[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Lumberton 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as Ch. XV of the 1973
Code; amended in its entirety 9-20-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-17. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the Following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The residue from fires used for cooking foods and heating buildings, with the exception as set forth in § 162-6, such as floor sweepings as may accumulate in connection with the ordinary daily use of dwellings and stores.
Tree or hedge trimmings not less than two inches nor more
than 12 inches in diameter that can be chipped.
Refuse and garbage that, due to its size, cannot fit into
the automated trash collection container, except materials that can
be recycled.
The automated trash collection container provided by the
Township to each resident for the collection of garbage and refuse.
Items made of cement, clay, sand, gravel and water to form
such items as sidewalks, curbs, walls, bricks, blocks and patios.
Brick pavers shall also be included under this definition.
The meat and vegetable waste solids resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods.
Paint, solvents, cleaners, stains, thinners, finish removers,
acids, bases, gasoline, kerosene, oil, antifreeze, hydraulic fluid,
fluorescent lights, batteries, pesticides, herbicides, propane, tank
cylinders and all other dangerous, highly volatile or explosive matter,
in either liquid, gaseous or solid form.
Tree limbs or trunks over 12 inches in diameter
Ferrous and nonferrous metallic items that are not defined as "cans" under Chapter 227 or "hazardous materials" in this section.
Ashes, rubbish, tires and waste paper.
Rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, pressure treated wood, excelsior, sawdust, tree or hedge trimmings other than brush, stumps, any other combustible solids not considered by the Township to be of a highly volatile or explosive nature, metal shavings, crockery and other similar materials that can not be recycled per Chapter 227, but not the wastes resulting from building construction or alteration work. It shall also include any small accumulation of cellar or yard dirt.
Any accepted street, curb, sidewalk or alley.
Rubber used for wheels on cars, trucks and farm equipment
up to 48 inches in height and 12 inches or less in width. Not included
in this definition is forklift tires or any other industrial-type
tire.
All material resulting from the prosecution of any business,
trade or industry conducted for profit, and including but not limited
to paper, rags, leather, rubber, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior,
sawdust, garbage and other combustible solids, except manure, not
considered by the Township to be of a highly volatile or explosive
nature, metals, metal shavings, wire, tin cans, cinders, earth and
other materials.
All or any garbage, refuse, waste paper or ashes, no matter
how originating, wastes from building construction or alteration work
or cellar or yard dirt.
Waxed paper, plastic or foil-coated paper, envelopes with
glassine windows, carbon paper, blueprint paper, food contaminated
paper, soiled paper, thermal fax paper and all other paper products
that cannot be recycled.
Includes the following home appliances; refrigerators; freezers;
dehumidifiers; air conditioners; washers; dryers; dishwashers; water
heaters and stoves.
Lumber (nonpressure treated), logs, plywood, moldings, wooden
furniture and particleboard.
A.
Removal required. All waste material of any nature
which shall be made and accumulated in the dwelling houses, hotels,
stores, markets and other buildings or premises in the Township shall
either be removed by the Township in accordance with the regulations
set forth herein or by an authorized private collector, except that
waste resulting from building construction or alteration work shall
be removed as soon as possible by the owner of the premises or the
contractor performing such work.
B.
Accumulation of waste restricted. No person shall
accumulate or permit, suffer or allow the accumulation in any building
or on any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him of any waste
material for a period longer than the period from one collection day
to the next ensuing collection day.
C.
Removal by Township.
(1)
The Township, by its designated agents and employees,
will collect and remove at no direct cost to the residents, dwelling
house or other buildings in the Township only the waste matter as
classified herein when such waste matter is placed into proper containers
or bundles and offered for collection in the quantity and matter prescribed
herein.
(2)
Waste material that may be classified as refuse and garbage, as defined in § 162-1, will be collected by the Township on a once-per-week basis, provided that these materials are prepared, held and stored in the manner required in § 162-4 and provided that quantities as set forth in § 162-6 are not exceeded.
(3)
The Township will collect bulk trash on a monthly
basis.
(4)
The Township will collect properly stickered white
goods on the regularly scheduled weekly collection day.
(5)
Brush resulting from normal property maintenance or
storm damage will be collected by the Township that is less than 10
inches in diameter. Brush resulting from lot clearing and/or tree
removal for any purpose that is generated by a contractor hired by
the owner, or done by the owner themselves, shall be the responsibility
of the property owner.
