N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-3.17

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

Section 7:26A-3.17 - Recordkeeping and annual report; confidentiality of records

(a) All holders of a general approval shall maintain daily records of all materials received, stored, processed or transferred. Said records shall indicate, at a minimum:

1. A daily record of the amounts of each recyclable material by type and municipality of origin which are received, stored, processed or transferred each day, expressed in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons. Those operators specifying this information in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the materials from cubic yards to tons;

2. The name, address and telephone number of the end-markets for all recyclable materials transported from the recycling center, including the amounts, in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons, transported to each end-market. Those persons specifying this information in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the materials from cubic yards to tons; and

3. The amount of residue disposed of, expressed in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons, including the name and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection solid waste registration number of the solid waste collector/hauler contracted to provide the haulage/disposal service. Those persons specifying the amount of residue in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the residue from cubic yards to tons.

(b) All holders of a general approval shall retain the information required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.2(a)16 iii for three calendar years following the calendar year for which reporting is required pursuant to (c) and (d) below.

(c) All holders of a general approval shall submit an annual report containing monthly summary statements of the information required pursuant to (a) above to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Program, on or before March 1 of each year, for the previous calendar year. The summaries shall include the following:

1. Monthly totals of the amount of recyclable material received from each customer by municipality of origin;

2. Monthly totals of the amount of recyclable product transferred to each end-market; and

3. The amount of residue disposed of during each month.

(d) As a condition of approval to operate a recycling center for the receipt, storage, processing or transfer of Class B, Class C or Class D recyclable materials, the Department may require the filing of the information required in (a) above at more frequent intervals which shall be specified in the general approval to operate a recycling center issued by the Department.

(e) All holders of a general approval shall certify in writing to the Department that all residue generated at the recycling center has been disposed of in accordance with the solid waste management rules at N.J.A.C. 7:26. The certification shall be submitted annually as part of the annual report required pursuant to (c) and (d) above.

(f) All information submitted to the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Public Records law, N.J.S.A. 47:1-1 et seq. The Department will hold confidential all end-market information, as well as information pertaining to the municipality of origin of recyclable material, submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.2, 3.7, and 3.17 through 3.20 for a period of two years from the date on which the information is submitted to the Department, where specified as confidential by the applicant and where there are no health, safety or environmental concerns which require the release of the information, as determined by the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26A-3.17

Recodified from 7:26A-3.16 and amended by R.1996 d.577, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 2240(a), 28 N.J.R. 5360(a).
In (c), changed report submission date; in (d), inserted reference to Classes C and D; and in (f), inserted N.J.A.C. references.
Amended by R.2009 d.52, effective 2/2/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 7(a), 41 N.J.R. 742(a).
Section was "Record keeping and annual report; confidentiality of records". In the introductory paragraph of (a) and in (b), substituted "holders of" for "recycling centers holding"; in the introductory paragraph of (c) and in (e), substituted "holders of" for "recycling centers operating pursuant to"; and in the introductory paragraph of (c), deleted "Division of" preceding "Solid" and inserted "Management Program".