N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.76

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:50-6.76 - Transfer stations, collection facilities and recycling centers

(a) Transfer stations, collection facilities and recycling centers which are located in Pinelands Villages and at closed landfills outside Regional Growth Areas and Pinelands Towns shall accept only waste or recyclable material that is generated within the municipality in which the facility is located. Waste or recyclable materials from other municipalities qualifying under 7:50-6.73(c) may be accepted at the facility provided that the total amount of waste and recyclable materials handled at the facility does not exceed 25 tons per day.

(b) Petroleum waste collection and transfer facilities shall be permitted in any Pinelands management area, provided that the wastes are not stored for more than six months and that the facilities are ancillary to an otherwise lawful use of the parcel on which they are located.

(c) Household hazardous waste collection and transfer facilities shall be permitted in any Pinelands management area, provided that the wastes are not stored for more than six months and that the facilities are ancillary to an otherwise lawful use of the parcel on which they are located.

(d) Recycling centers that process concrete, asphalt, brick or block resulting from construction or demolition activities shall be permitted in any Pinelands management area, provided that they are accessory to an existing lawful resource extraction operation or asphalt or concrete manufacturing facility.

(e) The consumer electronics recycling center located within the boundaries of Fort Dix may recycle cathode ray tubes and consumer electronics and accept these materials from outside the Pinelands, provided that:

1. Only those materials which are solid components of cathode ray tubes or consumer electronics shall be accepted for repair and/or recycling. No other hazardous wastes of any kind, and in particular no liquid wastes, shall be accepted for transfer, storage disposal, or recycling or for any other purpose;

2. The recycling center shall at all times be maintained and operated in conformance with the January 22, 2003 amendment to the Burlington County District Solid Waste Management Plan, certified by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and dated June 25, 2003;

3. Transportation of cathode ray tubes and consumer electronics to and from the recycling center and disposition of the processed product shall be accomplished in accordance with 7:26A-7.6, except that a transporter may not store the materials in the Pinelands;

4. The total amount of consumer electronic materials accepted for recycling shall not exceed 50 tons per day;

5. No materials intended for recycling or repair shall be stored at the center for more than three months and the total amount of recyclable materials on site shall not exceed 500 tons;

6. The recycling center shall not be expanded or modified in any way, except as necessary to facilitate the recycling function prescribed herein and only after written notice has been provided to the Commission and an application for development, if required by N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, has been approved by the Commission; and

7. Recyclable materials shall be stored in secure, enclosed, weather-tight buildings or containers and the design and operation of the recycling center shall be in accordance with the appropriate standards of 7:26A-4.1 through 4.6.

(f) Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prohibit the use of containers or the development of facilities which are intended solely for the collection and storage of waste generated from the lawful use of the parcel on which the containers or facilities are located. Wastes shall not be stored for more than six months.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.76

Repeal and New Rule, R.1996 d.225, effective 5/20/1996.
See: 27 N.J.R. 3878(a), 28 N.J.R. 2596(a).
Section was "Solid waste transfer stations".
Amended by R.2010 d.194, effective 9/7/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 663(a), 42 N.J.R. 2125(a).
Added new (e); and recodified former (e) as (f).