[Ord. No. 568 § 4]
a.
Mayor and Council shall, by resolution, establish and promulgate
reasonable rules and regulations as to the manner, days and times
for the collection and disposal of all solid waste produced within
the Borough.
b.
Mayor and Council shall, by resolution, establish and promulgate
reasonable rules and regulations as to the manner, days and times
for the collection, sorting, transportation, sales and/or marketing
of the recyclable material in order to encourage the preservation
of material resources while minimizing the cost of the recycling program
to the Borough.
[Ord. No. 700 § I]
Trash and rubbish will be collected on such dates as shall be selected by the Borough Superintendent and notice shall be given to the public one month in advance of collection. Trash and rubbish shall be placed at the curb for collection no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection, but in no event earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the Saturday preceding the designated collection date. Small items shall be placed in containers or plastic bags to prevent scattering. Any discarded appliance shall have the doors removed or rendered incapable of closing tightly. No appliances containing refrigerants will be picked up unless there has been compliance with Section 22-4. No building materials, automotive parts or tree stumps will be collected.
[Ord. No. 723 § 1]
Grass (lawn) clippings will not be collected by the Borough
of Sea Girt and shall be disposed of by property owners in compliance
with Monmouth County District Solid Waste Management Regulations and
this chapter.
[Ord. No. 723 § 2]
Hedge clippings and tree trimmings and similar material shall
be cut to a length not to exceed four feet and shall be securely tied
by cord in bundles no more than two feet thick.
[Ord. No. 723 § 3;
New]
Beginning on October 15 and continuing through November and
up to the 15th of December, leaves shall be accumulated in piles and
placed for collection between the sidewalk and curb of the property
cleared. The piles so placed shall not block the sidewalk nor extend
more than four feet into the street. The time, period and method of
collection may be altered from time to time at the discretion of the
Borough Public Works Superintendent. Leaves shall be kept separate
from other vegetative waste and may only be placed for collection
in the manner and schedule as is designated by the Borough.
[Ord. No. 723 § 4]
All other garden refuse is to be deposited in open containers
(garbage cans or similar containers) no larger than a thirty-two-gallon
capacity.
[Ord. No. 723 § 5;
New]
Each day such violation or neglect is committed or permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable
as such. Warning notices shall be issued by collection personnel for
instances of noncompliance with this section. Summons for violations
shall be issued by the Police Department, Recycling Coordinator or
Recycling Enforcement Officer after the issuance of one warning notice.
[Ord. No. 691 Preamble]
The Federal Clean Air Act requires removal of CFC/HCFC refrigerant
fluids from any appliance or machine prior to its disposal or delivery
for recycling. The Borough will be obliged to pay fees for the removal
of such fluids before the equipment can be disposed of or delivered
for recycling.
[Ord. No. 691 § 1;
New]
a.
No air conditioner, refrigerator or other appliance or machine containing
refrigerant fluids (CFC/HCFC. Freon, etc.) will be collected by the
Borough of Sea Girt except as hereinafter provided.
b.
Prior to any announced trash day, persons desiring collection of
any appliance or machine described above shall make application to
the Borough Clerk, identifying the object to be collected and shall
pay, at that time, a fee of $25.
c.
On payment of this fee, a sticker or label will be issued to the
applicant to be placed on the machine or appliance, failing which
the appliance or machine will not be collected.
[Ord. No. 618 § 1]
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit recyclable materials
such as newspapers, corrugated cardboard, glass and metal containers
at the Borough Public Works Yard except in the containers or receptacles
designated for such purpose and then only in the manner prescribed
by posted instructions.
[Ord. No. 618 § 1]
Nonrecyclable materials other than garbage may be deposited
in the receptacle or dumpster designated by a sign for the receipt
of such materials and in no other place.
[Ord. No. 618 § 2;
New]
No deposit of any materials shall be made at the Borough Public
Works Yard except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday, and the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays.
[Ord. No. 618 § 3]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of
this section shall be punishable upon conviction thereof by a fine
not to exceed $500, or up to 30 days in jail, or both. As an alternative
penalty, a convicted person may be ordered to perform community service
in the Recycling Program for a period not to exceed 30 days.
[Ord. No. 568 § 1; Ord. No. 581 § 1; Ord. No. 719 § I; Ord.
No. 23-2009 § 1; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.36]
a.
All residents, businesses and institutions are required to separate
and place the following materials in the appropriate containers at
curbside or other designated areas in the manner and schedule as published:
aluminum cans, tin and bi-metal cans, glass bottles and jars, pourable
plastic containers (#1 and #2), newspapers, corrugated cardboard and
clean mixed paper. Any multi-family complexes, businesses or institutions
not served by municipal forces or through a municipal contractor,
shall arrange for proper separation, collection and disposition of
these materials separate from any solid waste generated for disposal.
b.
The following bulky recyclables shall not be placed with trash for
waste collection: Concrete, Asphalt, Brick, Block, Tree Parts (Stumps
and Limbs over three inches in diameter), Metal Appliances or other
Bulk Metal Items larger than one cubic foot and/or five pounds. 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.
c.
Leaves shall be kept separate from other vegetative waste, and may
only be placed for collection in the manner and schedule as shall
be designated by the municipality. Grass clippings may not be placed
with other materials for solid waste collection.
d.
No liquids of any type may be placed with recyclables or solid waste
for disposal. No chemicals, paints, pesticides, herbicides, reactive
polishes or cleansers, cleaning or automotive products may be placed
with recyclables or solid waste for disposal ("hazardous waste exclusion").
e.
All apartment and other 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 various categories of recyclables as indicated in section
(a).
f.
