[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hazlet as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 659-86 (§§ 259-1 through 259-9 of the 1993 Code)]
[Amended 8-18-1987 by Ord. No. 681-97; 10-20-1987 by Ord. No.
689-97; 8-18-1992 by Ord. No. 891-92; 10-6-1992 by Ord. No. 894-92; 10-2-1995 by Ord. No. 1000-95; 11-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1002-95; 8-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1083-98]
A.
Co-mingled recyclables.
(1)
It shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees and
occupants of residential property, except those exempted by reason
of physical disability, business and industrial property and private,
public or governmental institutions and buildings to recycle by commingling
the following items:[1]
(2)
Evidence of physical disability shall be submitted
to the Township Clerk by the owner, lessee or occupant of residential
property and subject to the approval of the Township Committee prior
to exemption approval.
B.
Separated recyclables. It shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees and occupants of residential property, except those exempted by reason of physical disability in accordance with Subsection A of this section, business and industrial property and private, public or governmental institutions and buildings to recycle by separating the following items:[2]
(1)
Leaves.
(2)
Newspapers.
(3)
Magazines.
(4)
Corrugated cardboard.
(5)
High-grade paper.
(6)
Cooking oil.
(7)
Motor oil. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 14A:3-11, all
service stations, oil retailers and motor vehicle reinspection stations
with used oil holding tanks shall accept up to five gallons at a time
of used motor oil from individuals changing oil from cars, lawn mowers
or motorcycles and shall post a sign informing the public that they
are a used oil collection site.
(8)
All junk mail, inclusive of mail delivered via the
United States Post Office.
C.
Demolition materials produced by residential and nonresidential
establishments.
(1)
The Construction Official of the municipality shall
issue construction and demolition permits only after the applicant
has identified disposal and recycling arrangements. The applicant
shall provide appropriate records documenting the quantity and disposition
of all materials.
(2)
A deposit of 10% of the construction and demolition
permits shall be required upon issuance of the permit and held in
an interest-bearing account until such time as documentation is produced
to the satisfaction of the municipality.
(3)
The municipality shall have the discretion to grant
exemptions to a small quantity generator engaged in minor home improvements.
(4)
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until
proper disposal documentation has been submitted.
(5)
An administrative fee of 20% of the deposit moneys
shall be retained by the municipality.
D.
Refrigerators, air conditioners and freezers.
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1472-10]
(1)
Dropoff accommodations shall be made for the disposal of refrigerators,
air conditioners or freezers at the recycling center, 39 Leocadia
Court. A fee of $25 will be charged. Check only and made payable to
the Township of Hazlet.
E.
Mulch. The Township will no longer offer mulch to the residents of
Hazlet.
[Added 9-19-2000 by Ord. No. 1146-00; amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No.
1472-10]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes all disposable items made of aluminum, including
containers used for soda, beer or other beverages, foil, wrappers,
containers for prepared food, screen frames and lawn chairs.
Includes cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes,
cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and kraft paper material.
Includes all unusable asphalt, concrete and wood waste generated
by the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, demolition or destruction
of any building or structure or any street, parking lot, driveway,
sidewalk, walkway, fence or other thing associated with any building
or structure.
[Added 8-18-1987 by Ord. No. 681-87]
Includes all products made from silica or sand, soda ash
and limestone; the product being transparent or translucent and being
used for packaging or bottling of various matters; excluding, however,
blue or flat glass commonly known as "window glass."
Includes white and/or off-white stationery, photocopy and
computer paper.
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally produced by the
occupants of commercial, industrial and residential property and disposed
of by private or public pickup.
[Amended 3-21-1989 by Ord. No. 736-89]
A.
The position of Recycling Coordinator is hereby created
in the Department of Public Works as a part-time position for the
purposes of carrying out the responsibilities of this article.
B.
The Recycling Coordinator appointed by the Township
Committee shall be a municipal certified recycling coordinator as
per P.L. 2007, c.311 (c.13: 1-E-96.2 et al) and he or she shall receive
the compensation as provided for this position in the Township's
Salary Ordinance,[1] provided that nothing contained herein shall prevent an
existing full-time Township employee from performing these duties
and receiving the compensation provided for this position in the Township's
Salary Ordinance.