[Amended 8-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-21; 9-6-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-8-010]
(6)
The Township shall not be obligated to collect any
materials not left in a manner not in full compliance with the regulations
provided herein nor garbage or refuse that is not left in the containers
described herein and provided by the Township.
D.
Items not removed by the Township.
(1)
Asphalt pavement, branches and brush over 10 inches
in diameter, block, brick, concrete, decks, fences, masonry, roof
shingles, sheds, sod and oversized tires by nature of their weight
and size will not be picked up or disposed of by the township. The
property owner shall make arrangements with a private company for
their disposal.
[Amended 8-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-21]
(2)
Hazardous materials shall not be placed in a container
or set out for collection either by itself or in conjunction with
any other material. Residents are required to call the Department
of Public Works for proper disposal of hazardous materials.
E.
Township collectors not to enter buildings. Township refuse collectors are prohibited from entering upon any privately owned lands, streets, service areas, driveways, alleys or buildings or portions of any such building, such as a vestibule, kitchen, pantry, cellar or boiler room, for the purpose of removing refuse material to the curb for collection except as provided in § 162-9.
F.
Only authorized persons to remove. It shall be unlawful
for any person, except an employee of the Township in the discharge
of his duties or an authorized waste collector, to collect, pick up,
rake up or in any way disturb the garbage or other waste material
of whatever nature deposited in any receptacle or laid or placed on
any street or public place for collection in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
G.
Recyclable materials are collected curbside by Burlington
County in accordance with schedules and regulations set forth by the
County's Office of Solid Waste Management.
A.
Duty to provide.
(1)
Residential refuse and garbage shall only be placed
in the containers provided by the Township for that purpose. Effective
the date of this chapter being adopted, each real property owner within
the Township that is presently having his or her solid waste collected
by the Township shall receive one automated trash collection container.
The Township shall stock thirty-five-, sixty-five- and ninety-five-gallon
size containers for the resident to select from. Each such owner may
purchase from the Township one additional container of the above sizes
for collection by the Township at the following rates:
(a)
A fee of $80 shall be charged to any real property
owner purchasing an additional ninety-five-gallon container.
(b)
A fee of $60 shall be charged to any real property
owner purchasing an additional sixty-five-gallon container.
(c)
A fee of $40 shall be charged to any real property
owner purchasing an additional thirty-five-gallon container.
(2)
Any future residential dwellings constructed or residential
properties created by subdivision after the effective date of this
chapter shall be required to purchase containers for use with the
automated system from the Township at the above rates.
(3)
In industrial buildings, restaurants, businesses,
markets, commercial stores or similar establishments, the receptacles
shall be procured and maintained by the owner or tenant.
B.
Number required. For the purposes of this section, "sufficient" shall mean at least one container. The Township shall collect no more than two containers from any separate parcel of real property identified in Subsection A(1) above. Properties identified in Subsection A(2) above shall provide as many more receptacles as are necessary to completely contain all waste materials generated or accumulated during the period from one collection day to the next ensuing collection day.
C.
Specifications. For the purposes of this section,
"suitable" shall be defined as follows:
(1)
For the properties identified in Subsection A (1) above this shall only be the container provided by the Township.
(2)
For the properties identified in Subsection A(3), a receptacle of suitable size for its intended purpose, to be weathertight with windproof covers. Such receptacles shall be cleaned and sanitized as needed after emptying, and the contents shall be collected and disposed of by an authorized private collector.
D.
Baskets prohibited. The use of baskets as receptacles
for waste materials shall not be permitted.
F.
Time of placing and removing.
(1)
Weekly collection. It shall be unlawful for any person
to place any container on any street, curb, sidewalk, or alley no
earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day before this day fixed for collection
and no later than 6:30 a.m. the day of collection. It shall be unlawful
for any person to allow or permit any empty container to remain upon
such street, curb, sidewalk or alley more than 12 hours after the
contents have been collected.
(2)
Bulk collection. It shall be unlawful for any person
to place any material for bulk collection on any street, curb, sidewalk
or alley no earlier than the Saturday before the day fixed for collection
and no later than 6:30 a.m. the day of collection.
G.
Placement of receptacles.
(1)
Each container shall be placed for collection just
inside the curbline and at the place designated by the Township for
collection, which shall be free from obstruction to the automated
collection system operating as designed.
