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Elements of 1987 Plan
The Passaic County Board Of Chosen Freeholders
Passaic County Utilities Authority
County Planning Board Staff
The Passaic County Recycling Plan was produced in conjunction with the Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) members and Municipal Municipal Recycling Coordinators
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The following is a copy of the Recycling component of the Passaic County District Solid Waste Management Plan as required by P.L. 1987, c. 102 and as interpreted by Department of Environmental Protection guidelines dated May 1987 and addendum’s thereto dated July 1987 and September 1987. This plan was developed by the Passaic County Planning Board in conjunction with municipal recycling coordinators of each Passaic County municipality. The plan was also approved by the Passaic County Solid Waste Advisory Council on November 13, 1987. A public hearing was held by the Passaic County Board of chosen Freeholders on November 31, 1987. After receiving comments, the final Recycling Plan as presented herein was adopted by the Freeholders. 1. Designation of County Recycling Coordinator In accordance with the provisions of the recycling act, Daniel C. Regan is designated as the Passaic County Solid Waste Management District Recycling Coordinator. On May 6th 1987, the Passaic County Freeholders designated the Passaic County Utilities Authority (PCUA) as the implementing agency for the district Solid Waste Management Plan. The PCUA currently does not have an independent staff and utilizes the facilities and resources of the Passaic County Department of Planning and Economic Development. Passaic County Planning Department To meet the recovery targets required by the Mandatory Recycling Act of recycling 15% of the waste stream by the end of the first full year succeeding adoption and approval by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Passaic County Recycling Plan (this is expected to be in February or March of 1988) and 25% of the waste stream by the end of the second full year succeeding the adoption and approval of the plan, the following materials will be designated as the materials that must be source separated in the residential, commercial and institutional sectors of each municipality: Residential:
Commercial:
Institutional:
These materials were chosen as the designated materials to be recycled on the basis of information obtained in a solid waste composition study conducted for the County in the summer and autumn of 1987 and from information concerning current recycling rates for designated materials obtained from the State Office of Recycling Tonnage Grant program for 1986. The solid waste composition study was done by Malcolm Pirnie Inc., Environmental Engineers of Paramus N.J. for the purpose of satisfying provisions of the recycling legislation and also for the development of the Passaic County Resource Recovery facility. Information derived from the study indicates the amount of designated materials are available for recycling in the Passaic County waste stream. These figures do not reflect the designated materials that are already being recycled. The current rate of recycling is derived from 1986 Tonnage Grant information. The Tonnage Grant program is run by the State Office of Recycling for the purposes of documenting the amount and types of material recycled by each municipality in the state. A cash grant is awarded to municipalities based on the amount of materials they recycle. In 1986, each municipality in Passaic County applied for tonnage grants and as a result an estimation can be made of the amount of designated recyclables that are already being recycled. The combined total of the designated materials already being recycled and the designated materials that are still in the waste stream indicates that the material chosen for designation as mandated recyclable materials for the purposes of the Passaic County Recycling Plan, will fulfill the recovery targets of recycling 15% and 25% of the waste stream. The following graph is based on information from the Malcolm Pirnie solid waste composition study and tonnage grant information submitted by each Passaic County municipality to the State Office of Recycling in 1986.
