[Adopted 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 12-90 (Ch.
91 of the 1974 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Recycling Ordinance of the City of Northfield."
The words, terms and phrases used in this article
shall have the following meanings:
All aluminum beverage containers and all aluminum pet food
or other containers.
Clean, heavy box materials commonly known as "cardboard boxes"
and similar heavy paper packaging containers that are free of plastic,
foam and other contaminants, also including food packaging boxes and
other commercial packaging that is free of food contaminants, plastic,
wax and foam materials that would make it undesirable for recycling
purposes. All cardboard and packaging must be opened and flattened
for ease of handling.
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are noncontainer glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to hospitals, schools, nursing homes, libraries and
government offices.
All residential living units containing four or more dwelling
units.
Newsprint and other forms of paper and paper products such
as magazines, telephone books, catalogs, white office paper, computer
paper, etc., excluding those soiled (i.e., containing carbon, adhesive
or plastic) or unfit due to health and/or sanitary reasons. Newspapers
shall also be deemed soiled if they have been exposed to substances
rendering them unusable for recycling (i.e., water).
Every owner, lessee and occupant of a residence, commercial
or institutional establishment within the boundaries of the City of
Northfield.
Plastic soda, juice and liquor bottles; plastic laundry and
dish detergent bottles; and plastic bleach bottles. In addition, any
plastic bottles or containers that have the recycling symbol or the
initials "PETE" or "HDPE" stamped on the container.
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal 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 occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling having
up to four dwelling units per structure from which a municipal or
private hauler collects solid waste.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded solid material normally
collected by municipal or private haulers.
There is hereby established a program for the
mandatory separation of the following recyclable materials from the
municipal solid waste stream by all persons within the City of Northfield,
hereinafter referred to as the "municipality":
A.
The recyclable materials designated in § 315-3 of this article shall be put in a suitable container, separate from other solid waste, and placed at the curb or such other designated area for collection at such times and dates as may be hereinafter established in the municipality's recycling regulations. The container for recyclable materials shall be clearly labeled and placed at the curb or such other designated area for each collection.
B.
Paper, cans, glass and plastic may be placed in the
same container without separating.
C.
Aluminum and glass containers shall be rinsed, with
lids removed.
D.
Plastic containers shall be rinsed, lids removed and
flattened.
E.
Cardboard shall be flattened.
F.
All persons
within the municipality shall separate vegetative waste from other
solid waste generated at their premises and, unless the vegetative
wastes are stored or recycled for composting or mulching on the premises,
place the vegetative waste at the curb or other designated area for
collection at such times and dates and in the same manner established
by this article.
G.
All grass, weeds, lawn clippings, leaves, and similar
growths shall be placed in a container or bag so that they may be
readily emptied.
H.
Hedge and shrubbery clippings, tree trimmings and
garden refuse will be accepted only if securely tied in bundles not
exceeding 36 inches in length and 24 inches in diameter. The total
volume of such hedge or tree trimmings shall not exceed 12 such bundles
in any one day's collection.
A.
Condo, apartment or multifamily unit storage and disposal
regulations.
(1)
The owner/manager or association of every multifamily dwelling (apartment, townhouse or condo) shall designate space for the placement and storage of newspaper, glass, aluminum, plastic and all other recycled materials. The owner/manager or association also has the option of arranging for curbside pickup service from the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. All lessees/owners of these dwelling units shall be required to separate items as mentioned in § 315-3 and place them in the designated place.
(2)
All multifamily residences that provide private collection for recyclable materials named in § 315-3 of this article shall submit written documentation to the municipality and to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority by June 1 of the total amounts of recyclables collected in the prior calendar year. The only exception to this collection and documentation method will be if the multifamily dwelling is serviced by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Collection Program. Multifamily residences have the choice of private or county collection for recycled materials, but the Municipal Recycling Coordinator and Atlantic County Utilities Authority must be notified of the collection method selected.
B.
