[Adopted 3-26-1991 by Ord. No. 91-10]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM CANS
Includes solely one-hundred-percent aluminum beverage containers.
BRUSH
Includes tree branches and limbs and consists of all tree waste.
COMMINGLED
Includes all aluminum cans, glass, tin cans and plastic.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Includes corrugated cardboard boxes along with their corrugated cardboard compartments and liners contained therein.
GLASS
Includes clear, brown and green glass. Expressly excluded are blue, window pane, milk white, mirrored and safety glass. All glass must be rinsed.
GRASS
Includes grass clippings and garden refuse.
PLASTIC
Includes plastic beverage containers and bleach containers. All containers must be rinsed and caps removed.
SOLID WASTE GENERATORS
Includes all residential, commercial and institutional entities which produce solid wastes and/or recyclable materials within the boundaries of the Borough of Paramus.
SOLID WASTES
Includes that portion of the total municipal solid waste stream which is to be disposed of at a landfill or resource recovery plant.
TIN CANS
Includes one-hundred-percent tin cans. Expressly excluded are paint cans. All tin cans must be rinsed and labels removed.
USED NEWSPAPERS
Includes paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at stated intervals, usual 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 similar periodicals, as well as all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
There is hereby established a program for the collection of used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush, as herein defined, within the Borough of Paramus for the purpose of resale or disposal of the same by the Borough of Paramus for recycling purposes.
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, lessees and occupants of premises in the Borough of Paramus to separate used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush from all other solid waste produced on such premises. Said used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush separated for recycling purposes shall not be considered part of solid wastes, as defined herein.
Said newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin can, plastic, grass and brush separated for recycling purposes shall be collected by the following methods:
A. 
Borough residents shall place commingled glass, aluminum cans, tin cans and plastic in one container. Borough residents shall place used newspapers and corrugated cardboard in separate containers at the curb for collection on such days, at such times and in such manner as shall be designated by the Paramus Recycling Coordinator and the Paramus Department of Public Works. Borough residents shall place grass in separate containers with handles and covers at the curb for collection on such days, at such times and in such manner as shall be designated by the Paramus Recycling Coordinator and the Paramus Department of Public Works. Borough residents shall tie and bundle brush with cord for collection with limbs not to exceed four inches in diameter and bundles not to exceed four feet in length. Collection shall be on such days, at such times and in such manner as shall be designated by the Paramus Recycling Coordinator and the Paramus Department of Public Works.
B. 
The Borough's commercial and institutional entities shall separate used newspapers, high-grade office paper, corrugated cardboard and aluminum cans, tin cans, glass and plastic and submit to the Borough a method for their collection.
C. 
It is required that proposals for new developments of 50 or more single-family units, 25 multifamily units or commercial/industrial space of 1,000 square feet or more incorporate provisions for recycling. Condominiums shall provide a separate method of collection and submit recycling plans to the Borough Recycling Coordinator for approval.
D. 
Under this article, used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans and plastic may be brought directly to the Paramus Recycling Center or disposed of by any other lawful means along with other recyclable materials; provided, however, that in no event shall the same be disposed of with solid wastes. However, commercial and institutional entities shall obtain prior approval from the Paramus Recycling Coordinator in order to do so.
E. 
Leaves cannot be put into the waste stream (garbage or trash going to the landfill) specifically during the period of September 1 through December 31. Homeowners are required to set out loose, unbagged leaves in the curbline for separate pickup for composting during the period of September 30 to December 1 by the Department of Public Works.
F. 
Grass cannot be put into the waste stream (garbage or trash going to the landfill) specifically during the period of April 1 through October 1. Homeowners are required to put grass in containers with handles and covers or into biodegradable paper bags (no plastic bags) on the curbline for separate pickup for composting during the period of April 1 through October 1. After October 1, grass may be mixed with leaves and placed on the curbline.
G. 
Brush cannot be put into the waste stream (garbage or trash going to the landfill). Homeowners are required to tie limbs not to exceed four inches in diameter and bundles not to exceed four feet in length and place them on the curbline.
