The Township of Pittsgrove Municipal Waste Disposal Facility, hereinafter referred to as the "waste disposal facility," is located at 1050 Porchtown Road at the intersection of Porchtown Road and Garden Road in Pittsgrove Township.
The waste disposal facility shall be used for disposal of waste and recyclable materials and shall be open on Mondays through Thursdays from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The waste disposal facility shall be closed on Fridays and Sundays and on municipal holidays. The waste disposal facility may be opened or closed at other times as determined by the Township Committee.
A. 
Use of the waste disposal facility for disposal of waste and recyclable materials shall be limited to the following categories:
(1) 
Residents of households (nonbusiness). This category includes homeowners, tenants and mobile home park residents and pertains exclusively to generation of household waste as distinguished from waste generated in the operation of business.
(2) 
Nonprofit organizations. This category includes schools, churches and social service organizations; provided, however, nonprofit organizations are limited to disposal of accepted recyclable material only at the discretion of the Public Works Manager and are not permitted to dispose of waste at the waste disposal facility.
B. 
Use of the waste disposal facility for disposal of waste and recyclable materials shall not be permitted to the following:
(1) 
Resident businesses engaging in commercial, industrial, manufacturing or agricultural use, including but not limited to restaurants, retail and wholesale stores, farms, homeowner associations, mobile home park owners, apartment complexes, nursing homes and contractors located within the Township.
(a) 
Resident businesses may be permitted to dispose of authorized recyclable materials by the public works supervisor/recycling coordinator depending on volume generated.
(2) 
Nonresident households or businesses located outside of the Township.
(3) 
Commercial waste contractors.
(4) 
Disposal of waste and recyclable building materials resulting from construction, repair, alteration, renovation or demolition by residents or contractors. (Residents who possess valid waste disposal facility permits may dispose of one pickup truck load of building materials, up to 500 pounds or two cubic yards, per project.)
A. 
Eligible residents of the Township of Pittsgrove wishing to use the waste disposal facility for disposal of waste or recyclable materials must obtain a waste disposal facility permit from the Public Works office. All applicants shall provide personal identification, vehicle registration and proof of residency to the satisfaction of the issuing authority. The Public Works issuing authority shall make the final decision of eligibility of an applicant to receive a waste disposal facility permit. Disputes on an applicant's eligibility shall be resolved by the Public Works Department Supervisor. The application for a waste disposal facility permit shall contain the following information:
(1) 
Printed name of the resident.
(2) 
If a property owner, the block and lot numbers of at least one property.
(3) 
If a tenant, the name of the landlord.
(4) 
Physical street address and post office address, if applicable.
(5) 
Date of issuance.
(6) 
Signature of resident to whom issued.
(7) 
Vehicle license plate number.
B. 
Waste disposal facility permits may be obtained during regular business hours at the Public Works office located at 1004 Centerton Road.
C. 
All waste disposal facility permits shall be of a color and in a form as determined by the Township Committee. Said Township Committee may waive the requirements of providing the above information or may require additional information. Also, the Township Committee may revise the format of the waste disposal facility permits from card form to vehicle stickers, etc.
D. 
Commercial waste contractors shall not be entitled to receive a waste disposal facility permit.
E. 
Deviation from the requirements for eligibility may be granted through the issuance of a one-time permit. This permit will allow otherwise ineligible persons or organizations to use the waste disposal facility for an approved one-time single purpose. Application requirements remain as listed above.
A. 
No person shall be permitted to enter the waste disposal facility without possessing a valid waste disposal facility permit. The waste disposal facility attendant is specifically authorized to and may prevent anyone not possessing a valid waste facility disposal permit from entering the waste disposal facility.
B. 
No person shall dispose of any waste or recyclable materials in the waste disposal facility unless he/she is in possession of a valid waste disposal facility permit.
C. 
Vehicles entering the waste disposal facility with commercial license plates or markings or out-of-state license plates shall be subject to verification of the validity of their waste disposal facility permit by the waste disposal facility attendant.
Waste disposal facility permits are nontransferable and are valid only for the vehicle issued.
Commercial waste contractors are not permitted to use the waste disposal facility for disposal of waste or recyclable materials.
A. 
The waste disposal facility attendant shall have the authority to reject or accept waste or recyclables brought to the waste disposal facility.
B. 
All waste and recyclable material that is brought to the waste disposal facility and determined to be acceptable by the waste disposal facility attendant shall be deposited in containers as directed by the waste disposal facility attendant.
C. 
All vehicles shall be parked and/or positioned as directed by the waste disposal facility attendant to ensure safe and efficient traffic flow.
D. 
Persons using the waste disposal facility shall clean up any spillage of waste and recyclable material occurring from their vehicles or during deposit of their waste and recyclable material into containers.
All open vehicles, including trucks and trailers, entering the waste disposal facility shall be covered in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.4 to prevent littering on roads and streets. The waste disposal facility attendant is authorized to prevent uncovered vehicles from entering the waste disposal facility.
The following materials are specifically prohibited from being deposited in the waste disposal facility, and the waste disposal facility attendant is authorized to reject any item consisting of or mixed with these materials:
A. 
Animal carcasses.
B. 
Automobiles, tractors, farm machinery, trailers and trucks or parts of any of these vehicles.
C. 
Brush, trees and parts of brush and trees resulting from cutting, trimming or pruning in excess of three inches in diameter and/or eight feet long; and brush, trees and parts of brush and trees, regardless of size, resulting from clearing operations.
D. 
Herbicide, pesticide and chemical containers unless triple rinsed and certified to be nonhazardous according to N.J.A.C. 7:26-8.
E. 
Materials not accepted by the destination landfill as routine waste.
F. 
Nonhousehold chemical or petroleum products.
G. 
Gasoline fuel tanks, gasoline containers/cans, kerosene heater fuel tanks and oil-filled radiator-type heaters or any other tank used for storage of flammable materials unless specifically authorized elsewhere in Part 1 of this chapter.
H. 
Recyclable materials, as defined in Article III, mixed with household trash.
I. 
Tree stumps.
J. 
Waste materials generated outside of the Township.
K. 
Oil-based paints.
L. 
Waste materials resulting from construction, repair, alteration, renovation, or demolition by contractors or residents.
[Amended 5-12-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
Scavenging or picking materials from waste or recyclable material containers is not permitted at the waste disposal facility. All waste and recyclable materials shall become the property of Pittsgrove Township upon deposit.
It shall be unlawful to dispose of waste or recyclable materials at a location or in a manner other than provided in Part 1 of this chapter.