Recycling program for commercial and institutional
establishments. Commercial and institutional establishments may transport
their recyclables to the containers at the municipal dropoff facility
or to the Atlantic County Intermediate Processing Facility or contract
with a private hauler to collect them. It is the responsibility of
the commercial or institutional establishment to properly separate
or have separated and store or have stored all recyclable items on
their premises prior to periodic disposal of these materials. Yearly
documentation of amounts recycled by a private hauler must be made
to the City Administrator and the Atlantic County Utilities Authority
prior to June 1 for the preceding calendar year. Materials taken to
the county facility will be recorded for the municipality. Municipal
records will be maintained for materials disposed of at the dropoff
facility and credit given to those participating commercial and institutional
establishments accordingly. The only exception to this collection
method is if the commercial or institutional establishment participates
in the Atlantic County Collection Service Program.
[Amended 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 11-2008; 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 8-2020]
A.
Purpose. A section to establish a yard waste collection and disposal
program in the City of Northfield, so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to
comply.
B.
CONTAINERIZED
PERSON
STREET
YARD WASTE
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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.
Leaves and grass clippings.
C.
Yard waste collection.
(1)
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is
not containerized at the curb or along the street is strictly prohibited.
(2)
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street that
is not containerized is a violation of this section.
(3)
All persons within the municipality shall separate leaves and grass
from other solid waste generated at their premises and, unless the
leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching on the premises,
place the containerized leaves and grass at their curb according to
the recycling date and guidelines established by the collection service
program known as the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA).
(4)
Leaves and grass may be placed in biodegradable leaf bags for easier
handling, bags that can be composted, bags that are treated to resist
moisture, or place leaves and grass in labeled yard waste trash cans.
Plastic bags are a prohibited use.
(5)
All commercial lawn services will dispose of leaves collected within
the municipality at a designated and permitted composting facility
within Atlantic County and submit the total amount collected in the
prior calendar year.
D.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
the Police Department or Zoning Office.
E.
Provisions. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent
with this section are hereby repealed/amended to conform with definition.
F.
Violations and penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $2,000.
G.
Severability. Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase
of this section is declared to be independent section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such
portion of this section to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective
for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this
section.
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials
to individuals or organizations authorized by the municipality in
its recycling regulations. These materials may either be delivered
to the individual's or organization's site or they may be placed at
the curb for collection by said individual or organization on days
in the municipality's recycling regulations. Said individuals or organizations
may not collect recyclable materials on or within the 24 hours immediately
preceding a regularly schedule curbside collection day and shall,
prior to June 1 of each year, provide written documentation to the
municipality of the total amount of material recycled during the preceding
calendar year.
It shall be a violation of this article for any unauthorized person or organization to collect, pick up or cause to be collected or picked up within the boundaries of the municipality any of the recyclable materials designated in § 315-3 of this article. Each such collection in violation of this article shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
In accordance with the New Jersey Statewide
Mandatory Source Separate and Recycling Act of 1987 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.32
et seq.), proposals for new developments of 50 or more single-family
units and/or five multifamily units and/or 100 square feet or more
of commercial or industrial space must incorporate provisions in the
site plan for recycling. Master plans must be updated for recycling
every three years and must incorporate a recycling plan element into
the Municipal Master Plan.
A.
The Municipal Council is hereby authorized to establish and promulgate reasonable regulations to be adopted by resolution of the Municipal Council detailing the manner, days and times for the collection of the recyclable materials designated in § 315-3 of this article. Such regulations shall take effect only upon the approval of the Municipal Council by adoption of a resolution implementing the same. The municipality is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this article and any implementing regulations adopted hereunder.
B.
The position of the Municipal Recycling Coordinator
as per N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13b(1) is hereby established and will be
held by the person who shall be appointed by resolution of the Municipal
Council. The Municipal Recycling Coordinator's name and telephone
number shall be forwarded to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority.
C.
Noncollection of solid waste contamination by designated
recyclables. The municipality or any other person collecting solid
waste generated within the municipality may refuse to collect solid
waste from any person who has clearly failed to source-separate recyclables
designated under any applicable section of this article.
