This article shall be known as the "Recycling Regulation of
the Township."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CANS
All containers comprised of aluminum, metal, tin, steel or
a combination thereof which contain or formerly contained only non-aerosol-compatible
substances or such other substances as have been approved for recycling
by the New Jersey Office of Recycling.
COMMINGLED
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials for the purpose of recycling.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials designated within the Gloucester County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling.
GLASS
All products made of silica or sand, soda ash and limestone,
the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging
or bottling of substances, and all other material commonly known as
"glass."
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 (j) of Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law,
P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Washington.
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.
SINGLE STREAM
The following recyclables may be placed into one container:
plastics #1 through #5; green, clear and brown glass; aluminum beverage
containers; steel food cans; newsprint; corrugated cardboard; single-ply
cardboard; and brown paper bags;
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.
USED NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at dated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM
All products made of aluminum, including aluminum cans, foil,
wrappers, containers for prepared dinners or other food, screen frames
and lawn chairs.
COMPOSTABLE BAG
A biodegradable, two-ply, wet-strength-treated, recyclable
paper or corn silk bag which can be placed or added directly to a
compost pile.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Cardboard of the type to make cardboard boxes, cartons, pasteboard
and similar corrugated and craft paper material.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those recyclable materials, including ferrous and nonferrous
metals, color-separated glass, food waste, corrugated cardboard, newspaper,
paper, aluminum, automotive waste oil, leaves, automobile batteries
and those materials designated by the Township of Washington Recycling
Coordinator.
FERROUS METALS (WHITE METALS)
All products made of metal, exclusive of aluminum, including
washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, hot-water heaters, tire rims,
springs, bicycles, bimetal cans (tin cans) or scrap metal.
FOOD WASTE
Any edible waste material resulting from handling, preparation,
processing, cooking or consumption of food.
GLASS, COLOR-SEPARATED
All products made from silica or sand, soda, ash and limestone,
which are transparent or translucent and used for packaging or bottling
of various matter and all other materials commonly known as "glass";
excluding, however, blue and flat glass, commonly known as "window
glass" or "plate glass."
LEAVES
Leaves only. "Leaves" do not include grass clippings and
brush.
MAGAZINES
Any periodical published weekly, bimonthly or monthly containing
a collection of stories, articles and other features.
NEWSPAPER
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. Expressly excluded, however, are all magazines
or similar periodicals as well as all other paper periodicals of any
nature whatsoever.
PAPER
White typing and ledger paper, white notepad paper, copier
paper, carbonless computer printout paper, manila tab cards and file
folders.
PRIVATE SCAVENGER
A carter which holds a tariff from the New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities or a license from the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
The owner of any real property shall be responsible for compliance
with this article. 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 Township of Washington. 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.
The Township of Washington Code Enforcement Official, the Department
of Health, the Township of Washington Recycling Coordinator, the Property
Maintenance Official, the Housing Officer and the Gloucester County
Department of Health are hereby individually and severally empowered
to enforce the provisions herein. 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.
In the event that it is determined, by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that any provision or section herein is unconstitutional,
all other sections and provisions shall remain in effect. This article
shall take effect immediately, unless otherwise provided by resolution
of the governing body.