*Malcolm Pirnie Solid Waste Composition Study,
October 1987 Although high grade paper was not specified as a separate material in the waste composition study, it will be designated as a material to be recycled in the commercial and institutional sector in this recycling plan. The recycling of high-grade paper will enable certain businesses and institutions to participate in recycling programs. In addition, the County intends to include bi-metal and tin food and beverage containers, and certain types of plastic containers as designated recyclable materials in the recycling plan at such time that it is determined that a convenient, cost effective method exists for them to be recycled. Recycling bi-metal and tin cans will further reduce solid waste to be disposed of and will reduce the amount of non-burnable waste that will be sent to the resource recovery facility which is currently under development. 3. Designation of Recovery Targets in Each Municipality: Recycling recovery targets for Passaic County municipalities will be based on available information for waste generation and recycling rates. Passaic County currently disposes of its waste in the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commissions (HMDC) baler/balefill facility located in Lyndhurst N.J.. The HMDC records the amount (tonnage) and type of waste (See appendix A) that each municipality disposes of at their facility. In turn, the HMDC sends a monthly report to the County. Therefore, municipal waste generation rates will be based on the reporting system currently utilized by the HMDC. Please note that waste generation rates for each municipality are based on municipal waste type 10 only, which includes household, commercial and institutional waste. Current recycling rates will be based on State Office of Recycling Tonnage Grant reports which have been filed by each Passaic County municipality in 1986. Recycling recovery rates are based on eligible, designated materials only. The formula for determining recycling recovery rates as follows: The total of municipal solid waste disposed + total designated recyclable materials recycled = Total MSW Materials Recycled Total MSW = Recycling recovery rate. Municipal recovery targets shall include, at a minimum, the following schedule:
On December 1, 1987, Passaic County will lose access to the Hackensack Meadowlands landfill and begin to use a system of in-County transfer stations. Waste generation rates will be based on the information provided by the transfer station operators. Pursuant to this plan leaves will not be counted toward recovery rates or goals as required by DEP guidelines. However, if it is determined that leaves will be considered as type 10 waste they will be included in the recovery rate. |
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Summaries: Provided below are links to detailed summaries of each municipal recycling program as originally included in the 1987 Recycling Plan. They include the recycling strategy for each designated recyclable material and other information that is required by the plan. |
4. Designation of Recycling Strategy: In considering a recycling strategy for Passaic County, it is helpful to understand that Passaic County has had mandatory recycling of leaves and newspaper since February 6 of 1985 (See appendix B). On that date, the Passaic County board of Chosen Freeholders amended the Passaic County Solid Waste Management Plan (PCSWMP) to include the mandatory recycling of newspaper and leaves. To date each municipality has developed some type of recycling program for newspaper and eight municipalities have developed leaf composting arrangements. In addition, most of Passaic County’s municipalities have developed more comprehensive programs which include other recyclables such as glass, metal, food scrap, organic wastes, corrugated, high grade paper, etc.. Passaic County’s recycling strategy, as set forth in this plan, adds to the original recycling amendment to the PCSWMP so as to expand and improve existing programs. In addition, Passaic County is developing certain programs and facilities that are considered to be necessary to make recycling become a viable solid waste management alternative that will assist municipalities in reaching recycling goals mandated in the Statewide Recycling Act. These programs and facilities will insure that recycling will become an effective, ongoing method of reducing the overall county waste stream. These programs/projects include: a processing facility for glass and metal food and beverage containers; multi-material curbside collection services; compost facilities; and education/publicity programs to insure high participation rates in these programs. The following describes the manner in which each municipality will provide collection, processing, and marketing services for designated recyclables generated in the residential, commercial and institutional sectors as per section 3B, part 3 of the Mandatory Recycling Act. Each municipal program is summarized on pages 13-28. A) Residential Sector: Designated Materials: newspaper, glass, food and beverage containers, aluminum cans, leaves. The initial strategy for residential sector recycling of newspaper, glass, and aluminum cans lies in each municipality providing, at a minimum, a centrally located recycling center where residents can drop-off source separated materials. However, in the event the County determines that a municipality has not met the recovery targets mandated by the Act, certain program expansions must be implemented in order to facilitate necessary program improvements. These program expansions are outlined in the collection program strategy. Residents must also be provided with a means of recycling their leaves. Each municipality shall provide for a collection system for leaves generated from residential premises and require that persons occupying residential premises within its municipal boundaries shall for a period from September 1 to December 31 of each year, source separate leaves from solid waste generated at those premises and unless leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching by the generator, place the leaves for collection in the manner provided by the municipal recycling ordinance. Municipalities are required to develop leaf composting facilities or arrangements for the mulching of collected leaves. Collection Strategy: newspaper, glass, aluminum cans Upon the Department of Environmental Protection’s approval of the County recycling plan, municipalities must provide its residents with, at a minimum, a centrally located recycling center where residents can drop-off source separated newspaper, glass and aluminum cans. The following options are available for municipalities to use as recycling center locations.
