[Adopted 6-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-30[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Art. II, Recycling,
adopted 12-27-1984 by Ord. No. 84-13, as amended.
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Glassboro a program
for the mandatory separation of the following items for garbage and
refuse, which items shall be disposed of in accordance with the regulations
contained under this article: paper products, cardboard, glass, aluminum,
tin, oil, plastics, batteries, metal, wood, brush, grass, leaves,
yard debris and tires.
B.
Said items shall not be disposed of at a sanitary landfill, but shall be recycled. To accomplish said purpose and requirement, said items may be disposed of in the manner provided in § 408-12 hereof or the owner or occupant of a building may separate and dispose of such items for recycling by private arrangement, in which event such owner or occupant shall maintain records of the description and quantity of such items and furnish the Borough with documentary proof of same at times and in the manner required by the Borough, the purpose of this requirement being to enable the Borough to include such items in applications for funding under governmental recycling programs.
For the purpose of this Article II of this chapter, the following words and phases shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows:
Heavy aluminum (i.e., gas grills, aluminum doors, lawn chairs
and the like).
Car, truck and motorcycle only.
Those materials designated within the Gloucester County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling. These materials include glass bottles and jars, No.
1 and No. 2 plastic bottles and jugs, tin and aluminum cans, all types
of paper, all types of cardboard, those designated recyclable materials
from the county recycling plan for the residential, commercial and
institutional sectors.
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, stereos, CD players, DVD players,
and cell phones.
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone,
the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packing
or bottling of various matter and all other material commonly known
as "glass," excluding, however, blue and flat glass and glass commonly
known as "window glass," and ceramic.
Light or heavy iron (i.e., swing sets, fence posts, appliances,
etc.).
From oil changes on private vehicles; does not include businesses.
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings in 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 § 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling
Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
The person or persons appointed by the governing body and
who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the provisions
of this article, and any rules and regulations which may be promulgated
hereunder.
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and
institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Borough
of Glassboro.
All uncontaminated paper materials such as newspaper, magazines,
books, paper, food cartons, cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, junk
mail, discarded letters and envelopes, cereal boxes and the like.
Number 1 and No. 2 plastic bottles and jugs.
Those 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.
A combining of nonputrescible source-separated recyclable
materials such as plastic bottles and jugs, paper products, cardboard,
tin and aluminum cans, and glass bottles and jars for the purpose
of recycling.
Recyclable materials which are separated at the point of
generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for the purposes
of recycling.
The process by which recyclable materials are separated at
the point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste
for the purposes of recycling.
Food storage and beverage cans.
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner
prescribed as follows:
A.
All blue carts, assigned by recorded serial number to each residential
taxable property and will remain the property of the Borough of Glassboro,
containing single-stream recyclable materials shall be placed, prior
to collection, between the curb and the sidewalk, or in the absence
of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as not to constitute a
danger, where such carts shall be readily accessible to the automated
truck without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The owner or occupant
of the premises shall keep all carts clean and in safe handling condition.
Receptacles or other items to be disposed of shall be placed as noted
above any time after 3:00 p.m. of the day immediately preceding the
day of collection, but no later than 7:00 a.m. (6:00 a.m. during summer
hours) of the day of collection. After collection, all containers
shall be removed from the curbside by no later than 9:00 p.m. of the
day of collection.
B.
All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in accordance with
the Health Code of the Borough of Glassboro.
C.
Single-stream collection, residential: Paper products, cardboard
(shall be flattened), glass bottles, plastic bottles, aluminum and
tin cans shall be placed in the blue cart and placed at the curb for
collection and removal on the day specified by the Glassboro Highway
Department. Note: Cardboard deemed too large to go in the blue cart
may be placed outside of the cart.
D.
Single-stream collection, commercial, condominiums, and apartment
complexes: Paper products, cardboard (shall be flattened), glass bottles,
plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans shall be placed in the blue
cart and placed in the designated area for collection and removal
on the day specified by the Glassboro Highway Department.
