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§ 265-2 Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator.
§ 265-4 Mandatory source separation.
§ 265-5 Multifamily residential dwelling unit compliance requirement.
§ 265-6 Nonresidential establishment compliance requirements.
§ 265-7 New developments of multifamily residential dwelling units and commercial, institutional, or industrial properties.
§ 265-8 Collection of solid waste mixed with recyclable materials prohibited.
§ 265-9 Solid waste transporter requirements.
§ 265-10 Proof of provision of solid waste and recycling collection services.
§ 265-11 Recycling at Franklin Township Public Works Center.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 265, Recycling, adopted 2-4-1988 by Ord. No. 88-1 (Ch. 101 of the 1988 Code), as amended.
The implementing agency for the Hunterdon County Solid Waste Management Plan, the Hunterdon County Utilities Authority.
Cardboard containers and similar cardboard-type paper items usually used to transport supplies, equipment parts or other merchandise.
Any and all types of "office-type" paper, including, but not limited to, computer paper, high-grade white paper, typing paper, copier paper, onionskin, tissue paper, notepad, envelopes, manila folders and colored paper, or any mix thereof.
All paper marketed as newsprint or newspaper and containing at least 70% newsprint or newspaper (American Forest and Paper Association grades No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 news).
All paper which is not defined as corrugated, mixed office paper, computer paper or newspaper.
All glass containers used for packaging food or beverages.
Food and beverage containers made entirely of aluminum.
Rigid containers made exclusively or primarily of steel or tin-plated steel and steel and aluminum cans used to store food, beverages, and a variety of other household and consumer products.
Containers including polyethylene terephthalate (PETE No. 1) soda bottles, high-density polyethylene and (HDPE No. 2) milk, water or detergent.
All appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc., as well as products made from sheet iron, such as shelving, file cabinets, metal desks, recycled or reconditioned steel drums and other nonstructural ferrous scrap.
All automotive engine coolant consisting of a mixture of ethylene glycol and water or propylene glycol and water.
Batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment. This does not include consumer batteries.
Petroleum-based or synthetic oil which, through use, storage or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties.
Rubber-based scrap automotive, truck or specialty (e.g., forklift) tires. The tires must be recycled at a facility approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Batteries from automobiles, trucks, other vehicles and machinery and equipment.
Fluorescent and compact fluorescent tubes (CFTs), high-intensity discharge (HID) and neon lamps, electrical switches, thermostats and any batteries containing mercury.
Nonhazardous soils containing petroleum hydrocarbons resulting from spills, leaks or leaking underground storage tanks used for gasoline or any other commercial fuel and which are recycled in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.1 et seq. Note: This material can be recycled at "Class B" facilities (for example, authorized asphalt manufacturers).
The person or persons appointed by the Mayor of the Township of Franklin and with consent by the Township Committee and who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations which may be promulgated hereunder.
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, apartments or other guest houses serving regular, transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under Subsection (j) of Section 3 of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
All solid waste generated at residential, commercial, and institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township of Franklin.
Commercial, industrial and institutional establishments that operate or conduct any business or operations which cannot be included within the definitions of "residential dwelling" or "residential dwelling complex."
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.
Any building or structure, or complex of buildings, in which fewer than three 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).
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3(j).
In order to carry out the requirements of the New Jersey Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act ("Act") and the Hunterdon County District Solid Waste Management Plan ("Plan"), the position of Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator is hereby established, who shall be responsible for compliance with said Act, Plan and applicable Township regulations.
The Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator will be appointed annually by the Mayor and with consent by the Township Committee and will serve a term of one year. The Mayor will annually affirm in writing the name of the person holding the position of Township Recycling Coordinator.
Recommend revisions of the rules and regulations of the Source Separation and Recycling Program for consideration by the Township Committee.
The Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator will attend all meetings that the Township Committee deems to be important. This includes meetings that may be conducted by the state, the county or other appropriate organizations.
The Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator shall promote the Source Separation and Recycling Program by educating citizens, businesses, institutions, and organizations of the need to participate in the Source Separation and Recycling Program and shall explain to citizens, businesses, institutions and organizations the provisions of this chapter and assist in the enforcement thereof.
There was established for all occupants and owners of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional establishments located within the Township of Franklin a program for the mandatory separation of designated recyclable materials effective as of May 24, 2007, the date on which Ordinance No. 2007-03 was adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin. That program was expanded to be consistent with the Hunterdon County District Solid Waste Management Plan as of April 14, 2011, the date on which Ordinance No. 2011-04 was adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin and as provided in this amended Chapter 265.
All residents, citizens, persons and owners, and commercial, industrial and institutional entities that own, occupy or use property in the Township shall separate designated recyclable materials from all other solid waste products in such premises and shall either privately contract for the individual removal and disposition of recyclable materials, as set forth in this chapter, with a private contractor or shall deliver such recyclable materials to the Public Works Center of the Township located on Locust Grove Road at the times and in the manner as established in this chapter and the authorized rules and regulations.
Upon delivery of the designated recyclable materials to the Public Works Center of the Township, such items shall become the property of the Township or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person not authorized by the Township to collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any designated recyclable materials from the Public Works Center.
No recyclable that is being collected as part of the Township recycling program may be donated or sold to or received by any person, partnership or corporation (whether operating for profit or not for profit) unless the person, partnership or corporation has first received a recommendation from the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and resolution of approval by the Township Committee.
Commercial, industrial and institutional entities shall be permitted to recycle their designated recyclable materials directly with an appropriate recycling center, or other facility as may be designated by the State of New Jersey, only after first registering for such direct disposal with the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and upon the condition that the entity shall provide to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator, on a monthly basis, a certified statement of disposal and copies of the weight slips on all materials recycled in the previous month.
