| Requirement & Regulatory Citation | Compliance Status | Compliance Comments |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDKEEPING AND ANNUAL REPORTS. | | |
| Does facility maintain the following records? 1. A daily record of the amounts of each recyclable material by type and municipality of origin which are received, stored, processed or transferred each day, expressed in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons. Those operators specifying this information in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the materials from cubic yards to tons; 2. The name, address and telephone number of the end-markets for all recyclable materials transported from the recycling center, including the amounts, in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons, transported to each end-market. Those persons specifying this information in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the materials from cubic yards to tons; and 3. The amount of residue disposed of, expressed in tons, cubic yards, cubic feet or gallons, including the name and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection solid waste registration number of the solid waste collector/hauler contracted to provide the haulage/disposal service. Those persons specifying the amount of residue in cubic yards shall also indicate the conversion ratio of the residue from cubic yards to tons. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(a)] | | |
| Note: As a condition of approval to operate a recycling center for the receipt, storage, processing or transfer of Class B, Class C or Class D recyclable materials, the Department may require the filing of the information required in N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(a) at more frequent intervals which shall be specified in the general approval to operate a recycling center issued by the Department. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(d)] | | |
| Note: All information submitted to the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Public Records law, N.J.S.A. 47:1-1 et seq. The Department will hold confidential and end-market information, as well as information pertaining to the municipality of origin of recyclable material, submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.2, 3.7, and 3.17 through 3.20 for a period of two years from the date on which the information is submitted to the Department, where specified as confidential by the applicant and where there are no health, safety or environmental concerns which require the release of the information, as determined by the Department. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(f)] | | |
| RECYCLING CENTERS - GENERAL OPERATIONAL STANDARDS . | | |
| Does facility comply with the following operational standards: 1. All recyclable materials received, stored, processed or transferred at all recycling centers shall conform to the following criteria: i. The recyclable materials shall have been separated at the point of generation from other waste materials or separated at a permitted solid waste facility authorized to separate recyclable materials from the incoming waste stream; ii. The recyclable materials shall consist only of Class A recyclable materials, or of Class B, or Class C or Class D recyclable materials which the Department has approved pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3 for receipt, storage, processing or transfer at the recycling center; and iii. Class A recyclable materials may be commingled only with other Class A recyclable materials. Class B recyclable materials may be commingled only with other Class B recyclable materials and only to the extent authorized in the general or limited approval issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.5 or 3.7. Class C recyclable materials may be commingled only with other Class C recyclable materials and only to the extent authorized in the general approval issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.5. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)1] | | |
| Does recycling center ensure that recyclable material is separated at the point of generation from other waste material?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)1i] | | |
| Did recycling center ensure only Class A, Class B or Class C materials were received, stored, processed or transferred at the center?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)1ii] | | |
| Did recycling center comply with commingling requirements?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)1iii] | | |
| Does facility store residue on-site for not more than six months?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)2] | | |
| Does facility remove all residue from the recycling center site in accordance with each district's waste plan?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)3] | | |
| Is the residue stored separately and in a manner which prevents run-off, leakage or seepage?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)4] | | |
| Is the facility operating in such a manner that it is free of litter, debris and prevents tracking of mud off site?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)8] | | |
| Note: All recycling centers located within the Pinelands Protection Area shall be operated in a manner consistent with the goals of the comprehensive management plan developed by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Pinelands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq., and shall obtain all approvals required by the Pinelands Commission. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)9] | | |
| Note: The construction of all recycling centers shall be in conformance with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(b)] | | |
| Note: No recycling center, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.3, with the exception of those recycling centers operating pursuant to an approval granted under N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.7, shall commence operations unless and until it is included in the applicable district solid waste management plan. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.2] | | |
| Did facility allow the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection or an authorized representative acting pursuant to the County Environmental Health Act, N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-1 et seq. to enter and inspect any building or other portion of a recycling center, recycling depot or any site at which an exempted activity is conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.4(a), at any time in order to determine compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto? This right to inspect includes, but is not limited to: 1. Sampling any materials on site; 2. Photographing any portion of the recycling center; 3. Investigating an actual or suspected source of pollution of the environment and 4. Ascertaining compliance or non-compliance with the statutes, rules or regulations of the Department, including conditions of the recycling center approval issued by the Department. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.3(a)] | | |