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1472-10]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on
file in the office of the Township Clerk.
C.
The Township Committee or Recycling Coordinator, subject
to the review of the Township Committee, shall establish and promulgate
reasonable rules and regulations as to the manner, days and times
for the collection, assorting, transportation, sale and/or marketing
of said recyclable materials in order to encourage the preservation
of material resources by minimizing the cost of the recycling program
in the Township of Hazlet.
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1472-10]
A.
The Township Committee may use municipal personnel to collect recyclable
material set forth at curb and/or from a dropoff center and shall
sell said recyclable material if market exists therefore pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:1 1-1 et seq. The material collected at curbside and/or
at the dropoff center shall remain the property of Hazlet Township
and Hazlet Township receives the proceeds from the sale of collected
recycled materials.
B.
The Township Committee may elect to enter into agreements with any
person, partnership, corporation or municipality for them to collect
said material at curbside and/or from a dropoff center and sell said
recycled material. The recycled material collected at curbside and/or
dropoff center shall remain the property of Hazlet Township and Hazlet
Township receives the proceeds from the sale of collected recycled
materials.
[Added 9-20-1988 by Ord. No. 715-88;
amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 1200-01]
A.
Recyclable material to be collected by municipal personnel or such other authorized party pursuant to this article shall be placed at curbside in accordance with § 145-1B of this Code.
B.
All recyclable material shall be placed in the recycling
container provided by Township.
C.
Lost of stolen recycling containers. It shall be the
responsibility of the homeowner to replace the container at the prevailing
rate.
D.
Upon the sale of a residence, it shall be the responsibility
of the homeowner to return the recycling container to the Department
of Public Works. If the container is not returned, a continued certificate
of occupancy will not be issued.
A.
Recyclable material as defined herein shall be the
property of the Township of Hazlet once placed on the curbside or
brought to a dropoff center.
B.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
unauthorized by the Township of Hazlet to pick up or cause to be picked
up said recyclable material as defined herein. Each such collection
in violation hereof shall constitute a separate distinct offense punishable
as hereinafter provided.
A.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any
person, partnership or corporation who is owner, lessee or occupant
of a residential or nonresidential property may donate or sell said
recyclable material as defined herein to any person, partnership or
corporation, whether or not operating for profit. Said person, partnership
or corporation, however, shall not pick up said recyclable materials
at curbside or at a municipal dropoff center.
B.
Any person or entity using a direct disposal method
and any person, partnership or corporation engaging in the business
of direct disposal shall, on a quarterly basis, without costs to the
Township of Hazlet, report the weight of each recyclable material
disposed of or collected to the Township's Recycling Coordinator so
that accurate reports can be filed by the Township with the County
of Monmouth.
[Added 5-16-1989 by Ord. No. 743-89]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects
to comply with any provision of this article or any rule or regulation
promulgated pursuant thereto shall be fined as follows:
[Amended 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93; 9-16-1997 by Ord. No.
1066-97; 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1472-10]
B.
Each day such violation or neglect is committed or
permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable
as such.
[Added 8-18-1987 by Ord. No. 681-87; 9-16-1997 by Ord. No.
1066-97; 8-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1083-98; 4-6-2010 by Ord. No.
1472-10]
The enforcement of the provisions of this article
and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be the
responsibility of the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Adopted 9-24-1990 by Ord. No. 803-90 (§ 259-10
of the 1993 Code)]
It shall be mandatory that all businesses located
and transacting business within the Township of Hazlet generating
recyclable materials file or cause to be filed the required recycling
reports under this article, the failure of which to do so shall subject
the business to the penalties as prescribed as follows:
Any business that does not file the required report within five days of the deadline shall be in violation of this article and, if nonregistered, the business will be fined in accordance with the provisions of this article and Chapter 249, Licensing.
The reporting shall be on a questionnaire provided
by the Township of Hazlet to all affected businesses.
