N.J. Admin. Code § 18:24-13.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 18:24-13.2 - Garbage removal service defined

(a) "Garbage" means contained, bundled, or piled trash, waste, and rubbish, including, but not limited to, construction debris, discarded recyclables, hazardous waste, general household trash, restaurant food waste, medical and veterinary waste, industrial waste, metal scraps, leaves, lawn clippings, twigs, and brush.

(b) "Removal" includes only the operation of picking up and physically removing contained waste from the premises and does not include activities related to maintaining or servicing property or any processing of the waste product. Removal does not include, for example, sweeping parking lots, plowing snow, cleaning up a construction site, or septic tank cleaning.

(c) Examples of garbage removal service include, but are not limited to:

1. A private company removes trash from waste baskets located in a building and collects the trash in larger receptacles for removal from the premises;

2. A private company picks up contained garbage at a house;

3. A private company picks up contained industrial sawdust at a plant;

4. A private company picks up contained hazardous waste from a veterinary surgical facility;

5. A private company picks up stacked lawn clippings, leaves, and bundled brush from the curbs of houses;

6. A private company picks up contained recyclable paper from an office building; and

7. A private company pipes liquid waste (for example, wastewater or sludge) from a tank.

N.J. Admin. Code § 18:24-13.2

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 824(a), effective 5/16/2016