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Timestamp: 2019-05-27 13:22:15
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City of Burlington, NJ Recycling
Ch 300 Art II Recycling
§ 300-13 Purpose.
§ 300-14 Statutory authority.
§ 300-15 Definitions.
§ 300-16 Source separation of designated recyclables.
§ 300-17 Establishment of curbside program.
§ 300-18 Source-separation and collection of designated recyclables for curbside program.
§ 300-19 Establishment of Municipal Recycling Depot Program.
§ 300-20 Common area recycling storage locations.
§ 300-21 Mandatory commercial and institutional source-separation program.
§ 300-22 Recycling reporting requirements.
§ 300-23 Unlawful activities; nuisance.
§ 300-24 Noncollection of solid waste.
§ 300-25 Other means of disposal.
§ 300-26 Noninterference with existing contracts.
§ 300-27 Enforcement.
§ 300-28 Violations and Penalties.
§ 300-29 Injunctions; concurrent remedies.
§ 300-29.1 Construction.
[Adopted by 9-1-2015 by Ord. No. 12-2015[1]]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Art. II, Recycling, adopted by Ord. No. 8-1997 (Ch. 13.12 of the 1996 Municipal Code, as amended.
Chapter 300 Solid Waste Article II Recycling
The City of Burlington finds that reducing the amount of solid waste and conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern and is necessary to implement the requirements of the SWMA and the County Plan. The recycling of certain materials from the residential, commercial and institutional establishments in this Municipality will conserve existing landfill capacity, facilitate the implementation and operation of other forms of resource recovery and conserve natural resources through reduced energy consumption, reduced water and air pollution as well as reduce the demand on raw material extraction.
Source-separated, nonputrescible, metal, glass and plastic bottles coded Nos. 1 and 2; and paper and corrugated and other cardboard.
Source-separated, nonputrescible waste concrete, asphalt, brick, block, asphalt-based roofing, scrap and wood waste; source-separated, nonputrescible waste materials other than metal, glass, paper, plastic containers, corrugated and other cardboard resulting from construction remodeling repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings, pavements and other structures; source-separated whole trees, tree trunks, tree parts, tree stumps, brush and leaves provided that they are not composted; source-separated scrap tires; and source-separated petroleum contaminated soils.
Source-separated compostable or anaerobically digestible material such as source-separated food waste biodegradable plastic and yard trimmings.
Computer equipment, including desktop and laptop computers and related components, including, monitors, circuit boards, terminals, and CPUs. It shall also include televisions and cellular phones.
A lighting system which works by creating electric arcs inside a gas rich tube to produce ultraviolet light, then converting this to visible fluorescent light by its passage through a layer of phosphor on the inside of the glass.
Any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures in which three or more dwelling units are rented or leased or offered for rental or lease for residential purposes; whether privately or publicly financed, except hotels, motels or other guest houses serving 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.) and N.J.S.A 40:66-1.2 et seq.
The City of Burlington located within the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey.
Shelf-stable and refrigerated paperboard cartons used for food and beverage products.
A residential condominium, cooperative or fee simple community or horizontal property regime, the residents of which do not receive any tax abatement or tax exemption related to its construction comprised of a community trust or other trust device, condominium association, homeowners' association or council of co-owners, wherein the cost of maintaining roads and streets and providing essential services is paid for by a not-for-profit entity consisting exclusively of unit owners within the community. No apartment building or garden apartment complex owned by an individual or entity that receives monthly rental payments from tenants who occupy the premises shall be considered a qualified private community. No "proprietary campground facility," as defined in Section 1 of P.L. 1993, c.258 (N.J.S.A. 45: 22A-49), shall be considered to be a qualified private community.
A facility designed and operated solely for receiving, storing, processing or transferring source separated recyclable material (Class A, Class B, Class C and/or Class D recyclable materials).
