New Jersey § 13:1e-99
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:1e-99, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:1e-99.
a. No later than April 20, 1989, each municipality in this State shall, by a duly
adopted ordinance of its governing body, provide for a collection system for leaves
generated from residential premises, prohibit the placement of leaves for collection
or disposal as solid waste, and require that persons occupying residential premises
within its municipal boundaries shall source separate leaves from solid waste generated
at those premises and, unless leaves are stored or recycled for composting or mulching
by the generator, place the leaves for collection in the manner provided by the ordinance. b. As an alternative to the provisions of subsection a. of this section, a municipality
may, by a duly adopted ordinance of its governing body, prohibit the placement of
leaves for collection or disposal as solid waste, and specify that all persons occupying
residential premises within its municipal boundaries shall mulch or compost the leaves
generated at those premises.
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