E.
Other recycled items for residential pickup:
(1)
Grass clippings, thatching and other small yard debris are to be
placed in an open container labeled "grass." It should be no larger
than a thirty-gallon container and weigh no more than 50 pounds; no
sod or dirt. The container shall be placed at the curb for collection
and removal on days specified by the Glassboro Highway Department.
Grass can be placed in biodegradable paper recycling bags that are
sold by the Borough, not plastic bags.
(2)
Leaves shall be raked into the curbline for pickup from October 1
to December 15 and for spring cleanup which takes place from April
1 to April 30. All other times leaves are to be placed in with grass
clippings or yard debris. Leaves can be placed in biodegradable paper
recycling bags that are sold by the Borough, not plastic bags.
(3)
Wood shall be cut into not more than four feet in length and stacked
at the curb; no contractor's debris.
(4)
Brush and tree limbs (including Christmas trees) shall be no longer
than six feet in length and four inches in diameter, all facing the
same direction and placed at curbside for collection and removal on
days specified by the Glassboro Highway Department.
(5)
Oil shall be brought to the Highway Department for disposal into
a reclamation tank.
(6)
Batteries shall be brought to the Highway Department.
(7)
Metal shall be no longer than six feet in length. All cement shall
be removed from any in-ground anchoring (i.e., swing sets, etc.).
(8)
Appliances: Doors shall be removed from washers, dryers, refrigerators,
freezers, etc., and placed at the curb for collection for removal
on days specified by the Glassboro Highway Department.
(9)
Tires: Only one tire per residence will be collected per week.
(10)
E-waste (electronic waste) such as computers, printers, monitors,
small appliances, stereos, radios, vacuum cleaners, and the like shall
be placed out to the curb on the regular trash day for collection.
A.
All commercial and institutional generators of solid waste shall
be required to comply with the provisions of this article.
B.
The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder
shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial
property owner or his or her 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 contents.
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 service 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 may be prescribed
for inspection by any code enforcement officer.
A.
Any application to the Planning Board of the Borough of Glassboro
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 a 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 municipal Recycling Coordinator.
B.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Borough
of Glassboro, the owner of 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 Borough does not otherwise provide this service.
C.
Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage
and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the municipal Engineer.
A.
Inspection. All solid waste carts and recycling carts at the curbline
for collection shall be subject to random inspections by the Recycling
Coordinator, or his designee, to ensure compliance with the provisions
under this article.
B.
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.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant 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.
D.
From the time of placement at the curb or in designated receptacles by any one of the categories described in this Article II, said items shall be and become the property of the Borough of Glassboro or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this Article II for any person unauthorized by the Borough of Glassboro to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such items which are placed at the curb pursuant to this article during the twenty-four-hour period commencing at 5:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection. It shall be a violation of this article for any person unauthorized by the Borough of Glassboro to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such item deposited and stored in designated receptacles maintained by the Glassboro Highway Department at any time. Any and each such collection in violation hereof from any one or more residences or receptacles shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Chairman of the Highway Committee, subject to the approval
of the Borough Council of said Borough, may promulgate reasonable
rules and regulations affecting the collection, removal and disposal
of garbage and other animal and vegetable matter not inconsistent
with the provisions of this article. Said rules and regulations shall
be filed with the Clerk of the Borough and shall be available for
inspection by any interested person or persons.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Department of Health, the
Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, the Housing
Officer, and the Gloucester County Department of Health are hereby
individually and severally empowered to enforce the provisions of
this article. 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.
A.
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or fails
to comply with any provision of this article or any of the rules and
regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not more than $2,000, or by imprisonment for
not more than 90 days, or a period of community service for not more
than 90 days, or any combination thereof. Each day for which a violation
of this article occurs shall be considered a separate offense, in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of this article
shall be immediately deposited into the Recycling Trust Fund (or equivalent).
Monies in the Recycling Trust Fund shall be used for the expenses
of the Borough of Glassboro recycling program, including salaries
and wages, equipment, and carts.
