[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:
ALUMINUM CANS
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.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
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.
COMPOSTING
Shall mean a process by which organic materials are turned
into humus (similar to topsoil).
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
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.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Shall mean and include all materials designated to be source
separated from the solid waste stream for the purpose of recycling.
DWELLING UNIT
Shall mean and include any one-family, two-family, or multi-family
home; apartments and high rises; condominiums and/or cooperatives,
and/or trailers.
GLASS, FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
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.
HAZARDOUS WASTES
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.
HIGH GRADE PAPER
Shall mean and include white office paper, white copy paper,
white computer printout paper, white bond paper and white typing paper.
LARGE APPLIANCES
Shall mean and include household or commercial appliances
made of steel or any other form of metal.
LEAVES
Shall mean specifically foliage from plants and trees only.
MIXED PAPER
Shall mean and include any combination of used newspaper,
high grade paper, corrugated cardboard and all paper products of any
nature whatsoever.
PLASTICS
Shall mean and include all forms of soft and/or hard plastic
used for any purpose whatsoever.
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION
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.
RECYCLING
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.
SCRAP METAL
Shall mean and include all discarded products made of steel,
aluminum or other materials, used for any purpose, excluding food
and/or beverage packaging.
SOLID WASTE
Shall mean and include all garbage and rubbish that is collected
for disposal.
USED NEWSPAPERS
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.
YARD WASTE
Shall mean and include grass clippings, hedge trimmings,
twigs, sticks, branches and/or shrubbery.
[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 § 6-16.6]
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 § 6-16.9; 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.