N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-11.1

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

Section 7:26A-11.1 - Appointments and ordinances

(a) Each municipality in this State shall designate one or more persons as the municipal recycling coordinator, and shall set forth in writing the duties of the municipal recycling coordinator.

1. The coordinator(s) shall maintain and report recycling tonnage, as required by N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.1 6e. The report shall contain the same information as is required for an application for a Recycling Tonnage Grant, codified at N.J.A.C. 7:26-15.5.

2. The municipality shall provide for the coordinator's communication by electronic mail with the Department and with the designated county recycling coordinator.

3. The municipality shall, by January 28, 2010, appoint a municipal recycling coordinator who has achieved professional certification in compliance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99 et seq., the provisions of the county recycling plan, and the municipal recycling ordinance passed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq.

i. The municipality shall provide both classroom and on-the-job instruction to augment the coordinator's skills. Such training may address:

(1) The use of computers and software to maintain tonnage records;

(2) Techniques of communication to the public;

(3) Enforcement practices;

(4) Identification of recyclable and waste materials, including hazardous waste, refrigerants, and other environmentally dangerous materials; and/or

(5) Foreign languages.

ii. The municipality shall maintain detailed records of this training, specifying names of personnel trained, the dates when training occurred and the type and extent of training provided. The training documentation shall be maintained at the facility for three years from the date the training occurred.

(b) The governing body of the municipality shall adopt an ordinance establishing a recycling program sufficient to achieve the designated recovery targets set forth in the district recycling plan.

1. The ordinance shall require persons generating municipal solid waste within the municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste stream, in addition to leaves, the recyclable materials designated in the district solid waste plan, and may designate additional recyclable materials for which markets have been secured.

2. The ordinance shall provide for a collection system for leaves generated from residential premises and shall require that residents source separate leaves from solid waste, and, unless the leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching by the generator, place the leaves for collection in the manner provided by the ordinance. Alternately, the ordinance may prohibit the placement of leaves for collection or disposal as solid waste, and specify that all residents shall mulch or compost the leaves generated at those premises.

3. The ordinance shall set forth standards governing the inclusion, in all new multi-family housing developments that require subdivision or site plan approval, of collection or storage facilities which allow for the placement and temporary storage of all recyclable materials required of other residences by the ordinance. For the purposes of this provision, "multifamily housing" shall mean three or more housing units.

4. The municipal source separation ordinance shall specify the municipal official(s) by title that shall enforce the ordinance, and issue fines as needed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-11.1