As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BULKY WASTE
Includes television sets, mattresses, large furniture, large trash and similar materials not required to be recycled pursuant to Article
II of this chapter.
GARBAGE RECEPTACLE
Includes any light-gauge steel, plastic or galvanized receptacle,
closed at one end and open at the other, furnished with a top or lid,
and of a capacity not exceeding 32 gallons and not weighing more than
50 pounds when full. It shall also include plastic bags or liners
of 0.0125 gauge or heavier, securely tied at the top and not exceeding
30 pounds gross weight.
SOLID WASTE
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally placed at the curb at residential and nonresidential properties in the Borough of Netcong for regular municipal collection. Solid waste shall not include "designated materials," as defined in Article
II of this chapter.
The Borough, by its designated agents, contractor and/or employees,
shall collect and remove all solid waste which is generated by any
dwelling house, store, restaurant, shop, commercial establishment
and/or other building in the Borough when such solid waste is placed
into proper garbage receptacles and placed for collection in the manner
prescribed in this article.
It shall be the duty of the solid waste collection provider
to furnish a suitable number of scavenger trucks with watertight bodies
and so protected on top that no solid waste or other refuse shall
be blown or dropped from said vehicles. Each truck shall, at all times,
have at least one broom and shovel to clean up solid waste that may
be spilled or otherwise scattered during the process of collection.
It shall be a violation of this article for any such solid waste collection
provider to neglect or refuse to clean up any solid waste or other
refuse spilled or otherwise scattered during collection.
Any person engaged in the business of the collection or disposal
of solid waste and other refuse shall comply with all of the following
requirements:
A. Any truck used for the collection and transportation of solid waste
shall have a watertight body and be so protected on the top that no
solid waste or other refuse shall be blown or dropped from the truck.
The solid waste and other refuse carried in the truck shall be confined
within its permanent body construction. Such trucks shall be kept
covered at all times except during the period of filling or emptying.
B. Any solid waste or other refuse which spills or is dropped or blown
from a truck either during collection or transportation shall be swept
or cleaned up immediately so as not to leave any such matter upon
the streets or premises within the Borough.
C. All containers or receptacles emptied during the course of the collection
of solid waste or other refuse matter shall be returned to the locations
from which they were removed during the course of collection.
D. In addition to compliance with the foregoing requirements, any person
engaged in the collection or disposal of solid waste and other refuse
matter within the Borough shall comply with all state statutes, codes
and regulations and all municipal ordinances and regulations concerning
the collection and disposal of such materials.
No solid waste originating outside the Borough shall be placed,
dumped or accumulated on any premises within the Borough for collection
by the Borough.
To insure the effective operation of the provisions of this
article, the Borough Council is authorized to make such written rules,
regulations or orders as may be necessary to expedite or further implement
the provisions of this article.
[Amended 6-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-9]
The expenses of solid waste and recycling collection and disposal shall be paid by fees and service charges as generated by the Netcong Borough Solid Waste and Recycling Utility and governed under Chapter
80 of this Code.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Article
I of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Borough of Netcong.