Six months after DEP approval of the recycling plan, municipalities should have a recycling program that is recycling 7.5% of that municipality’s waste stream. If the County determines that a municipality has not made significant progress towards a six month goal of 7.5% recycling rate, it will be required to implement the following program expansions:
If by the end of the first full year succeeding the adoption and approval of the plan, a municipality has not reached the 15% recycling rate, it will be required to implement the following program expansion. 1) Implementation of curbside collection for designated materials. In the event that a municipality is unable to secure a collection system for designated materials, the County will enter into contracts or agreements on behalf of that municipality with persons providing collection services in accordance with section 4 of P.L. 1987, c 102, of the Mandatory Recycling Act. Marketing/Processing Strategy: Newspaper Existing in-County markets for newspaper are reliable and readily available to municipalities interested in using their services. Therefore municipalities will be responsible for developing their own arrangements for marketing newspaper. Municipalities will have ninety (90) days from the date of the DEP’s approval and adoption of the plan to identify, to the County, the markets to be used for newspaper. If a municipality is unable to secure a market for newspaper, the County shall enter into contracts or agreements on behalf of a municipality with persons providing marketing services in accordance with section 4 of P.L. 1987, c 102., of the Mandatory Recycling Act. Glass food and beverage containers and aluminum cans: Municipalities will be responsible for locating markets for glass containers and aluminum cans. Municipalities will have ninety (90) days from the date of certification of approval of the County Recycling Plan by the DEP to identify, to the County, the market to be used for glass food and beverage containers. In the event that a municipality is unable to secure a market for these materials, the County will enter into contracts or agreements on behalf of that municipality with persons providing marketing services in accordance with section 4 of P.L. 1987, c 102 of the Mandatory Recycling Act. It should be noted that the County is in favor of collecting glass food and beverage containers, aluminum cans and other types of food and beverage containers in a commingled manner. The private recycling sector is invited to develop a processing facility for commingled containers and negotiate contracts for the marketing of these materials with Passaic County municipalities. In the event that the County determines the facility will not be operating in time to provide a market for these materials by July 1, and municipalities have failed to locate markets for their collected glass and food and metal containers, the County will take steps to provide a facility for use by municipalities. The development of this facility will effectively provide a market for these materials and additional materials, such as bi-metal cans, tin cans and certain types of plastic containers that the county may wish to recycle. Leaves: Collection Strategy: According to sections 13 and 14 of mandatory recycling act each municipality must provide for a collection system for leaves generated from residential premises and if necessary, for transportation to a registered leaf composting facility or to a pre-arranged mulching site, unless leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching by the generator. Therefore, municipalities will have the option of collecting leaves from each residence or providing a central collection area to which residents can deliver their leaves. In the event a municipality cannot locate or develop an arrangement for composting or mulching of residentially generated leaves, the County will act on behalf of that municipality and enter into a contract or agreement with persons providing recycling services or operating recycling centers for the collection, storage, processing and disposition of leaves. Processing Strategy: Leaves that are collected by a municipality and delivered to a municipal composting facility must be composted utilizing the methods established in the Rutgers Leaf Composting Manual for New Jersey Municipalities. In the alternative, municipalities can also develop arrangements with private concerns for mulching leaves. Mulching arrangements must be approved by the Passaic County Department of Solid Waste Management in conjunction with the various State Agencies involved with these types of projects. Marketing: Leaves composted at a municipally operated composting facility must be marketed or utilized by that municipality. Municipalities can distribute composted materials to residents, utilize composted materials on municipally owned property, or make arrangements with private concerns for removal of composted materials. In the alternative, if a municipality enters into a contract for the composting of leaves with persons providing such services, marketing or disposal of composted leaves will be subject to the provisions of that contract. B) Commercial/Institutional Sector: Designated Materials: corrugated cardboard, high grade paper, glass food and beverage containers, aluminum cans. Collection Strategy: Municipalities must provide, at a minimum, one or more of the following alternatives for the collection of commercial and institutional recyclables using one of the alternatives singly for all categories of recyclables or several alternatives selectively for each category of recyclables or combinations thereof.
