The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ALUMINUM
All aluminum beverage containers.
BATTERIES
Household batteries from toys, appliances, watches and other small
items.
[Added 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24]
BIMETAL CANS
Examples include pet food cans.
[Added 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24]
GLASS
All glass bottles and jars.
HIGH-GRADE PAPERS
Computer printouts, computer tabular cards, white ledger and colored
ledger.
[Added 4-4-1988 by Ord. No.
88-4]
LOW-GRADE PAPERS
Newspaper, corrugated, magazines and cardboard.
[Added 4-4-1988 by Ord. No.
88-4]
PLASTIC
All plastic bottles.
[Added 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24]
TEXTILES
Any old clean clothing, drapes, curtains sheets, towels, belts, handbags
and any clean cloth no smaller than 15 inches by 15 inches.
[Added 11-15-1993 by Ord.
No. 93-29]
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24; 11-15-1993 by Ord.
No. 93-29]
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation of
newspapers, magazines, glass, aluminum, plastic, bimetal cans, batteries (household),
corrugated cardboard, tin-plated steel cans, textiles and junk mail within
the Township of Bridgewater.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24; 11-15-1993 by Ord.
No. 93-29]
The occupant or owner of any residential dwelling or structure within
the Township of Bridgewater who shall place for disposal, removal or collection
the following named items shall do so in strict conformity with the following
regulations:
A. Newspapers, including inserts, shall be bundled separately
and secured in bundles not to exceed 35 pounds. Bundle and tie the newsprint
with string or cord. Newspaper shall not be contained in paper or plastic
bags.
B. Junk mail, envelopes (no cellophane windows), magazines,
catalogs, phone books, paperback books and brown grocery bags may be placed
in a brown paper bag.
C. Glass, aluminum, tin-plated steel cans and bimetal cans
(cans must be rinsed clean, with labels removed) shall be contained in a Somerset
County issued recycling container.
D. Corrugated cardboard shall be reduced to twenty-four-inch
squares or smaller bundles and tied together with string or cord.
E. Plastic bottles shall be contained in a Somerset County
issued recycling container.
F. Batteries shall be contained in a zip-top plastic bag.
G. Textiles should be packaged in the recycling bag issued
by Somerset County.
[Added 4-4-1988 by Ord. No.
88-4; amended 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24]
The owner, operator or occupant of any commercial, professional, industrial
or institutional establishment shall recycle material as required under the
Somerset County Recycling Amendment of December 1985 and P.L. 1987, c. 102, including but not limited to:
B. Newspapers and magazines.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person unauthorized
by the Township of Bridgewater to collect or pick up or cause to be collected
or picked up any such items, except as provided for in this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation that violates or neglects to comply
with any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated pursuant
thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed
$500 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both such fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
In the event that any section, sentence or clause of this chapter shall
be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
[Added 9-17-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-24]
Inspections of all commercial, professional, industrial and institutional
establishments will be conducted twice a year by the Recycling Coordinator.
The manner and extent of compliance will be identified on a preprinted checklist.