[Adopted 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14]
The Township finds that reducing the amount of solid waste and
conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern
and is necessary to implement the requirements of the SWMA and the
county plan. The recycling of certain materials from the residential,
commercial and institutional establishments conserves existing landfill
capacity, facilitates the implementation and operation of other forms
of resource recovery and conserves natural resources through reduced
energy consumption and reduced water and air pollution, as well as
reduces the demand on raw material extraction.
This article is adopted pursuant to P.L. 1987, c. 102 (effective
April 20, 1987), and codified at N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq., as well
as under the municipal authority granted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2,
N.J.S.A. 40:66-1 and N.J.S.A. 40:49-2.1, and any amendments adopted
thereto.
As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:
ACT or SWMA
The Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.,
as amended and supplemented.
ALUMINUM CAN
Empty food and beverage containers comprised of aluminum.
Excluded from this definition are aluminum aerosol cans, aluminum
foil and trays.
ANTIFREEZE
Liquid used in a cooling system that is mixed with water
and prevents the water from freezing. The solution serves as the engine
coolant.
BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL PROGRAM
The program utilized for the collection of those recyclable
materials as designated by the Department of Solid Waste from residential
curbside, participating multifamily and participating school collection
programs.
CERTIFIED RECYCLING COORDINATOR
A person who shall have completed the requirements of a course
of instruction in various aspects of recycling program management,
as determined and administered by the Department of Environmental
Protection.
CLASS A RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Source-separated, nonputrescible metal, glass, and plastic
bottles coded No. 1 and No. 2; and paper and corrugated and other
cardboard.
CLASS B RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Source-separated, non-putrescible waste concrete, asphalt,
brick, block, asphalt based roofing, scrap and wood waste; source-separated,
nonputrescible waste materials other than metal, glass, paper, plastic
containers, corrugated and other cardboard resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial
buildings, pavements and other structures; source-separated whole
trees, tree trunks, tree parts, tree stumps, brush and leaves, provided
that they are not composted; source-separated scrap tires; and source-separated
petroleum-contaminated soils.
CLASS C RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Source-separated compostable or anaerobically digestible
material such as source-separated food waste, biodegradable plastic
and yard trimmings.
CLASS D RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Used oil, antifreeze, latex paints, thermostats, fluorescent
lamps (light bulbs), oil-based finishes, batteries, mercury-containing
devices and consumer electronics.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
All commercial and industrial activities that operate for
profit and are involved in retail or manufacture of goods and services
provided for sale.
COMMINGLED
A combining of source-separated recyclable materials for
the purpose of recycling.
COMMON AREA RECYCLING STORAGE LOCATION
A location designed in accordance with the land use ordinances
of this municipality as required for multifamily dwellings with more
than 20 residential units where curbside collection is not provided
under the Burlington County Regional Program.
CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX
A group of units, arranged horizontally or vertically, where
the form of ownership of real property under a master deed provides
for ownership by one or more owners of units of improvements, together
with an undivided interest in common elements appurtenant to each
such unit.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Computer equipment, including desktop and laptop computers
and related components, including monitors, circuit boards, terminals
and CPUs, and peripheral equipment, including keyboards, printers,
copiers and fax machines. It shall also include VCRs, CD players DVD
players, and cellular phones. Consumer electronics shall not include
televisions as defined herein until such time as such devices are
banned at solid waste disposal facilities in accordance with the Electronics
Waste Recycling Act, P.L 2008, c.130 et seq., and any amendments thereto.
CONTAMINANT
Solid waste, food waste or other material which adheres to,
or which is otherwise contained on or in, source-separated recyclable
materials.
CORRUGATED AND OTHER CARDBOARD
All corrugated cardboard normally used for packing, mailing,
shipping or containerizing goods, merchandise or other material, but
excluding plastic, foam, foil or wax-coated or soiled corrugated cardboard.
COUNTY
The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and its
successors and assigns, acting through the Burlington County Division
of Solid Waste Management.
CURBSIDE DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES
Those designated recyclables that are placed for collection
within the parameters of the curbside collection program as outlined
herein.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER
A container provided by the municipality or persons for the
temporary storage of recyclable materials within the residential unit(s).
