N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-2.13

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

Section 7:26-2.13 - Solid waste facility; records

(a) Each solid waste facility permittee shall maintain a daily record of wastes received. The record shall include:

1. Identification of the solid waste facility by name and facility identification number;

2. Identification of the transporter by the Department of Environmental Protection registration number assigned and solid waste decal number;

3. The cubic yard, tonnage or gallon capacity of the solid waste vehicle or solid waste container for each of three categories of wastes as follows:

i. Solids: Wastes ID 10 through 27 received (in cubic yards or tons);

ii. Septage and liquid sewage sludges: Waste ID 73 and 74 received (in gallons);

iii. Bulk liquid and semiliquids: Waste ID 72 received (in gallons);

4. Date and time of delivery to the facility;

5. The license plate number and State initials of the solid waste vehicle; and

6. The place of origin of the waste identified by municipality, county and state, except in those instances where the waste is transported from a transfer station or materials recovery facility to a final disposal facility. In those instances, the facility ID of the transfer station or materials recovery facility shall be listed instead of the municipality, county and state as indicated above.

7. In addition to the information required in (a)1 through 6 above, sanitary landfills which accept asbestos and asbestos-containing waste materials shall maintain a separate daily record of the asbestos and asbestos-containing waste received, which shall include:

i. Date and time of delivery;

ii. Identification of the transporter by name and by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection registration number assigned to the transporter;

iii. Quantity in cubic yards and/or tons of the waste;

iv. Name and address of the generator; and

v. For rejected shipments, the reason for rejection and disposition of the shipment after rejection.

8. In addition to the requirements of (a)1 through 7 above, transfer stations and materials recovery facilities subject to this section which receive more than 31,200 tons of solid waste annually shall install and operate computerized scales for the reporting requirements in N.J.A.C. 7:26-2.13. Transfer stations and materials recovery facilities which do not have scales shall report data in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-2.11(c)4.

9. In addition to the information required by (a)1 through 6 above, ID 72 liquid waste transfer stations shall include the following information in the daily record:

i. Records of waste analyses and/or waste determinations performed as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:26-2B.9(g)2 and 3; and

ii. A written description of any release or other incident which requires implementation of the cleanup procedures specified in N.J.A.C. 7:26-2B.9(g)4.

(b) The daily record shall be maintained at the operating facility on forms provided by the Department or duplication of the same, or on systems acceptable to the Department, shall be kept for five years, and shall be available for inspection by representatives of the Department, county lead agency certified by the Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-1 et seq. for any county from which solid waste is received, or the local health department at any time during normal working hours.

(c) The information required to be recorded in the daily record, as set forth in (a) above, shall be supplied by the transporter to the facility operator and by the facility weighmaster or operator on a waste origin/disposal (O and D) form (or the duplication of same). Where processing takes place at a transfer station or materials recovery facility prior to delivery to a designated district facility pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-6, the waste remaining after processing shall be designated within the O and D form and daily record as the same waste type as originally received at the transfer station or materials recovery facility. At no time may processing be used to change the original waste type designation of outgoing solid waste from a transfer station or materials recovery facility.

1. The facility operator shall verify that the form has been completed by a registered transporter, that the waste as identified by the transporter may be disposed of at the facility in compliance with the host District Solid Waste Management Plan and the facility's registration, and, where applicable, the facility's computer recording of scale data is in conformance with the information supplied, and sign the completed form.

2. The facility operator shall retain all O and D forms for a minimum of one year and shall make them available for inspection by representatives of the Department, county lead agency certified by the Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-1 et seq. for any county from which solid waste is received, or the local health department at any time during normal working hours.

3. If an O and D form is not completed and signed by a registered transporter for each solid waste vehicle, or if the waste disposal would not be in compliance with the facility's registration, as required in (c)3 above, the facility operator shall deny the transporter the right to dispose of the solid waste at the facility.

(d) The following solid waste collection and disposal operations are exempt from complying with the provisions of (c) above:

1. Noncommercial industrial facilities which dispose of only solid waste generated by that industrial firm;

2. Municipally operated facilities which accept only solid waste which is collected by that municipality's transporters and which is generated within that municipality;

3. Sludge farming operations which accept only ID 12 solid waste and which report to the Division of Water Quality;

4. Recycling facilities which accept only recyclable materials which have been separated at the point of generation for sale or reuse; and

5. Operations exempt from registration pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.3(a).

(e) Monthly summaries of wastes received shall be submitted by the owner/operator of each facility to the Division of Sustainable Waste Management, Bureau of Solid Waste Planning and Licensing, Mail Code 401-02C, PO Box 420, 401 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0420, and the Solid Waste Coordinator for the district where the facility is located, on forms provided by the Department (or duplication of same), no later than 20 days after the last day of each month.

