[Adopted 8-1-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-9[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance supersedes former Art. II, Recycling, adopted 3-7-1964 by Ord. No. 1964-2.
This article shall be known as the "Quinton Township Recycling and Waste Ordinance."
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section and in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.12 and in the Salem County Recycling Plan.
ALUMINUM
All products made of aluminum, including aluminum cans, foil, wrappers, containers for prepared dinners or other foods, screen frames and lawn chairs.
BULK MATERIALS AND WHITE GOODS
All items which are not generated on a daily or weekly basis from domestic residential activity and which cannot or do not fit a regular trash container or recycling container because of size, dimension, or proportions such as, but not limited to: large, heavy or unwieldy solid waste materials which, if listed as designated recyclable materials, cannot be commingled and are not subject to single-stream recycling as defined herein.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]
A. 
Bulk materials include, but are not limited to, items such as textiles, furniture, rugs, mattresses, box springs, bed frames, televisions, clothes washers/dryers and dishwashers, hot water tank, doors, furnace, air conditioner, bath vanity, toilet, sink, bath tub, mirror, couch/recliner, tables, chairs, windows, carpet, wooden cabinets, wooden doors, glass doors, patio doors, microwave, barbeque grills, railings, bicycles, lawn chairs, wooden playground equipment, and machinery.
B. 
White goods include, but are not limited to, refrigerators/freezers, washers/dryers, metal doors, microwaves, metal cabinets, air conditioners, bicycles, exercise equipment, lawn mowers, metal furniture, barbeque grills, and metal playground equipment.
DEBRIS
Stones, dirt, demolition material, broken concrete and other like material, brush, branches, small trees and bushes.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable waste incident to and resulting from the use, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
GLASS
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling or various matter and all other material commonly known as "glass"; excluding, however, blue and flat glass and glass commonly known as "window glass."
METAL
All products made of metal, exclusive of aluminum, including washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, hot water heaters, tire rims, springs, bicycles, bimetal cans (tin cans) or scrap metal.
TRASH
Ashes, plastic material, ceramics, blue and flat glass, nonputrescible solid waste, building materials, contaminated paper and other similar materials.
[Amended 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
The Township of Quinton uses single stream recycling which is the collection of recyclable materials in one container that is supplied by the Township of Quinton.
[Amended 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
A. 
The following is a list of materials that can be recycled:
(1) 
Glass, aluminum, newspapers, office paper, cardboard, paper bags, magazines and certain HDPE and pet plastic containers as designated by the Township Recycling Coordinator.
A. 
It is prohibited to place leaves and grass clippings for collection or disposal as solid waste. All persons occupying residential premises within the Township shall mulch or compost the leaves and grass clippings generated at those premises, or take them to the Convenience Center located on Burden Hill Road.
B. 
Residential leaf generators are prohibited from causing or permitting nonorganic materials, paper, plastic, metal, wood, or other materials from becoming mixed in with leaves.
C. 
Residential leaf generators are prohibited from mixing in leaves with municipal solid waste for disposal of solid waste.
D. 
Haulers are prohibited from collecting solid waste in which leaves have been mixed.
E. 
Notice of these leaf requirements shall be given to residential leaf generators by a method prescribed by N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16.
The Recycling Coordinator or such other person as designated by the Township Committee shall be charged with the responsibility for enforcing this article, including the issuance of warnings for violations and signing complaints against violators in the appropriate court. No complaint shall be filed in any court against a waste hauler or recyclable collector in violation of this article unless the person charged with the enforcement of this article shall first have given written warning, 10 days in advance, to the person charged that such action would or might be forthcoming. Such notice may be served by personal delivery or by ordinary or certified mail to the addressee's last known address.
Persons occupying commercial or institutional premises may be exempted by the Township from the source-separation requirements of some or all of the provisions of this article, but only under the conditions set forth herein:
A. 
Eligibility for exemption. In order for a person occupying commercial or institutional premises to be granted exemption from one or more of the source-separation requirements of the Municipal Recycling Plan, two conditions must exist:
(1) 
The person must have otherwise provided for the recyclable materials designated in the plan from which the exemption is sought; and
(2) 
The person shall be required to annually provide verifiable written documentation (reports) to the municipality of the total number of tons recycled prior to the request for exemption, and thereafter for each year in which any such exemption is operable.
B. 
Term of exemption. No such exemption, if granted, shall endure for a period in excess of 12 months without review and extension based upon continued compliance within Subsection A above. Any exemption shall terminate automatically and without notice whenever the exempted person fails to comply with Subsection A(1).
The collection, removal and disposal of waste paper products, glass, aluminum, trash, debris and large objects from noninstitutional residential buildings within the Township shall be supervised by the official designated by the Township Committee, who shall have the power to establish the time, method and routes of service and the color coding of receptacles. Special times for large item pickup shall be established. Excluded from trash accepted for collection shall be:
A. 
Any and all waste material generated outside of Quinton Township.
B. 
Any material not accepted by the Salem County Landfill without special arrangements, special packaging, special handling or special fees.
C. 
Any trash resulting from building demolition.
D. 
Contractor renovations materials.
E. 
Tires.
F. 
Motor vehicles, tractors, farm machinery and trucks, or parts of any of those items.
G. 
Toxic and hazardous waste.
H. 
Tree stumps.
I. 
Brush and trees or parts of brush and trees in excess of four inches in diameter.
J. 
Animal carcasses.
K. 
Nonhousehold chemical or petroleum products.
L. 
Herbicide, pesticide and chemical containers, unless they are empty and triple-rinsed.
M. 
