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Timestamp: 2020-02-25 15:25:54
Document Index: 733958356

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 293', '§ 15', '§ 293', '§ 293']

Township of Little Egg Harbor, NJ Solid Waste and Recycling Collection
Ch 293 Art I Solid Waste
§ 293-1 Compliance required.
§ 293-3 Rules and regulations.
§ 293-4 Presumption created by curb placement.
§ 293-5 Noncollection of garbage and refuse.
§ 293-6 Enforcement.
§ 293-7 Fees for automated trash and recycling containers.
§ 293-8 Days of collection.
Ch 293 Art II Recycling
§ 293-11 Mandatory source separation.
§ 293-12 Residential dwelling compliance requirements.
§ 293-13 Nonresidential establishment compliance requirements.
§ 293-14 New developments of multifamily residential units or commercial, institutional or industrial properties.
§ 293-14.1 Solid waste management.
§ 293-15 Collection of solid waste mixed with recyclable materials prohibited.
§ 293-17 Violations and penalties; Municipal Recycling Trust Fund.
Chapter 293 Solid Waste and Recycling Collection
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Little Egg Harbor 9-8-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 293, Solid Waste, adopted 5-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08, as amended.
It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any dwelling house, store or other building to place or cause or suffer to be placed upon any street, sidewalk, gutter, areaway or public place any garbage, rubbish, ash and recyclable materials except in compliance with the provisions of this article and Article II, Recycling, of this chapter, as applicable.
Those materials resulting from the alteration, construction, destruction, rehabilitation, or repair of any man-made physical structure including houses, buildings, industrial or commercial facilities, and roadways by a developer or contractor. Does not include amounts of such debris which are created by minor projects undertaken by a homeowner or residential tenant when the amount of debris fits within the Township-provided automated trash and recycling containers.
Any large items that are not easily combustible or disposable such as refrigerators, car parts, boat motors, water heaters, metal cabinets, and other similar items.
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. This term is intended to have the same meaning as utilized within Article II, Recycling, of this Chapter 293 of the Township Code.
Combustible debris, such as rags, mattresses, discarded wearing apparel, furniture, carpets, rubber and refuse.
Occupants of any dwelling, house, or other residential building shall place the materials described in this article for collection in an appropriate place on the curb in front of such dwelling house, store or other building, after separation in appropriate separate containers. The owner of the said dwelling house or other residential building shall be jointly and concurrently responsible for the compliance with the terms of this article by all occupants of the same.
All garbage and rubbish containing food waste shall be kept in containers or bags which do not leak and do not absorb liquids. If bags are utilized, they must be enclosed within the Township-provided automated trash containers, the fees for which are established by § 293-7.
Each container shall be placed for collection at the curbline in a place which is easily accessible and at least three feet from any obstacle adjacent to the road if no curb exists.
Additional solid waste containers procured by the property owner for curbside pick-up must be compatible with the Township's automated trash collection system.
There shall be a sufficient number of containers to hold all of the garbage and rubbish containing food waste which accumulates between periods of removal from the premises. Residents are permitted to purchase additional containers if necessary.
Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar materials shall be cut to a length not to exceed four feet and not wider than four inches in circumference before being deposited just inside the curbline for collection.
Leaves shall be loosely piled on the curbside for collection. No bags or bundling of leaves is permitted. No leaves may be burned in any street or highway. Leaves may also be brought to the Township Department of Public Works for disposal.
All grass, weeds and similar growths shall be placed in a Township-provided automated trash container for nonrecyclable items so they may be readily emptied into the municipal collection vehicle. No bag shall be utilized for the disposal of grass, weeds and similar growths.
If any container of garbage or refuse is upset or overturned, other than by Township employees engaged in garbage and refuse collection, the property owner, tenant or other person placing garbage for municipal collection shall promptly clean up such spilled garbage and restore it to the garbage can.
If any container of garbage or refuse is upset or overturned by a Township employee, they shall immediately collect such garbage and dispose of same in the municipal garbage truck.
No person shall place any of the items referred to in this section in any street or highway, either for municipal collection or other disposal.
The use of fifty-five-gallon drums or drums of greater size as containers is strictly prohibited.
Any containers deemed unacceptable due to the contents thereof shall be affixed with a red tag. In the event that a container is affixed with a red tag, it shall be a violation of this chapter to attempt to dispose of the contents through the Township's solid waste collection program.
Garbage or other refuse shall be placed for municipal collection at the curb or street line no sooner than 6:00 p.m. of the day prior to the designated day for collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. on the designated day for collection. Township employees will not be responsible for picking up any garbage or refuse which is placed for municipal collection in violation of these time restrictions. All garbage containers must be removed from the curb by the property owner, tenant, or other person placing garbage for municipal collection, the same day that garbage or other refuse is collected, unless suitable rack is provided for receptacle storage.
Collection of bulk items shall only occur on days designated by the Township.