In the alternative, municipalities may develop contractual agreements with a person or persons engaged in the business of the collection of recyclable materials whereby that person or those persons agree to provide recycling collection services to all commercial businesses applying for such with any required payment being the obligation of the generator of the recyclable materials. (Consult your municipal attorney. see Marangi Bros. v. Bd. of Comm’rs of Ridgewood., 33 N.J. Super. 294: [App. Div. 1954] ) If the municipality decides to use a recycling center as a collection system then the following will apply: Six months after DEP approval of this plan, municipalities should have a recycling program that is recycling 7.5% of that municipality’s waste stream. If the County determines that a municipality has not made significant progress towards a six month goal of 7.5% recycling rate it will be required to implement the following program expansions.
In addition, municipalities must increase educational efforts and any and all other program improvements that will enable them to meet required goals. If, by the end of the first full year succeeding the adoption and approval of the plan, a municipality has failed to achieve a 15% recycling rate the municipality will be required to implement the following program: 1) Implementation of curbside collection for designated materials. Marketing/Processing Strategy; Corrugated, high grade paper: Existing in-County markets for corrugated and high grade are readily available to municipalities interested in using their services. Therefore, municipalities will be responsible for developing their own arrangements for marketing corrugated and high grade paper. Municipalities will have ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of approval of the County Recycling Plan by the DEP to identify, to the County, the market to be used for corrugated and high-grade paper. If a municipality is unable to secure a market for these materials, the County shall enter into contracts or agreements on behalf of that municipality with persons providing marketing services in accordance with section 4 of P.L. 1987, c 102., the Mandatory Recycling Act. Glass food and beverage containers and aluminum cans: Municipalities will be responsible for locating markets for glass containers and aluminum cans. Municipalities will have ninety (90) days from the date of the DEP’s approval and adoption of the plan to identify, to the County, the market to be used for glass food and beverage containers. In the event that a municipality is unable to secure a market for these materials, the county will enter into contracts or agreements on behalf of that municipality with persons providing marketing services in accordance with section 4 of P.L. 1987, c 102, the Mandatory Recycling Act. It should be noted that the County is in favor of collecting glass food and beverage containers, aluminum cans and other types of food and beverage containers in a commingled manner. The private recycling sector is invited to develop a processing facility for commingled containers and negotiate contracts for the marketing of these materials with Passaic County municipalities. In the event that the County determines the facility will not be operating in time to provide a market for these materials by July 1, and municipalities have failed to locate markets for their collected glass and metal food and beverage containers, the County will take steps to provide a facility for use by municipalities. The development of this facility will effectively provide a market for these materials and additional materials, such a bi-metal cans, tin cans and certain types of plastic containers that the County may wish to recycle. County Recycling Program Strategy: To further facilitate the development of programs capable of recycling the required 15% and 25% of the waste stream, the County has initiated the development of certain recycling services and facilities. Municipalities will have access to the facilities through contractual agreements made by the County. The following is a description of these services and facilities. Intermediate Processing Facility: Although the county has steady, reliable markets for newspaper, corrugated, and certain ferrous and non-ferrous metals there is a relatively undeveloped marketing system for glass and metal food and beverage containers. In addition, the County favors the development of an in-County facility that would accept commingled loads of glass and metal containers. A facility of this type would accept mixed loads of glass and metal food and beverage containers and separate them into their various components. This would enable municipalities to collect recyclable glass and metal food and beverage containers from residents in one collection container and thus eliminate the need for separate containers for each different type of food or beverage container. Therefore, within ninety (90) days of the date of the certification of approval of the County Recycling Plan by the DEP, if it appears that a facility for these materials will not be built by the existing in-County recycling industry, the County will take appropriate steps for the development of such a facility. Residential Curbside Recycling Service: In January of 1986, the County recognized that there was a need to establish a multi-material curbside collection service to assist municipalities in developing successful recycling programs. The County then interviewed various non-profit organizations in the area and determined that Straight and Narrow Inc. of Paterson would be the most effective, reliable organization to work with in developing a service of this type. Through the use of Solid Waste Service Tax Funds allocated to the County, four trucks and trailers will be purchased to initiate the program. Equipment was purchased and leased to Straight and Narrow. In return Straight and Narrow is required to offer to municipalities in the County a collection service for recyclables. Contractual arrangements for the lease of the equipment fund also the provision of the recycling service