[Adopted by Ord. No. 1987-6 (Sec. 19-11 of the 1987 Revised General Ordinances)]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1995-1; Ord. No. 2005-55]
A.
On and after July 1, 1987, it shall be mandatory for all persons,
except those physically disabled living alone, who are owners, lessors,
tenants or occupants of residential property, to separate leaves,
brush, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminum beverage
cans, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, high-grade paper, and other
metals, as hereinafter defined, from all other solid waste produced
for collection and ultimate recycling of said materials. The aforementioned
persons shall place these items at the curb in the following manner:
B.
On and after July 1, 1987, it shall be mandatory for all lessors,
tenants, owners, and occupants of business and industrial property,
professional offices and private and public, and governmental institutions
and buildings, to separate leaves, glass bottles and jars, plastic
bottles, aluminum beverage cans, cardboard, high-grade paper, newspapers,
other metals from all other solid waste produced by said nonresidential
establishments for collection and ultimate recycling of said materials.
The Borough shall not collect more than one thirty-five-gallon container
of commingled glass, plastic, aluminum, tin, steel, or other metal
bottles or cans from the persons or entities described in this subsection.
Persons or entities disposing of more than one thirty-five-gallon
container of the above-described materials per week shall be required
to contract with an outside vendor for the disposal of such materials
in accordance with this section and all other applicable sections
of the Code of the Borough of Red Bank.
C.
On April 1, 1988, it shall be mandatory that all tin and bimetal
cans be separated from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling
by all lessors, tenants, owners, and occupants, of residential, business,
industrial, professional offices, and all private and public institutions
and buildings.
D.
The residential structures of the Borough of Red Bank shall receive
recycling pickup on alternating Wednesdays. The current Sanitation
Department defined "Business Zone" shall receive recyclable pickup
on Wednesday, but will not receive a wet garbage pickup on Wednesday.
The professional business zones, other commercial and retail business,
and industrial business, shall be accommodated under the residential
schedule.
(1)
Food serving and preparing establishments in the Sanitation Department
defined Business Zone will receive a Wednesday pickup of wet garbage
in order to maintain the public health.
(2)
Structures located on blocks listed for Zone A in the Recycling Plan
shall be known as "Zone A." Structures listed on the blocks for Zone
B in the Recycling Plan shall be known as "Zone B." Structures located
in the Sanitation Department defined Business Zone shall be known
as "Zone Z" and shall be defined by lot and block in the Recycling
Plan.
(3)
Zone A shall be all properties located to the west of Broad Street
and Zone B shall be all properties to the east of Broad Street.
E.
The regular Borough bulk trash pickup will be changed to the alternating Wednesday schedule of recycling. "Other metal" items as described in § 590-2, Definitions, of this article, shall be separated at the curb from old furniture, wood, wooden framed screens, and other bulk trash pickup items. The regular bulk trash pickup will continue to be scheduled in advance at the Public Utilities Office.
F.
On and after October 1, 1988, no one shall be permitted to place
any construction, demolition or land-clearing debris which includes
asphalt, concrete, wood waste (specifically stumps, large tree parts,
pallets, larger pieces of lumber) and solid waste for landfill disposal.
These items will not be taken at the county landfill.
G.
On and after July 1, 1987, by this section and in accordance with
existing state regulations (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 personal cars, vans, and/or
trucks; personal lawn mowers and personal motorcycles and shall post
a sign informing the public that they are a "used oil collection site."
[Amended by Ord. No. 1995-1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes all disposable items made of aluminum but not limited
to containers used for soda, beer or other beverages, foil, wrappers,
containers for prepared food, screen frames and lawn chairs.
Include cardboard of the type used to make cardboard boxes,
cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated and craft paper material.
Include all products made from silicon or sand, soda ash
and limestone; the product being transparent or translucent and being
used for packaging or bottling or 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 those magazines bound by staples or latex adhesives
and are printed on clay-coated paper.
Includes low-grade paper used in the manufacture of the daily
and weekly newspaper publications, circulars and mailers.
Includes all nonferrous metals other than aluminum such as
copper, lead and brass. It shall also include ferrous metals such
as steel, cast iron, tin-plated steel cans and white goods such as
stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers.
