As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ASHES
The residue of coal or of any other fuel which has been consumed.
GARBAGE
All waste, animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter
resulting from the use and storage of food for human consumption,
and including spoiled food and food containers made of plastic, glass
or other material.
RUBBISH
All broken crockery, glassware, bric-a-brac, household utensils,
house sweepings, bottles and cans which are not food containers.
TRAILER
A vehicle that is towed by another vehicle or a large van
that is pulled by a truck or tractor, used especially for hauling
freight.
[Added 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011:1105]
TRASH
All wooden boxes, crates, small branches, shrubbery, household
furnishings, household equipment and any other material which is not
constituted as garbage, rubbish and garden refuse, but excluding rocks,
soil and building and construction materials.
The removal of debris and other building materials
resulting from construction of new buildings or alteration of existing
buildings shall be the responsibility of the contractor performing
the work and the individual homeowner. No such materials shall be
collected by the Department of Public Works, nor shall they be accepted
from a resident at the transfer station.
Any commercial landscaper, tree surgeon, arborist,
gardener or horticulturist performing services within the borough
shall remove all trimmings, branches, tree stumps, clippings and other
waste materials resulting from the services performed by them from
the premises which they service and will not be accepted by the borough
at any time.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A. Bury or burn any garbage, trash, rubbish or garden
refuse upon any premises within the Borough of Closter.
B. Place any garbage, ashes, rubbish, trash or garden refuse upon any other premises or upon any street or public place within the Borough of Closter except as provided for in §
169-4D and
E.
C. Permit or allow ashes, garbage, rubbish, trash, garden
refuse or waste materials to accumulate on his or her premises in
quantities in excess of 200 pounds or in excess of one cubic yard.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Violations and Penalties, of this Code.
Enforcement of this article shall be by the
Borough of Closter Police Department, the Borough of Closter Department
of Public Works and the Borough of Closter Board of Health.