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those recyclable materials to be source separated in this
municipality, including but not limited to aluminum cans, antifreeze,
consumer electronics, corrugated cardboard, fluorescent lights, glass
containers, lead acid batteries, leaves, metal appliances, paper,
plastic bottles (coded No. 1 and No. 2), rechargeable batteries, steel
(tin) cans, textiles, tires and used motor oil.
DISPOSITION or DISPOSITION OF DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
The transportation, placement, reuse, sale, donation, transfer
or temporary storage for a period not exceeding six months, or for
a period of time as mandated by law, of designated recyclable materials
for all possible uses except for disposal as solid waste.
DSW
The Burlington County Department of Solid Waste, its successors
and assigns.
FIBER
All newspaper, fine paper, bond paper, junk mail, office
paper, magazines, paperback books, school paper, catalogs, computer
paper, telephone books, chipboard, corrugated and other cardboard
and similar cellulosic material, whether shredded or whole, but excluding
wax paper, plastic- or foil-coated paper, thermal fax paper, carbon
paper, blueprint paper, food-contaminated paper and soiled paper and
cardboard.
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS
A lighting system which works by creating electric arcs inside
a gas-rich tube to produce ultraviolet light, then converting this
to visible fluorescent light by its passage through a layer of phosphor
on the inside of the glass.
GENERATOR
Any person(s) who causes solid waste to be produced for any
purpose whatsoever.
GLASS
All clear (flint), green and brown (amber) colored glass
containers. Glass shall not include crystal, ceramics, light bulbs
or plate, window, laminated, wired or mirrored glass.
INKJET CARTRIDGE
A replaceable unit that holds ink and the print nozzles for
inkjet printers.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any entity, either public or private, either for profit or
nonprofit, who operates for an educational, charitable, religious,
fraternal or other public purpose.
LEAD ACID BATTERY
Storage batteries with lead electrodes and that contain dilute
sulfuric acid as the electrolyte. These include starting batteries,
such as vehicle batteries, marine batteries, small sealed lead acids
and deep cell batteries used to power vehicles or marine accessories
such as trolling motors, winches or lights.
LEAVES
Vegetative material, typically generated in the autumn, which
fall from trees and are collected for removal from a property.
METAL APPLIANCES
Appliances composed predominantly of metal, including stoves,
washing machines, dryers and water heaters. Also included are all
freon-containing appliances, including air conditioners, freezers,
refrigerators and dehumidifiers.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any park, including a trailer park or camp, equipped to handle
mobile homes sited on a year-round basis as defined in N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.7
et seq.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures
in which three or more dwelling units are rented or leased or offered
for rental or lease for residential purposes, whether privately or
publicly financed, except hotels, motels or other guest houses serving
transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under Subsection
(j) of Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967,
c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55: 13A-1 et seq.) and N.J.S.A. 40:66-1.2 et seq.
MUNICIPALITY
The Township of Cinnaminson, located within the County of
Burlington, State of New Jersey.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING DEPOT
A site owned and operated by a municipality for the receipt
and temporary storage of certain designated Class A recyclable materials
delivered by residents and small commercial and nonprofit establishments,
for a period not exceeding two months, prior to their transport to
a recycling center or end market.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Residential, commercial and institutional solid waste generated
within a community.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM
Residential, commercial and institutional waste in the context
of the statewide solid waste management plan update, which constitutes
the waste stream, used to calculate the state-mandated recycling rate
of 50%. This waste stream includes waste types 10 and 23.
