[Amended 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-16; 2-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1; 12-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-13; 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-20; 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20; 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-26; 1-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2011-24C]
This article may be known and may be cited as the "Solid Waste Ordinance of the Borough of Beach Haven."
The words, terms and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
ALUMINUM CANS
Empty all-aluminum beverage and food containers.
BRUSH AND CLIPPINGS
Tree trimmings, bush trimmings, tree limbs and branches with a diameter of four inches or less.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes, including bed-and-breakfasts.
COMMERCIAL RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Ocean County District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose of recycling. These materials include: aluminum cans, aluminum foil, ferrous containers, glass containers, paper, corrugated cardboard, cereal/tissue boxes, plastic containers, electronics, metals, automobile batteries, white goods and brush. In addition, for construction jobs on residential, commercial, industrial and institutional properties shall recycle: concrete, cement blocks, bricks, asphalt, ferrous scrap, nonferrous scrap, stumps and tree trunks. Also referred to herein as "recycling," "recyclables," or "recycling material."
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable materials for the purpose of recycling.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
COVERED PROJECT
A construction, renovation, or demolition project for which a building permit or a demolition permit is required, and for which a dumpster or roll-off container shall be placed on the premises for the purpose of placement of solid waste material.
CURBSIDE
Any area within 15 feet of the edge of the paved cartway and within the dedicated public right-of-way.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Ocean County District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose of recycling. These materials include: aluminum cans, aluminum foil, ferrous containers, glass containers, paper, corrugated cardboard, cereal/tissue boxes, plastic containers, electronics, metals, automobile batteries, white goods and brush. Also referred to herein as "recycling," "recyclables," or "recycling material."
[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
DUMPSTER MAINTENANCE
All dumpster owners must properly maintain their dumpsters. Dumpsters must be shielded on at least three sides in a manner which obstructs the dumpster from view. All wheels must turn and pivot freely under a full load. All wheels must be adequate in size to turn and pivot freely under load and on the surface at the dumpster site. Lids must be of the correct size and securely attached and work as originally designed by the dumpster manufacturer. Dumpsters must be watertight on top and bottom to prevent rainwater from entering and waste fluids from escaping. Dumpsters shall not be overloaded. The Borough may establish an hourly rate for dumpster maintenance by resolution annually.
[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
ELECTRONICS
Televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, DVD players, VCRs, fax machines and desktop printers.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners, and fax machines; a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more circuit boards, including a television and cell phones.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
FERROUS CONTAINERS
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
GLASS CONTAINERS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, and porcelain and ceramic products.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Waste material so defined or described in any statute or regulation adopted by the Congress of the United States of America or the Legislature of the State of New Jersey or any regulation adopted by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection or the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Specifically, it shall include all poisons and pollutants in liquid, solid or gaseous form; includes such items, by way of illustration and not by way of exclusion, as lead, mercury, Freon, poisons of all kinds, insecticides, acids, paints and chemicals.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including but not limited to schools, nursing homes, libraries and governmental offices.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in which three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased, or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a.), including 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 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
MODIFIED CORRAL
A three-sided enclosure that hides garbage and recycling carts.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in which three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied, rented, leased, or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes and shall include 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.).
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person appointed by the municipal governing body who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations which may be promulgated hereunder.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Borough of Beach Haven.
[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
OVERLOADING OF DUMPSTERS
Overloading is defined as any material not completely inside the dumpster when the lid(s) is(are) fully closed.
PAPER
Magazines, catalogs, junk mail, used writing paper, newsprint, corrugated cardboard, office and school paper; no chipboard, pressed cardboard, or pizza boxes.
PERSON
Every owner, lessee and occupant of a residential, commercial or institutional establishment within the boundaries of the Borough of Beach Haven.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials which would otherwise become solid waste and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-40C]
RESIDENCE
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling having up to four dwelling units per structure, from which a municipal or private hauler collects solid waste.
RUBBISH
Paper, ashes, paper boxes, paper cartons and house sweepings accumulated by the householder in the ordinary course of housekeeping and odds and ends of plaster due to small repairs and small pieces of wood up to three feet in length and bundled with a weight not to exceed 40 pounds. Rubbish is not to include the miscellaneous refuse and debris from the construction or alteration of buildings which requires a permit nor any material defined as "recyclable materials."
