucent
and being used for packing or bottling of various matters excluding,
however, blue or flat glass commonly known as window glass.
HIGH GRADE PAPER
Shall mean and include white and/or off-white stationery,
photocopy and computer paper.
NEWSPAPER
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. Expressly excluded,
however, are all magazines or other periodicals as well as all other
products of any nature whatsoever.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Shall mean and include all disposable containers made from
plastic used for liquid such as soda, water, milk, juice, bleach as
well as soap/detergent-powdered and liquid, or like products, Not
acceptable are containers such as yogurt, ice cream, deli products,
motor oil, antifreeze, paint thinners, insecticides, or products marked
hazardous or toxic.
SOLID WASTE
Shall mean and include all garbage and rubbish normally produced
by the occupants of commercial, industrial and residential property
and disposed of by private or public pick-up.
[1976 Code § 60A-3; Ord. No. 94-8]
a. The position of Recycling Coordinator is hereby created and established
within the Township.
b. The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Township Committee
for a term of one year expiring December 31 of each year.
c. The Recycling Coordinator, subject to the approval of the Township
Committee, shall establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations
as to the manner, days and times for the collection, sorting, transportation,
sale and/or marketing of recyclable material in order to encourage
the preservation of material resources while minimizing the cost of
the recycling program to the Township.
[1976 Code § 60A-4; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 94-8; Ord. No. 2009-17]
The Township Committee may use municipal personnel to collect
residential recyclable materials set forth herein at curbside and/or
from a drop-off center and shall sell recyclable material if a market
exists therefor pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:11-1 et seq.
The Township Committee may elect to enter into agreements with
qualified persons or corporations authorizing them to collect residential
recyclable material at curbside or from a drop-off center and to sell
recyclable material.
Any private hauler collecting recyclables from nonresidential
establishments shall register with the recycling coordinator, the
name, address and phone number of their company and the name and address
of the establishment from which they are collecting recyclables.
Any nonresidential establishment shall register with the Recycling
Coordinator the name and address of the private hauler with which
they have contracted for collection of recyclables.
No owners, lessees or occupants of any nonresidential establishment
or premises shall set out or deposit any recyclable materials at curbside
for collection as part of the municipal recycling pickup, nor deposit
or have any recyclable materials at a municipal drop-off center.
Any company or agency providing dumpsters, roll-off or other
containers to multifamily residential complexes with shared disposal/recycling
areas, businesses, institutions, schools or construction/demolition
job sites, shall be responsible for clearly marking such containers
for "trash" or for specific "recyclables," as may be appropriate.
[1976 Code § 60A-5; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 94-8]
It shall be a violation of this section for any person unauthorized
by the Township Committee to pick up, or cause to be picked up, recyclable
materials as defined herein. Each collection in violation hereof shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter
provided.
[1976 Code § 60A-5; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 88-5]
a. Those materials required to be recycled in the Township pursuant
to this section shall be placed for collection in such manner and
at such times as provided for in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the Recycling Coordinator.
b. Solid waste haulers shall be prohibited from collecting household
garbage which contains materials required by this section to be separated
for the purpose of recycling.
c. In the event that a fine is imposed upon a Township as a result of
a private contractor bringing unseparated mandatory recyclable materials
to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, then in that event, the
Township shall have a right to require reimbursement by the private
contractor in the amount of any penalty imposed upon the Township.
[1976 Code § 60A-6; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 94-8]
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any person,
partnership or corporation who is owner, lessee or occupant of a residential
or nonresidential property, may donate or sell recyclable materials
as defined herein, to any person, partnership or corporation whether
or not operating for a profit. The person, partnership or corporation,
however, shall not pick up recyclable materials at curbside or at
a drop off center.
[1976 Code § 60A-7; Ord. No. 87-6; Ord. No. 88-5; Ord. No. 2009-17 § I]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this section or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereof, shall be liable, upon conviction, to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5. As an alternate penalty, a convicted person may be ordered to perform community service 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.
Fines levied for noncompliance with the provisions of the Municipal
Recycling Ordinance may be placed in a designated municipal fund for
reinvestment in the local recycling program(s).
This section may be enforced by any official or office of the
Township. The Recycling Coordinator, the Monmouth County Health Department
and Municipal Code Enforcement Officer are hereby individually and
severally empowered to inspect solid waste and recycling arrangements
and compliance at local residences, businesses, schools and institutions,
and to enforce the provisions of this section, by issuance of summonses
and complaints. A typical inspection may consist of sorting through
containers and opening bagged solid wastes to detect the presence
of any recyclable materials.
[Ord. No. 2010-11 § I]
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 prohibit the spilling, dumping, leaking,
or otherwise discharge of liquids, semi-liquids or solids from the
containers to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated
by Holmdel Township 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. No. 2010-11 § I]
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 of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by Holmdel Township 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 ground water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2010-11 § I; Ord. No. 2010-32 § 1]
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(s) operated by Holmdel Township.
No dumpsters are allowed on a public street, except in the instance
where the driveway immediately adjacent to the street is under construction
or is being replaced. In such an instance a permit may be granted
by the Code Enforcement Officer for a maximum of five days at a cost
of $25.
Any roll-off dumpster or roll-off container parked on or along
any street, highway or public property in the Township shall be equipped
with and display markers consisting of all yellow reflective diamond-shaped
parcels having a minimum size of 18 inches by 18 inches in order to
warn passersby of the presence of a traffic hazard requiring the exercise
of unusual care. These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the
dumpster at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles and facing
the direction of oncoming traffic. The markers shall have a minimum
mounting height of three feet from the bottom of the panels to the
surface of the roadway.
[Ord. No. 2010-11 § I]
The following are exempt from the prohibitions set forth in
this section:
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.
e. Large bulky items (e.g., furniture, bound carpet and padding, white
goods placed curbside for pickup).
[Ord. No. 2010-11 § I; Ord. No. 2010-32 § I]
This section shall be enforced by the Holmdel Township Code
Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 2010-11 § I]
Any person found guilty or pleading guilty to a violation of this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Section
1-5, General Penalty.
[Ord. No. 2014-24]
The purposes of the regulations set forth herein are to preserve
the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents
are asleep pursuant to the authority granted by N.J.S.A. 40:66-1.6.
[Ord. No. 2014-24; Ord. No. 2015-03]
a. No person, company or other entity shall do or cause to be done any
activity related to the collection of solid waste in any areas of
the Township zoned for residential use or within 500 feet of an existing
residential use at any times set forth below:
1. Monday through Friday — 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
2. Saturday, Sunday and any Federal holiday — 9:00 p.m. to 8:30
a.m.
b. In further explanation of the hours of solid waste collection restrictions
set forth in paragraph a above, the permissible solid waste collection
hours are only as follows:
1. Monday through Friday — 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
2. Saturday, Sunday and any Federal holiday — 8:30 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
[Ord. No. 2014-24]
For violation of any provision of this section, the penalty shall be as set forth in Chapter
1, Section
1-5, General Penalty.