New Jersey § 13:1e-99

§ 13:1e-99.

Each municipality in this State shall, by January 13, 2012 , designate one or more persons as the municipal certified recycling coordinator. For the purposes of this section, “ municipal certified recycling coordinator ” means a person who shall have completed the requirements of a course of instruction

in various aspects of recycling program management, as determined and administered

by the department. Each municipality shall establish and implement a municipal recycling program in accordance

with the following requirements: a. Each municipality shall provide for a collection system for the recycling of the

recyclable materials designated in the district recycling plan as may be necessary

to achieve the designated recovery targets set forth in the plan in those instances

where a recycling collection system is not otherwise provided for by the generator

or by the county, interlocal service agreement or joint service program, or other

private or public recycling program operator. b. The governing body of each municipality shall adopt an ordinance which requires

persons generating municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source

separate from the municipal solid waste stream, in addition to leaves, the specified

recyclable materials for which markets have been secured and, unless recycling is

otherwise provided for by the generator, place these specified recyclable materials

for collection in the manner provided by the ordinance. c. The governing body of each municipality shall, at least once every 36 months, conduct

a review and make necessary revisions to the master plan and development regulations

adopted pursuant to P.L.1975, c. 291 ( C.40:55D-1 et seq. ), which revisions shall reflect changes in federal, State, county and municipal laws,

policies and objectives concerning the collection, disposition and recycling of designated

recyclable materials. The revised master plan shall include provisions for the collection, disposition and

recycling of recyclable materials designated in the municipal recycling ordinance

adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and for the collection, disposition

and recycling of designated recyclable materials within any development proposal for

the construction of 50 or more units of single-family residential housing or 25 or

more units of multi-family residential housing and any commercial or industrial development

proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land. d. The governing body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial and

institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source separation

requirements of the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section if

those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of the recyclable materials

designated in the district recycling plan from solid waste generated at those premises. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this subsection, a commercial or institutional

solid waste generator annually shall provide written documentation to the municipality

of the total number of tons recycled. e. The governing body of each municipality shall, on or before July 1 of each year,

submit a recycling tonnage report to the New Jersey Office of Recycling in accordance

with rules and regulations adopted by the department therefor. f. The governing body of each municipality shall, at least once every six months,

notify all persons occupying residential, commercial, and institutional premises within

its municipal boundaries of local recycling opportunities, and the source separation

requirements of the ordinance. In order to fulfill the notification requirements of this subsection, the governing

body of a municipality may, in its discretion, place an advertisement in a newspaper

circulating in the municipality, post a notice in public places where public notices

are customarily posted, include a notice with other official notifications periodically

mailed to residential taxpayers, or any combination thereof, as the municipality deems

necessary and appropriate. The governing body of a municipality that adopts a recycling ordinance pursuant to

subsection b. of this section may limit the collection of designated recyclable materials

to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods

during the hours when most residents are asleep.