PAPER
All newspaper, fine paper, bond paper, junk mail, office
paper, magazines, paperback books, school paper, catalogs, computer
paper, telephone books and similar cellulosic material, whether shredded
or whole, but excluding tissue and towel paper, wax paper, plastic-
or foil-coated paper, thermal fax paper, carbon paper, NCR paper,
blueprint paper or food-contaminated or soiled paper.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
cooperative enterprise, trust, municipal authority, federal institution
or agency, state institution or agency, municipality, other governmental
agency of any other entity or any group of such persons which is recognized
by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PLASTIC BOTTLES
All bottles that are labeled as made from polyethylene terapthalate
(PET), and coded as No. 1 and high-density polyethylene terapthalate
(HDPE), and coded as No. 2. Specifically excluded are bottles that
formerly contained hazardous materials, including, but not limited
to, paint, solvents, motor oil and pesticides and herbicides.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
Organic material which is capable of, and prone to, a rapid
process of biological and biochemical decomposition, under anaerobic
or aerobic conditions, resulting in the formation of malodorous by-products.
QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY
A residential condominium, cooperative or fee simple community
or horizontal property regime, the residents of which do not receive
any tax abatement or tax exemption related to its construction comprised
of a community trust or other trust device, condominium association,
homeowners' association or council of co-owners, wherein the cost
of maintaining roads and streets and providing essential services
is paid for by a not-for-profit entity consisting exclusively of unit
owners within the community. No apartment building or garden apartment
complex owned by an individual or entity that receives monthly rental
payments from tenants who occupy the premises shall be considered
a qualified private community. No proprietary campground facility,
as defined in § 1 of P.L.1993, c. 258 (N.J.S.A. 45:22A-49),
shall be considered to be a qualified private community.
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Batteries used in portable electronic devices and composed
of nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion
(Li-ion) and small sealed lead (Pb).
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials that would otherwise become solid waste that can
be separated, collected and/or processed and returned to the economic
mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING
Any process by which materials, which would otherwise become
solid waste, are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING CENTER
A facility designed and operated solely for receiving, storing,
processing or transferring source-separated recyclable material (Class
A, Class B, Class C and/or Class D recyclable materials).
RESIDENT
Any person residing within the municipality on a temporary
or permanent basis, but excluding persons residing in hotels or motels.
SCRAP METAL
Bits and pieces of metal parts (for example, bars, turnings,
rods, sheets, wire) or metal pieces that may be combined together
with bolts or soldering (for example, radiators, scrap automobiles,
railroad box cars) which when worn or superfluous, can be recycled.
Included are all ferrous and non-ferrous metals including appliances
and appliances containing refrigerants.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, as defined
in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 48:13A-1 et seq.
SOURCE SEPARATED
Recyclable materials separated from the solid waste stream
at the point of generation.
STEEL CAN
Empty food, beverage and aerosol containers comprised of
tin, steel or a combination thereof, which formerly contained only
nonhazardous substances or such other substances as have been approved
for recycling by the Department of Solid Waste.
SWMA
The New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act, as amended.
TELEVISION
A standalone display system containing a cathode ray tube
or any other type of display primarily intended to receive video programming
via broadcast, having a viewable area greater than four inches, measured
diagonally, able to adhere to standard consumer video formats and
having the capability of selecting different broadcast channels and
support sound capability.
TEXTILES
Clean, dry clothing or other fabric measuring at least one
foot by one foot in size. It shall not include material that is wet
or mildewed.
TIRES
Rubber wheels used on motorized transport or equipment, whether
bias-ply, cross-ply or radial.
TONER CARTRIDGE
An exhausted replaceable cartridge containing toner powder
and sometimes the photosensitive drum on which a laser printer generates
the image to be printed.
TYPE 10 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Waste originating in the community consisting of household
waste from private residences, commercial waste which originates in
wholesale, retail or service establishments such as restaurants, stores,
markets, theaters, hotels and warehouses, and institutional waste
material originated in schools, hospitals, research institutions and
public buildings.
TYPE 13 BULKY WASTE
Large items of waste material, such as appliances and furniture.
Discarded automobiles, boats, trucks and trailers and large vehicle
parts and tires are included under this category.
USED OIL
Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic
oil, that has been used and as a result of such use is contaminated
by physical or chemical impurities, or unused oil that is contaminated
by physical or chemical impurities through storage or handling and
is determined to be a solid waste by the generator.