1. All solid waste facilities shall include the following within the monthly summary:

i. The tonnages and types of solid waste received by origin from each county (including municipality), transfer station, materials recovery facility or out-of-State source;

ii. The tonnages and types of solid waste returned to the county or state of origin by facility of receipt;

iii. The tonnages, types and origin (by county and municipality) of source separated recyclable materials or recyclable materials removed from the waste stream. In cases where recyclable materials are separated from mixed solid waste at the transfer station or materials recovery facility, and hence the origin (by county and municipality) cannot be identified at the time of receipt, the transfer station shall allocate the amount of recyclable materials proportionally to each municipality on the basis of the total amount of solid waste received for the calendar month;

iv. The identification of end-markets, manufacturers or recycling centers by specific name and location used for the materials designated as recyclable materials and the amount of materials sent to each specific end-market, manufacturer or recycling center. The requirements for transportation to, and identification of, end-markets, manufacturers, and recycling centers shall be the same as at N.J.A.C. 7:26A;

v. The tonnage and types of recyclable materials being stored at the transfer station or materials recovery facility at the end of the reporting month;

(f) Any certified county or local health agency certified by the Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-1 et seq. or a local health department authorized to perform solid waste enforcement which seeks to obtain customer lists for enforcement purposes, shall comply with the procedures at N.J.A.C. 7:26H-5.9(c)5.

(g) Waste identification and definition of solids includes the following:

1. Solid wastes; waste ID number and definitions:

i. 10 Municipal (household, commercial and institutional): 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.

ii. 12 Dry sewage sludge: Sludge from a sewage treatment plant which has been digested and dewatered and does not require liquid handling equipment.

iii. 13 Bulky waste: Large items of waste material, such as appliances and furniture. Discarded automobiles, trucks and trailers and large vehicle parts, and tires are included under this category.

iv. 13C Construction and demolition waste: Waste building material and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings, pavements and other structures. The following materials may be found in construction and demolition waste: treated and untreated wood scrap; tree parts, tree stumps and brush; concrete, asphalt, bricks, blocks and other masonry; plaster and wallboard; roofing materials; corrugated cardboard and miscellaneous paper; ferrous and non-ferrous metal; non-asbestos building insulation; plastic scrap; dirt; carpets and padding; glass (window and door); and other miscellaneous materials; but shall not include other solid waste types.

v. 23 Vegetative waste: Waste materials from farms, plant nurseries and greenhouses that are produced from the raising of plants. This waste includes such crop residues as plant stalks, hulls, leaves and tree wastes processed through a wood chipper. Also included are non-crop residues such as leaves, grass clippings, tree parts, shrubbery and garden wastes.

vi. 25 Animal and food processing wastes: Processing waste materials generated in canneries, slaughterhouses, packing plants or similar industries, including animal manure when intended for disposal and not reuse. Also included are dead animals. Deceased animals that are intended for cremation in an animal crematorium with the residual ashes either returned to the pet owner or interred in a burial plot at a legally recognized pet cemetery, or deceased animals intended for internment at a legally recognized pet cemetery are not considered solid waste pursuant to this chapter. (Carcasses which are cremated at a crematorium but whose final destination of the residual ashes is a solid waste facility are considered disposed of and are considered solid waste pursuant to this chapter.) Animal manure, when intended for reuse or composting, is to be managed in accordance with the criteria and standards developed by the Department of Agriculture as set forth at N.J.S.A. 4:9-38.

vii. 27 Dry industrial waste: Waste materials resulting from manufacturing, industrial and research and development processes and operations, and which are not hazardous in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:26G. Also included are nonhazardous oil spill cleanup waste, dry nonhazardous pesticides, dry nonhazardous chemical waste, and residue from the operations of a scrap metal shredding facility.

viii. 27A Waste material consisting of asbestos or asbestos containing waste.

ix. 27I Waste material consisting of incinerator ash or ash containing waste.

(h) Waste identification and definition of liquids include the following:

1. Liquid wastes; waste ID number and definitions:

i. 72 Non-hazardous liquid and semiliquids: Liquid or a mixture consisting of solid matter suspended in a liquid media which is contained within, or is discharged from, any one vessel, tank or other container which has the capacity of 20 gallons or more. Also included are non-hazardous pesticide liquids. Not included in this waste classification are septic tank clean-out wastes and liquid sewage sludge.

ii. 73 Septic tank clean-out wastes: Pumping from septic tanks and cesspools. Not included are wastes from a sewage treatment plant.

iii. 74 Liquid sewage sludge: Liquid residue from a sewage treatment plant consisting of sewage solids combined with water and dissolved materials.

(i) For all waste disposed of within or leaving the district for further transfer, materials recovery or disposal (either in-State or out-of-State), each waste district shall record at a minimum the following information: district of waste origin; the identity of the transfer facility (if applicable); the identity of the final destination facility; the tonnage or cubic yards of waste; the waste type; and the tonnage or cubic yards of any material recycled. This information shall be compiled into monthly summaries which shall be retained for a period of one year or longer in the event of an unresolved enforcement action. If a district chooses to impose an in-district weighing requirement consistent with N.J.A.C. 7:26-6.10(b)2, to institute a mechanism to ensure the payment of outstanding debt and other financial obligations, the district may gather this information through in-district weighing, but only for the period set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26-6.10(b)2. Districts which do not conduct in-district weighing shall develop an alternate recordkeeping method to ensure that accurate information is collected on a monthly basis as set forth above.

(j) The operator of a designated district weighing facility shall ensure that all weighing is conducted in a manner that facilitates proper operation and minimizes systems interruptions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-2.13

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 991(a), effective 5/18/2015.

Administrative Change, 55 N.J.R. 1922(b), effective 7/31/2023