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, which shall include but not be limited to retail and other commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within the Township of Franklin, to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners or occupants of such premises and shall be 1) placed separately at the curb in a manner for third-party commercial pickup or 2) separated by recyclable and taken to the Franklin Township Public Works Center on Locust Grove Road in Franklin Township for proper disposal, and on such days and times as may be hereinafter established by regulations adopted by the Township Committee.
Unless the Township Public Works Center located on 85 Locust Grove Road is being utilized for the disposal of designated recyclable materials, every owner and/or occupant of residential or nonresidential premises must contract for the removal and disposition of recyclable materials as set forth in this chapter with a licensed private contractor. Residential recycling contracts must comply with the provisions of this chapter and must further provide for not less than monthly pickup.
In the event that a municipal, county or state facility, accepts mandatory recyclable material as set forth in this chapter, then the residential and/or nonresidential owner or occupant may utilize such facility, to the extent permitted by the owner or operator of such facility.
For multifamily units, the management or owner is responsible for setting up and maintaining a recycling system, including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines or regulations established by the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator.
The owner/management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants (residents, occupants, guests, etc.) when they arrive.
Commercial, industrial and institutional establishments are defined as all entities which operate or conduct any business whatsoever but are not defined as a residential dwelling, multifamily residential property or residential complex.
Unless the nonresidential property owner provides for the collection of designated recyclable materials, arrangement for collection of designated recyclables shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial occupant(s) or tenant(s). All commercial, institutional or industrial property owners which provide outdoor litter receptacles and trash disposal 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.
Unless the property owner provides for the collection of designated recyclable materials, every occupant of a commercial, industrial or institutional facility or their designee (including solid waste and recycling transporters) shall cooperate in communicating recycling activity. Such communication shall include reporting to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator, by February 15 of each year, the occupants' recycling activity of the prior year. The report shall include the amount of recycled material-by-material type and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service. The information must be supplied to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and directed to the attention of the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator by name and address. The county must also be copied on this information.
If the property owner provides recycling collection services for the occupants of the property, the owner or his or her designee (including solid waste and recycling transporters) shall cooperate in communicating recycling activity. Such communication shall include reporting to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, by February 15 of each year, the recycling activity on the property in the prior year. The report shall include the amount of recycled material-by-material type and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service. The information must be supplied to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and directed to the attention of the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator by name and address. The county must also be copied on this information.
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 Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Township of Franklin, 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.
Provision shall be made for the indoor or enclosed outdoor storage and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the Township Engineer and Township Planner.
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 chapter and the Health Code.
Once placed in the location for collection, no person, other than those authorized by the Township, shall tamper with, collect, remove, or otherwise handle solid waste or designated recyclable materials.
What materials are designated to be source separated from solid waste and must be recycled in Hunterdon County and that these items are prohibited in solid waste.
That discovery of designated recyclable items in solid waste may result in the waste not being collected and that the generator is in violation of these Franklin Township ordinances.
That solid waste transporters are prohibited by law to collect solid waste containing mandated recyclable materials.
That documentation of proof of solid waste and recycling collection service must be maintained and that this documentation must be made available to the property owner, Township or county upon request.
No later than February 15 of each year, all solid waste companies will provide a detailed report of all recycling activities to all commercial and institutional solid waste customers. The report will include a breakdown of the materials collected for recycling, the total weight of each material collected for recycling and the recycling market for each of the materials collected. The information must be supplied to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and directed to the attention of the Municipal Recycling Coordinator by name and address. The county must also be copied on this information.
No later than February 15 of each year, all solid waste transporters will provide each municipality and the county with a summarization of recycling activity in the Township, including totals of all residential, commercial and institutional recycling. The report will include a breakdown of the materials collected for recycling, the total weight of each material collected for recycling and the recycling market for each of the materials collected. The information must be supplied to the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator and directed to the attention of the Franklin Township Recycling Coordinator by name and address. The county must also be copied on this information.
Failure of the solid waste transporter to comply with the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Plan, as amended, and this chapter shall constitute a violation and subject the solid waste transporters to those penalties as may be prescribed by Franklin Township by rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Unless using the solid waste and recycling collection services provided for by Franklin Township, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:66-5.1, all residential, commercial, industrial and institutional generators of solid waste must, upon request by the Franklin Township Municipal Recycling Coordinator, supply proof that solid waste and recycling collection services have been contracted by the generator. The information requested for proof of service may include provision of weight receipts or billing statements. The procedure by which the Township may request receipts or other documentation must be detailed in a process approved by the Township Committee.
The Township Committee may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for source separation and recycling at the Franklin Township Public Works Center. The rules and regulations, if any, shall be included as Appendixes A, B and C attached to this chapter. New rules and regulations promulgated after the effective date of this chapter shall be effective no earlier than 30 days nor later than 90 days from the date of promulgation and publication of the rules and regulations. Such regulations as may be promulgated under this chapter may be changed, modified, amended or repealed by resolution of the Township Committee.
Editor's Note: Said appendixes are included as attachments to this chapter.
Appendix A establishes a schedule and collection preparation requirements at the Township Public Works Center.
Appendix B designates materials that are required to be recycled by the residents, citizens, persons and commercial, industrial and institutional entities pursuant to the county and Township recycling plans.
Appendix C designates materials that are not required to be recycled in the Township.
In the event that it is determined, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that any provision or section of this chapter is unconstitutional, all other sections and provisions shall remain in effect.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication according to law.

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