[Ord. No. 1964-36]
No person shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling,
transporting or disposing of household or commercial waste, garbage,
trash, refuse or other rubbish in the Township of Greenwich without
first obtaining a license therefor and otherwise complying with the
terms of this section.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
Application for such license shall be made annually in writing
to the Township Clerk by the person desiring to engage in such business
and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, description
of each vehicle to be used by licensee, name and address of all persons
who will operate each such vehicle.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
A license fee for each year, or part thereof, of $10.00 for
each vehicle shall be paid to the Township Clerk with each application,
which fees shall be paid over to the Township Treasurer, provided
the Township Committee may by resolution change the amount of such
annual license fee.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
A "Collection License" shall be issued to each qualified applicant
by the Township Clerk upon payment of the required fee and the applicant
shall also receive a copy of said license for each vehicle engaged
in such business. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the
year for which they are issued and a copy of the license shall be
kept at all times in each vehicle engaged in said business while operating
in the Township and shall be exhibited upon request to any member
of the Township Committee, the issuing officer, any police officer,
health officer or other authorized Township Official.
[Ord. 1964-36]
Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferable to a new
applicant and shall be valid only for the vehicles listed in the application
when operated by the applicant or the person or persons named in the
application, provided the applicant may without additional fee have
the license voided by the Township Clerk for any vehicle or operator,
and validated for use with a substituted vehicle or operator.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
No vehicle shall be used by any licensee unless the same is
capable of being closed or covered to prevent refuse from falling
or being blown from said vehicle. All vehicles shall be kept closed
or covered when in use and shall be regularly washed and cleaned and
kept free of dirt and offensive odors.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether engaging in business or acting for his own use to transport on any public street in the Township of Greenwich any waste, trash, refuse or other rubbish in any open cart or vehicle without adequate covering and to prevent the contents from falling or being blown from the conveyance, or to thus transport any garbage except in containers with fly-tight lids or covers. Any vehicle so used shall be subject to inspection at all times by any of the officers designated in subsection 10-1.4 hereof.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
Whenever complaint shall be made to the Township Committee alleging
a violation of any of the terms of this section by a licensee, or
a designated operator of a licensee, the Township Committee may require
said licensee to show cause why such license shall not be revoked
after public hearing on five days' written notice to the licensee
served personally or by certified mail. The Township Committee may
initiate such proceedings on its own motion without prior complaint.
After such hearing, if the Township Committee shall find that any
of the terms of this section have been violated by the licensee, or
a designated operator of the licensee, then the license may be revoked.
Whenever a license has been revoked, as provided herein, such license
shall not be renewed during a period of 12 months next following the
date of such revocation, and thereafter said license shall not be
renewed in the name of the licensee, and no new license shall be issued
to any other person using the same equipment without prior approval
of the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a resident of
the Township of Greenwich, or a licensee or designated operator of
a licensee, to have or transport any waste, garbage, trash, refuse
or other rubbish on any public street in the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or dispose of
any waste, garbage, trash, refuse or other rubbish at any place or
location in the Township except on the public dump or sanitary landfill
operated or maintained by the Township of Greenwich, or by said Township
jointly with any other municipality. Such public dump or sanitary
landfill is operated and maintained by the Township of Greenwich only
for the use of the residents of the Township of Greenwich and residents
of any other municipality which may jointly operate and maintain the
same, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit there any
such waste collected elsewhere.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
In the event the Township of Greenwich shall operate or maintain
a public dump or sanitary landfill jointly with any other municipality,
which municipality has by ordinance provided for the licensing of
persons engaged in the business of collecting trash and other refuse
within said municipality, then all licenses granted by said municipality
for this purpose shall be recognized as valid and effective in the
Township of Greenwich and any holder of such license shall be exempt
from making an application and obtaining a "Collection License" under
the terms of this section and shall also be exempt from payment of
any license fee to the Township of Greenwich, provided any such exempt
licensee shall be subject to all of the other terms and provisions
of this section.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon the public
dump or sanitary landfill operated or maintained by the Township of
Greenwich and engage in sorting, picking or removing any waste material
of any kind.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
The Township Committee may by resolution fix the hours for use
of the public dump or sanitary landfill and adopt rules and regulations
pertaining to the same, in accordance with the laws of the State of
New Jersey. Such rules and regulations shall be posted at the site
of the dump or sanitary landfill and thereafter any violation of the
same shall constitute a violation of the section and be subject to
the penalties therefor.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
The Township Committee may by resolution, from time to time
in its discretion, employ and fix the compensation of employees necessary
to supervise the operation and maintenance of said dump or sanitary
landfill and to enforce the rules and regulations affecting the same
and otherwise enforcing the provisions of this section.
[Ord. No. 1964-36; amended 5-10-2016 by Ord. No. 26-2016]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or any of the rules and regulations adopted and posted according to the terms hereof, or fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or who shall interfere with or hinder any public officer in the execution and fulfillment of his duties under this section, shall upon conviction be subject to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5, General Penalty.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
In the event any part or subsection of this section shall be
declared invalid by the decision of any Court, such decision shall
not affect the remaining portions of this section which shall remain
in full force and effect.
[Ord. No. 1964-36]
The licensing provisions of this section shall not be construed
to apply to the business of cleaning cesspools commonly known as the
scavenger business.
