[Adopted 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 753 as Sec.
21-1 of the 1995 Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Beverage containers, excluding aluminum foil, aluminum trays
and any other type of aluminum.
Any vehicle battery.
All brush, branches and shrubs except for roots.
Recyclable components of the construction/demolition debris
waste stream, including but not limited to concrete, brick, block,
asphalt, asphalt-base roofing scrap and tree stumps/trunks. Additional
recyclable components of the construction and demolition debris waste
stream will be included as markets are found.
A heavy-duty shipping box material displaying in cross section
a rippled center layer, excluding detergent, cracker and cereal boxes
and similar consumer packaging.
Scrap metal other than household appliances, including steel,
cast iron, aluminum, brass, fencing and yard equipment.
Clear, green and brown food and beverage containers only.
Grass clippings collected after lawn mowing, exclusive of
other vegetative trimmings.
Office waste; computer forms.
Stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, refrigerators,
sinks, tubs and freezers and all other items of a similar nature.
Fallen leaves.
Magazines, junk mail and unsoiled scrap.
Papers of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint"; may
include periodicals, advertising supplements; does not include books,
paper bags and such other paper products of every nature.
All individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners, tenants,
lessees, occupants, associations and organizations residing, owning
or operating, managing, leasing or occupying any premises or business,
commercial or industrial, within the Township and served by municipal
or other solid waste collection service.
Plastic soda bottles, milk jugs, HDPE and PET.
All metal containers other than aluminum, including paint
cans and spray cans.
New and used tires from vehicles owned and used by residents
for private transportation, not business purposes.
Used engine oil drained during routine maintenance from vehicles
owned and used by residents for private transportation, not business
purposes.
Plant growth (i.e., flowers, garden waste, etc.)
The following are designated as recyclable material
for premises in the Township:
A.Â
Residential: newspaper, glass food and beverage containers,
aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, plastic containers,
corrugated, mixed paper, white goods, ferrous and nonferrous scrap
metals, construction/demolition debris, tires, motor oil, automotive
batteries, leaves, grass, brush and vegetative waste.
B.Â
Commercial: newspaper, glass food and beverage containers,
aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, high-grade paper,
mixed paper, corrugated, ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, construction/demolition
debris, tires, motor oil, automotive batteries, plastic containers
and film (PET, HPED and PVC), leaves, grass, brush and vegetative
waste.
C.Â
Institutional: newspaper, glass food and beverage
containers, aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, high-grade
paper, mixed paper, corrugated, ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals,
construction/demolition debris, tires, motor oil, automotive batteries,
plastic containers and film (PET, HPED and PVC), leaves, grass, brush
and vegetative waste.
Each designated recyclable shall be prepared
by each person in the manner hereinafter described prior to leaving
the same at the recycling center or placing at curbside.
A.Â
Newspapers. Newspapers shall be tied in bundles no
more than 12 inches high or shall be placed in paper grocery bags.
Packaging in plastic bags is not permitted.
B.Â
High-grade wastepaper. High-grade wastepaper shall
be placed in paper grocery bags or in such other designated receptacle
as shall be acceptable to the Township Recycling Coordinator.
C.Â
Corrugated. Corrugated shall be cut and folded to
reduce volume as much as possible and tied with cord in bundles no
greater than 12 inches in height.
D.Â
Glass. Glass shall be thoroughly rinsed to remove
all beverage/food residue and waste; caps shall be removed. Labels
may remain on the glass. Glass shall be placed in paper grocery bags
or such other designated receptacle as shall be acceptable to the
Township Recycling Coordinator.
E.Â
Aluminum cans. Aluminum cans shall be thoroughly rinsed
to remove all beverage food residue and waste, and shall be placed
in paper grocery bags or such other designated receptacle as shall
be acceptable to the Township Recycling Coordinator.
F.Â
Leaves. Leaves shall be source-separated and prepared
for collection and composting as directed by the Township's Department
of Public Works.
G.Â
Grass and vegetative waste. Residents who care for
their own lawns and wish these items removed shall place them in paper
biodegradable bags only. Bags will be picked up according to a schedule
posted in the recycling brochure each year. Landscapers and/or lawn
service workers who trim lawns at residential, commercial, industrial
and institutional sites with the Township may deliver these items
to the designated area of the Little Falls Recycling Center in accordance
with the Township's established policies.
It shall be mandatory for all persons to separate
designated recyclables from their household or business waste. This
material must be separated and collected for recycling in one or more
of the following manners:
A.Â
Residents shall bring their separated recyclables
to the Little Falls Recycling Center, or such other place as may be
designated by resolution of the governing body, and leave the same
in the appropriate designated depositories. It shall be unlawful to
leave any material other than the appropriately designated recyclable
material in such depositories.