USED OIL COLLECTION CENTER
The municipal recycling center that manages used oil and
accepts and/or aggregates and stores used oil collected from used
oil generators, regulated under N.J.A.C. 7:26A-6.4, that bring used
oil to the collection center in shipments of no more than 55 gallons
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-6.4(e). Used oil accumulation centers may
also accept used oil from household "do-it-yourselfer" used oil generators.
Notwithstanding the limitations to the Burlington County Regional
Program (BCRP) or the municipal recycling depot as outlined within
this article, every person is required to source separate and recycle
each of the designated recyclable materials outlined within this article.
All recyclables placed for collection pursuant to the curbside program established within §
442-5 of this article shall be source-separated and prepared for collection in accordance with the following conditions:
A. Cardboard and paper shall be placed in paper bags or tied in bundles
not exceeding 35 pounds in weight nor exceeding one foot in thickness.
(1) Cardboard and paper shall not be set out for recycling collection
in plastic bags, recycling buckets or box-like containers.
(2) In those locations where carts are provided for the collection of
corrugated cardboard and paper, those materials shall be placed in
the carts that are provided by the municipality.
(a)
Boxes shall be flattened as to fit into the cart.
(b)
Where cardboard boxes are too large to be placed in the cart
and where there are too many boxes to fit within the cart, cardboard
boxes must be flattened and placed alongside the cart for collection.
(c)
Carts shall be placed at the curb with the lid opening facing
the street.
(d)
Carts shall be placed in such a manner so as to leave at least
two feet of clear space around each side of the cart.
(e)
Carts shall be placed in such a manner so as to avoid interference
from overhead obstructions.
(f)
Carts shall be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition so
as to deter vermin and odors.
(g)
Carts are the property of the municipality and may not be used
for any other purpose or to contain any other material.
B. Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastic bottles:
(1) Remove all caps and lids and dispose as solid waste.
(2) Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastic bottles shall
be rinsed free of contaminants.
(3) Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastic bottles shall
be placed in a recycling container provided by the municipality.
(4) Plastic and/or paper garbage bags shall not be utilized as containers
for glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastic bottles.
C. Municipally provided recycling carts/containers may not be used for
any other purpose whatsoever.
D. Recyclables shall not be placed for collection earlier than the evening
of the day preceding a scheduled collection day. Recyclables must
be placed at the roadside by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection
day.
All persons generating municipal solid waste within this municipality
through the operation of a commercial or institutional establishment
shall source-separate and arrange for collection of all designated
recyclables within 30 days of the effective date of this article.
A. Designated recyclable materials for the mandatory commercial and
institutional source separation program shall consist of the following
materials:
(11)
Plastic bottles (Coded No. 1 and No. 2).
(19)
Other recyclable materials as designated by the municipality.
B. The owner or manager of each and every commercial and institutional source shall be required to report recycling tonnages as described in §
442-10.
C. The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables for disposition
hereunder shall be the responsibility of the individual(s) responsible
for the provision of solid waste or recycling services, including
the provision or maintenance of litter receptacles located on the
property of any commercial or institutional establishment generating
designated recyclables.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.3, all multifamily housing owners,
qualified private communities, mobile home parks and commercial and
institutional housing owners, or their agents, shall report the tonnage
of designated recyclable materials collected for recycling from their
business or premises, as follows:
A. The management individual(s) responsible for the provision of recycling
services as herein defined at all residential, commercial, institutional
and industrial properties that contract for recycling services with
a private company shall submit to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator,
by the first day of February of each year, documentation verifying
the previous year's total recycling (expressed by weight) for each
material recycled.
B. Documentation shall take the form of a letter or report issued by
the recycling service provider or end market to the generator of the
recycled material. The generator must maintain weight slips or paid
invoices and make such records available for inspection by Cinnaminson,
the county or state for a period not to exceed five years.
C. Any solid waste or recycling service provider shall submit to the
Municipal Recycling Coordinator, by the first day of February of each
year, documentation verifying the previous year's total recycling
(expressed by weight) for each material recycled as prescribed by
the DSW.