(2)
Containers awaiting collection shall be stored or
kept in such place so as not to become a nuisance to the occupants
of any building, and at no time shall they be kept under or adjacent
to the windows of any such building.
A.
Garbage. Garbage shall be thoroughly drained of all water, wrapped securely in paper or plastic bags and placed in a container as described in § 162-3.
B.
Refuse. Refuse shall be wrapped securely in paper or plastic bags and stored in a container as described in § 162-3 that may be the same container used to contain the wrapped garbage.
C.
Filling of containers. All containers used for the
purpose herein described shall not be filled above the top rim of
the container so as to prevent the hinged lid from properly closing,
and when so filled shall be of such a weight not exceeding 200 pounds.
D.
Bulk trash. Materials of such nature that they cannot
be deposited in the automated container due to their size shall be
securely and properly tied into bundles or packaged to prevent spilling
while being handled by the Township employees or while such bundles
or packages are located on the sidewalk awaiting collection. The bundles
or packages shall be of a size and weight to permit ease of handling
by one man and shall not exceed 50 pounds in weight. These bundles
and packages will be collected on the scheduled bulk collection day.
E.
Wood and metal. Wood and metal are recycled by the
Township at a lower cost than depositing them in the county landfill.
These items will be collected on the regular weekly collection day.
They are to be separated from each other and the container and tied
into bundles or packaged to prevent spilling while being handled by
the Township employees or while such bundles or packages are located
on the sidewalk awaiting collection. The bundles or packages shall
be of a size and weight to permit ease of handling by one person and
shall not exceed 50 pounds in weight.
F.
Brush. Brush shall be stacked near the edge of the
roadway with the cut ends all facing in one direction.
G.
Tree twigs, hedge trimmings and similar materials
not meeting the definition of brush shall be cut to a length not to
exceed four feet and securely tied in bundles not more than two inches
thick and will be collected on the scheduled bulk trash collection
day. Material that cannot be bundled shall be placed in suitable receptacles
and will also be collected on the scheduled bulk collection day.
H.
Leaves. Leaves shall be placed in paper or plastic
bags and shall not be placed loose or in piles on the sidewalk, gutters
or streets where the same may be dispersed by wind, forces of nature,
passersby or traffic, except during the months of November and December.
Leaves or other material specified within this chapter shall not be
burned in any street, alley, highway or property. Leaves that are
bagged shall be collected on the scheduled bulk collection day.
I.
Grass. The Township encourages all residents to utilize
mulching mowers to cut their grass and leave it in place. Grass that
is collected by the resident for disposal shall be placed in plastic
bags and shall not be placed loose. Each bag of collected grass shall
weigh no more than 30 pounds. Residents are required to purchase grass
collection stickers available at the Municipal Building. The Township
shall set the price of grass collection stickers annually. One sticker
is required to be placed on each bag of grass. The Township will then
collect the bagged grass that has a proper sticker on the weekly scheduled
collection day.
J.
White goods. It is required that the residents remove
the doors from refrigerators and/or freezers prior to collection by
the Township. Residents are required to purchase white goods collection
stickers available at the Municipal Building. The Township shall set
the price of White Goods Collection Stickers annually. One sticker
is required to be placed on each appliance. The Township will then
collect the appliance that has a proper sticker on the weekly scheduled
collection day.
K.
Tires. Tires meeting the definition under § 162-1 shall be collected and disposed of by the Township on the scheduled bulk collection day. Residents are required to purchase tire collection stickers available at the Municipal Building. The Township shall set the price of tire collection stickers annually. One sticker is required to be placed on each tire. The Township will then collect the tire that has a proper sticker on the scheduled bulk collection day.
L.
Compressed gas tanks. Compressed gas tanks used for
propane, oxygen or any other gas shall be collected and disposed of
by the Township on the scheduled bulk collection day. Residents are
required to purchase tank collection stickers available at the Municipal
Building. The Township shall set the price of tank collection stickers
annually. One sticker is required to be placed on each compressed
gas tank. The Township will then collect the tank that has a proper
sticker on the scheduled bulk collection day.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 27, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
When trade waste, as defined in § 162-1, exceeds a total of 25 pounds in weight at any one collection, such trade waste shall not be collected by the Township, but the producer thereof shall at his own expense have these materials disposed.