by Straight ad Narrow to municipalities have been arranged by the County. Municipalities interested in utilizing this service must contact the County Recycling Coordinator to make the necessary arrangements to procure this service. It should be understood that this service was started in October of 1987 and that it has yet to be proven that it can become a service that can fulfill the needs of the entire County. Additional municipalities will be serviced on a basis that involves the actual growth of the service within the Straight and Narrow organization. Service to municipalities will be made available as Straight and Narrow demonstrates that it can, in fact, accommodate additional municipalities beyond the initial pilot programs it has agreed to start. Leaf Composting Municipalities are responsible for the development of composting facilities or arrangements. The County however, is assisting a limited number of municipalities lacking composting sites by making certain tracts of County owned property available for such purposes. Stump Grinding and Organic Materials Processing Facility: The County is currently working with Alternative Disposal Systems Inc. of Parlin N.J. to develop an in-County facility to process tree stumps and branches and certain other types of wood waste. This type of materiel will not be accepted at the county transfer stations and will be included in tonnage grant applications by municipalities recycling these materials. If Alternative Disposal is unsuccessful in its attempt to locate suitable tract of land, County land will be designated and the service will procured through the bid process. |
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Municipal Responsibilities: Summary: As per the elements of this plan, Passaic County municipalities will be responsible for providing the following services, programs and/or facilities. A. Each municipality shall designate a person as municipal recycling coordinator. Municipal recycling coordinators will be responsible for carrying out the various elements of the plan. B. The governing body of each municipality shall, if it has not already done so, within 30 days of the effective date of any contracts or agreements entered into by the County or local government unit to market one or more of the specific designated recyclable as required by section 2 of this plan, adopt an ordinance which requires that persons generating municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste stream, in addition to leaves, the specified recyclable materials for which markets have been secured and unless recycling is otherwise provided for by the generator, place these specified materials for collection in the manner provided by the ordinance. C. Within six months of adoption by the County and approval by the DEP of the County Recycling Plan, each municipality shall provide a collection system, as per section 2 and 3 of this plan, for the recycling of the designated materials to achieve the recovery targets set forth in this plan in those instances when a recycling collection system is not otherwise provided for the generator or by an interlocal service agreement, joint service program or other private or public recycling program operator. D. The governing body of each municipality shall, if it has not already done so, within 30 days of the effective date of any contracts or agreements entered into by the county or other local government unit to market one or more of the specific designated recyclable materials as pursuant to section 2 of this plan, adopt an ordinance which requires persons generating municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste stream, in addition to leaves, the specified recyclable materials for which markets have been secured, unless recycling is otherwise provided for by the generator, place these specified recyclable materials for collection in the manner provided by the ordinance. E. Master Plan Revisions The governing body of each municipality, shall within 30 days of the effective date of the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 6 of this plan and at least once every 36 months thereafter, conduct a review and make necessary revisions to the master plan and develop regulations necessary adopted pursuant to P.L. 1975, c 291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), which revisions shall reflect changes in State, County and municipal policies and objectives concerning the collection, disposition and recycling of designated recyclable materials. The revised master plan shall include provisions for the collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials designated in the municipal recycling ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 6 of this plan, and for the collection, disposition, and recycling of designated recyclable materials within any development proposal for the construction of 50 or more units of single family residential housing or 25 or more units of multi-family residential housing units and any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land. F. The governing body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial and institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation requirements of the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 6 of this plan if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of the recyclable materials designated in the district recycling plan from solid waste generated at those premises. