It is the purpose of this article to comply
with the mandatory, statewide recycling program, L. 1987, c. 102,
and the Clean Communities and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92 et
seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-92 to 13:1E-94 were repealed
by L. 2002, c. 128, § 12, effective 12-20-2002. See now
N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-213 et seq.
As used in this article, the following terms
have the meaning indicated:
Large household appliances, including but not limited to
washing machines, stoves, refrigerators, clothes dryers or dishwashers.
The recyclable materials, including newspaper, magazines,
glass, aluminum cans, ferrous scrap, leaves, white goods, steel and
tin, grass, corrugated cardboard, highgrade paper, mixed paper, plastic
containers, and household-generated batteries.
The transportation, placement, reuse, sale, donation, transfer
or temporary storage for a period not exceeding six months of designated
recyclable material for all possible uses except for disposal as solid
waste.
Includes a one-family home and a two-family home.
Includes all magazines or periodicals printed on glossy stock
or paper of heavier quality than that commonly recognized as newsprint.
All residential, commercial and institutional solid waste
generated within the boundaries of the borough, as measured in tons.
Includes 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 matters of public interest.
Includes all newspaper, high-grade office paper, fine paper,
bond paper, offset paper, xerographic paper, mimeo paper, duplicator
paper and related types of cellulosic material containing not more
than 10% by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates,
binders, coatings or saturants.
Any paper items or commodities, including but not limited
to paper napkins, towels, corrugated and other cardboard, construction
material, toilet tissue, paper and related types of cellulosic products
containing not more than 10% by weight or volume of noncellulosic
material such as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
A container bearing markings No. 1 PETE or No. 2 HDPE.
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid
waste, which may be collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any paper product consisting of not less than 50% secondary
wastepaper material.
Any paper having a total weight consisting of not less than
50% secondary wastepaper material.
Any process by which materials which would otherwise become
solid waste or collected, separated or processed and returned to the
economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any facility designed and operated solely for receiving,
storing, processing and transferring source-separated, nonputrescible
or source-separated commingled nonputrescible metal, glass, paper,
plastic containers, corrugated and other cardboard or other recyclable
materials approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
A facility designed and operated solely for receiving and
storing of recyclable materials pending transporting of a recycling
center.
The services provided by persons engaged in the business
of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage, purchase,
sale or disposition, or any combination thereof, of recyclable materials.
Recyclable materials, including but not limited to paper,
metal, glass, food waste, office paper and plastic, which are kept
separate and apart from residential, commercial and institutional
solid waste by the generator thereof for purposes of collection, disposition
and recycling.
There is hereby created the position of Closter
Recycling Coordinator.
The following materials are designated as recyclable
under the Closter Mandatory Program:
A.
Residential properties.
(1)
Newspapers and magazines.
(2)
Glass beverage containers.
(3)
Aluminum, steel and tin cans.
(4)
Ferrous scrap.
(5)
White goods.
(6)
Leaves.
(7)
Grass.
(8)
Corrugated cardboard.
(9)
Plastic containers as designated by the Recycling
Coordinator.
(10)
Household-generated batteries.
(11)
Construction and demolition debris (concrete, brick, tree parts,
nonferrous/ferrous metal, asphalt, corrugated cardboard; where practical).
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
(12)
Mixed paper.
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
(13)
Types 1 and 2 plastic containers.
[Added 3-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:1034]
A.
Source separation.
(1)
On and after the effective date of this article, it shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees and occupants of property in the Borough of Closter to separate their recyclable materials designated in § 169-20 above from all other solid waste. In addition, glass shall be separated into three categories, brown, green and clear.
(2)
All source-separated recyclable generated by residential
premises shall be placed at the location designated in this section.
(3)
The owners, lessees and occupants of commercial/institutional
premises shall be responsible for the pickup and disposal of all source-separated
recyclables through private channels and shall comply with all reporting
requirements of the State of New Jersey, County of Bergen and Borough
of Closter. In no event shall such recyclable materials be left at
the curb for pickup.
B.
From September 1 to December 31 of each year, the
owner, lessee or occupant of every property within the borough shall
source-separate leaves from solid waste generated at that property.
Leaves shall be placed in the street at curbside in front of the property.
Leaves may not be placed in plastic bags.
C.
Method of placement at curbside.
(1)
All newspapers, magazines and corrugated cardboard
will be bundled securely to ensure that they will not be capable of
being windblown or distributed on the public street, and provided
further that the maximum weight of any bundle does not exceed 30 pounds.
