N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-11.5

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

Section 7:26A-11.5 - Source separation exemption

(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial and institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation requirements of its recycling ordinance.

1. The municipal coordinator shall develop and make available a form or model letter for persons who wish to apply for this exemption by June 2, 2009.

2. The municipal coordinator shall review the applicant's documentation of alternate provision for the recycling of those materials designated in the district recycling plan that may be found in the solid waste generated at that location.

3. The municipal coordinator shall review the written reports submitted by the providers of this alternate service, and, where required, the generators' annual written reports, of the total number of tons recycled.

4. The municipal coordinator shall ascertain that the recycling facilities receiving the exempted waste are permitted to perform that recycling.

5. If found to be sufficient to meet the requirements for issuance of an exemption, as detailed in an applicable municipal ordinance, the municipal recycling coordinator (or other municipal official as may be identified in the applicable municipal ordinance) shall issue the exemption approval in writing.

6. The municipal coordinator shall keep a record of all generators who have received the exemption, and the destination of the waste or identity of the waste transporters handling the waste, and shall report this list annually to the applicable county recycling coordinator.

7. The municipal coordinator (or other designated municipal official) shall revoke the exemption of a generator upon failure to meet the conditions of the exemption.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-11.5