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this subsection, a commercial or institutional solid waste generator annually shall provide written documentation to the municipality of the total number of tons recycled. G. The governing body of each municipality shall, on or before July 1, 1988 and or before July 1 of each year thereafter, submit a recycling tonnage report to the New Jersey Office of Recycling in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department therefore. Copies of tonnage grant applications must also be submitted to the County Recycling Coordinator. H. A municipality may require that every solid waste collector or solid waste transporter registered pursuant to sections 4 and 5 P.L. 1970, c 39(C.13:1E-4 and 13:1E-5) and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L. 1979, c. 40(C.48:13A-6 and 48:413A-9) bid on a contract for the collection or disposition of recyclable materials if the collector or transportation services in that municipality. In addition, as per the original Passaic County recycling amendment , all municipal contracts for solid waste collection and disposal shall be negotiated so that any reduction in costs due to municipal recycling experienced by the collector/hauler will be passed on to the municipality. I. Ordinance and Plan Enforcement; Each municipality shall be required by law to develop and adopt enforcement methods and policies and enforce its recycling ordinance pursuant to applicable municipal law. In addition, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9 the Department of Environmental Protection and local health boards have the power to enforce the recycling plan. The municipal recycling ordinance must specify, in accordance with applicable law, the system of fines for persons violating the terms of the municipal recycling ordinance. The ordinance should clearly specify the unit of municipal government responsible for enforcement of the recycling ordinance. As part of this recycling plan, the strategy for the collection, marketing and disposition of designated source separated materials includes plan enforcement. Municipal compliance with the plan requires the following enforcement activities. Enforcement should include inspections of waste set out for disposal to determine if designated recyclable materials are being separated. These inspections should be accomplished at a frequency of, at a minimum, once per month per collection route. The units should be selected randomly as a general rule, but inspections may focus on previous offenders to ensure compliance. In addition, municipalities will be responsible for surveying commercial and institutional premises within municipal borders and determine what materials must be recycled in order to comply with the mandatory recycling ordinance. This survey must be completed within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of approval of the County Recycling Plan by the DEP. If the commercial establishment is in need of assistance in setting up a recycling program the municipal recycling coordinator will assist them in developing such a program. 6. Modification of Recycling Plans The procedures for modifying the Passaic County Recycling Plan are outlined as follows: A. Consult with municipal recycling coordinator’s committee for recommended changes to recycling plan. B. Consult with Passaic County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC). C. Publish public notice of proposed plan amendment soliciting written comments within no less than seven (7) days. D. Passaic County Utilities Authority reviews all comments and recommends appropriate action to freeholders. E. Freeholders adopt plan amendment, or in their disgression schedule a public hearing upon at least seven (7) days published notice. F. Submittal of plan amendment to DEP for approval, if adopted. 7. Enforcement of Recycling Plan Enforcement of the Passaic County recycling plan will be instituted by utilizing a fee at the County transfer stations and future resource recovery facilities. If the fee plan gains Board of Public Utility approval , Passaic County will develop the following enforcement program: A) Each municipality will be required to pay a tipping fee that will include a recycling surcharge at the County transfer stations and the future resource recovery facility. B) Each municipality shall submit quarterly reports documenting municipal recycling tonnage to the County recycling coordinator. This documentation and documentation from the County solid waste facilities shall be used to determine if a municipality is in compliance with County recycling goals. C) Municipalities that attain established recycling goals will have their portion of the fee rebated. Municipalities not attaining established goals will receive a rebate in proportion to the percent of the established goal attained. Remaining monies will be used by the County to improve or expand recycling programs throughout the County. Each municipality will be required to adopt a mandatory recycling ordinance and an appropriate enforcement method as required by the plan. Accordingly, each municipality will be required to develop an enforcement strategy to fine persons, businesses or institutions that violate provisions of the municipal recycling ordinance. Each municipality’s enforcement strategy will be described in the municipal program summary of this plan. In addition, the County will utilize inspectors to conduct examinations of loads of waste coming into Passaic County transfer stations and the future resource recovery facility to determine if significant amounts of designated recyclables are present. If a determination is made, that significant amounts of designated recyclables exist in a given load of waste, that load of waste will be rejected. The Passaic County Department of Solid Waste Management will confer with municipal recycling coordinators and the Solid Waste Advisory Council to develop a strategy for determining what a significant amount of recyclables appears to be. 8. Exemption of Recycling Provisions The governing body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial and institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation requirements of the municipal recycling ordinance if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of the designated materials in the district recycling plan from solid waste generated on those premises. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this subsection, a commercial or institutional solid waste generator shall provide documentation to the municipality on the amount of waste they generate and the amount of material they recycle. This is contingent upon private collection of garbage. If solid waste is collected by the municipality and the amount of waste generated cannot be determined, they will be required to participate in the municipal recycling programs. To gain an exemption, persons or businesses must provide written documentation to the municipal recycling coordinator from both the waste hauler and recycling company under contract. |