Leaves and grass trimmings.
[Amended 8-20-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-12; 12-6-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-109-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05; 10-2-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-08; 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01; 10-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05; 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
A. 
Garbage, trash and debris from noninstitutional residential buildings shall be placed in the Township supplied trash and recycle carts. Only one trash cart and one recycle cart will be issued to occupant or owner. Trash carts can be put out on scheduled trash and recycle days only as set forth in § 141-10.3.
B. 
Brush. Branches from noninstitutional residential property shall be placed at the curbside, and the Township shall be notified. In addition, the following rules shall apply to all brush placed at curbside:
(1) 
Tree limbs must be six inches in diameter or smaller. Tree stumps, trunks and limbs in excess of six inches in diameter will not be collected.
(2) 
The maximum amount of brush that can be placed at the curb is two individual piles of branches with each pile not exceeding four feet high by four feet wide by six feet long. Disposal of brush in excess of this volume shall be the responsibility of the resident.
(3) 
Branches shall not be placed in the roadway.
(4) 
Do not stack brush piles beside shrubbery, posts, hydrants, electrical or cable boxes, mailboxes, and/or any other objects.
(5) 
Brush must be accessible for machinery and collection; if not, it will not be removed.
(6) 
Landscapers and tree surgeons hired by the resident are responsible for the removal of branches/brush.
(7) 
The brush removal service provided by the Township is restricted to residential pruning only.
(8) 
Brush will not be collected from any commercial business.
(9) 
Do not stack branches/brush on a sidewalk.
(10) 
Brush mixed with stumps, roots, leaves, grass, dimensional lumber, firewood or oversized material is not acceptable, and will not be collected.
(11) 
Only tree branches and limbs are acceptable.
(12) 
Brush must not be stacked at the curb any earlier than one week prior to the scheduled week of collection.
(13) 
Brush must not be stacked for collection within 10 feet of a stormwater inlet/basin.
(14) 
Small twigs must be bagged.
(15) 
All wire, nails and metal shall be completely removed from the pile.
(16) 
Disposal of material in excess of the maximum brush pile size shall be the responsibility of the homeowner within five calendar days of the Township having performed collection for that lot.
(17) 
Limbs and brush must be placed in an orderly manner.
(18) 
Branches will only be picked up for the one-acre lot that surrounds the house.
C. 
Bulk materials and white goods. There is hereby created a fee for the collection and disposal of bulk items within Quinton Township, to be known as the "sticker fee." The owners and occupants of all residential properties and units in the Township who are qualified users and accept the service of collection and disposal of bulk items shall be permitted to pay for and use such service. The Township Clerk and authorized businesses that shall be designated by resolution annually shall sell during normal business hours stickers which shall be affixed to the aforementioned bulk trash and white goods. Stickers shall be placed upon the bag, container or item being disposed in a conspicuous place thereon. If no sticker is applied, the waste will not be collected. Stickers may be purchased only from the authorized officer(s) of the Township or businesses who will issue them to qualified users of this service. Stickers are $5.
D. 
Violations/penalties. Violations for this section shall be filed by the Zoning Officer in the Municipal Court. Upon a finding of guilt, the offender shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) 
A fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 shall be imposed together with court costs for any violations of this section.
(2) 
In the event an individual or entity is prosecuted under this section for a subsequent violation, the fine may be increased to a maximum of $1,000.
(3) 
Each twenty-four-hour period following the initial time to remove the trash from curbside shall constitute a separate violation.
(4) 
Any person who attempts to duplicate or counterfeit a sticker, reuse a cancelled sticker, provide a sticker to an unqualified user, or transfer a sticker to any person whom such sticker was not issued shall be in violation of this section and be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Court. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the property was the one who affixed the counterfeit sticker. It is expressly understood that in the event a counterfeit sticker is placed on bulk trash and/or white goods on property owned by a corporation, the principals thereof shall be responsible, or if on property which is rented, the owner thereof shall be responsible.
[Amended 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
A. 
All receptacles (referred to herein as "trash carts" or "recycling carts" or "carts") required herein shall be issued initially by the Township of Quinton, and shall remain the property of the Township of Quinton. Upon any change of ownership or occupant, all such receptacles shall remain with the property. The property owner and/or occupant is responsible for the replacement of any damaged, stolen or missing receptacles. The replacement must be purchased from the Township of Quinton, and the fee is $75 per receptacle. The fee is required to be paid at the time a replacement receptacle is requested and provided by the Township of Quinton.
[Amended 4-2-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
B. 
All trash, except recycling, shall be disposed of in the grey cart; all recycling as that term is defined above shall be disposed of in the blue cart.
C. 
Carts shall be placed at least four feet apart with the opening accessible from the street and the wheels against the curb line to ensure proper dumping. Access to carts from the street and side must be clear of any stationary objects including cars, trees, electrical boxes, mail boxes, utility poles, vehicles, basketball nets, and similar items.
D. 
All trash and recycling items must be placed within the trash or recycling cart. Any items that do not fit in a trash cart must be put out for bulk pickup and stickers must be purchased as set forth in § 141-10.2C. Items left outside of or resting on the carts will not be picked and will result in an interruption of collection service.
From the time of placement at the curb of any one of the categories described herein for the collection by the Township of Quinton or its agent in accordance with the terms hereof, items shall be and become the property of the Township of Quinton or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this article for any person unauthorized by the Township of Quinton to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items during the twenty-four-hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more residences during said twenty-four-hour period shall constitute a separate and distinct violation, punishable as hereinafter provided.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by one or more of the following: by a fine not exceeding $1,000; or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.