SINGLE STREAM
The combination of aluminum cans, plastic, ferrous and glass containers and paper as listed above in one container. This does not include plastic bags, food waste, paper towels, paper napkins, pizza boxes, egg cartons, aluminum foil, plastic cups and utensils. No plastic other than containers in which the opening is smaller than the container. No juice boxes or bags. No garbage.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded solid material normally collected by a municipal or private hauler.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials which are separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for purposes of recycling.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The process by which recyclable materials are separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for purposes of recycling.
WHITE GOODS
Appliances, air conditioners, refrigerators, stoves, hot-water heaters, ice makers, freezers and the like.
[Amended 2-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2C]
A. 
All solid waste, as defined herein, shall only be placed in collection containers provided by the Borough of Beach Haven.
(1) 
All solid waste shall be picked up at curbside on the dates set forth in the Beach Haven garbage and recycling schedule. Containers will be returned, by the Public Works Department, to the side of the house or at a location agreed upon by the homeowner and Public Works Superintendent/Supervisor.
(2) 
Curbside, as defined, must provide for unobstructed access.
(3) 
Containers shall not be collected from a corral.
(4) 
No trash corrals shall be located within the Borough right-of-way. Trash corrals shall only be permitted to the side of the house or at a location agreed upon in writing by the homeowner and Public Works Superintendent/Supervisor.
B. 
Fees for receptacles. One solid waste container will be provided to each homeowner free of charge. Any additional cans requested by the homeowner can be purchased from the Borough of Beach Haven at the following rate:
[Amended 6-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09C]
(1) 
Ninety-five-gallon: $75.
(2) 
Sixty-five-gallon: $70.
C. 
Sufficient containers, as described in this section, shall be maintained for each building to accommodate solid waste and rubbish for a period of not less than seven days.
D. 
Sufficient containers, as described in this section, shall be maintained for each building to accommodate solid waste and rubbish for a period of not less than seven days.
E. 
Lost or stolen containers will be replaced only after a police report is filed with the Beach Haven Police Department. The Borough reserves the right to charge for replacement containers.
A. 
Business and commercial establishments shall utilize collection containers provided by the Borough of Beach Haven only. Each establishment shall be limited to a maximum of three ninety-five-gallon containers. Any business or commercial establishment requiring more than three containers or receptacles shall be required to contract with an outside vendor for trash collection service. If an outside vendor is actively collecting solid waste for an establishment, collection of cans by the Borough shall not be offered.
[Amended 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-26C; 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-6C; 2-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2C; 6-10-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-16C]
B. 
During the off-season, October 15 through May 15 annually, business and commercial establishments shall receive trash pickup one day per week. At all other times, business and commercial establishments shall receive solid waste and trash pickup two days each week.
[Amended 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-26C; 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-6C; 6-10-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-16C]
C. 
Businesses shall place cans at curbside on the established pickup day and remove them by 1:00 p.m. or within one hour of emptying, whichever is later, the same day.
D. 
All commercial establishments maintaining solid waste and trash receptacles outside their buildings shall keep such receptacles covered and within a closely fenced enclosure so as to prevent any scattering of such solid waste or trash.
E. 
All dumpster owners must properly maintain their dumpsters. All wheels must turn and pivot freely under a full load. All wheels must be adequate in size to turn and pivot freely under load and on the surface at the dumpster site. Lids must be of the correct size and securely attached and work as originally designed by the dumpster manufacturer. Dumpsters must be watertight on top and bottom to prevent rainwater from entering and waste fluids from escaping. Dumpsters shall not be overloaded. "Overloading" is defined as any material not completely inside the dumpster when the lid(s) is(are) fully closed.
F. 
Business establishments operating year-round may be eligible for once-per-week trash pickup utilizing a rear-load dumpster, up to four yards in size, between October 15 through April 15 annually. Contact the Public Works Superintendent to request services.
[Added 6-10-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-16C]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or permit the accumulation of any bulk trash, including but not limited to white goods, household appliances, furniture and mattresses, refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners, except in a fully enclosed structure.
B. 
Bulk trash shall not be placed at curbside for pickup for a period of time to exceed seven days. During the period from June 15 to September 15, the disposal of extraordinary bulk trash shall be the responsibility of the property owner.