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Solid Waste Management
 Plan Amendment
Morris County, New Jersey
Response to the January 2006 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Management and Sludge Management State Plan Update - March 2007
Appendix F - Sample Model Municipal
Planning Board Recycling Ordinance for Multifamily Housing Developments
that Require Subdivisions or Site Plan Approval
This sample model ordinance is included for reference only. The
actual model ordinance to be adopted by municipalities will be provided by the NJDEP to
the MCMUA. The MCMUA will make that model ordinance available to municipalities.
Definitions - The following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Multifamily Housing Development - A building containing three or more
dwelling units occupied or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each
other, or a group of such buildings.
Recycling Area - Space allocated for collection and storage of source-separated
recyclable materials.
Solid waste and recycling.
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Provision shall be made for the indoor or enclosed outdoor
storage and pickup of garbage and refuse, to be approved by the municipal engineer.
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There shall be included in any new multifamily housing
development that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor or outdoor recycling area
for the collection and storage of residentially generated recyclable materials. The dimensions
of the recycling area shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which
are of adequate size and number and which are consistent with anticipated usage and with
current methods of collection in the area in which the project is located. The dimensions of
the recycling area and the bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the
Municipal Recycling Coordinator and shall be consistent with the district recycling plan adopted
pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102, and any applicable requirements of the Municipal
Master Plan, adopted pursuant to Section 6 of P.L. 1987, c. 102. Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A.13:1E-99.13.
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The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential
disposition of source-separated recyclable materials, preferably near, but clearly separated from
a refuse dumpster.
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The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be safely and easily
accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the
recycling area without interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures
shall be taken to protect the recycling area and the bins or containers placed therein against
theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
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The recycling area or the bins or containers placed therein shall be
designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental conditions which might render
the collected materials unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of
recyclable paper or cardboard and which are located in an outdoor recycling area shall be equipped
with a lid or otherwise covered so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
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Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted
therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or
containers shall be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
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Landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided around any outdoor recycling
area and shall be developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
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