[Adopted 8-29-1989 as Ord. No. 89-038A (Ch. 13, Art. 31, of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A container entirely of aluminum and used solely for the
packaging of beverages.
Batteries from automobiles and trucks, but does not include
household batteries.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
Branches, woody plants and other like vegetative material.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
Any private establishment, including:
Manufacturing, retailing and service establishments.
Establishments where food and/or alcoholic or
nonalcoholic beverage are sold for consumption on or off premises.
Food distribution and processing establishment.
Professional and nonprofit establishments conducting
any type of business or activity within the City.
A process by which organic materials are turned into humus
(a fertilizing substance similar to topsoil).
Concrete, brick, block, asphalt, asphalt-based roofing scrap
and tree stumps/trunks.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
A cardboard container and used primarily for packaging and
transporting nonfood products.
Materials required to be separated from solid waste under
this article for the purpose of recycling.
A one-, two- or multifamily home, apartment, condominium
or cooperative.
Bottles and jars made entirely of glass, devoid of metal
caps and rings, and used in the storage of food and beverages. This
term does not include blue glass, flat glass commonly known as "window
glass," lightbulbs and fixtures.
All grass clippings.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
All waste defined as hazardous waste by N.J.S.A. 13:1E-38
and N.J.S.A. 13:1E-51 and N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.1 et seq. Used motor and/or
fuel oils are considered "hazardous waste."
White computer printout paper, white bond paper and white
typing paper.
Foliage from plants and trees only.
Cans, other than pure aluminum, consisting entirely of steel,
tin or bimetal and used in the storage of food and beverages.
Any combination of newspaper, high-grade paper and nonwhite
paper. "Mixed paper" also include magazines, junk mail and unsoiled
scrap.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
Paper 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. The term "newspaper" does not include magazines
or other periodicals and any other paper products.
Any person who has legal title to any dwelling unit or any
building utilized as a commercial and industrial establishment or
a public or private institution, with or without accompanying actual
possession thereof; or who has equitable title and is either in actual
possession or collects rents therefrom; or who, as executor, executrix,
trustee, guardian or receiver of the estate of the owner or as mortgagee
or as vendee in possession either by virtue of a court order or by
agreement or voluntary surrender of the premises by the person holding
the legal title or as collector of rents, has charge, care or control
of any dwelling unit or commercial or industrial establishment or
public or private institution. Any person who is a lessee or assignee
subletting or assigning any part or all of any dwelling or building
shall have joint responsibility over the portion of the premises sublet
or assigned, and any person who is designated by the owner and who
agrees to be in charge of the premises and who is registered with
the Division of Sanitation shall be considered to have joint responsibility
with the owner for any violation of this article.
Any natural person, profit or nonprofit corporation, municipal
entity or authority, partnership, condominium association or other
such organization.
Containers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
All forms of soft and hard plastic used for any purpose whatsoever.
"Plastics" also includes HDPE and PET.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
The process by which designated materials, which would otherwise
become solid waste, are separated, collected, processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
FERROUS SCRAP METALAll metal scraps made of steel or cast iron, such as steel bridge railings and recycled and reconditioned steel drums.
NONFERROUS SCRAP METALAll metals not steel or iron, such as aluminum, brass, copper or lead.
All garbage and rubbish normally placed at the curb by the
residents of the City for regular twice-weekly municipal collection.
All metal and containers other than aluminum.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
All truck or passenger auto tires that are retreaded, remanufactured
or recapped.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
All oil from internal-combustion engines or transmissions.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
All large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
washers, dryers, boilers, hot-water heaters, freezers and air conditioners.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
Grass clippings, hedge trimmings, twigs, sticks, branches
or shrubbery.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
The following are designated as recyclable materials
for premises in the City of Paterson:
A.
Residential: newspaper, glass, food and beverage containers,
aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, plastic containers,
corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, white goods, ferrous and nonferrous
scrap metals, construction and demolition debris, tires, used motor
oil, automotive batteries, leaves, brush and grass.
B.
