[Amended 6-25-2024 by Ord. No. 11-2024]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning stated herein unless their use and the context of this chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense, include the future, words used in the plural number includes the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
The residue from the burning of wood, coal or other combustible materials.
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.
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.
Pressed paperboard (non-corrugated cardboard).
Yard trimmings, rags, waste wood or cardboard and other combustible waste solids of a volatile or explosive nature.
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes and those multiple dwelling residential buildings containing more than four dwelling units.
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.
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.
A person or firm engaged in a business of service, construction, repairing, refurbishing, remodeling or the demolition of buildings or grounds within the Township.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
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.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green, or brown glass. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain and ceramic products.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
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.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals and market, commercial and industrial wastes.
Any occupied single- or multifamily dwelling having not more than two dwelling units per structure.
Any person occupying or maintaining a place of residence within the Township.
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.
Nonrecyclable combustibles and noncombustible material generated as a result of domestic habitation of residential households.
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.
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.
Means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, via duct, drive or other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
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.
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.
Means leaves and grass clippings.