Ashes, as defined in § 162-1 and to be collected by the Township, shall not include the fuel residue from steam power plants. Ashes from boilers heating buildings shall be collected by the Township, but where such boilers are also used for lighting or power purposes, the ashes shall not be collected by the Township if those resulting from light or power generation exceed 10% of the total ashes produced by the boilers.
No person shall prevent or interfere with any
agent or employee of the Township in the discharge of his duties in
the collection of garbage, ashes or refuse or in the sweeping or cleaning
of any street or in the removal therefrom of sweepings, ashes, garbage,
rubbish, paper, snow, ice or other refuse material.
A.
Power to adopt. To ensure the effective operation
of the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Public Works is
authorized to make, from time to time, such written rules, regulations
or orders as may be necessary or expedient to further implement the
provisions of this chapter.
B.
Publication and filing. No rule, regulation or order
shall be effective until it has been filed with the Township Clerk
and published at least once in the newspaper in which Township ordinances
are published.
C.
Violations. No person shall violate any written rule,
regulation or order made by the Director of Public Works pursuant
to this chapter.
D.
Collection from unaccepted areas. When it shall appear
to be more efficient for collection by the Township, the Director
of Public Works, in his sole discretion, upon written request or permission
by the owner, may authorize and order the Township collectors to enter
upon and collect garbage and refuse placed at the curbline or side
line of such unaccepted streets, lanes, alleys, driveways, service
areas or other thoroughfare or area as he may designate, subject to
such conditions as he may impose. Such collection service shall not
be construed to be an acceptance of any such unaccepted thoroughfare
or area.
All trash and garbage collected within the Township
of Lumberton shall be disposed of by the sanitary landfill or incinerator
method in accordance with the standards for the design, operation
and maintenance of sanitary landfills and incinerators contained in
the State Sanitary Code.
The public landfill area was closed on December 31, 1991, and is no longer in operation. Any resident leaving any material at this site will be subject to a fine in accordance with § 162-13 of this chapter.
A.
Provisions for collection. In addition to the collection
of trash on public streets accepted or dedicated for public use by
the municipality, trash shall be collected on the undedicated, unaccepted
private streets of the development known as "Sunnybrook" by the Township
of Lumberton in accordance with a uniform schedule of trash collection
established by the Township, provided that all the following criteria
for the provision of said collection service shall be met:
(1)
The Sunnybrook Association shall formally request,
in writing, the aforesaid trash collection service.
(2)
The Sunnybrook Association shall execute a written
agreement satisfactory to the Township both as to form and content,
which agreement shall hold the Township of Lumberton harmless regarding
any damage done by the Township's employees or collection vehicles
to roadways or any private property in Sunnybrook. The Township of
Lumberton shall not be liable for the costs of any necessary maintenance
or improvements to the roadways or any property of the Association.
(3)
A determination is required by the Township that the
physical circumstances of the subject streets in Sunnybrook permit:
(4)
The recipients of the service shall comply with all
conditions of service established by the Township. Examples of conditions
of service shall include but not be limited to:
(a)
Physical location of trash containers at time
of collection.
(b)
Type of trash containers consistent with containers
required throughout the community.
(c)
Frequency of pickup consistent with trash collection
on accepted public streets.
(d)
Parking restrictions on streets and courts where
necessary, in the discretion of the Township.
(5)
A formal determination is required by the Township
that there exists a sufficient volume of trash generated in the development
of Sunnybrook to warrant the expenditures created by the trash collection.
The determination shall not affect or require the provision of other
types of municipal services on any of the subject streets whatsoever.
B.
Section to supersede contrary provisions. The terms
of this section shall supersede whatever contrary provisions exist
in any approval granted by the Lumberton Township Planning Board or
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
C.
Approval of containers; collection program. Trash
placed for collection on nonaccepted private streets of Sunnybrook
must be placed in a type of container approved by the Township. The
Director of the Public Works Department shall implement a fair and
reasonable collection program for the development of Sunnybrook.
D.
Basis for adoption of section. This section is adopted
based upon the unique factual circumstances presented by the development
of Sunnybrook (constituting individually owned parcels of land) and
so recognized by the Township, and this section shall have no application
to any other development or apartment complex or to proposed trash
collection on any other private property or undedicated and unaccepted
roadways in the Township.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-19]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under § 1-11 governing general penalty provisions. If the state requires, limits or expands potential minimum or maximum penalties in contradiction to this chapter, state law shall apply.
