[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now City Council) of the City of Brigantine 3-16-2016 by Ord. No. 6-2016.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, weeds and other debris — See Ch. 115.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 187.
Littering — See Ch. 204.
Nuisances — See Ch. 220.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 242, Recycling, adopted 1-20-1988 by Ord. No. 1-1988, as amended.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment used for commercial purposes, such as bars, restaurants, private offices, fitness clubs, retail stores, banks and financial institutions, supermarkets, auto and boat dealerships, and other establishments with common business areas.
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable materials for the purpose of recycling.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Atlantic County District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose of recycling.
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.
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.) and shall include hotels, motels, or other guest houses serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under Subsection G of Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C.55: 13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
The person or persons appointed by the municipal governing body and 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 municipality of Brigantine.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
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.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
A. 
A single-family dwelling, including attached structures such as porches and stoops; or
B. 
A single-family dwelling unit in a structure that contains more than one separate residential dwelling unit, and in which each such unit is used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of one or more persons.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Recyclable materials which are separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for the 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 the purposes of recycling.
A. 
Mandatory source separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, which shall include, but not be limited to, retail and other commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within the City to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. The following designated recyclable materials are to be recycled at both residential dwellings and commercial establishments: aerosol containers, aluminum cans, antifreeze, asphalt, auto/truck bodies, batteries, bimetal cans, CFC refrigerants, concrete, consumer electronics, corrugated cardboard, ferrous scrap, glass containers, grass, HDPE/PETE plastic, magazines, mixed paper, newsprint, nonferrous scrap, office paper, oil contaminated soil, propane tanks, telephone books, textiles tires, tree parts/yard trimmings, used motor oil and white goods. The following designated recyclable materials are to be recycled at commercial establishments: block, brick, fluorescent bulbs, oil filters and polystyrene. These materials shall be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners, tenants, or occupants of such premises.
B. 
Exemptions. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16(d), the governing body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial or institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation requirements of the ordinance which requires persons generating municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste stream the specified recyclable materials if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of all designated recyclable materials. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this chapter, a commercial or institutional generator of solid waste shall file an application for exemption with the municipal recycling coordinator on forms to be provided for this purpose. The form shall include, at a minimum, the following information: the name of the commercial or institutional entity; the street address location and lot and block designation; the name, official title and phone number of the person making application on behalf of the commercial or institutional entity; the name, address, official contact person and telephone number of the facility which provides the service of recycling those designated recyclable materials, and a certification that the designated recyclable materials will be recycled, and that, at least on an annual basis, said recycling service provider or commercial/institutional generator shall provide written documentation to the municipal recycling coordinator of the total number of tons collected and recycled for each designated material.
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner prescribed as follows:
A. 
All containers and recyclable materials shall be placed, prior to collection, between the curb and the sidewalk, or in the absence of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as not to constitute a danger, where such receptacles shall be readily accessible to the collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean and in safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to be disposed of shall be placed as noted above any time after 5:00 p.m. of the day immediately preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00 a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any containers shall be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
B. 
All receptacles or dumpsters shall be kept clean and in a safe manner.
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance with this chapter. For multifamily units, the management or owner is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system, including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines or regulations established by the appropriate municipal office. Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management, in those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable. The management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy.
A. 
All commercial and institutional generators of solid waste shall be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial property owner or their designee, unless the municipality provides for the collection of designated recyclable materials. All commercial, institutional or industrial properties which provide outdoors litter receptacles and disposal service for their contents shall also provide receptacles for designated recyclable materials, for those materials commonly deposited, in the location of the litter receptacle, and shall provide for separate recycling service for their contents.
C. 
Every business, institution, or industrial facility shall report on an annual basis to the Recycling Coordinator, on such forms as may be prescribed, on recycling activities at their premises, including the amount of recycled material, by material type, collected and recycled and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service.
D. 
All food service establishments, as defined in the Health Code, shall, in addition to compliance with all other recycling requirements, be required to recycle grease and/or cooking oil created in the processing of food or food products, and maintain such records as may be prescribed, for inspection by any code enforcement officer.
A. 
Any application to the planning board of the City for subdivision or site plan approval for the construction of multi-family dwellings of three or more units, single-family developments of 50 or more units, or any commercial, institutional, or industrial development for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land, must include a recycling plan. This plan must contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) 
A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts of solid waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
(2) 
Locations documented on the application's site plan that provide for convenient recycling opportunities for all owners, tenants, and occupants. The recycling area shall be of sufficient size, convenient location and contain other attributes (signage, lighting, fencing, etc.), as may be determined by the municipal recycling coordinator.
B. 
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City, the owner of any new multi-family housing or commercial, institutional or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly executed contract with a hauling company for the purposes of collection and recycling of source-separated recyclable materials, in those instances where the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
C. 
Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the municipal engineer.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid waste that is mixed with or contains visible signs of designated recyclable materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors to remove for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which visibly display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating that the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant to properly segregate the uncollected solid waste for proper disposal or recycling. Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables to accumulate will be considered a violation of this chapter and the local sanitary code.
C. 
Once placed in the location identified by this chapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, no person, other than those authorized by the municipality, shall tamper with, collect, remove, or otherwise handle designated recyclable materials.
The following are the designated recyclables for residential and commercial entities (unless otherwise indicated) in the City of Brigantine: aerosol containers, aluminum cans, antifreeze, asphalt, auto/truck bodies, batteries, bimetal cans, block, brick, CFC refrigerants, concrete, consumer electronics, corrugated cardboard, ferrous scrap, fluorescent bulbs, glass containers, grass, HDPE/PETE plastic, magazines, mixed paper, newsprint, nonferrous scrap, office paper, oil contaminated soil, oil filters, polystyrene, propane tanks, telephone books, textiles tires, tree parts/yard trimmings, used motor oil and white goods.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Department of Health, the Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, the Housing Officer, and the Atlantic County Department of Health are hereby individually and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. An inspection may consist of sorting through containers and opening of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable material.
A. 
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not less than $250, or more than $1000. Each day for which a violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
B. 
Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be immediately deposited into the Municipal Recycling Trust Fund.