It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation
to gather, collect, remove or in any way interfere with the collection
of ashes, garbage or other refuse made from any dwelling house, tenement,
store or other building, place or premises, or to engage in the business
or occupation of gathering, collecting or removing ashes, garbage
or other refuse made within the Borough of North Caldwell, or to use
the streets of the Borough of North Caldwell for the purpose of transporting
the same, except in conformity with the requirements of a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:13 from
the Department of Environmental Protection.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
ASHES AND REFUSE
The residue of any material used as fuel for heating or cooking
purposes after combustion has taken place, broken or discarded crockery,
glassware, rags, household utensils, house-sweepings, bottles, tin
cans, rubbish and waste products, but not building material or fixtures,
trees, earth, stones or industrial waste.
DEBRIS
Garden refuse, including grass clippings, garden clippings,
leaves, weeds, litter, hedge clippings, which shall be packed in plastic
bags, the contents of which shall not exceed 60 pounds and left for
curb pickup, and including Christmas trees, small shrubs and small
tree branches, which must be tied securely in bundles of not more
than four feet in length.
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GARBAGE
Dead animals, the refuse of animal and vegetable matter which
has been used as food and all other household waste matter, exclusive
of ashes and refuse as herein defined.
The Borough Council be and is hereby authorized to grant the
exclusive privilege of removing and transporting such garbage, ashes
and refuse upon competitive bidding, the term of such exclusive privilege
to be for not more than five years. An award of such exclusive privilege
may be granted to the bidder whose bid provides for the lowest rates
for the removal and disposal of such garbage, ashes and refuse; provided,
that such bidder shall show that he or it in all respects complies
with the rules and regulations in the chapter hereby adopted, and
of the Board of Health, and with the terms and conditions of specifications
hereby adopted or to be hereafter adopted by the said Council for
the granting of such exclusive privilege. The successful bidder shall
furnish a surety bond satisfactory to the Mayor and Council in a sum
of not less than $20,000 per annum, the condition of which shall be
that the successful bidder shall perform the services set forth in
his or its bid for a sum not in excess of the amount quoted in such
bid, and that he or it shall comply with the terms and provisions
of this chapter, the ordinances and rules and regulations of the Board
of Health and the specifications adopted or to be hereafter adopted
by the Council in connection with the collection and removal of such
garbage, ashes and refuse.
Every bidder for a scavenger license shall furnish the Mayor
and Council with the following information:
A. The number of his or its trucks and type thereof, with the carrying
capacity.
B. His or its financial ability to carry on a proper scavenger service.
C. That he or it has a location for the disposal of garbage, ashes and
refuse and other collected material.
D. That said site is available to the licensee for the period of the
license.
E. That said site for the disposal of garbage, ashes and refuse and
other collected material is located outside the limits of the Borough
of North Caldwell.
F. That the governing body of the municipality in which said site is
located has authorized the dumping of such material, which shall be
certified by a certificate of the Borough Clerk.
G. That a permit has been granted to the bidder for dumping purposes
on said site by the Board of Health of such municipality.
H. An itemized list of all machinery, trucks and equipment owned by
bidder and available for use for the performance of his or its contract
with the Borough of North Caldwell. Said equipment shall be made available
for inspection by the Borough Engineer and a committee of the Council
at reasonable times during a period of 10 days prior to the bidding
hereinafter provided for.
It shall be the duty of the licensee to furnish and make available
scavenger service to all residents of the Borough of North Caldwell,
including residential, commercial and industrial; provided reasonable
access may be had to the property of such resident.
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Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, for each offense, be subject to a penalty as stated in Chapter
1, Article
II General Penalty, Section
1-5 et seq., in the discretion of the Judge. Every day that any violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the removal of garbage,
ashes and other refuse made, and thereby to promote the public health,
comfort and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough of North Caldwell.