[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1;
amended 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-31]
COMBUSTIBLE WASTES
Yard trimmings, rags, wood, cardboard and other combustible
waste solids of a nonvolatile or explosive nature.
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or
other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing
out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
GARBAGE
Animal or vegetable waste solids resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in which
three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a) and shall include hotels, motels, or other guest houses
serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined in
the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing
body and who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the
provisions of this chapter, and any rules and regulations which may
be promulgated hereunder.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the municipality
of Sussex;
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, organization or a political subdivision of this state
subject to municipal jurisdiction.
RECYCLABLE CLASS AND DEFINITIONS
2.
ANTIFREEZEAn automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
3.
COMPUTER PRINTOUT/WHITE LEDGERAll computer paper, all high-grade white paper (including letterhead, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue and note pad).
5.
CONSUMER BATTERIESAny type of button, coin, cylindrical, rectangular or other shaped, enclosed device or sealed container which is utilized as an energy source for commercial, industrial, medical, institutional, or household use. (Does not include lead-acid batteries from vehicles).
6.
CORRUGATED CONTAINERSContainers, brown grocery bags, and similar paper items, usually used to transport supplies, equipment, parts or other merchandise, dunnage.
8.
HEAVY IRONAll structural steel or ferrous metal, cast iron components.
9.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIESBatteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment, which shall be stored in a manner that protects them from the elements to avoid corrosion and leakage.
10.
YARD WASTELeaves, grass clippings, brush and other yard trimmings.
12.
MERCURY CONTAINING DEVICESIncludes fluorescent and compact tubes, High Intensity Discharge (HID) and neon lamps, electrical switches, thermostats, thermometers and any batteries containing mercury.
13.
MIXED OFFICE PAPERItems listed in computer printout/white ledger category when mixed with envelopes, manila folders and colored paper. Material is generated by commercial/ institutional sources.
14.
NEWSPAPERAll paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing at least 70 percent newsprint or newspaper (American Paper Institute grades #6, #7 and #8-news).
15.
PLASTIC CONTAINERSContainers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE -#1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE -#2) milk, and water or detergent bottles.
16.
SCRAP AUTOSCrushed or shredded automobile or truck bodies, excluding auto shredder residue or "fluff."
17.
STEEL CANSRigid containers made exclusively or primarily of steel, tin-plated steel, and composite steel and aluminum cans used to store food, beverages, paint and a variety of other household and consumer products.
19.
TEXTILESTextiles larger than 15" x 15" (e.g. clean clothing, drapes, curtains, sheets, towels, cloth, belt, shoes, handbags and small stuffed animals).
20.
TIRESRubber-based scrip automotive and truck tires.
21.
USED CONSUMER ELECTRONICSAny appliance used in a business that includes circuitry. Includes components and subassemblies of the electrode products. Examples include computers and peripherals, printers, copiers, VCRs, televisions, cell phones and fax machines, etc.
22.
USED MOTOR OILA petroleum base or synthetic oil whose use includes, but is not limited to, lubrication of internal combustion engines, which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable in its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties.
23.
WHITE GOODS AND LIGHT IRONAll large appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc., as well as products made from sheet iron, such as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks, recycled or reconditioned steel drums, and other non-structural ferrous scrap.
24.
WOOD SCRAPUnfinished lumber from construction or demolition projects including pallets. Unfinished shall mean nonchemically treated (not pressure treated, impregnated with preservatives, insecticides, fungicides, creosote, or other chemicals, and not painted, resin-coated or otherwise surface treated, and not laminated or bonded; and not similarly altered from its natural condition).
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Those materials which would otherwise become solid waste,
and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, and
solid market and industrial wastes, whether combustible or noncombustible.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The process by which recyclable materials are separated at
the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste
for the purposes of recycling.
STREET
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, organization or a political subdivision of this state
subject to municipal jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
There shall be no bulk item pickup or drop off for businesses
or commercial locations. Businesses shall be responsible for contracting
for pickup or dumpsters to meet their needs.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
No refuse shall be disposed of except at a sanitary landfill
established, conducted, operated and maintained in accordance with
standards established by the State Department of Environmental Protection.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1;
amended 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-31]
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner
prescribed as follows:
a. All containers and brown paper bags containing recyclable materials
shall be placed, prior to collection, between the curb and the sidewalk,
or in the absence of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as not
to constitute a danger, where such receptacles shall be readily accessible
to the collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The
owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean
and in safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to be disposed
of shall be placed as noted above anytime after 5:00 p.m. of the day
immediately preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00
a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any containers shall
be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day
of collection.
b. All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in accordance with
the Health Code of the municipality of Sussex.
c. For requirements regarding Yard Waste, see Subsection
15-8.1.
[Added 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-31]
a. Containerized
yard waste shall be placed only at the curb or along the street, shall
only be allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced
yard waste collection and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet
from any storm drain inlet.
b. If non-containerized
yard waste is placed in a street, or if containerized yard waste is
placed in a street more than seven days before a scheduled and announced
yard waste collection, or if containerized yard waste is placed closer
than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet, the person who generates
or is responsible for placement of yard waste must immediately remove
the yard waste from the street.
c. The owner
or occupant of any property, and any employee or contractor of such
owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping services,
shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste in the street,
unless the yard waste is containerized, subject to the prohibitions
set forth in paragraphs a and b of this section.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance
with this chapter. For multifamily units, the management or owner
is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system,
including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines
or regulations established by the appropriate municipal office. Violations
and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management, in
those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable. The
management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants
when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the municipality
of Sussex, the owner of any new multifamily housing or commercial,
institutional, or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly
executed contract with a hauling company for the purposes of collection
and recycling of source-separated recyclable materials, in those instances
where the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
The code enforcement officer may, by regulation approved by
the borough council, adopt rules and regulations to carry out the
provisions of this chapter and the violation of such rules and regulations
shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
The code enforcement official, the department of health, the
recycling coordinator, the property maintenance official, the housing
officer, and the Sussex County Department of Health (one or more may
be chosen) are hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce
the provisions of this chapter. An inspection may consist of sorting
through containers and opening of solid waste bags to detect, by sound
or sight, the presence of any recyclable material.
[Ord. No. 2009-01, S1]
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or
fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules
and regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not less than $50, nor more than $1,000. Each
day for which a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered
a separate offense.
Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter for recycling violations shall be immediately deposited into
the municipal recycling trust fund (or equivalent). Monies in the
municipal recycling trust fund shall be used for the expenses of the
municipal recycling program, including (for example, purchase of containers
for distribution, educational materials, inspection costs).