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET)These containers are commonly marked with a number "1" inside a recycling triangle and are generally of a clear or green color, e.g., soft drink bottles, clear bottles, peanut butter jars.
HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE)These containers are generally marked with a number "2" inside a recycling triangle and are generally translucent or pigmented, e.g., milk bottles, water bottles, juice bottles, detergent bottles, household cleaner bottles, personal care bottles.
It should be noted that unacceptable plastic for recycling includes
PVC, LDPE and PS. Examples of this unacceptable plastic include: medical
medicine prescription bottles, appliances, toys, oil or chemical containers,
pesticide containers, antifreeze containers, plates, knives, forks,
spoons, yogurt and butter cups, frozen food containers, baby wipe
containers, grocery or dry cleaner bags, foam cups or trays or packing
materials.
Includes all garbage and rubbish normally produced by owners,
lessors, or occupants of commercial, industrial, and residential property
and disposed of by private or public pickup.
Includes edible materials resulting from the handling, preparation,
cooking or consumption of food.
Applied to leaves and grass clippings which through the process
of composting can be broken down into a material called humus.
A.
The position of the Recycling Coordinator is hereby created and established
within the Borough of Red Bank.
B.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council
for a term of four years, expiring on December 31 of the last year
of the appointment.
C.
The Recycling Coordinator, subject to the approval of the Mayor and
Council, shall establish and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations
as to the manner, days and times for the collection, sorting, transportation,
sale and/or marketing of said recyclable resources while minimizing
the cost of the recycling program to the Borough of Red Bank.
A.
The Mayor and Council may use municipal personnel to collect recyclable
material set forth herein at curbside and/or from a dropoff center
and shall sell said recyclable material if a market exists therefor
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
B.
The Mayor and Council may elect to enter into agreements with qualified
persons or corporations authorizing them to collect said recyclable
material at curbside or from a dropoff center and to sell said recyclable
material, provided the amount of money realized exceeds the cost of
collection. All qualified persons and corporations under the above
agreement shall provide the Borough of Red Bank Recycling Office with
a monthly tally of tonnage of all recyclable materials disposed of
for the Borough credit in the state rebate program.
All businesses and institutions in the Borough of Red Bank engaged
in the activity of collecting, accumulating and the returning of recyclable
materials to the production manufacturing process for either profit
or nonprofit shall provide the Borough with tally sheets for those
items, the purpose of which is to allow the Borough to participate
in the State of New Jersey's tonnage program.
A.
Recyclable material as defined herein shall be the property of the
Borough of Red Bank once placed on the curbside or brought to a dropoff
center.
B.
It shall be a violation of this section for any person unauthorized
by the Mayor and Council 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 and distinct offense punishable
as hereinafter provided.
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 be subjected to the tally sheet requirement as noted in § 590-5 of this article.
Any firm, corporation or nonresidential generator or marketer of recyclable material in the Borough of Red Bank, who provides for their own disposal or recyclable materials and has such material removed from the Borough of Red Bank for either disposal below cost, at cost, or profit, shall provide the Borough of Red Bank with a tally sheet reportage as defined in §§ 590-4 and 590-5 of this article.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1987-9]
A.
The Borough of Red Bank shall cause the establishment of a Municipal
Trust Fund (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-39) for the receipt of revenues raised
by the sale of recyclable materials through this program. Said trust
fund shall be used in accordance with the rules established for said
account by the State of New Jersey.
B.
The Borough shall pass the required resolution for this fund and
relay said resolution to the Division of Local Government Services
for its approval.
A.
B.
Each day such violation or neglect is committed or permitted to continue,
shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
C.
The enforcement of this article shall be maintained by the following
personnel of the Borough:
(1)
The individual of the Public Utilities Department empowered with
code enforcement duties as pertaining to the affairs of the Public
Utilities Department.
(2)
The Recycling Coordinator of the Borough of Red Bank.
(3)
The Sanitation Foreman of the Borough of Red Bank.
(4)
The Health Officers of the Borough of Red Bank.
(5)
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Red Bank attached
to the Building Department.
(6)
Members of the Police Department of the Borough of Red Bank.
