[Ord. No. 2009-18]
There is hereby established a program for separate collection of metal containers; plastic and plastic containers; paper, newsprint, magazines, cardboard; glass; grass clippings; yard and garden waste and additional materials that may be designated by Borough, County or State policies, from the residences of the Borough of Hightstown for recycling purposes. Such collections shall be made periodically in accordance with a schedule by the Borough Council promulgated as set forth in §
18-2-2.
[Ord. No. 2009-18]
The Borough Council shall establish and, through the Clerk,
promulgate regulations as to the manner, days and times of collection
of recyclables, and the type, handling, location and time of placement
of materials for collection, in accordance with any agreement the
Borough may hold with a contracted collector.
[Ord. No. 2009-18]
The recyclable items listed in §
18-2-1 shall be kept separate from and not mixed with regular garbage and refuse which is collected by the Borough. Newspapers shall be considered clean and uncontaminated if they have not been exposed to substances or conditions rendering them unusable for recycling. Persons may wrap solid waste in used newspapers and discard the same with regular solid waste even if such wrapping does not render the newspapers unusable for recycling.
[Ord. No. 2009-18]
From the time of placement at the curb by any resident of recyclable
materials for collection by the Borough pursuant to the program established
hereby and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, such materials
shall become and be the property of the Borough, and it shall be violation
of this article for any person, other than persons authorized by the
Borough or the resident, to collect or pick up, or cause to be collected
or picked up, such materials. Each such collection in violation hereof
from one or more residences during the period shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon collection
of the materials by the Borough's collection contractor, all such
materials shall become the property of the Borough's collection contractor.
[Ord. No. 2009-18; Ord. No. 2015-16]
The Borough of Hightstown Recycling Coordinator, Housing Official/Housing
Inspector, and the Hightstown Borough Police Department are hereby
authorized and directed to enforce this article. Enforcement may include
random inspections of garbage set out for disposal in order to determine
compliance.
[Ord. No. 2009-18]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the fine as stated in Chapter
1, Article
1-5, except that the maximum fine for failure to comply with §
18-2-3 shall not exceed $500.
[Ord. No. 2009-18]
Any resident may donate or sell recyclable materials to any
person, partnership or corporation, whether operating for profit or
not for profit. The person, partnership or corporation may not, however,
under any circumstances pick up the recyclable materials from the
curbside in the Borough.