[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Neptune City 11-24-1986. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-10-1987; 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1]
A.
(1)
On or after April 1, 1987, it shall be mandatory for all persons,
except those physically disabled who are owners, lessees and occupants
of residential property, to separate newspapers, leaves, glass bottles
and jars, aluminum cans and plastic pourable containers #1 and #2,
and mixed paper as hereinafter defined from all other solid waste
produced by such residence for collection and ultimate recycling of
said material.
[Amended 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1]
(2)
On and after April 1, 1988, it shall also be mandatory to recycle
tin and bimetal cans.
(3)
Electronic scrap — Computers, monitors and related electronics
hardware, and televisions (without wood cabinets) may not be disposed
as solid waste on or after January 1, 2011).
[Added 1-25-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-1]
B.
On and after April 1, 1988, it shall be mandatory for all owners,
lessees and occupants of business and industrial property and of private,
public and governmental institutions and buildings to separate newspapers,
leaves, tin and bimetal cans, glass bottles and jars, aluminum, corrugated
cardboard and/or high grade paper from all other solid waste produced
by said nonresidential establishments for collection and the ultimate
recycling of said material.
C.
On and after the adoption of this chapter, and in accordance with
existing state regulations (N.J.A.C. 14A:3-11), all service stations,
oil retailers 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."
D.
As of October 1, 1988, no one shall be permitted to place any construction,
demolition, or land clearing debris, which includes asphalt, concrete,
wood waste (specifically, stumps, large tree parts, pallets, larger
pieces of lumber) with other solid waste for landfill disposal.
E.
No construction or demolition permit shall be issued by the borough
until after an applicant for any such permit shall have identified
necessary disposal and recycling requirements pursuant to this chapter.
The applicant shall provide records in form acceptable to the borough
documenting the quantity and disposition of disposed and recycling
construction and/or demolition materials. No construction permit or
other municipal development shall be granted until the applicant shall
have complied with the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 10-15-1996 by Ord.
No. 1996-17; amended 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-8]
F.
Use of the borough's recycling drop off center shall be restricted
to Neptune City residents and small businesses/institutions that generate
less than two thirty-gallon containers per week of recyclable paper,
bottles and cans.
[Added 3-10-2003 by Ord.
No. 2003-02; amended 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1]
G.
White goods shall not be placed at curbside for pickup without a
permit from the borough. Borough residents may purchase stickers from
the Borough Clerk's office for $15 per item. White goods shall
not be disposed of at the borough's recycling drop off center.
[Added 3-10-2003 by Ord.
No. 2003-02]
H.
Scrap metal shall be placed at curbside for collection. Scrap metal
— any type of metal(s), oil tanks and/or drums that have been
inspected by the Borough Construction Office must be cleaned and cut
into pieces not exceeding 50 pounds, propane and BBQ tanks must be
empty and have the valve stem removed, poles must have concrete/plastic
or other debris removed, lawn equipment and other power equipment
must have oil/gasoline/other fluids removed from them. Scrap metal
is not allowed to be mixed with other solid waste for landfill disposal.
[Added 3-10-2003 by Ord.
No. 2003-02]
All disposable items made of aluminum, including aluminum
containers used for soda, beer or other beverages, foil, wrappers,
containers for prepared food, screen frames and lawn chairs.
Cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes, cartons,
pasteboard and similar corrugated and kraft paper material.
Any computers, monitors and related electronics hardware
and televisions (without wood cabinets).
[Added 1-25-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-1]
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.
White and/or off white stationery, photocopy and computer
paper.
All newspaper, white or color paper, telephone books, catalogues,
magazines, brochures and chipboard (e.g. cereal box, other dry food
paper containers, etc.).
[Added 1-25-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010]
All pourable containers #1 and #2.
[Added 1-25-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-1]
Any type of metal(s), oil tanks and/or drums that have been
inspected by the Borough Construction Office, cleaned and cut into
pieces not exceeding 50 pounds, propane and BBQ tanks must be empty
and have the valve stem removed, poles must have concrete/plastic
or other debris removed, lawn equipment and other power equipment
must have oil/gasoline/other fluids removed from them. Scrap metal
is not allowed to be mixed with other solid waste for landfill disposal.
[Added 1-25-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-1]
All garbage and rubbish normally produced by the occupants
of commercial, industrial and residential property and disposed of
by private or public pickup.
Refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, freezers
and air conditioners.
A.
The position of Recycling Coordinator is hereby created and established
within the Borough of Neptune City.
B.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Borough Council
for a term of one year expiring December 31 of each year. The term
of the person first appointed as Recycling Coordinator shall expire
December 31 of the year of that person's appointment.
C.
The Recycling Coordinator subject to the approval of the Borough
Council 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 said recyclable material in order to encourage
the preservation of material resources while minimizing the cost of
the recycling program to the Borough of Neptune City.
The Recycling Coordinator, the Police Department, and the Code
Enforcement Official are empowered to enforce this chapter.
The Borough Council may use municipal personnel to collect recyclable
material set forth herein at curbside and/or from a drop off center
and shall sell said recyclable material if a market exists therefor
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
The Borough Council may elect to enter into agreements with
qualified persons or corporations authorizing them to collect said
recyclable material at curbside or from a drop off center and to sell
said recyclable material provided the amount of money realized exceeds
the cost of collection.
Recyclable material as defined herein shall be the property
of the Borough of Neptune City once placed on the curbside or brought
to a drop off center.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person unauthorized
by the Borough Council to pick up, or cause to be picked up, said
recyclable material as defined herein. Each such collection in violation
hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable
as hereinafter provided.
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 said recyclable material
as defined herein, to any person, partnership or corporation whether
or not operating for profit. Said person, partnership or corporation,
however, shall not pick up said recyclable materials at curbside or
at a drop off center.
