Illegal dumping in Edison is prohibited under Chapter 21 Solid Waste Management and the township stormwater ordinance. Local fines run $250 - $1,000 per offense (each day separate). New Jersey's 'Don't Waste Our Open Space' statute (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-64) adds mandatory state fines of $2,500 first offense, $10,000+ subsequent, plus mandatory driver's license suspension and possible felony charges for commercial-volume dumping.
Edison addresses illegal dumping on three fronts. (1) Chapter 21 declares 'the use and maintenance of any area for dumping, disposing of or accumulating refuse' to be a detriment to public health, a nuisance, and unlawful. Local fines are $250 minimum and $1,000 maximum per offense, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense. (2) The Stormwater Pollution Prevention provisions at Edison Code §15 / Chapter 19A and the township's adopted N.J.A.C. 7:14A stormwater rules separately prohibit dumping into storm sewers, ditches, swales, or any waterway, with fines up to $2,000 per offense. (3) The big stick comes from state law: New Jersey's anti-dumping statute (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3, amended in 2022 by the 'Don't Waste Our Open Space Act') imposes mandatory minimums of $2,500 first offense and $10,000 subsequent for solid-waste dumping, and N.J.S.A. 39:4-64 imposes a mandatory driver's license suspension of 6 months to 2 years for any person convicted of throwing solid waste from a motor vehicle. Commercial-volume dumping (more than 100 cubic feet, or hazardous waste of any volume) can be prosecuted as a third- or fourth-degree crime. Edison enforcement is jointly handled by the Edison Police Department, the township Health Department, and the Division of Code Enforcement; NJDEP and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office handle large-scale cases.
Local: $250 - $1,000 per offense; each day separate. Stormwater dumping: up to $2,000. State (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3): $2,500 first, $10,000+ subsequent. License suspension under N.J.S.A. 39:4-64. Commercial-volume or hazardous dumping: third- or fourth-degree criminal charges plus restitution for cleanup.
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