Commercial: newspaper, glass, food and beverage containers,
aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, high-grade paper,
mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic containers, ferrous and
nonferrous scrap, construction and demolition debris, tires, used
motor oil, automotive batteries, leaves, brush and grass. Restaurants
and taverns shall include all of the above items and food waste.
C.
Institutional: newspaper, glass, food and beverage
containers, aluminum beverage containers, tin and bimetal cans, high-grade
paper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic containers and film,
ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, construction and demolition debris,
tires, used motor oil, automotive batteries, leaves, brush and grass.
The owner, landlord, tenant council, condominium
association or management company responsible for any development
of more than four dwelling units shall submit a recycling plan which
incorporates the state recycling plan goals. Said recycling plans
are also required of such commercial, industrial establishments and
public and private institutions as are designated by regulation. Said
plans shall be submitted no later than November 15, 1989, to the Paterson
Recycling Coordinator. Approved plans shall be updated every three
years.
A.
All owners, lessees or occupants of dwelling units,
commercial and industrial establishments and public and private institutions
shall dispose of solid waste and separate designated recyclable materials
in accordance with this section.
(1)
Leaves, grass clippings, brush and tree limbs. Leaves, grass clippings, brush and tree limbs shall be recycled by composting on the property of the owner, lessee or occupant or by placing them at the curbside in accordance with the provisions of Articles V and VI of this chapter.
[Amended 2-24-2004 by Ord. No. 04-016; 11-9-2005 by Ord. No.
05-077]
(a)
Leaves, grass clippings and minimal brush placed
at curbside shall be contained in either clear plastic or biodegradable
bags. The bags shall be intact and not torn by their contents.
(b)
Bulky brush and tree limbs placed at curbside
shall be cut and tied. Each separate tied unit for collection shall
not exceed 50 pounds.
(2)
Newspapers.
(a)
Newspaper shall be tied securely in bundles
with twine, rope, cord or such other binding or shall be securely
placed in paper bags or boxes to facilitate handling and ensure that
bundles will not be windblown or distributed onto the public streets.
A bundle shall not exceed 50 pounds.
(b)
Bundles may not be placed in plastic bags.
(c)
Bundles shall be placed at curbside for collection
not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding those days designated
for collection in accordance with applicable regulations.
(3)
Glass and metal containers.
(a)
Glass and metal containers shall be rinsed clean
of all residue. Glass containers will have all caps and rings removed
therefrom. Metal containers will have all paper and/or plastic labels
removed.
(b)
Glass and metal containers shall be placed in
a container of not more than thirty-five-gallon capacity. Glass may
not be broken for the purpose of filling any container, but accidentally
broken glass will be accepted.
(c)
Containers shall be placed for collection at
curbside not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding those days
designated for collection in accordance with applicable regulations.
(4)
Aluminum beverage cans.
(5)
Oil reclamation.
(a)
Service stations and oil retailers shall dispose
of used oils and any other hazardous waste through a Department of
Environmental Protection and Energy (DEPE) licensed hazardous waste
hauler. Documentation of any such transaction shall be submitted 20
days after each quarter to the Recycling Coordinator.
(b)
Persons shall dispose of used oils and other
hazardous waste through a service station or retailer or in another
fashion acceptable to the DEPE. Service stations and retailers who
service motor vehicles shall accept used oil from the general public.
Any person may bring up to five gallons at a time to a retailer or
service station.
(c)
A refusal by a service station or retailer who
services motor vehicles to accept up to five gallons of motor oil
from the general public will result in a fine not to exceed $l,000,
imprisonment not to exceed 90 days in jail or by a period of community
service for a period not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
(6)
Tire recycling.
[Added 2-24-2004 by Ord. No. 04-015]
(a)
Tire shops located within the City of Paterson
may have their used tires picked up by the City of Paterson for recycling
in accordance with the current recycling schedule, at a rate of $1.00
per rimless passenger tire, $5 per passenger tire with rim and $5
per truck tire, whether rimless or not.