All apartment and other multi-family complexes, schools, businesses
and institutions not served by the municipal forces or through a municipal
contractor shall provide an annual report describing arrangements
for solid waste and recycling services, including company name and
contact information for such contracted services.
g.
Used Motor Oil. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.36, every owner or operator
of a used oil collection center shall post and maintain a durable
and legible sign, not less than 11 inches by 15 inches in size, in
a prominent location, informing the public that it is a collection
site for the disposal of used oil. For the purposes of this section,
"used oil collection center" means any reinspection station permitted
by law, or retail service station which has a used oil collection
tank on the premises, or any site which accepts used oil for recycling.
h.
Tin and Bimetal Cans. It shall be mandatory for all persons who are
owners, lessees and occupants of residential, business and industrial
property to separate tin and bimetal cans from all other solid waste
produced by such premises for collection and ultimate recycling of
such materials.
i.
Construction Demolition and Land Clearing Debris. No owners, lessees
or occupants of any premises, residential or commercial, shall be
permitted to place any construction, demolition or land clearing debris,
which include asphalt, concrete, wood waste (specifically stumps,
large tree parts, pallets, larger pieces of lumber), with other solid
waste or landfill disposal.
j.
White Goods and Batteries. White goods and wet and dry cell batteries
may not be disposed of with mixed household or commercial solid waste.
[Ord. No. 568 § 1; Ord. No. 929 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean all disposable aluminum containers used for soda,
beer or other beverages.
Shall mean cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes,
cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and draft paper material.
Shall mean all products made from silica or sand, soda ash
and limestone; the product being transparent or translucent and being
used for packaging or bottling of various matters excluding, however,
blue or flat glass commonly known as window glass.
Shall mean white and/or off-white stationery, photocopy and
computer papers.
Shall mean 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
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 the scheduled pickup and removal of solid waste
from residential, commercial or institutional premises located within
the boundaries of the Borough.
Shall mean all garbage and rubbish normally produced by the
occupants of commercial, industrial and residential property and disposed
of by private and public collections.
Shall mean the owner or occupant of any commercial or industrial
building located within the Borough boundaries who generates solid
waste at those premises.
[Ord. No. 568 § 5]
a.
The Mayor and Council may use municipal personnel to collect recyclable
materials set forth herein from collection points to be designated
by resolution of Mayor and Council, and shall sell the recyclable
materials, if a market exists therefor, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et seq.
b.
The Mayor and Council may elect to enter into agreements with qualified
persons or corporations authorizing them to collect the recyclable
materials from collection points designated by resolution of Mayor
and Council and to sell the recyclable materials.
[Ord. No. 568 § 6; Ord. No. 23-2009 § 3]
All designated recyclables become the property of the Borough
and/or the contracted collector once collected by the Borough or its
contractor. Collection of recyclables, other than pick up during bulk
materials pick up day, by an unauthorized person shall be subject
to penalties as stated in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 568 § 7; Ord. No. 719 § II; Ord. No. 929 § 2]
a.
Residents, business and institutions within the municipality may
only use those recycling haulers and/or facilities registered with
the County.
b.
Businesses, institutions and multi-family housing complexes not served
by municipal recycling collection or contract shall provide the name,
address and contact person for their solid waste and recycling collection
to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
c.
Businesses or institutions hauling their own recyclables shall provide
the Borough with quarterly reports on the quantity and destination
of the recyclables.
d.
The Borough shall not issue any construction or demolition permits
for which the applicant has not identified their disposal and recycling
arrangements. The applicant shall provide receipts or other records
noting the quantity and disposition of all materials.
e.
Any solid waste generator who chooses to use a collection service
to pick up and collect such waste shall notify the Borough Clerk of
the name and address of such collection service and shall maintain
and furnish to the Borough Clerk a written log, bill or document evidencing
collection of solid waste and/or recyclables within the Borough at
least once in every 12 months.
[Ord. No. 929 § 3]
Collection of solid waste or recyclable materials shall be made
only during the hours commencing at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
[Ord. No. 929 § 4]
The Governing Body shall notify all responsible solid waste
generators of the requirements of this section. The notice may be
given as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:66-5.1c.
[Ord. No. 907 § 1]
a.
The Borough recycling center will be open for the receipt of bulk
items and brush on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
and otherwise on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
b.
Deposit of bulk waste and brush at the recycling center may be made
only by residents of the Borough of Sea Girt.
[Ord. No. 907 §§ 2-4;
New]
a.
Residents may deposit up to 1/2 of a cubic yard of bulk waste or
shrubs in the bulk waste containers without charge.
b.
Users of the bulk waste containers depositing material in excess
of 1/2 of a cubic yard will be charged a fee of $20 per cubic yard
which fee must be paid by check payable to the Borough of Sea Girt.
c.
Determination of the quantity of the material being deposited and
fee to be charged will be made by the recycling center attendant.
The recycling attendant will issue a prenumbered receipt for such
payment and deliver the check and a copy of the receipt to the Borough
administrative office.
[Ord. No. 23-2009 § 2]
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator, the Health Officer, Police
Department, the Public Works Superintendent, the Public Works Foreman
and the 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 chapter 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. 568 § 8; Ord. No. 23-2009 § 4]
a.
Violation or noncompliance with any provision of this chapter, shall
be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $350 for a first offense, and a minimum of $200, but not
more than $1,250 for each subsequent offense.
b.
Notwithstanding the penalty structure contained in paragraph a above,
if a second offense occurs more than two years after the first offense
the fines shall be imposed in the amounts provided for a first offender.
