Certain words and phrases are used in this article which, for
the purpose hereof, are defined as follows:
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coal or other combustible
materials.
BULK ITEMS
Any large, heavy, and/or bulky household appliances, furniture,
furnishings, and carpet (unless cut into four-foot lengths each of
which shall count as one item) which cannot be easily and safely placed
in the collection vehicles used for collection and removal of solid
waste within the Township of Mullica. This definition excludes construction
debris and tires.
CARDBOARD or CORRUGATED PAPER
Clean, heavy box materials commonly known as "cardboard boxes"
and similar heavy-paper packaging containers that are free of plastic,
foam, and other contaminants, also including food-packaging boxes
and other commercial packaging that is free of food contaminants,
plastic, wax, and foam materials that would make it unsuitable for
recycling purposes.
CHIPBOARD
Pressed paperboard (non-corrugated cardboard).
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE
Yard trimmings, rags, waste wood or cardboard and other combustible
waste solids of a volatile or explosive nature.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes and
those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing more than
four dwelling units.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Any scrap lumber, metal, earth, sand, bricks, stone, plaster,
roofing and siding material, and other debris of a similar nature
which accumulates and is incidental to the construction or renovation
of homes, buildings, public works or other projects.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (a.k.a. E-WASTE)
Fifteen-to-twenty-one-inch monitors, flat screens and all-in-ones;
towers, desktops and laptops; uninterrupted power supply; keyboards,
mouse and speakers; all type of wire; gold clip ends; printers, fax
machines, scanners, modems, copy machines; all types of memory; any
hard drives; fans and power supplies; mother, B, C, tweener and finger
boards; AD adaptors, yokes and motors; plastic, baled or loose; aluminum,
brass, light iron and copper; metals, baled or loose; any and all
related computer parts; phones, cell phones, cell phone and laptop
batteries; PC scrap and stereos (no wood); VCRs, DVDs, CD players,
boom boxes; any audio and visual equipment; scanners and pagers; cash
registers and scales (electronic or mechanical); rechargeable batteries;
household appliances not containing compressors.
CONTRACTOR
A person or firm engaged in a business of service, construction,
repairing, refurbishing, remodeling or the demolition of buildings
or grounds within the Township.
GARBAGE
All refuse, entrails and waste of animals and fish, and all
vegetable matter which has been or was intended to be used as food;
all clam, oyster, crab and lobster shells; and all other items that
are construed as garbage by the rules, regulations, or specifications
of the New Jersey State Board of Health; and any animal or vegetable
waste solids resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or
consumption of foods and nonrecyclable waste consistent with domestic
habitation, but not including human wastes.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green, or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
All waste which is deemed to be chemical waste, hazardous
waste, or infectious waste as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.4, and which
shall include but not be limited to wastes which are flammable, corrosive,
or explosive or which by themselves or in combination with other waste
would be hazardous to life or property; and all other wastes presenting
a clear danger to health and safety by reason of their pathological,
explosive, radiological, or toxic characteristics.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those facilities which house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to hospitals, schools, nursing homes, libraries, and
government offices. Institutional establishments must arrange for
private collection of waste materials and recyclables.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint and
distributed at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions,
and containing advertisements and other matters of public interest.
Expressly excluded, however, are newspapers which have been soiled.
Newspapers shall be deemed soiled if they have been exposed to substances
or conditions rendering them unusable for recycling.
NONRECYCLABLES/SOLID WASTE/TRASH
The following items are nonrecyclables: polystyrene egg cartons,
plastic food wrap, napkins, paper towels, paper plates, Styrofoam
plates and cups, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs, drinking glass,
ceramic glass, china dishware, plastic toys, plastic utensils, and
plastic flower pots. All nonrecyclable items shall be disposed of
as solid waste unless otherwise directed by the Township.
NONRESIDENTIAL USER
Any type of commercial, industrial, industrial, or business
establishment, conducting a business whether for profit or nonprofit,
and any apartment house, hotel, country club, or dwelling house having
more than two dwelling units. Nonresidential users must arrange for
private collection of waste materials and recyclables.
PERSON
Every owner, lessee and occupant of a residence, commercial,
or institutional establishment within the boundaries of Mullica Township.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid
waste and which are accepted by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority
as materials which may be separated, collected, or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Recyclable materials include aluminum cans, newspaper, magazines,
catalogs, cardboard or corrugated paper, chipboard, glass bottles,
ferrous containers, vegetative waste, grass clippings, brush, small
quantities of wood (lumber), metal, appliances, and certain consumer
electronics generated as a result of domestic habitation of residential
households.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals and market,
commercial and industrial wastes.
RESIDENCE
Any occupied single- or multifamily dwelling having not more
than two dwelling units per structure.
RESIDENT
Any person occupying or maintaining a place of residence
within the Township.
RESIDENTIAL USER
A dwelling unit such as a home or a multifamily dwelling
of two or fewer residential units and any property defined as an apartment
(4C) on the Township tax rolls.
RUBBISH AND TRASH
Nonrecyclable combustibles and noncombustible material generated
as a result of domestic habitation of residential households.
SOLID WASTE
Municipal solid waste shall consist of "Type 10" solid waste
as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:26-2.13(g)(1)(i) or any successor regulation
governing the definition of municipal solid waste. This shall include
dried latex paint cans and alkaline batteries which can be placed
into the trash collection containers.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACTOR
A person or firm for hire, properly licensed in the State
of New Jersey for the purpose of collection of solid waste and solid
waste materials.
TRADE WASTE
All material produced from any business, trade, or industry,
whether or not conducted for profit, and shall include paper, rags,
leather, rubber, cardboard and corrugated paper, wood, sawdust, garbage,
combustible and noncombustible solids except manure, metals, metal
shavings, wire, aluminum and ferrous containers, cinders, and other
materials excluding wastes resulting from building construction or
alteration work.
WASTE MATERIAL
Includes any and all garbage, refuse paper, ashes, and wastes
from building construction or alteration work regardless of how originating;
and shall also include cellar or yard dirt.
In addition to any actions prohibited under §
225-2.3, the following actions are specifically prohibited:
A. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley, sidewalk,
or other public place within the Township, or upon private property,
whether owned by such person or not, except in proper containers for
collection. Nor shall any person throw or deposit any refuse in any
stream or other body of water within the Township.
B. No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the
Township any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, or other
public place or into any occupied premises within the Township.
C. Any accumulation of refuse on any premises, except in the manner
herein provided is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is strictly
prohibited.