New Jersey § 13:1e-96
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:1e-96, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:1e-96.
For the purposes of this act: 1 “ Beverage container ” means an individual, separate, hermetically sealed, or made airtight with a metal
or plastic cap, bottle or can composed of glass, metal, plastic or any combination
thereof, containing a beverage. “ Certified recycling coordinator ” means a person or persons designated as such pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1987,
c. 102 ( C.13:1E-99.13 ) or section 6 of P.L.1987, c. 102 ( C.13:1E-99.16 ). “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. “ Department ” means the Department of Environmental Protection. “ Director ” means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. “ Division ” means the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. “ Materials recovery ” means the processing and separation of solid waste utilizing manual or mechanical
methods for the purposes of recovering recyclable materials for disposition and recycling
prior to the disposal of the residual solid waste at an authorized solid waste facility. “ Materials recovery facility ” means a transfer station or other authorized solid waste facility at which nonhazardous
solid waste, which material is not source separated by the generator thereof prior
to collection, is received for onsite processing and separation utilizing manual or
mechanical methods for the purposes of recovering recyclable materials for disposition
and recycling prior to the disposal of the residual solid waste at an authorized solid
waste facility. “ Post-consumer waste material ” means a material or product that would otherwise become solid waste, having completed
its intended end use and product life cycle; except that “post-consumer waste material”
shall not include secondary waste material or materials and by-products generated
from, and commonly used within, an original manufacturing and fabrication process. “ Recycled product ” means any product or commodity which is manufactured or produced in whole or in
part from post-consumer waste material and which meets the recycled content standard
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency as published in the Comprehensive
Procurement Guidelines for Products Containing Recovered Material. “ Residue ” means any solid waste generated as a result of the use of post-consumer waste material
in the manufacture of a recycled product. “ Resource recovery facility ” means a solid waste facility constructed and operated for the incineration of solid
waste for energy production and the recovery of metals and other materials for reuse;
or a mechanized composting facility, or any other solid waste facility constructed
or operated for the collection, separation, recycling, and recovery of metals, glass,
paper, and other materials for reuse or for energy production. “ Secondary waste material ” means waste material generated after the completion of a manufacturing process. “ Solid waste ” means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C.13:1E-3 ), except that , as used in the provisions of P.L.2007, c. 311 ( C.13:1E-96.2 et al.), “solid waste” shall be limited to the following solid waste ID types: Type
10 Municipal; Type 13 Bulky waste; Type 13C Construction and Demolition waste; Type 23 Vegetative
waste; Type 25 Animal and food processing wastes; and Type 27 Dry industrial waste, including Type 27-A Asbestos-containing waste, as set forth in N.J.A.C.7:26-1.6 and N.J.A.C.7:26-2.13 . “ Solid waste collection ” means the activity related to pick-up and transportation of solid waste from its
source or location to a solid waste facility or other destination. “ Solid waste collector ” means a person engaged in the collection of solid waste and registered pursuant
to sections 4 and 5 of P.L. 1970, c. 39 ( C.13:1E-4 and 13:1E-5 ); or any municipality wherein the municipal governing body has established and operates
a municipal service system for solid waste collection pursuant to R.S.40:66-1 . “ Solid waste disposal ” means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing, transfer, or final disposal
of solid waste. “ Solid waste facilities ” means and includes the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired,
constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by, or on behalf
of, any person, public authority or county pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1970,
c. 39 ( C.13:1E-1 et seq. ) or any other act, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource recovery facilities,
sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and
all vehicles, equipment and other real and personal property and rights therein and
appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of
solid waste in a sanitary manner. 1
L.2007, c. 311 (N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-96.2 et al.).
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 13:1e-96
What does New Jersey Statutes § 13:1e-96 cover?
Section 13:1e-96 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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