It is the purpose of this article to comply with the mandatory, statewide recycling program, L. 1987, c. 102, and the Clean Communities and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92 et seq.[1]
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Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92 to 13:1E-94 were repealed by L. 2002, c. 128, § 12, effective 12-20-2002. See now N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-213 et seq.
As used in this article, the following terms have the meaning indicated:
BULKY WHITE METAL GOODS
Large household appliances, including but not limited to washing machines, stoves, refrigerators, clothes dryers or dishwashers.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
The recyclable materials, including newspaper, magazines, glass, aluminum cans, ferrous scrap, leaves, white goods, steel and tin, grass, corrugated cardboard, highgrade paper, mixed paper, plastic containers, and household-generated batteries.
DISPOSITION or DISPOSITION OF DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
The transportation, placement, reuse, sale, donation, transfer or temporary storage for a period not exceeding six months of designated recyclable material for all possible uses except for disposal as solid waste.
DWELLING UNIT
Includes a one-family home and a two-family home.
MAGAZINE
Includes all magazines or periodicals printed on glossy stock or paper of heavier quality than that commonly recognized as newsprint.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM
All residential, commercial and institutional solid waste generated within the boundaries of the borough, as measured in tons.
NEWSPAPERS
Includes 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.
PAPER
Includes all newspaper, high-grade office paper, fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic paper, mimeo paper, duplicator paper and related types of cellulosic material containing not more than 10% by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
PAPER PRODUCT
Any paper items or commodities, including but not limited to paper napkins, towels, corrugated and other cardboard, construction material, toilet tissue, paper and related types of cellulosic products containing not more than 10% by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
PLASTIC CONTAINER
A container bearing markings No. 1 PETE or No. 2 HDPE.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid waste, which may be collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCT
Any paper product consisting of not less than 50% secondary wastepaper material.
RECYCLABLE PAPERS
Any paper having a total weight consisting of not less than 50% secondary wastepaper material.
RECYCLING
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become solid waste or collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING CENTER
Any facility designed and operated solely for receiving, storing, processing and transferring source-separated, nonputrescible or source-separated commingled nonputrescible metal, glass, paper, plastic containers, corrugated and other cardboard or other recyclable materials approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER
A facility designed and operated solely for receiving and storing of recyclable materials pending transporting of a recycling center.
RECYCLING SERVICES
The services provided by persons engaged in the business of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage, purchase, sale or disposition, or any combination thereof, of recyclable materials.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials, including but not limited to paper, metal, glass, food waste, office paper and plastic, which are kept separate and apart from residential, commercial and institutional solid waste by the generator thereof for purposes of collection, disposition and recycling.
The following materials are designated as recyclable under the Closter Mandatory Program:
A. 
Residential properties.
(1) 
Newspapers and magazines.
(2) 
Glass beverage containers.
(3) 
Aluminum, steel and tin cans.
(4) 
Ferrous scrap.
(5) 
White goods.
(6) 
Leaves.
(7) 
Grass.
(8) 
Corrugated cardboard.
(9) 
Plastic containers as designated by the Recycling Coordinator.
(10) 
Household-generated batteries.
(11) 
Construction and demolition debris (concrete, brick, tree parts, nonferrous/ferrous metal, asphalt, corrugated cardboard; where practical).
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
(12) 
Mixed paper.
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
(13) 
Types 1 and 2 plastic containers.
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
B. 
Commercial properties.
(1) 
Corrugated cardboard.
(2) 
High-grade paper.
(3) 
Glass beverage containers.
(4) 
Ferrous scrap.
(5) 
White goods.
(6) 
Aluminum cans.
(7) 
Mixed paper.
(8) 
Construction and demolition debris.
(9) 
Types 1 and 2 plastic containers.
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
A. 
Source separation.
(1) 
On and after the effective date of this article, it shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees and occupants of property in the Borough of Closter to separate their recyclable materials designated in § 169-20 above from all other solid waste. In addition, glass shall be separated into three categories, brown, green and clear.
(2) 
All source-separated recyclable generated by residential premises shall be placed at the location designated in this section.
(3) 
The owners, lessees and occupants of commercial/institutional premises shall be responsible for the pickup and disposal of all source-separated recyclables through private channels and shall comply with all reporting requirements of the State of New Jersey, County of Bergen and Borough of Closter. In no event shall such recyclable materials be left at the curb for pickup.
B. 
