There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory source separation of recyclable materials at the curb, and
for the mandatory drop-off of other recyclable material not collected
at the curb. Residents are responsible for transporting all recyclables
not collected at the curb to the proper collection areas. The City
Manager, Superintendent of Public Works and Recycling Coordinator
are hereby authorized and directed to establish regulations as to
the manner, days and times of such collections and the bundling, handling,
location and placement of recyclable materials in residential areas
for collection by the City and/or its agents.
The following terms, as used in this article,
shall mean and include:
ANTIFREEZE
Ethylene glycol, an automotive engine coolant.
COMPOSTING
Backyard composting of yard and food waste in accordance
with regulations set by local, county and state guidelines.
GENERATOR
Any individual, public or private corporation or firm owning,
operating or in charge of any residential structure who produces or
has charge of producing solid waste and/or recyclable materials in
the City of Clifton.
GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS
Any food or beverage containers made from silica or sand,
soda ash and limestone; specifically, clear, green and brown glass
containers only. Excluded are window glass, ceramic, plate glass and
light bulbs.
LEAVES
Outgrowths of trees, plants or stems.
MAGAZINES
Includes all magazines, junk mail and miscellaneous unsoiled
paper scrap.
MOTOR OIL
All oil from internal-combustion engines or transmissions.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Those structures, such as apartments, cooperatives and condominiums,
which are used or are intended, arranged or designed for use by three
or more separate groups or families for living where solid waste and/or
recyclable materials are generated.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and
high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
RECYCLING CENTER
The area designed for drop off of certain recyclable materials.
Location of this site is on Recycle Road behind the City Hall.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The sorting and the setting apart of solid waste for the
purpose of recycling by the generator.
TEXTILES
All clothing or other cloth material.
TIRES
All truck or passenger auto tires.
WHITE GOODS
All large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
washers, dryers, boilers, hot-water heaters, freezers, dehumidifiers
and air conditioners.
The City will notify all sectors at least every
six months of the provisions of this article as well as the various
responsibilities of each sector for recycling. Such notification may
include, but shall not be limited to, direct mail, posting of notices
in public places and newspaper advertising. All generators of multifamily
dwellings shall inform their tenants and/or occupants and other affected
parties in writing, (i.e., refuse haulers, recycling collections companies,
etc.) concerning the requirements of this article as well as any new
guidelines promulgated by the City Manager.
Certain refuse classified as contaminated shall
not be placed for disposal, removal or collection at the curbside
but, rather, shall be disposed of by the person discarding the same
in some other safe manner. Contaminated refuse shall include such
refuse as may from time to time be so classified by regulation of
the City Manager, based upon the extra costs charged by the County
of Passaic for disposal of such refuse.
The City Police Department, Public Works Department,
Health Department, Housing Department, Recycling Coordinator, Passaic
County Health Department and/or their designee or any citizen of Clifton
is hereby authorized to enforce all provisions of this article. The
Recycling Coordinator shall be responsible for the inspection of solid
waste and/or recyclables in all sectors in order to determine any
noncompliance with this article. Such inspection shall be on a random
basis, at a frequency of at least once per month per collection route.