B.Â
Residents shall separate recyclables from their household
waste and leave the same at curbside in a reusable container or other
designated receptacle on the designated collection day for pickup
by the Township. All recyclables must be separated by type for individual
collection. It shall be unlawful to place recyclables at curbside
at any other time than those times which are designated by resolution
of the governing body. Boxes and other containers will be left for
reuse by residents. From the time of placement at the curb by any
person of any designated recyclable material for collection by the
Township, in accordance with the terms hereof, such material shall
be and become the property of the Township or its authorized agent,
and it shall be a violation of this article for any person not expressly
authorized by the Township to collect or pick up or cause to be picked
up any such recyclables. Each collection in violation hereof from
one or more residences shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
punishable as hereinafter provided.
C.Â
Commercial, industrial and institutional establishments,
residential complexes and office buildings or mixed-use commercial/office
complexes having private garbage pickup contacts may make their own
recycling arrangements, but must provide the Recycling Coordinator
yearly with documentation proving, in a form acceptable to the State
Office of Recycling, compliance with the requirements of the statutes
and this article. If the management of any such building or complex
shall provide centralized private garbage collection service, it shall
similarly provide for centralized collection, marketing and documentation
of recyclable materials. The due date for this yearly documentation
is January 30 for the prior year.
D.Â
Solid waste haulers and recycling markets or services
collecting recyclables within the Township by private contract with
institutional, residential or commercial sources shall be required
to register with the office of the Recycling Coordinator and to submit
yearly receipts or other documentation acceptable to the State Office
of Recycling to prove the quantity of material recycled.
E.Â
It shall be mandatory and a condition precedent to
the issuance of any permanent certificate of occupancy or final work
inspection for the owner of such property to recycle all applicable
construction/demolition debris components and to provide written proof
of same in accordance with this subsection to the Building Department
for transmittal to the Recycling Coordinator. Written documentation
of the tonnage of material recycled under this subsection shall be
made by accurate weight slips and/or in such form as is required by
the Recycling Coordinator and as will satisfy state requirements for
municipal eligibility for state tonnage grants.
F.Â
Each collection in violation of these provisions from
one or more collection sources shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
This article is in no way intended to prohibit
separate newspaper drops or other recycling drives by volunteer or
charitable organizations approved by the Township on days other than
those designated for collection by the Township. Such an organization
must get a written permit from the Township Clerk's office prior to
conducting any newspaper drop or other recycling drive. Weight receipts
from all sales of designated recyclable materials, whether by the
Township or a duly authorized volunteer or charitable organization,
must be submitted to the Recycling Coordinator no later than 30 days
after the collection.
The Recycling Coordinator is hereby authorized
and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as
to the manner, days and times for the collection of designated recyclable
materials in accordance with the terms hereof. The governing body
may change, modify, repeal or amend any portion of the rules and regulations.
The Construction Official shall inform the Township
Recycling Office upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy on any
property located in the Township so that the new owner/tenant will
be informed of the regulations.
A.Â
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department,
the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health, the Construction
Code Official, the Recycling Coordinator, the County Health Department
or its designee, and such other duly designated agents as may be authorized
by resolution of the governing body.
B.Â
The designated enforcement agents are authorized and
directed to enforce all provisions of this article, including inspections
and penalties for noncompliance. The designated enforcement agents
shall make inspections of solid waste and/or recyclables on a random
basis at least once per month per collection route to determine any
noncompliance with this article.
[Amended 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1060]
Where the governing body by ordinance or resolution so determines, fees shall be payable for the collection and disposal of recyclable materials as set forth in Chapter 71, Fees. Fees shall be charged for the following:
A.Â
Any person who violates § 214-4B by collecting or picking up or causing to be picked up any designated recyclable material, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine not less than $100 or more than $1,000 per offense. Any person who violates § 214-4C or D by failing to collect, pickup or cause to be picked up any designated recyclable material in the manner specified, or by failing to fulfill the requirements for registration or documentation in the manner specified, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
B.Â
Any unlawful dumping of recyclable materials at the
Little Falls Recycling Center or anywhere within the jurisdiction
of the Township shall be punishable by a fine not less than $100 or
more than $1,000 or no more than 90 days in jail, or both, for each
and every offense.
C.Â
Any person who violates any of the other terms of
this article shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $100 per offense.
The governing body may by resolution require that the Township's scavenger
inspect trash for the presence of designated recyclable materials.
If designated recyclable materials are found, the scavenger shall
be authorized to leave same at curbside and place a warning sticker
on the container, and the person shall be responsible for separating
the recyclables before the next collection date.
D.Â
Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 214-4E shall be liable to a fine not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per offense.
E.Â
No provision of this article shall be construed to
impair any common law or statutory cause of action or any other legal
remedy, including but not limited to any other penalties provided
by the ordinances of the Township for any violation(s) thereof.