From September 1 to December 31 of each year, the owner, lessee or occupant of every property within the borough shall source-separate leaves from solid waste generated at that property. Leaves shall be placed in the street at curbside in front of the property. Leaves may not be placed in plastic bags.
C. 
Method of placement at curbside.
(1) 
All newspapers, magazines and corrugated cardboard will be bundled securely to ensure that they will not be capable of being windblown or distributed on the public street, and provided further that the maximum weight of any bundle does not exceed 30 pounds.
(2) 
Glass, aluminum, metal cans and plastic containers shall be placed at curbside in front of the property in a secure container.
D. 
The recyclable materials set forth in § 169-20A(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8) and (9) shall be placed by the owner, lessee or occupant at the curb on the day established by the Mayor and Council for such pickups by resolution for the district in which the premises are located; the schedule for such pickups shall be in the form of a calendar setting forth the dates for each specific pickup.
E. 
The recyclable material set forth in § 169-20A shall not be placed at the curb earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the previous day established for pickup.
F. 
Recyclables, grass and leaves, may also be brought to the Closter Recycling Collection Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday in vehicles bearing a valid Closter recycling permit sticker.
A. 
The collection of bulky white metal goods and tires at curbside shall be each Wednesday. These items shall only be picked up if a fee as set forth in Chapter A301, Fees and Deposits, is paid in advance. A fee is charged for the home pickup of bulky white goods, the home pickup of tire(s) without a rim and for the drop off of tire(s) without a rim. Payment can be mailed or dropped off to the Closter Department of Public Works, 130 Ruckman Road, Closter, New Jersey. Attention: Recycling Special Arrangement. Bulky white metal goods and tires without rims can also be dropped off at the Closter Recycling Center during operating hours by a vehicle bearing a valid permit sticker. A fee as set forth in Chapter A301, Fees and Deposits, must accompany the dropoff of tire(s) without a rim. No fee is required for the dropoff of bulky white goods.
B. 
All payments shall be made by check and shall be made payable to the Borough of Closter.
Collection from curbside of recyclable materials shall be made by borough employees or by contract for outside services, as directed by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Closter, with primary administrative supervision under the control of the Recycling Coordinator.
The Recycling Coordinator may be authorized from time to time to sell and deliver, by bid or by contract approved by the Mayor and Council, recyclable materials so collected in order to obtain the best possible price.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prohibit any owner, lessee or occupant from disposing of recyclable materials privately through a sale or gift, provided that in no event shall such recyclable materials be left at the curb for any private pickup, and further provided that in no event shall any such recyclable materials be disposed of as part of the solid waste pickup by the Borough of Closter in accordance with the normal pickup by the Borough of Closter.
From the time recyclable materials are placed at the curb by the owner, lessee or occupant for collection by the Borough of Closter, such recyclable materials shall become the property of the borough. It shall be a violation of this article for any person unauthorized to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such recyclable materials for any purpose whatsoever once the same has been placed at the curb. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from one or more premises shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Recycling Coordinator shall annually submit a recycling tonnage report to the New Jersey Office of Recycling.
A. 
The Recycling Coordinator, no later than December 6, 1987, shall notify all persons owing, leasing or occupying property within the Borough of Closter of the borough's recycling opportunities and the source separate requirements of this article. This notice shall be done by placing an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Closter and by posting a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted by the borough and by a mailing to all residential taxpayers.
B. 
Every six months after the initial notification, the Recycling Coordinator shall notify all persons occupying residential, commercial and institutional premises within the Borough of Closter of local recycling opportunities and the course separation requirements of this article. Said notification shall be done by placing an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Closter and by posting a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted by the borough.
This article shall be referred to the Planning Board by the Borough of Closter for a revision of the Master Plan in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16, Subdivision c, specifically with regard to the collection, disposition and recycling of designated recyclable materials within any development proposal for the construction of 50 or more united of single-family residential housing or 25 or more units of multifamily residential housing and any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet of land. The Planning Board shall also make recommendations to the Mayor and Council for amendments to the Borough's Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinance in accordance with this section.
The Recycling Coordinator or his or her designee is hereby authorized and directed to enforce this article. He or she is hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as to the manner, days and times for the collection of recyclable materials in accordance with the terms hereof; said rules and regulations are subject to the change, modification, repeal or amendment by majority vote of the Mayor and Council.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provision of this article shall be liable to a maximum penalty at the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Closter of not more than $300 for the first offense, and not more than $500 or 10 days in jail for each and every subsequent offense; except that a person violating § 169-25 of this article shall be liable to a penalty as set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, Violations and Penalties, of this Code.