(2)
Glass, aluminum, metal cans and plastic containers
shall be placed at curbside in front of the property in a secure container.
D.
The recyclable materials set forth in § 169-20A(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8) and (9) shall be placed by the owner, lessee or occupant at the curb on the day established by the Mayor and Council for such pickups by resolution for the district in which the premises are located; the schedule for such pickups shall be in the form of a calendar setting forth the dates for each specific pickup.
E.
The recyclable material set forth in § 169-20A shall not be placed at the curb earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the previous day established for pickup.
F.
Recyclables, grass and leaves, may also be brought
to the Closter Recycling Collection Center between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
on Saturday in vehicles bearing a valid Closter recycling permit sticker.
A.
The collection of bulky white metal goods and tires at curbside shall be each Wednesday. These items shall only be picked up if a fee as set forth in Chapter A301, Fees and Deposits, is paid in advance. A fee is charged for the home pickup of bulky white goods, the home pickup of tire(s) without a rim and for the drop off of tire(s) without a rim. Payment can be mailed or dropped off to the Closter Department of Public Works, 130 Ruckman Road, Closter, New Jersey. Attention: Recycling Special Arrangement. Bulky white metal goods and tires without rims can also be dropped off at the Closter Recycling Center during operating hours by a vehicle bearing a valid permit sticker. A fee as set forth in Chapter A301, Fees and Deposits, must accompany the dropoff of tire(s) without a rim. No fee is required for the dropoff of bulky white goods.
B.
All payments shall be made by check and shall be made
payable to the Borough of Closter.
Collection from curbside of recyclable materials
shall be made by borough employees or by contract for outside services,
as directed by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Closter, with
primary administrative supervision under the control of the Recycling
Coordinator.
The Recycling Coordinator may be authorized
from time to time to sell and deliver, by bid or by contract approved
by the Mayor and Council, recyclable materials so collected in order
to obtain the best possible price.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prohibit
any owner, lessee or occupant from disposing of recyclable materials
privately through a sale or gift, provided that in no event shall
such recyclable materials be left at the curb for any private pickup,
and further provided that in no event shall any such recyclable materials
be disposed of as part of the solid waste pickup by the Borough of
Closter in accordance with the normal pickup by the Borough of Closter.
From the time recyclable materials are placed
at the curb by the owner, lessee or occupant for collection by the
Borough of Closter, such recyclable materials shall become the property
of the borough. It shall be a violation of this article for any person
unauthorized to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked
up any such recyclable materials for any purpose whatsoever once the
same has been placed at the curb. Any and each such collection in
violation hereof from one or more premises shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Recycling Coordinator shall annually submit
a recycling tonnage report to the New Jersey Office of Recycling.
A.
The Recycling Coordinator, no later than December
6, 1987, shall notify all persons owing, leasing or occupying property
within the Borough of Closter of the borough's recycling opportunities
and the source separate requirements of this article. This notice
shall be done by placing an advertisement in a newspaper circulating
in the Borough of Closter and by posting a notice in public places
where public notices are customarily posted by the borough and by
a mailing to all residential taxpayers.
B.
Every six months after the initial notification, the
Recycling Coordinator shall notify all persons occupying residential,
commercial and institutional premises within the Borough of Closter
of local recycling opportunities and the course separation requirements
of this article. Said notification shall be done by placing an advertisement
in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Closter and by posting
a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted
by the borough.
This article shall be referred to the Planning
Board by the Borough of Closter for a revision of the Master Plan
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16, Subdivision c, specifically
with regard to the collection, disposition and recycling of designated
recyclable materials within any development proposal for the construction
of 50 or more united of single-family residential housing or 25 or
more units of multifamily residential housing and any commercial or
industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square
feet of land. The Planning Board shall also make recommendations to
the Mayor and Council for amendments to the Borough's Zoning Ordinance
and Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinance in accordance with this section.
The Recycling Coordinator or his or her designee
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce this article. He or she
is hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable
regulations as to the manner, days and times for the collection of
recyclable materials in accordance with the terms hereof; said rules
and regulations are subject to the change, modification, repeal or
amendment by majority vote of the Mayor and Council.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provision of this article shall be liable to a maximum penalty at the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Closter of not more than $300 for the first offense, and not more than $500 or 10 days in jail for each and every subsequent offense; except that a person violating § 169-25 of this article shall be liable to a penalty as set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, Violations and Penalties, of this Code.