(b)
Paterson residents may bring up to four rimless
passenger tires to the City yard once a year at no charge.
(c)
Non-Paterson residents may bring their tires
to the City yard at a rate of $2 per rimless passenger tire, $10 per
passenger tire with rim and $10 per truck tires, whether rimless or
not.
(d)
Paterson residents and tire shops located within
the City of Paterson that request an additional or special pickup
will be charged an additional $25 per trip.
B.
The above term "curbside" shall be deemed to mean
some convenient location outside of the building proper, between the
curb and sidewalk, or if there is no space between the curb and sidewalk,
then not in a manner to block pedestrian traffic, where such material
will be easily accessible to the collector.
C.
In dwelling units containing three family units or
fewer, the receptacles for designated recyclable materials shall be
purchased and maintained, in the absence of a contract, by the tenants.
In dwelling units of more than three family units, the receptacles
for designated recyclable materials shall be purchased and maintained,
in the absence of a contract, by the landlord.
A.
From the time of placement at collection sites by
any person of recyclables for collection by the City in accordance
with the terms hereof, such recyclables shall be and become the property
of the City or its authorized agent.
B.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
unauthorized by the City to collect or pick up or cause to be collected
or picked up any such recyclables during the twenty-four-hour period
commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for
collection under the rules promulgated by the Department of Public
Works of the City in accordance with the terms hereof. Any and each
such collection in violation hereof from one or more residences, commercial
and industrial establishments or public or private institutions during
said twenty-four-hour period shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized
and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations as
to the manner, days and times for the collection of recyclables in
accordance with the terms hereof. Said regulations will be effective
upon adoption by the Municipal Council, which shall approve the same
by resolution. Upon adoption, the regulation shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City.
A.
The Recycling Coordinator of the City of Paterson
shall designate the days and sites for the collection of designated
recyclable materials.
B.
Notice of the designated collection days and collection
sites shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation for
a continuous period of not less than seven days beginning at least
15 days before the first scheduled collection date. Notice may also
be given by mailing flyers or newsletters to each dwelling unit, public
or private institution and commercial and industrial establishment
within the City of Paterson.
A.
Any person participating in a recycling program within
the City of Paterson not operated by the City of Paterson shall submit
quarterly verification of the tonnage of materials recycled, as well
as the names of commercial and industrial establishments and public
and private institutions where recyclable materials are picked up
or received.
B.
The quarterly verification shall be submitted to the
Recycling Coordinator in accordance with the below schedule:
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
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Reporting Period
|
Due Date
| |
|---|---|---|
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January 1 to March 31
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April 8
| |
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April 1 to June 30
|
July 8
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July 1 to September 30
|
October 8
| |
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October 1 to December 31
|
January 8
|
C.
Self-audit waste survey.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051; 11-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-078]
Sworn officers of the Division of Police, the
Director of the Department of Public Works and/or his designees, the
Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and/or his
designee, the Recycling Coordinator and/or designee and the Passaic
County Health Department and/or its designee are authorized to enforce
this article and amendments thereto.
A.
If any person fails to comply with any provision of
this article requiring separation of designated recyclable materials,
his or her solid waste shall be marked as not properly separated,
and said person shall remove the same from the street within 12 hours
and it shall not be placed for pickup until the next designated collection
day.
B.
Any person who fails to comply with any provision
of this article or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall
be subject to punishment by a fine of not more than $2,000 per offense,
a jail sentence not to exceed 90 days or be required to perform community
service for a period not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051; 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068; 4-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-024]
C.
After three violations of this article, the City shall
have the right to terminate regular solid waste collection until the
time of compliance, so long as said cessation of service does not
result in a health emergency.
D.
No penalty shall be assessed for violations of this
article which occur prior to April 30, 1990.
[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-069]
Each person engaged in the collection or recycling
of recyclable materials shall comply with all City, county, state
and federal laws.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-051]
The County Recycling Coordinator shall receive
documentation indicating compliance with yearly municipal recycling
certification by April 15 of each year for information on the previous
calendar year's activities for certification purposes.
