Recycling is mandatory statewide under New Jersey's Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act. Every Essex County municipality must adopt an ordinance requiring residents and businesses to source-separate designated recyclables from the trash stream.
New Jersey mandates recycling under the Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. Section 13:1E-99.16 requires each municipality's governing body to adopt an ordinance compelling source separation of designated recyclables. In Essex County the ECUA sets the district recycling plan and helps each town aim to recycle at least 50% of its municipal solid waste; per ECUA, partner municipalities collected 752,613 tons of recyclables in 2020. Residents must separate materials named in their town's ordinance, so check local rules for accepted items and collection days.
Failing to source-separate recyclables violates the mandatory municipal recycling ordinance, bringing warnings and fines set by each town under authority of N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16; haulers may refuse contaminated loads.
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Bloomfield, NJ
Bloomfield Township Ch. 380 prohibits loud sounds plainly audible at 100 feet between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Yelling, shouting, and singing in public streets pro...
Bloomfield, NJ
Heavy construction equipment (pile drivers, pneumatic hammers, hoists) prohibited 6 p.m.–8 a.m. and on Sundays and legal holidays under Ch. 380.
Bloomfield, NJ
Bloomfield Ch. 380 and Ch. 586 prohibit keeping any animal that makes frequent, long, continued, or disturbing noises. Animal containment fences require ZBA ...
Bloomfield, NJ
No local aircraft noise ordinance in Bloomfield. Aircraft operations near Newark Liberty International Airport are federally preempted under FAA authority. N...
Bloomfield, NJ
Bloomfield regulates street parking through Ch. 460 (Parking, Off-Street and Permit). Overnight parking permits required for some streets. Standard NJ traffi...
Bloomfield, NJ
Heavy commercial vehicles are restricted from parking in Bloomfield residential zones overnight. Zoning and general parking ordinances (Ch. 460) govern comme...
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