As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The agreement between the municipality and the authority for the provision of recycling and marketing services.
Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
The Middlesex County Improvement Authority, a public body corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey, organized by the County pursuant to the County Improvement Authorities Law (N.J.S.A. 40:37A-44 et seq.).
The following designated recyclables generated within the geographic boundaries of the Township of Cranbury, which include newspaper, aluminum cans, glass and plastic containers, steel cans, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper and textiles.
The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Middlesex, New Jersey.
The date upon which the Authority and the municipality agree that the Authority, through its contractor, will commence the provision of recycling services.
Twenty-gallon plastic containers to be used by the residents to place plastic containers, glass containers, aluminum cans and steel cans at the curb for collection by the contractor, or such other container designated by the Authority for such use.
The contractor selected by the Authority to provide the recycling services pursuant to the recycling contract.
Boxes and packaging generally made from wood pulp and consisting of two smooth sides with a corrugated inner layer. Brown paper grocery bags are included.
The County of Middlesex, New Jersey.
The Middlesex County District Solid Waste Management Plan, adopted by the Board pursuant to the Solid Waste Management Act,[1] which provides for the collection, disposal and/or recycling of solid waste generated with the geographic boundaries of the County, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The collection and marketing program for Authority-collected recyclables established by the County and the Authority for all participating municipalities in the County and funded in part with RRIT funds allocated for this purpose.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection or any successor agency.
All recyclable materials that are designated by the County in the County Plan as materials that must be source-separated from municipal solid waste at the point of generation. On the date of this chapter, the recyclables designated by the County in the County Plan are newspaper, aluminum cans, glass containers, corrugated cardboard, steel cans, plastic containers, mixed paper, textiles, leaves, motor oil and brush from residential and commercial sources. Amendments to this list include masonry/paving material, rechargeable batteries, tires and white goods from residential and commercial sources. Additional recyclables include electronics, fluorescent bulbs, plastic film and wood scraps from commercial, industrial and institutional, governments and office parks. The County may add or delete certain recyclable materials to designated recyclables from time to time pursuant to a duly adopted amendment to the County Plan approved by the DEP.
Televisions, VCRs, computer equipment (including, but not limited to, CPUs, monitors, keyboards, scanners, modems, printers, and cables), laptops, telephones, irons, fluorescent lamps, fluorescent bulbs, compact fluorescent bulbs, and undamaged mercury-containing devices (including, but not limited to, thermostats and thermometers).
Lamps that contain mercury.
All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
The amendments to the County Plan (Nos. 1994-2 and 1994-3) adopted by the Board on June 2, 1994, that, among other things, established the County-Wide Recycling Program.
Asphalt, block, brick, cinder, and concrete.
The amendment to the County Plan (No. 2006-2) adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders in December 2006 and certified by the NJDEP on May 17, 2007, for municipalities to update their recycling ordinances.
Glossy inserts, magazines, telephone books, junk mail, colored paper, computer paper, office paper, paperboard (chipboard and pressboard), nonmetallic wrapping paper, softcover books, hardcover books with covers removed and fine paper.
A covered eight-gallon container in which residents will place mixed paper at the curb for collection by the contractor, or such other container designated by the Authority for such purpose.
A petroleum-based or synthetic oil whose use includes, but is not limited to, lubrication of internal combustion engines, which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or less of original properties.
The Township of Cranbury, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey.
I.D. Type 10 Waste as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:26-2.13(g)(l)(i).
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other matters of public interest.
Soda bottles made of PETE (SRI code No. 1) and milk, water and laundry product bottles made of HDPE (SPI code No. 2).
Stretch/shrink wrap, plastic shopping bags; only for warehouses, retail establishments and supermarkets with 25 or more employees.
Nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium ion (Li-ion) and small sealed lead (Pb).
Chapter 120, §§ 120-1 through 120-7 of the Code of the Township of Cranbury, the ordinance enacted by the municipality establishing the mandatory municipal recycling program implemented in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Act and the County Plan, as the same will be amended by the municipality to include the additional designated recyclables as set forth in § 120-2, and as the same may be amended in the future from time to time for other purposes.
All of the duties, obligations, and services to be provided by the contractor that are related to the collection, transportation, separation, processing, storage, sale or disposition, or any combination thereof, of the Authority-collected recyclables and the return of same to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Private, commercial and institutional residents of the municipality that are required to recycle designated recyclables pursuant to the Recycling Ordinance.
Tin-plated, bi-metal and other ferrous food and beverage containers.
Clean, dry clothing or other fabric measuring at least one foot by one foot in size.
A special bag to be provided by the Authority for the collection for textiles, or such other container to be designated by the Authority for such purpose.
Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck, and equipment tires.
Washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, air conditioners, outside grills (including gas tanks for grills), water heater tanks, freezers, stoves/ovens, dishwashers, metal storm doors (without glass window inserts), humidifiers/dehumidifiers, water coolers, metal sinks, and residential kitchen exhaust fans. The preceding list of white goods is not exhaustive; should a question arise concerning whether an item is considered a white good, residents should contact the Department of Public Works for clarification. [NOTE: All devices that contain CFCs must be properly evacuated by licensed individuals prior to disposal with the Township, and all CFCs recovered must be sent to an EPA-approved reclaimer.]
Unfinished lumber from new construction projects, including pallets. "Unfinished" shall mean non-chemically-treated (not pressure treated, impregnated with preservatives, insecticides, fungicides, creosote, or other chemicals, and not painted, resin-coated or otherwise surface treated, and not laminated or bonded; and not similarly altered from its natural condition). Only for new construction sites.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.