D. At a minimum, all reporting shall detail the municipality of origin,
the name and location of the market or recycling center and the amount
of each source-separated recyclable material, expressed in gallons,
tons or cubic yards, brought to each manufacturer or recycling center
from the municipality of origin. Those persons specifying this information
in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio utilized for
calculating the materials from cubic yards to tons.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof in a proceeding before a court of competent
jurisdiction, be subject to the following fines:
A. Misuse of recycling containers/carts for trash, theft of containers:
a fine of not less than $65 and not more than $100.
B. Residential recycling violation: a fine of not less than $25 and
not more than $1,000.
C. Scavenging: a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000.
D. Commercial or institutional violation: a fine of not less than $500
and not more than $1,000.
E. For any person who offers to collect recyclable materials in any
manner except as prescribed within this article: a fine of not less
than $1,000 and not more than $2,500.
F. For any solid waste or recycling service provider who fails to report
as required within this article: A fine of not less than $100 and
not more than $1,000.
G. For any management individual(s) responsible for the provision of
recycling services as herein defined at all residential, commercial,
institutional and industrial properties that contract for recycling
services with a private company who fails to report as required within
this article: a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.
H. Each continuing day of violation of this article shall constitute
a separate offense.
I. Injunctions; concurrent remedies. In addition to any other remedy
provided in this article, the municipality may institute a suit in
equity where unlawful conduct or public nuisance exists as defined
in this article for an injunction to restrain a violation of this
article or the county plan. In addition to an injunction, the court
may impose penalties as authorized by this section. The penalties
and remedies prescribed by this article shall be deemed concurrent.
The existence, exercise or any remedy shall not prevent the municipality
or the county from exercising any other remedy provided by this article
or otherwise provided by law or equity.
The terms and provisions of this article are to be liberally
construed, so as best to achieve and to effectuate the goals and purposes
hereof. This article shall be construed in pari materi with the SWMA
and the county plan.
[Adopted 12-15-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21 (Sec. 2.75 of the 1995 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes kitchen wastes, food, animal, fruit or vegetable
wastes and matter of a similar nature.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other
waste materials which, if thrown, deposited or blown, tend to create
a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, firm or corporation.
REFUSE
Includes combustible debris, paper, cardboard, rags, mattresses,
discarded wearing apparel, furniture, carpets, rubber, grass cuttings,
plant trimmings, leaves, bottles, broken glass, crockery and tin cans.
It shall not include scrap metal, earth, sand, bricks, stone, plaster
or debris of a similar substance that accumulates incidental to building
construction, nor shall it include trade wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes such as paper wrappings, cigarettes, bedding,
crockery, and other similar waste materials.
WASTE
Garbage, refuse or ashes.
[Added 12-21-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-15]
A. All solid waste is to be placed into Township-issued ninety-six-,
sixty-four-, or thirty-two-gallon containers. Township-issued solid
waste containers are the property of the municipality and may not
be used for any other purpose or contain any other material.
B. The Township will provide each resident with a single ninety-six-gallon
container at no cost. Additional containers can be obtained for a
fee as follows:
(1) Ninety-six-gallon container: $60.
(2) Sixty-four-gallon container: $40.
(3) Thirty-two-gallon container: $30.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-15]
A. Solid waste shall be placed within a municipal-issued container not
exceeding 50 pounds in weight.
B. Containers shall be placed at the curb with the lid opening facing
the street.
C. Containers shall be placed in a manner which provides for at least
two feet of clear space around each side of the container.
D. Containers shall be placed in a manner which avoids interference
from overhead obstructions.
E. Containers shall be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition.
F. No trash or refuse shall be stored or placed at the street or curbside
earlier than 12:00 noon of the day preceding the collection day. No
such material shall remain on the street or curbside more than 12
hours after trash has been collected.
[Amended 2-4-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3; 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-1; 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
The following municipal officials of the Township of Cinnaminson
shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this article:
the Superintendent of Public Works and/or his/her designee, the Code
Enforcement Officer, the Health Officer, and the Zoning Official.
Moreover, any Cinnaminson Township resident who observes a violation
under this chapter may file a complaint by notifying the Department
of Public Works during normal business hours.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to
exceed $400 or by imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both,
in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. A separate offense shall
be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurred
or continues to occur.