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| The following is a list of recycling businesses that
currently operate in Passaic County: A&A Scrap Co. A & R Scrap Acme Scrap Metal Co. Alpart Scrap Iron Metals Inc. American Scrap Metal Co. United Scrap Iron & Metal R. Lobosco and Sons Rivsec Waste Paper Co. Tab. Card Salvage Co. Inc. Zozzaro Brothers Inc. Annex Paperstock Joseph Damato Paper Stock Corp. M. Politinsky and Sons Inc. Occidential Metals Inc. Great Falls Recycling Co. Parkway Iron & Metal Co. Thomas Scrap Iron & Metal Garden State Paper Pace Glass ABCA Glass West Paterson Recycling Inc. Park Stein Inc. S & S Scrap |
9. Priority Consideration for Recycling Businesses Priority consideration will be given to businesses engaging in the business of recycling or otherwise lawfully providing recycling services on behalf of Passaic County or its municipalities on January 1, 1986, if that person continues to provide recycling services prior to the adoption of the plan and that person has not discontinued these services for a period of 90 days or more between January 1, 1986, and the date on which the plan is adopted as of January 1, 1986. These businesses will be given the opportunity to bid on services, or to negotiate agreements to continue providing said services. Notification of requests for services will be made available to existing businesses if and when the County requires them. For the purposes of this plan, priority consideration will be described as a notification of request for services to existing recycling service providers. Priority consideration for businesses engaged in recycling services will be established according to the nature of the specific service if required by the County. a. Priority consideration for sale of materials will be given to businesses providing the highest price for the materials and the best service. b. Priority consideration for collection services will be given in accordance with the local public contracts law which specifies that low bidders must receive the award of the contract. c. Priority consideration for processing facilities, such as composting and/or a glass and can processing facility will be given to businesses that successfully negotiate, in a competitive bidding situation, for said services with the Passaic County Utilities Authority. |
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Composting Facilities The following is a listing of operating and proposed leaf composting facilities for each municipality. (See Appendix C for Certificate’s of Approved Registration and Engineering Design Approval)
Municipalities are responsible for locating or making arrangements for the composting or mulching of leaves. The following municipalities have permitted leaf composting sites: Bloomingdale, Clifton, North Haledon, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford. Pompton Lakes, Haledon, and Hawthorne have located sites and are in the permitting stages of development. Paterson, West Paterson, Totowa and Little Falls have not yet located sites. Municipalities that have not located sites for composting facilities will have 90 days from the date of the adoption of this recycling plan to identify suitable, permitable sites for such a facility. In the event a municipality cannot locate or develop an arrangement for composting or mulching of residentially generated leaves, the County will act on behalf of that municipality and enter into a contract or agreement with persons providing recycling services or operating recycling centers for the collection, storage, processing and disposition of leaves. 11. Publicity and Education Plan. The foundation and initiation of the publicity ad education plan for recycling in Passaic County will be based, in part, on a grant received by the County from the Office of Recycling for such purpose. This grant is to be used primarily to develop a County-wide program to educate residents and promote existing and future recycling programs through the use of a County resource person, printed materials and performances by recycling educators. In addition, the County has already established certain aspects of an educational program that is directed at municipal recyclers and elected officials. This being the Passaic County Recycling News, monthly municipal recycling coordinator meetings and frequent dissemination of current recycling developments to recycling coordinators in the County. The education/publicity grant will essentially set up a procedure by which municipalities can develop the standard method they will utilize to educate residents, and occupants of commercial and institutional premises to recycling and publicize the program in general. The governing body of each municipality shall within six months of the effective date of the ordinance adopted pursuant to section 5, subsection I of this plan and at least every six months thereafter, notify all persons occupying residential, commercial, and institutional premises within its municipal boundaries of local recycling opportunities, and the source separation requirements of the ordinance. Therefore, municipalities must at a minimum, utilize any or all combinations of the following methods to publicize their recycling programs: Residential/Commercial/Institutional: 1. Send out a separate notice or include a notice with other official notifications periodically mailed to residential taxpayers or any combination thereof concerning the municipal recycling program which includes the times, places, and materials that residents are required to recycle as per the mandated recycling ordinance. 2. Place an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the municipality. 3. Post notices in public places where public notices are customarily posted. |
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