[1972 Code § 6-16.1]
Pursuant to Public Law of 1987, Chapter 102, the 1987 Statewide
Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, each municipality is
required by law to separate leaves for the purpose of composting,
and to provide for the recycling of at least three additional items
which will be source separated by the generators of such items.
The source separation and removal from the solid waste stream
of these certain designated acceptable materials, for the purpose
of composting and recycling, will serve the public interest by reducing
the cost of solid waste disposal and conserving our materials and
natural resources.
It is necessary to establish rules and regulations for the separation,
collection and disposal of the designated acceptable materials.
[1972 Code § 6-16.2]
As used in this section:
Shall mean and include all containers commonly used for the
packaging of beverages. Such cans should be made entirely of aluminum.
Specifically excluded from this definition are bi-metal cans and tin
cans.
Shall mean and include all public or private establishments,
including but not limited to those manufacturing, retailing and/or
service establishments, food establishments in business for the purpose
of consumption on or off premises, including food distribution and/or
processing, and professional and/or non-profit or for-profit corporate
entities.
Shall mean a process by which organic materials are turned
into humus (similar to topsoil).
Shall mean and include cardboard containers used primarily
for the packaging, boxing and/or transporting of products of any type.
Boxes, cartons and crates shall be collapsed and securely tied in
bundles and shall not exceed two feet in length, height or width and
40 pounds in weight, and kept separate from other refuse.
Shall mean and include all materials designated to be source
separated from the solid waste stream for the purpose of recycling.
Shall mean and include any one-family, two-family, or multi-family
home; apartments and high rises; condominiums and/or cooperatives,
and/or trailers.
Shall mean and include all clear, amber (brown), or green
glass containers, commonly used in the storage of food and beverages.
Specifically excluded from this definition are plate glass, windshields,
light bulbs, ceramics, drinking glasses and, especially, Pyrex.
Shall mean and include all waste as defined in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-51
and N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.1 et seq.
Shall mean and include white office paper, white copy paper,
white computer printout paper, white bond paper and white typing paper.
Shall mean and include household or commercial appliances
made of steel or any other form of metal.
Shall mean specifically foliage from plants and trees only.
Shall mean and include containers made of tin or steel or
combination of aluminum and steel.
Shall mean and include any combination of used newspaper,
high grade paper, corrugated cardboard and all paper products of any
nature whatsoever.
Shall mean and include all forms of soft and/or hard plastic
used for any purpose whatsoever.
Shall mean and include all municipal, County and State government
facilities; all religious, educational and health care facilities;
any and all public and/or private civic organizations, and all non-profit
or for-profit organizations.
Shall mean the process by which designated materials, which
would otherwise become solid waste, are separated, collected, processed,
and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials
or products.
Shall mean and include all discarded products made of steel,
aluminum or other materials, used for any purpose, excluding food
and/or beverage packaging.
Shall mean and include all garbage and rubbish that is collected
for disposal.
Shall mean and include paper of any 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
paper products of any nature whatsoever.
Shall mean and include grass clippings, hedge trimmings,
twigs, sticks, branches and/or shrubbery.
[1972 Code § 6-16.3]
a.
There is hereby established a mandatory program for the source separation
of the following: leaves, for the purpose of composting; newspapers,
glass food and beverage containers, and all aluminum beverage cans
from the solid waste generated within the City, and corrugated cardboard
and high grade paper from the solid waste generated by commercial
and industrial establishments and public or private institutions within
the City.
b.
All owners, lessees or occupants of dwelling units, of business,
commercial and/or industrial establishments, and all owners, lessees
and occupants of private, public and governmental institutions and
facilities shall separate leaves for the purpose of composting; newspapers;
glass food and beverage containers, and all aluminum beverage containers
and corrugated cardboard and high grade paper from the solid waste
and shall recycle these materials in the following manner:
1.
Leaves.
(a)
By composting on the property of the owner, lessee or occupant;
and/or
(b)
By placing leaves on the day or days to be established at the
designated collection of pick-up sites to be determined by the City,
or its authorized agent, for composting in accordance with all applicable
regulations.
(c)
By placing leaves in such containers as authorized by the City
or its authorized agent.
2.
Newspapers. Newspapers shall be compacted and shall be tied securely
in bundles not exceeding 12 inches in thickness with a rope or cord
sufficient in strength to facilitate handling, and shall be placed
for collection on the day or days to be established at the designated
collection or pick-up sites to be determined by the City or its authorized
agent, for collection in accordance with all applicable regulations.
More than one such bundle may be placed for collection.
3.
Glass Food and Beverage Containers.
(a)
Glass food and beverage containers shall be placed in a container
or receptacle having a capacity not to exceed 10 gallons. No glass
shall be deliberately broken for the purpose of filling any container
or receptacle; however, accidentally broken glass will be accepted.
(b)
Containers or receptacles shall be placed for collection on
the day or days to be established at the designated collection or
pick-up sites to be determined by the City or its authorized agent
for collection in accordance with all applicable regulations.
4.
Aluminum Beverage Cans.
(a)
Aluminum beverage cans shall be placed in a container or receptacle
having a capacity not to exceed 10 gallons.