H. 
Methods of pickup are to be established by the Department of Public Works. For reasons of safety, residents on main thoroughfares, as listed below, must place loose and unbagged leaves on the top of the curb and not in the street:
(1) 
Farview Avenue.
(2) 
Forest Avenue.
(3) 
Oradell Avenue.
(4) 
Ridgewood Avenue.
(5) 
East Ridgewood Avenue.
(6) 
West Ridgewood Avenue.
(7) 
Paramus Road.
(8) 
Howland Avenue.
(9) 
Pascack Road.
(10) 
Linwood Avenue.
(11) 
Midland Avenue East and West.
(12) 
Spring Valley Road.
(13) 
Spring Valley Avenue.
(14) 
Century Road.
(15) 
Continental Avenue.
From the time of placement at the curb or other designated pickup areas of used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans and plastic by any person for collection by the Borough of Paramus or other authorized haulers, such used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush shall be and become the property of the Borough of Paramus. It shall be a violation of this article for any person or hauler unauthorized by the Paramus Recycling Coordinator to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any such used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush for any purpose whatsoever, except that the Mayor and Council may authorize from time to time certain charitable nonprofit organizations to collect aside used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, commingled aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush curbside subject to the schedule established by the Paramus Recycling Coordinator. 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 Mayor and Council shall appoint a Recycling Coordinator to serve for a period of one to five years as they may direct and shall from time to time effect the sale or disposal of the materials so collected hereunder for recycling purposes. Any revenues derived therefrom shall accrue to the Paramus Environmental Commission.
The Paramus Recycling Coordinator and the Department of Public Works are hereby authorized and directed to establish and promulgate reasonable curbside collection schedules subject to approval by resolution of the Mayor and Council as to the manner, days and times for the collection of used newspapers, corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass, tin cans, plastic, grass and brush, in accordance with the terms hereof.
A. 
Effective April 1, 1991, it shall be mandatory for all owners, lessees and occupants of business and/or commercial properties to separate corrugated cardboard, glass bottles (color separated), food waste, high-grade paper and ferrous scrap produced by such business or commercial properties for private collection/deposit and the ultimate recycling of said material.
B. 
Designated recyclable materials shall be as follows:
(1) 
Automotive waste oil.
(2) 
Corrugated cardboard.
(3) 
Glass (color separated).
(4) 
Ferrous metals and white goods.
(5) 
Food waste.
(6) 
High-grade office paper.
(7) 
Leaves.
(8) 
Grass.
(9) 
Newspapers.
(10) 
Aluminum.
(11) 
Plastic.
C. 
Separation, collection and disposal methods of recyclable materials.
(1) 
Aluminum shall be separated and disposed of by either private scavenger or disposed of in areas provided at the Municipal Recycling Center with prior authority by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
(2) 
Automotive waste oil shall be separated and disposed of by a private scavenger.
(3) 
Corrugated cardboard shall be separated and disposed of either by a private scavenger or in an area provided at the Municipal Recycling Center with prior authority from the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
(4) 
Ferrous metal and white goods shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(5) 
Food waste shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(6) 
Glass (color separated) shall be disposed of by either private scavenger or disposed of in receptacles provided at the Municipal Recycling Center with prior authority by the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
(7) 
High-grade office paper shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(8) 
Leaves shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(9) 
Grass shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(10) 
Newspaper shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(11) 
Tin cans shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
(12) 
Plastic shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
D. 
Registration requirements. It shall be the responsibility of all owners, lessees and occupants of business and/or commercial properties to register annually with the Municipal Recycling Coordinator on forms provided by the Borough. The annual registration must be filed with the Recycling Coordinator on or before January 10 of each year. New businesses and/or commercial properties must file within 45 days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
E. 
