[Adopted 10-14-1971 by Ord. No.
5-71 as Ch. 13 of the 1971 Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 11-14-1991 by Ord. No. 22-91]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Recyclable aluminum cans.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or
other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing
out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
[Added 10-13-2005 by Ord. No. 18-05]
Includes that type of paper in which a portion has been made
to have a wavy surface (alternating ridges and grooves) and is placed
between two flat surfaces for the sake of strength and which is commonly
used to form cartons.
Those recyclable materials listed in the Morris County District
Recycling Plan which are mandated to be source separated for recycling,
namely: glass (bottles and jars), aluminum beverage cans, newspaper
and yard waste, residentially; and edible fats, tallow, waste oil,
glass, aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard and office paper, for commercial
and institutional establishments. For the purpose of this article,
this term shall also mean any additional materials stipulated by the
Borough for recycling, such as tin cans, plastic, oil, tires, bulk
materials, etc.
Includes refuse of animals or vegetable foodstuffs, ashes,
broken dishes and all refuse incident to the ordinary conduct of a
household or business but not manufacturing business or such as may
result from building operations or repairs and shall exclude any designated
materials.
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, and all other material commonly known
as "glass," excluding, however, blue and flat glass commonly known
as "window glass."
Includes the owner, lessee or occupant of any building or
establishment other than single-family or multiple-family dwellings.
"Nonresidential" shall also include any industrial establishment or
any establishment organized, founded or dedicated to public service
or culture, including but not limited to religious, educational, health-care
and governmental establishments.
Includes high-grade papers generally used in offices that
are of high quality and do not have a glossy finish, including but
not limited to computer, letterhead, ledger and photocopy paper.
All individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners, tenants,
lessees, occupants, associations and organizations residing, owning
or operating, managing, leasing or occupying any premises or commercial
or industrial business within the Borough of Rockaway and served by
municipal solid waste collection service.
Includes any person who owns, leases and/or occupies dwellings
within the municipality, including those in multifamily dwellings
and/or single-family developments.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
[Added 10-13-2005 by Ord. No. 18-05]
Includes paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint"
and distributed at stated intervals, normally daily or weekly, having
printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and
other matters of public interest Expressly excluded, however, are
all magazines or other periodicals, glossy-surfaced supplements and
inserts, telephone books, catalogs, junk mail and paper products of
any other nature.
Vegetative matter generated from the process of yard or ground
maintenance, including but not limited to grass clippings, weeds,
leaves, limbs and brush. Each limb and piece of brush shall not exceed
three inches in diameter.
The Council may from time to time make other
rules and regulations governing the care, collection, removal and
disposal of garbage. A printed copy of such rules and regulations
shall be furnished to every household, on demand.
[Amended 12-30-2013 by Ord. No. 23-13]
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Rockaway
may make provision, either by contract or through Borough employees,
or otherwise as circumstances may require, for the collection and
disposal of garbage from residential properties, and is authorized
and empowered to determine from time to time the extent and frequency
of collections and to make suitable rules and regulations with respect
to same.
[Amended 9-22-1977 by Ord. No. 16-77; 12-30-2013 by Ord. No. 23-13]
A.Â
The owner, tenant or occupant of any house, dwelling
or apartment occupied as a residence or the owner, tenant, licensee
or occupant of any commercial or industrial business operated within
the Borough of Rockaway shall cause all garbage to be put in watertight
receptacles provided with a tight-fitting cover and handle consistent
with the rules and regulations governing the care, collection, removal
and disposal of garbage.
B.Â
Such receptacles and bundles shall be placed at or
near the curb in front of such house or premises on such days as shall
be designated by the Mayor and Council for the particular locality
in which the residence may be for the purpose of being collected and
taken away. Such receptacles shall be removed from the public street
and taken to the rear of the residence or some other closed areaway
following such collection.
No person shall throw, lay, deposit or leave
or cause to be thrown, laid, deposited or left in or upon any street,
sidewalk, parking, vacant lot or yard or premises surrounding any
dwelling house or other building or other public place in the Borough
any garbage or any other matter or thing of a like nature.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 13-6, entitled
"Unlawful to mix combustible, noncombustible refuse in same container;
occupant's duty to separate," which immediately followed this section,
was deleted 2-27-1992 by Ord. No. 2-92.