Bits and pieces of metal parts (for example, bars, turnings, rods, sheets, wire) or metal pieces that may be combined together with bolts or soldering (for example, radiators, scrap automobiles, railroad box cars) which when worn or superfluous, can be recycled. Included are all ferrous and nonferrous metals including appliances and appliances containing refrigerants.
Waste originating in the community consisting of household waste from private residences, commercial waste which originates in wholesale, retail or service establishments such as, restaurants, stores, markets, theatres, hotels and warehouses, and institutional waste material originated in schools, hospitals, research institutions and public buildings.
In order to facilitate the collection of certain designated recyclable materials, there is hereby established a curbside program for the collection of source separated recyclable material from residents of the Municipality.
All residents served by the curbside program shall source-separate all designated recyclables for curbside collection and shall place them at the side of the road fronting their residence in the manner designated by § 300-18 of this article and on the date specified for collection.
All recyclables placed for collection pursuant to the curbside program established within § 300-17 of this article shall be source-separated and prepared for collection in accordance with the following conditions:
Cardboard and paper shall be placed in recycling buckets/recycling carts, paper bags or tied in bundles not exceeding 35 pounds in weight nor exceeding one foot in thickness.
Cardboard and paper shall not be set out for recycling collection in plastic bags.
Carts shall be placed in such a manner so as to leave at least three feet of clear space around each side of the cart and away from any overhead obstructions.
Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, paper cartons and plastic bottles:
Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, paper cartons and plastic bottles shall be rinsed free of contaminants.
Glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, paper cartons and plastic bottles shall be placed in a recycling container provided by the Municipality.
Plastic and/or paper garbage bags shall not be utilized as containers for glass containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, paper cartons and plastic bottles.
There is hereby established a Municipal Depot Program for the convenience of the residents. Source-separated recyclables listed below may be brought to 850 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, NJ, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Paper and paper cartons.
Plastic bottles (coded Nos. 1 and 2).
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or manager of every multifamily, qualified private community and mobile home park to construct and maintain, in a neat and sanitary condition, recycling storage location(s) and recycling containers on their property in accordance with Chapter 207, Land Development, of the City of Burlington regarding design of containment areas for designated recyclable materials on residential sites and in accordance with the requirements of the Burlington County Department of Solid Waste Management.
The owner or manager of each and every one of the above-referenced locations shall be required to report recycling tonnages as described in § 300-22, Recycling reporting requirements, except where collection services are provided by the Burlington County Regional Program.
The owner or manager of each and every commercial and institutional source shall be required to report recycling tonnages as described in § 300-22.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 7:26A-10.3, all multifamily housing owners, mobile home parks, commercial and institutional housing owners or their agents shall report the tonnage of designated recyclable materials collected for recycling from their business or premises, as follows:
The management individual(s) responsible for the provision of recycling services as herein defined at all residential, commercial, institutional and industrial properties that contract for recycling services with a private company, shall submit to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator by the first day of February of each year documentation verifying the previous year's total recycling (expressed by weight) for each material recycled.
Any solid waste or recycling service provider shall submit to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator by the first day of February of each year documentation verifying the previous year's total recycling (expressed by weight) for each material recycled as prescribed by the DSW.
Any person, other than those persons authorized to collect any designated recyclable which has been placed at the roadside for collection or within a recycling depot pursuant to this article;
Any person to remove a municipally issued recycling container from their property.
Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility of Joint Code Enforcement (local Code Enforcement Officer/Police).
In addition to the City of Burlington Joint Code Enforcement, the Burlington County Health Department and the DSW are hereby appointed as Enforcement Officer(s) for enforcement of all recycling requirements of this article.
In addition to any other remedy provided in this article, the Municipality may institute a suit in equity where unlawful conduct or public nuisance exists as defined in this article for an injunction to restrain a violation of this article or the County Plan. In addition to an injunction, the court may impose penalties as authorized by § 300-28 hereof. The penalties and remedies prescribed by this article shall be deemed concurrent. The existence, exercise or any remedy shall not prevent the Municipality or the County from exercising any other remedy provided by this article or otherwise provided by law or equity.