As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Includes all containers normally used in the consumption
of beverages both in the home and in retail establishments dispensing
the same for on-premises or off-premises consumption, the same being
made entirely of aluminum.
BIMETAL (TIN/STEEL) CONTAINERS
Aluminum and tin or tin-plated steel food and beverage containers,
including those for fruits, vegetables, juices and pet food.
COMMERCIAL SOURCE
Buildings used in part or in whole for wholesale, retail,
service or manufacturing establishments, including but not limited
to restaurants, markets, offices, retail and wholesale outlets, industrial
establishments and theaters. Each building with one or more commercial
uses shall be considered as one "commercial source," notwithstanding
that there are multiple businesses and/or residential apartments contained
therein.
CORRUGATED CONTAINERS
All corrugated cardboard of the type commonly used for boxes,
shipping containers and packing material having exterior cardboard
plies separated by air spaces created by one or more fabricated cardboard
plies.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials, including but not limited to metal, glass,
paper or plastic containers, which are designated pursuant to regulations
promulgated hereunder to be source separated for recycling.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware
including keyboards, modems, printers scanners and fax machines; a
cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than
four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more circuit
boards, including a television and cell phones.
FERROUS SCRAP METAL
Scrap metal that is magnetic and rusts such as structural
steel or cast iron components.
GLASS FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
All containers and objects commonly used in residential and
nonresidential premises, such as bottles, jars, glasses, jugs and
all other vessels made entirely of glass.
INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES
Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship,
colleges, schools, municipal or municipally supported bodies, not-for-profit
organizations and the like.
LEAVES
Foliage material naturally formed from trees and bushes that
are suitable for composting and mulching.
MIXED OFFICE PAPER
A combination of paper products found in an office environment;
typically, it means high-grade papers such as copier paper, computer
printout, stationery and chipboard. It also includes magazines, catalogs,
brochures, white envelopes, advertising flyers and most mail.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings is which
three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented or leased,
or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes (see N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13a) and shall include hotels, motels, or other guest houses serving transient or seasonal
guests, as those terms are defined under Subsection (j) of Section
3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c, 76 (N.J.S.A.
55:13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Verona.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matter of public interest.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Only those containers, such as beverage containers and laundry
product container, such types that may from time to time be approved
by the Recycling Committee.
RECYCLABLE ELECTRONICS
Computer CPUs, laptops, mainframes, computer peripherals
such as USBs and other cables, monitors and flat screens, scanners,
telephones, cell phones and telephone systems, fax machines and central
office equipment, printers and copies, televisions, electronic circuit
boards and components, stereo equipment, electronic games, rechargeable
batteries, portable electronic music devices and PDAs.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Materials which would otherwise become solid waste, and which
may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic
mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING CENTER
Such location as may be designated by the Township of Verona
to store, separate, receive and transfer source separated nonputrescible
recyclable materials as designated in the regulations promulgated.
RESIDENTIAL SOURCE
Homes, condominiums, townhouses and other dwelling units
not defined as multifamily, commercial or institutional sources in
this chapter.
SOURCE SEPARATION OF DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
The separation and separate bundling of designated recyclable
materials to be kept apart from residential, commercial and institutional
solid waste by the generator thereof for the purposes of collection,
disposition and recycling.
USED MOTOR OIL
Any waste crank case oil from periodic maintenance of internal
combustion engines.
WHITE GOODS
Appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves,
washers, dryers, steel or cast-iron plumbing fixtures, dishwashers
and water heaters.
YARD WASTE
Includes grass, leaves, branches, hedge and bush clippings,
weeds and other vegetative materials.
There is hereby established in the Township of Verona the office
of Recycling Coordinator whose responsibilities shall include but
not be limited to membership in the Recycling Committee for the purpose
of developing and implementing regulations hereunder. The Recycling
Coordinator shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:69A-95 and shall serve for a one-year term.
There is hereby established a Recycling Committee in the Township
of Verona. Membership on the Committee shall consist of the Township
Manager, the Township Engineer, the Superintendent of Public Works
and the Recycling Coordinator. The Recycling Committee is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations
as to the selection and designation of recyclable materials to be
source-separated in accordance with this chapter; to establish the
manner, methods and programs for the collection and disposition, including
sale, of designated recyclable materials in accordance with the provisions
hereof; and to establish and regulate the operation of the Township
Recycling Center.
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner
prescribed as follows:
A. All containers and brown paper bags containing recyclable materials
shall be placed, prior to collection, between the curb and the sidewalk,
or in the absence of a curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as
not to constitute a danger, where such receptacles shall be readily
accessible to the collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians.
The owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean
and in safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to be disposed
of shall be placed as noted above anytime after 5:00 p.m. of the day
immediately preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00
a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any containers shall
be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day
of collection.
B. All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in accordance with
the health code of the Township.
All contractors that provide collection services within the
Township are required to register with Public Works and identify the
entity to which they provide services.
The owner of any and all residential dwelling shall be responsible
for compliance with this chapter. For multifamily dwellings, the management
or owner is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling
system, including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance
with guidelines or regulations established by the appropriate municipal
office. Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the owner
or management in those instances where the violator is not easily
identifiable. The management shall issue notification and collection
rules to new tenants when they arrive and every six months during
their occupancy.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a and 99.16c:
A. Any application to the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment of the
Township of Verona for subdivision or site plan approval for the construction
of multifamily dwellings of three or more units, single-family developments
of 50 or more units or any commercial, institutional, or industrial
development for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land
must include a recycling plan. This plan must contain, at the minimum,
the following:
(1) A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts of solid
waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
(2) Locations documented on the application's site plan that provide
for convenient recycling opportunities for all owners, tenants, and
occupants. The recycling area shall be of sufficient size, convenient
location and contain other attributes (signage, lighting, fencing,
etc.) as may be determined by the Recycling Coordinator.
B. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Township,
the owner or any new multifamily housing or commercial, institutional,
or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly executed contract
with a hauling company for the purposes of collection and recycling
of source-separated recyclable materials in those instances where
the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
C. Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage
and pickup of solid waste.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Township Engineer, the Superintendent
of Public Works, the Police Department, the Health Officer or his/her
designee, the Recycling Coordinator, the Essex County Department of
Health and the Essex County Utilities Authority are hereby individually
and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
An inspection may consist of sorting through containers and opening
of solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of
any recyclable material.
Prior to March 1 of each year, occupants of all commercial and
institutional establishments and multifamily housing owners or their
agents shall report, on forms provided by the municipality, to the
Recycling Coordinator, the tonnage of recyclables collected and removed
from the municipality during the previous year.