It is the specific intent of this chapter to provide for the
effective management of the various forms of waste materials generated
within the City; and, in so doing, maintain the City's appearance
and cleanliness for the benefit and safety of its residents, workers,
businesses, and visitors within the constraint of limited enforcement
resources.
A.
The City of Bridgeton shall provide for the collection, removal and
disposal of AWM from residences within the entire City of Bridgeton
in such manner as it deems necessary, subject to the limitations established
herein.
B.
The City Council of the City of Bridgeton shall provide reasonable
rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of this article
as may be necessary or expedient.
C.
At its discretion, The City of Bridgeton may provide a supplemental
collection facility known as a "convenience center," where residents
may take selected waste materials for disposal. The Department of
Public Works is responsible for establishing the facility collection
schedule and controlling the types of material acceptable for collection.
D.
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that property owners are
responsible for complying with the provisions of this chapter.
E.
Construction debris, hazardous materials, and motor vehicle parts
(excluding tires) are prohibited items and shall not be placed within
any collection container, or at the curbside.
F.
The City of Bridgeton shall not be responsible for the collection
of waste material generated by any of the following:
(1)
Stores or apartment house establishments of more than 10 individual
apartments, mobile home parks, restaurants, warehouses, factories
or other industrial and business establishments of any kind or description.
(3)
Vacant lots or lands within the City of Bridgeton. No vacant lot
or land shall be assessed for any part of the cost thereof.
G.
Multi-dwelling-unit properties having more than five, but fewer than
10, units shall have the option to participate in the City's solid
waste and recycling program as specified herein, or obtain their own
waste and recycling materials disposal contractor.
A.
Subject to the provisions of § 300-2F and G, each household of the City of Bridgeton shall be provided with two rolling trash containers.
(1)
One container for the collection, and the disposal, of residential
waste, unless such trash or refuse items are recyclable materials,
bulky waste, white goods, tires, leaves, brush, or tree limbs, all
of which shall be collected and disposed of as further set forth in
this chapter.
(2)
The second (SSR) container shall be used exclusively for the collection
and the recycling of commingled recyclable materials.
B.
Any household may request additional rolling trash containers to be provided. Each additional container shall require an additional fixed fee pursuant to Article II.
C.
Every owner, lessee, agent, occupant or other person having control
of any dwelling or residential premises covered by the terms of this
article shall:
(1)
Place, keep, and make readily accessible for the collection and removal
of residential waste, the rolling trash container provided by the
City for such purpose.
A.
The disposal of bulky waste and white goods shall require a trash
sticker that shall be affixed to each item for collection in such
a way that it is readily visible from the street. Said items shall
be placed out for collection alongside authorized containers.
B.
C.
Any receptacle other than those authorized placed at the curbside
shall have a valid sticker affixed to it. These receptacles shall
be collected as trash and will not be returned to the curbside.
A.
Grass clippings placed at the curbside in thirty-gallon-maximum-capacity,
clear plastic bags, alongside residential waste.
A.
If a residential unit is vacant and not being utilized, and the owner
of the property has discontinued water service by paying the appropriate
water service turnoff fee, then the property owner may apply for an
abatement of the Solid Waste Utility charge for that residential unit.
(1)
The applicant initiates this process by first returning to the Department
of Public Works all solid waste and SSR containers issued for the
residential unit.
(2)
The applicant must then complete and file an application for the
abatement of the Solid Waste Utility charge with the City Tax Office.
B.
Upon receipt of a completed application and a certification from
the Department of Public Works that the applicant has returned all
solid waste and SSR containers, the Tax Collector shall:
C.
If the applicant cannot return the solid waste trash container(s)
issued to his or her residential unit, a charge of $90 shall be imposed
for each solid waste and SSR container which is not returned. Upon
payment of such a charge, the Tax Collector shall abate the Solid
Waste Utility charges set forth in the preceding subsection.
D.
In the event a residential unit is being utilized, or water service
has been resumed, Solid Waste Utility charges will be assessed from
the date of occupancy or restoring water service (whichever date is
earliest), and the property owner shall have a continuing duty within
seven days of either the usage of the property or the resumption of
the water service to make an application with the Tax Collector for
the issuance by the City of a rolling trash container.
E.
It shall be a violation of the Municipal Code of the City of Bridgeton if a property owner of a residential unit falsely claims abatement, or fails to notify the City of the resumption of the usage of the property or of the water service. Violations of § 300-6 shall be punishable pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty, § 1-17, Maximum penalty.
B.
In order to facilitate collection and encourage recycling, the recycling
program shall require mandatory commingling of recyclable materials
in strict conformity with the regulations to be promulgated by the
Department of Public Works.
C.
Materials designated as part of the mandatory recycling program shall
be removed a minimum of weekly by the contractor(s) designated by
the City of Bridgeton.
D.
Plastic bags shall not be used to contain recyclable materials or
be otherwise placed within any SSR container.
E.
All recyclable materials placed at the curbside for collection become
the property of the City of Bridgeton. It shall be a violation of
this article for any person other than the selected contractor to
collect such recyclable materials. Each such collection in violation
hereof from one or more residences during the term of the program
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
B.
Rolling trash and SSR container lids shall be closed such that the
contents are not visible.
C.
Weekly, on the collection district pickup day (§ 300-20), authorized containers, grass clippings (pursuant to § 300-5), and bulky waste may be placed at the gutter line after 4:00 p.m. on the day before the day of collection, but no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Authorized containers shall be removed from the gutter line no later than 7:00 a.m. of the day after the collection day.
D.
White goods, and not more than four tires, shall be placed for collection at the gutter line only in the last full week of the month of the resident's collection district pickup day (§ 300-20).
E.
When not placed at the gutter line for trash collection, all trash
containers/receptacles shall be located such that they are not visible
from the street. The enforcement officer's discretion to issue a summons
for violating this subsection shall be presumptively valid pertaining
to all issues, including physical property restrictions and any known
disability of the person responsible for the removal of the authorized
container(s) from the curbside.
F.
Any item requiring a trash sticker pursuant to § 300-4 shall have the sticker applied before placing the item at the curbside for collection.
G.
Prior to being placed out for collection, all waste materials to
be placed at the curbside for collection shall be drained of water.
A.
Every property owner, and occupant, of a dwelling unit shall dispose
of all waste material as set forth within this chapter.
B.
Nothing contained within this chapter shall prohibit the enforcement
of any other chapter of the Municipal Code of the City of Bridgeton.
C.
In the event that waste materials are not disposed of properly under
the provisions of this chapter, or any related regulations promulgated
by the Director of Public Works, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
that the property owner of record shall be in violation of this chapter.
The City Council of the City of Bridgeton may provide by contract
or otherwise for the collection and removal of AWM within the City
of Bridgeton.
The enforcement of this chapter, and the mandatory recycling
provisions contained herein, shall be the responsibility of the Director
of Public Works consistent with the City of Bridgeton Municipal Code.
A.
The mandatory recycling provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Director of Public Works in accordance with the established
rules and regulations prepared by said Director.
B.
For the purposes of this chapter, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that waste material in front of a property emanated from that property. Except for multi-dwelling-unit properties having more than one tenant, the property owner of record shall be responsible for the proper disposal of all waste materials in front of the property or dwelling where such material is found. In all other cases, an NOPC will be issued pursuant to § 300-36.
No UWM shall be collected or placed outside or within any trash
receptacle placed at the curbside for trash pickup.
