As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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.
Aluminum and tin or tin-plated steel food and beverage containers,
including those for fruits, vegetables, juices and pet food.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scrap metal that is magnetic and rusts such as structural
steel or cast iron components.
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.
Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship,
colleges, schools, municipal or municipally supported bodies, not-for-profit
organizations and the like.
Types that contain lead and lead oxide with the sulfuric
acid electrolyte produces a voltage.
Foliage material naturally formed from trees and bushes that
are suitable for composting and mulching.
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.
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.).
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Verona.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Homes, condominiums, townhouses and other dwelling units
not defined as multifamily, commercial or institutional sources in
this chapter.
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.
Any waste crank case oil from periodic maintenance of internal
combustion engines.
Appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves,
washers, dryers, steel or cast-iron plumbing fixtures, dishwashers
and water heaters.
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.
A.
Mandatory source separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons
who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential
premises, which shall include, but not limited to, retail and other
commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional
locations within the Township, to separate designated recyclable materials
from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited
separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners,
tenants, or occupants of such premises and shall be placed separately
at the curb in a manner and on such days and times as may be hereinafter
established by regulations promulgated by the Township. Mandatory
recyclables follow:
(1)
Residential. All homes, condominiums, townhouses, apartments, trailer
parks, etc., including certain housing types considered institutional
(i.e., senior citizen homes) are to recycle the following materials.
There are no de minimis standards based upon amount or weight:
(a)
Newspaper.
(b)
Mixed office paper.
(c)
Corrugated containers.
(d)
Glass food and beverage containers.
(e)
Aluminum beverage containers.
(f)
Plastic containers.
(g)
Bimetal containers.
(h)
Yard waste.
(i)
Used motor oil.
(j)
White goods (i.e., refrigerators, washer/dryer appliances).
(k)
Ferrous scrap metal.
(l)
Recyclable electronic waste.
(2)
Commercial. All places of business (wholesale, retail, food, transportation,
etc.) are included in this sector:
(a)
Newspaper.
(b)
Mixed office paper.
(c)
Corrugated containers.
(d)
Glass food and beverage containers.
(e)
Aluminum beverage containers.
(f)
Plastic containers.
(g)
Bimetal containers.
(h)
Yard waste.
(i)
Used motor oil.
(j)
White goods (i.e., refrigerators, washer/dryer appliances).
(k)
Ferrous scrap metal.
(l)
Recyclable electronic waste.
(3)
Institutional. All government buildings, schools, colleges, hospitals,
clinics, etc., are included in this sector:
(a)
Newspaper.
(b)
Mixed office paper.
(c)
Corrugated containers.
(d)
Glass food and beverage containers.
(e)
Aluminum beverage containers.
(f)
Plastic containers.
(g)
Bimetal containers.
(h)
Yard waste.
(i)
Used motor oil.
(j)
White goods (i.e., refrigerators, washer/dryer appliances).
(k)
Ferrous scrap metal.
(l)
Recyclable electronic waste.
B.
Exemptions.
(1)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16(d), the Council may exempt persons
occupying commercial or institutional premises within its municipal
boundaries from the source-separation requirements of the ordinance
which requires persons generating municipal solid waste within its
municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste
stream the specified recyclable materials if those persons have otherwise
provided for the recycling of all designated recyclable materials.
To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this chapter, a commercial
or institutional generator of solid waste shall file an application
for exemption with the Recycling Coordinator on forms to be provided
for this purpose. The form shall include, at a minimum, the following
information: the name of the commercial or institutional entity; the
street address location and lot and block designation; the name, official
title and phone number of the person making application on behalf
of the commercial or institutional entity; the name, address, official
contact person and telephone number of the facility which provides
the service of recycling those designated recyclable materials, and
a certification that the designated recyclable materials will be recycled,
and that, at least on an annual basis, said recycling service provider
or commercial/institutional generator shall provide written documentation
to the Recycling Coordinator of the total number of tons collected
and recycled for each designated material.
(2)
Persons who are physically disabled and who have notified the Recycling
Committee, in writing, of such disability.
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.
A.
All commercial and institutional generators of solid waste shall
be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder
shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial
property owner or their designee, unless the municipality provides
for the collection of designated recyclable materials. All commercial,
institutional or industrial properties which provide outdoor litter
receptacles and disposal service for their contents shall also provide
receptacles for designated recyclable materials, for those materials
commonly deposited, in the location of the litter receptacle, and
shall provide for separate recycling service for their content.
C.
Every business, institution, or industrial facility shall report
on an annual basis to the Recycling Coordinator, on such forms as
may be prescribed, on recycling activities at their premises, including
the amount of recycled material, by material type, collected and recycled
and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service.
D.
All food establishments, as defined in the Health Code, shall, in
addition to compliance with all other recycling requirements, be required
to recycle grease and/or cooking oil created in the processing of
food or food products, and maintain such records as maybe prescribed,
for inspection by any Code Enforcement Officer.
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.
A.
It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid
waste that is mixed with, or contains visible signs of, designated
recyclable materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors
to remove for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which
visibly display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating
that the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant to the
property to properly segregate the uncollected solid waste for proper
disposal or recycling. Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables
to accumulate will be considered a violation of this article and the
local sanitary code.
C.
Once placed in the location identified in this chapter, or any rules
or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, no person, other
than those authorized by the municipality, shall tamper with, collect,
remove, or otherwise handle designated recyclable materials.
A.
The Township Recycling Center shall be used or made available only
for persons residing within the limits of the Township of Verona and
commercial or institutional entities located within the limits of
the Township of Verona. All recyclable material deposited at the Recycling
Center must be generated within the limits of the Township of Verona.
The Township may require appropriate identification of all persons
using the Recycling Center.
B.
No contractor or person operating any business or commercial operation
shall be permitted to use the Recycling Center except for the disposal
of material generated from a property within the limits of the Township
of Verona. The contractor must provide paperwork indicating the Verona
property that the material was generated from before depositing the
material at the Recycling Center.
C.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or solid waste
hauler to deposit recyclable materials generated outside the boundaries
of the Township of Verona at the Recycling Center.
D.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or solid waste
collector to deposit recyclable materials outside of the designated
containers or areas at the Recycling Center or to otherwise fail to
follow the signs and directions posted at the Recycling Center.
E.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or solid waste
collector to deposit any material at the Township Recycling Center
which is not a designated material accepted at the Recycling Center.
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.
A.
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails
to comply with any provision of this chapter or any rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder shall upon conviction thereof, be punishable
by a fine not less than $250, nor more than $1,000. Each day for which
violation of this chapter occurs shall be considered a separate offence.
B.
Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
shall be immediately deposited into the municipal recycling trust
fund (or equivalent). Monies in the municipal recycling trust fund
shall be used for the expenses of the municipal recycling program.
C.
In addition to the foregoing penalties, where a container includes
designated recycling material mixed with solid waste, the container
will not be collected.