(b)
Containers or receptacles shall be placed for collection on
the day or days to be established at the designated collection or
pick-up sites to be determined by the City or its authorized agent
for collection in accordance with all applicable regulations.
5.
Corrugated Cardboard.
(a)
Corrugated cardboard, including boxes, cartons and crates, shall
be collapsed and securely tied in bundles which shall not exceed two
feet in length, height or width and 40 pounds in weight.
(b)
Corrugated cardboard shall be placed for collection on the day
or days to be established at the designated collection pick-up sites
to be determined by the City or its authorized agent for collection
in accordance with all applicable regulations.
6.
High Grade Paper.
(a)
High grade paper shall be placed in a container or receptacle
having a capacity not to exceed 10 gallons.
(b)
Containers or receptacles shall be placed for collection on
the day or days to be established at the designated collection or
pick-up sites to be determined by the City or its authorized agent
for collection in accordance with all applicable regulations.
[1972 Code § 6-16.4; Ord. No. O-09-28 § 2]
a.
The City may use municipal personnel to collect the recyclable materials
set forth herein at curbside and/or collection or pick-up sites to
be determined, and shall sell recyclable material if a market exists
therefor, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
b.
The City may elect to enter into an agreement with qualified persons,
partnerships or corporations for the purpose of authorizing them to
collect all recyclable materials, or portions thereof, at curbside
or collection or pick-up sites.
c.
The Department of Public Works and Parks shall, upon receipt of a
completed and approved application, issue permits to any person, civic,
fraternal, non-profit or for-profit organization, authorizing drop-off
collection points for the aggregation of certain specific recyclable
materials. Issuance of a permit shall not, however, authorize these
parties to pick-up or collect specific recyclable materials from any
curbside or from any designated municipal collection or pick-up site
in the City.
d.
The City may utilize its own personnel to collect leaves, newspapers,
glass food and beverage containers and/or aluminum beverage cans,
or such other designated recyclable materials, or contract out the
cost of the collection as may be determined to be in the best interests
of the City.
[1972 Code § 6-16.5]
a.
Collection Prohibited. Recyclable material as defined herein shall
be the property of the City once placed at the designated collection
or pick-up sites authorized by the City or its designated agent. It
shall be a violation of this section for any person not authorized
by the City or its designated agent to pick up, or cause to be picked
up, the recyclable materials as defined herein.
[1972 Code § 6-16.6]
Anything herein to the contrary, notwithstanding any owner,
lessee or occupant of a dwelling unit, public or private institution,
or commercial or industrial establishment, may donate or sell recyclable
materials as defined herein to any person, partnership or corporation
whether or not operating for profit. However, the person, partnership
or corporation shall not pick up recyclable materials at curbside
or at any designated collection or pick-up sites authorized by the
municipality or its designated agent.
[1972 Code § 6-16.7]
a.
The Recycling Coordinator of the City shall establish the day/days
of collection and the collection or pick-up sites designated for the
collection of leaves for the purpose of composting, newspapers, glass
food and beverage containers, and aluminum beverage cans, or any other
designated recyclable materials, for the purpose of recycling and
composting.
b.
Notification of the designated collection or pick-up day/days and
the designated collection of pick-up sites for leaves for the purpose
of composting, newspapers, glass food and beverage containers, and
aluminum beverage cans, or any other designated recyclable materials,
shall be published in the official newspaper and such other publications
as may be deemed necessary by the Recycling Coordinator for a continuous
period of not less than 14 days, the notification to start at least
15 days prior to the first scheduled collection/pick-up date. Notification
may also be made by the mailing of a "flyer" or "newsletter" indicating
the designated dates and collection or pick-up sites to each dwelling
unit, public or private institution, and commercial and industrial
establishment within the City.
[1972 Code § 6-16.8]
a.
Any owner, lessee or occupant of a dwelling unit, public or private
institution, or commercial or industrial establishment actively participating
in a recycling program within the City which is not operated by the
City or its authorized agent, shall submit quarterly verifications
of the tonnage of materials recycled.
b.
Any owner, lessee or occupant of a dwelling unit, public or private
institution, commercial or industrial establishment, and/or any person,
partnership or corporation involved in the demolition or rehabilitation
of any dwelling unit, building, public or private institution, commercial
or industrial establishment, shall submit quarterly verification of
the tonnage of material recycled.
c.
Persons, partnerships or corporations using private carters for the
removal of garbage shall submit quarterly verifications of the tonnage
of materials recycled.
d.
The quarterly verification shall be submitted to the Recycling Coordinator
no later than 20 days following the end of each quarter. Failure to
do so may cause the program to be terminated at the option of the
Recycling Coordinator.
[1972 Code § 6-16.9; Ord. No. O-09-28 § 2]
The Police Department and the Solid Waste Division are hereby
authorized and directed to enforce this section and amendments thereto.
[1972 Code § 6-16.10; Ord. No.
O-07-34 § 1]
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 26-1.5 any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any provision of this section, or any regulations promulgated thereto, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,250 and/or up to 90 days in jail or both; except that the maximum fine and penalty for failure to comply with this section and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall not exceed $25 for the first violation and no less than $25 nor more than $500 for the second violation.
