New Jersey § 48:13a-6

§ 48:13a-6.

a. The Board of Public Utilities may, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1970,

c. 40 ( C.48:13A-1 et seq. ) and upon receipt of a petition therefor, issue an appropriate order increasing current

tariffs established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal operations of a publicly

owned or operated solid waste facility subject to its jurisdiction as may be necessary

to recover the costs associated with implementing a district solid waste management

plan required pursuant to the provisions of the “Solid Waste Management Act,” P.L.1970,

c. 39 ( C.13:1E-1 et seq. ) or a district recycling plan required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1987, c. 102

( C.13:1E-99.13 ). These costs shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Capital expenditures reasonably incurred for the construction of a recycling center

as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c. 102 ( C.13:1E-99.12 ); (2) Expenditures for the collection, processing, disposition or marketing of recyclable

materials as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c. 102 ( C.13:1E-99.12 ); or (3) Expenditures for the disposal of nonrecyclable household hazardous waste recovered

from the municipal solid waste stream. b. For the purposes of this section, all municipal, county, and State contracts for

solid waste collection or disposal shall be considered tariffs for solid waste collection,

and shall be subject to any adjustment of tariffs resulting from the provisions of

subsection a. of this section. c. In issuing any order pursuant to this section, the Board of Public Utilities shall

be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 48:2-21 . For the purposes of this section, “ household hazardous waste ” means any solid or other waste determined by the Department of Environmental Protection

to be hazardous pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C. 13:1E-6 ) or any other law, containing reactive, combustible, corrosive or toxic substances,

including pesticides and herbicides, which waste is generated by residential units;

and “ municipal solid waste stream ” means all residential, commercial and institutional solid waste generated within

the boundaries of any municipality.