[1997 Code § 300-1]
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Refuse
Collection Service Regulations of the City of Absecon City."
[1997 Code § 300-2]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular
number, and words in the singular number include the plural number.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
The Chairman of the Committee or his duly authorized representative.
Yard trimmings, rags, waste wood or cardboard and other combustible
waste solids of a nonvolatile or explosive nature.
The Council Committee on Public Health, Safety and Sanitation.
All refuse, entrails and waste of animals and fish and all
vegetable matter which has been or was intended to be used as food;
all clam, oyster, crab and lobster shells; and all other items that
are construed as garbage by the rules, regulations or specifications
of the New Jersey State Board of Health.
All solid waste material which does not burn.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals and market,
commercial and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
The by-products of building contractors or demolition contractors
engaged in the business of constructing homes or other buildings or
structures or the demolition of buildings or structures or those engaged
in the clearing of land for the purpose of preparing the same for
use as the site for a building or structure or for roadways or similar
purposes.
[1997 Code § 300-3]
A.
All refuse, except trade wastes, accumulated in the City shall be
collected, conveyed and disposed of by the City or its duly authorized
contractor for such purposes (hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "collector"). No other person shall collect, convey over any
of the streets or alleys of the City or dispose of any refuse accumulated
in the City, except in strict compliance with the provisions of this
Article and any other applicable law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
B.
This Article shall not prohibit the actual producers of refuse, or
the owners of premises upon which refuse has accumulated, from personally
collecting, conveying and disposing of such refuse, provided that
such producers or owners comply with the provisions of this Article
and with any other applicable law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
C.
This Article shall not prohibit persons from collecting refuse from
outside of the City and hauling such refuse over City streets, provided
that such persons comply with the provisions of this Article and with
any other applicable law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
[1997 Code § 300-4]
All refuse accumulated in the City shall be collected, conveyed
and disposed of by the collector under the supervision of the Committee.
The Committee shall have the authority to make necessary and reasonable
rules and regulations concerning the days and hours of collection,
type and location of waste containers and such other matters pertaining
to the collection, conveyance and disposal of refuse, trade wastes,
body wastes and other materials as it shall find necessary and to
change and modify the same after notice.
[1997 Code § 300-5]
A.
Refuse shall be mixed and placed in proper containers in accordance
with the provisions hereof.
B.
All garbage, before being placed in the container for collection,
shall have drained from it all free liquids and must be securely wrapped
in paper.
C.
All rubbish shall be drained of liquid before being deposited in
the container for collection.
D.
Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar material need not be
placed in a container but shall be cut to a length not to exceed four
feet and securely tied in bundles not more than two feet thick before
being deposited for collection.
[1997 Code § 300-6]
A.
Refuse containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee
or occupant of the premises. Refuse containers shall be maintained
in clean, safe and good condition. Any container that does not conform
to the provisions of this Article or that may have ragged or sharp
edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting
the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced upon notice. The Committee
shall have the authority to refuse collection services for failure
to comply herewith.
B.
The refuse container shall be of galvanized metal or of plastic composition,
shall not exceed 30 gallons in capacity, shall have a tight-fitting
lid or cover and shall have two sturdy handles.
C.
Wooden, cardboard, composition paper or fiber or similar containers
are specifically prohibited for use as refuse containers. The collector
may, at his election, refuse to collect refuse in such container or
remove such container and dispose of it as refuse. Permission for
the use of special-type containers may be obtained upon application
to the Committee and upon the Committee's finding that such special
containers are not prohibited by law, rule, regulation or the ordinances
of Absecon City; will not unduly impair the intent or purpose of this
Article; will not cause litter; will not unduly impair the collection
or disposal of refuse; and will not otherwise impair the public health,
welfare or safety.
D.
No container, when loaded with refuse and placed for collection,
shall exceed a gross weight of 60 pounds. The authorized City contractor
may, at his discretion, refuse to collect refuse in containers the
combined gross weight of which exceeds 60 pounds.
[1997 Code § 300-7]
A.
No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public
place or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or
not, within the City except in proper containers for collection. Neither
shall any person throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other
body of water.
B.
Any accumulation of refuse on any premises, except in the manner
herein provided, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.
C.
No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the
City any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or
other public place or into any occupied premises within the City.
[1997 Code § 300-8; Ord. No. 13-2006 § 1]
Each owner or occupier of premises in the City of Absecon desiring
to have his refuse collected by the collector shall place same in
proper containers at the curbline in front of his premises not later
than 7:00 a.m., prevailing time the day of the collection, nor earlier
than 6:00 p.m. on the days prior to those designated for collection
of refuse as designated by the Committee. Each owner or occupier of
premises in the City of Absecon placing containers in any public area
for collection shall remove all such containers from the public area(s)
not later than 24 hours subsequent to the date designated for collection
by the Committee. Any person, firm, or corporation which violates
any of the provisions of this section or any regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000,
with each day for which any such violation shall persist to be considered
an additional violation.
[1997 Code § 300-9]
A.
The removal of wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes
or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have
prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of
the Committee. Such refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular
collection.
B.
Highly flammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers
for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the
Committee at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
C.
The Committee is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules
and regulations for the disposal of waste material not included within
the definition of "refuse" where such waste material originates within
Absecon City. Any person desiring to dispose of such waste shall do
so in strict accordance with such rules and regulations and in accordance
with the statutes of New Jersey and the rules and regulations of the
New Jersey State Board of Health and the New Jersey Department of
Conservation and Economic Development.
D.
The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which
refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose
of such refuse, persons who desire to dispose of waste material not
included in the definition of "refuse" and collectors of refuse from
outside of the City who desire to haul over the streets of the City
shall use a watertight vehicle provided with a tight cover and so
operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse
or waste material from being blown, dropped or spilled therefrom.
[1997 Code § 300-10]
Ownership of refuse set out for collection or deposited on the
sanitary landfill site shall be vested in the City.
[1997 Code § 300-11]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article
shall, upon conviction, be punished for each offense by a fine not
to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days
in the County jail, or both.