Township employees shall not be responsible for discarding building materials and debris from any site within the Township. This is the responsibility of the owner and/or builder, and no such discarded building materials or debris shall be placed for municipal collection. Building materials and debris must be brought to a County landfill or other suitable disposal site. Building materials may not be brought to the Township Department of Public Works.
No garbage, rubbish, ash or recyclable materials shall be collected by the Township from any manufacturing, commercial office or other business establishment. Any manufacturing, commercial or other business establishment, including nonprofit organizations, that receives Township solid waste collection services (for either Township-provided automated trash containers or commercial dumpsters) as of April 1, 2018 shall, either pursuant to past practice or to a resolution of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, be entitled to continuation of such service at no greater than the level of service provided as of April 1, 2018, only until such time as a relevant manufacturing, commercial or other business establishment or nonprofit organization ceases operation or a relevant manufacturing, commercial or other business establishment changes ownership. Governmental offices or operations shall receive Township solid waste services pursuant to past practice as of April 1, 2018, as authorized by a shared service or other appropriate agreement.
When any of the items named in or referred to in this chapter are placed at or just inside the curbline, it shall be assumed same are so placed for municipal garbage and refuse collection and disposal.
No municipal employee shall be obligated to collect any garbage or refuse unless and until said garbage or refuse is prepared for collection and disposal as referred to and directed in this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Property Maintenance Official, or their designees, and the Ocean 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.
The following fees and charges are hereby established for automated trash containers:
Thirty-five-gallon container: $45 each.
Sixty-five-gallon container: $50 each.
Ninety-five-gallon container: $55 each.
Ninety-six gallon container: $55 each.
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity who or which 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 less than $200, nor more than $2,000, and/or a term of community service of not more than 90 days, and/or by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days in the Ocean County Jail or any combination of fine, community service and imprisonment, as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each day for which a violation of this article occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
Those materials designated within the Ocean County District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source-separated for the purpose of recycling are: commingled (bottles, glass and cans), newspaper, mixed paper (magazines, catalogues, junk mail, used writing paper), leaves, white goods, newspaper, cardboard, high-grade office paper, tree parts, leaves, ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal.
Commingled; all plastic bottles, aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles and containers.
Paper: magazines, catalogues, junk mail, used writing paper, newsprint, corrugated cardboard, office and school paper; no chipboard or pizza boxes.
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware, including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax machines; cathode ray tubes, cathode ray tube devices, flat panel displays or similar video display devices with screens that are greater than four inches measured diagonally and that contain one or more circuit boards, including televisions and cell phones.
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-99.13(a).] and shall include 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. 55:13-A-1 et seq.).
The person or persons appointed by the Township Committee 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 by residential, commercial, and institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township of Little Egg Harbor.
The combination of commingled and paper, listed above, in one container; does not include plastic bags, food waste, paper towels, paper napkins, pizza boxes, egg cartons, aluminum foil, plastic cups and utensils; no plastic other than bottles; no juice boxes or bags; no garbage.
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 or other commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within the Township of Little Egg Harbor, 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, tenants, or occupants of such premises and shall be placed separately at the curb in a clean and safe manner to coincide with the designated recycling schedule.
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance with this article. For multifamily units, the management or owner is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system, including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines or regulations established by the appropriate municipal office. Violations and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management in those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable. The management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy. All uses, except for single- and two-family dwellings, shall comply with the requirements of § 15-11.18, Solid waste management.[1]
Every business, institution, or industrial facility shall report, on an annual basis, to the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, on such forms as may be prescribed, on recycling activities at its premises, including the amount of recycled material, by material type, collected and recycled and the vendor or vendors providing recycling service.
All food service establishments, as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5, 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.
All nonresidential uses shall comply with the requirements of § 293-14.1, Solid waste management.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13(a) and 13:1E-99.16(c):
Any application to the Planning Board of the Township of Little Egg Harbor 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:
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Township of Little Egg Harbor, 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 municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
All uses, except for single- and two-family dwellings, shall comply with the requirements of § 293-14.1, Solid waste management.
In addition to the fence or wall, plantings such as dense shrubs or trees shall be planted around the refuse enclosure to further screen the enclosure and enhance the enclosure aesthetically.
Materials accumulated by clearing, grubbing and excavation, as above described, shall be disposed of by the developer in a manner satisfactory to the Engineer, except that materials suitable for embankment shall be used for that purpose if needed therefore. Burying of the above materials will not be permitted in any case.
Excavated materials shall be placed in an embankment when suitable therefore or shall be used for backfill or other purposes. Material in excess of that required shall be disposed of by the developer, contractor or subcontractor.
All flammable, explosive and/or combustible material shall be stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association or the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry Code, whichever is more restrictive. All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products and equipment stored outdoors, wherever permitted, shall be enclosed by an approved safety fence and visual screen and shall conform to all yard requirements imposed upon the principal buildings in the district.
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.
The Code Enforcement Official, the Property Maintenance Official, or their designees, and the Ocean 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 solid waste bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable material.
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity who or which 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 of not less than $250, nor more than $2,000. Each day for which a violation of this article occurs shall be considered a separate offense.