Reporting requirements. It shall be the responsibility of owners, lessees and occupants of business and/or commercial properties to report semiannually to the Recycling Coordinator on or before March 1 for the preceding six-month period of July 1 through December 31 and on or before September 1 for the preceding six-month period of January 1 through June 30 the quantities of materials recycled in a letter from a generating agency, on its letterhead and signed by an authorized agency representative, which includes type and quantity of materials sold, dates of sale, and name of market, or a letter from a market, on its letterhead and signed by an authorized representative, which includes type and quantity of material and the date received.
F. 
Exemptions. Exemption from mandatory municipal recycling may be requested by any owner, lessee or occupant of business and/or commercial properties of the Recycling Coordinator. A request for exemption must be made, in writing, on the prescribed form and submitted to the Recycling Coordinator.
G. 
Private scavenger contracts. If the commercial user is either unable or unwilling to secure a market and collector for designated mandatory recyclable materials, the Borough of Paramus, through its Recycling Coordinator, may secure such markets and enter into contracts on behalf of the commercial user for the collection and disposal of designated recyclable materials; provided, however, that the commercial user shall be responsible for any and all expenses associated with said contract.
A. 
Effective April 1, 1991, it shall be mandatory for all private, public and governmental institutions and buildings to separate high-grade office paper produced by such institutions for private collection and the ultimate recycling of materials.
B. 
High-grade office paper shall be separated and disposed of by private scavenger.
C. 
Private scavenger contracts. If the institutional user is either unable or unwilling to secure a market and collector for mandatory recyclable materials, the Borough of Paramus, through its Recycling Coordinator, may secure such markets and enter into contracts on behalf of the institutional user for the collection and disposal of designated recyclable materials; provided, however, that the institutional user shall be responsible for any and all expenses associated with said contract.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prohibit any owner, lessee or occupant of residential property of 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 trash.
The responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this article shall rest with the Paramus Recycling Coordinator and/or or his designee who shall have the power of issuing summonses to anyone violating this article and who shall coordinate his enforcement efforts with the Department of Public Works and such other Borough agencies as may be necessary.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article other than the provisions set forth in § 379-21 shall, upon violation, be issued a written warning, and any further conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, $100 for a third offense and a sum not to exceed $500 for any offense thereafter.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with the provisions of § 379-21 of this article (commercial users) shall, upon violation, be issued a written warning, and any further conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense, $200 for a third offense and a sum not to exceed $500 for any offense thereafter.
[Added 3-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6]
A. 
Definitions. The following terms shall have the assigned definitions under this section:
BOROUGH
Borough of Paramus.
BUTTON CELLS
Comprise batteries made of silver oxide, mercuric oxide, lithium, zinc air and alkaline manganese.
HOUSEHOLD-GENERATED BATTERIES
Nonrechargeable alkaline, rechargeable alkaline and button cells.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Comprise car, motorcycle and marine batteries.
NONRECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERIES
Also known as "common cells," comprise alkaline, zinc and lithium battery types in sizes D, C, AA, AAA, nine-volt and lantern sizes.
RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERIES
Also known as "nickel-cadmium batteries," comprise rechargeable batteries commonly built into rechargeable appliances but also available in common cell sizes.
RECYCLING CENTER
The recycling center maintained by the Borough Environmental Commission, currently located behind the Department of Public Work on Jockish Square.
B. 
Requirements.
(1) 
Borough residents shall only discard household-generated batteries and lead-acid batteries at the Borough Recycling Center. No curbside pickup will be provided for the above-identified batteries.
(2) 
The Borough shall maintain separate receptacles for household batteries and lead-acid batteries at the Borough Recycling Center which meet or exceed the requirements for the storage of hazardous waste containers pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-10.4. The receptacles are only for use by Paramus residents.
C. 
Penalties. Noncompliance, either intentional or negligent, with § 367-26B(1) will result in the assessment of a fine of $50 per battery found in a Borough resident's trash and/or recycling receptacle serviced by the Borough's Department of Public Works or other similar Borough entity responsible for the pickup of Borough residents' trash.