| Note: The right of entry specified in N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3(a) shall be limited to normal operating hours for the purpose of reviewing and copying all applicable records, which shall be made available to the Department during an inspection and submitted to the Department upon request. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.3(b)] | | |
| Note: In an enforcement action, or on specific request of the Department, persons claiming that they qualify for any exclusion or exemption in this chapter or that they are not otherwise subject to the rules in this chapter shall demonstrate and appropriately document that they satisfy all terms of the law releasing them from the requirements of this chapter. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.5(a)] | | |
| Does recycling center operator ensure that traffic associated with the operation of the center does not result in a degradation of a level of service of any major intersection or public roadway within a half-mile radius?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)10] | | |
| Are recycling center operations separated from any and all adjacent residential, commercial and/or other sensitive land uses through the establishment of an effective visual screen buffer?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)11] | | |
| Is the entrance to the access road fenced or otherwise secured to prevent unauthorized access to the site?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)12] | | |
| Are those areas of the recycling center subject to vehicular usage suitably compacted and where necessary paved to provide sufficient support for vehicles, to prevent the tracking of soil onto public roads and to minimize the generation of dust?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)13] | | |
| Is adequate water supply and fire-fighting equipment readily available to extinguish any fires? Is the telephone number of the local fire department posted at the entrance to the recycling center?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.1(a)14] | | |
| Did Class B, Class C or Class D recycling center not receive, store, process or transfer material until receiving written Department approval? Is facility operating in compliance with all conditions of the approval? | | |
| ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS C RECYCLING CENTERS RECEIVING MATERIALS OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO YARD TRIMMINGS. | | |
| Does the facility have sufficient capacity to handle projected incoming volumes of Class C recyclable material?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)1] | | |
| Does the composting structure withstand normal wear and tear; is the floor impermeable, is ponding prevented, and is leachate directed to a required leachate collection system?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)2] | | |
| Is the recycling center operation fully enclosed except in those cases where vegetative food material is the only food material received?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)3] | | |
| Is the recycling center fully enclosed and does it meet the buffer requirements for recycling centers handling grass clippings?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)4] | | |
| Is the (O&M) manual specific to the recycling center, updated as needed, and available at the recycling center for inspection by Department? Does the O&M manual include any and all information to enable supervisory and operating personnel to determine the sequence of operations, routine maintenance schedules, plans, policies, procedures, and legal requirements that must be adhered to, as well as a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) plan which outlines the monitoring, sampling and analysis plans for testing the compost process and product?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)5] | | |
| Is recycling center operation under the supervision and control of a properly trained individual during all hours of operation?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)9] | | |
| Does the operator prohibit access to the site when it is closed?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)10] | | |
| Does the operator not mix incoming, unprocessed material with finished compost?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)12] | | |
| Does the recycling center monitor the temperature of the material in the composting process to ensure that pathogen reduction criteria are met and are the temperature readings recorded daily during PFRP?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)14] | | |
| Does the design capacity of the finished compost storage area not exceed 15 months of production, in accordance with the marketing plan prepared and submitted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)15] | | |
| Does the facility store finished compost at the recycling center for a term not exceeding 15 months?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)16] | | |
| Note: The Department shall establish an appropriate monitoring and sampling schedule for a one-year start-up period as part of the recycling center approval. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)18] | | |
| Note: Using information gained during the one-year start-up period, a monitoring and sampling schedule for ongoing operations shall be developed, as part of the recycling center approval, in consultation with the Department based on statistical methods for quality assurance. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)19] | | |
| Are compost samples obtained in accordance with the approved QA/QC plan and are these samples analyzed for the compost quality monitoring parameters listed in Appendix A in accordance with the appropriate methods as approved in the sampling plan? Are the results of all laboratory analysis for each parameter specified in Appendix A recorded and maintained at the facility? Are quality assurance results reported to the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)23?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)20] | | |
| Is the facility using a laboratory to perform the analysis of the finished compost product which is certified in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18 for the equipment and testing procedures required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)20. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)21] | | |
| Does the recycling center shall maintain the following records: i. Daily temperature and moisture monitoring of the composting process; ii. The quantity of material received daily expressed as cubic yards; iii. The source of material received daily; iv. The results of laboratory analyses of finished compost; v. The retention time of the finished compost; and vi. The sale and distribution of recovered materials. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)22] | | |
| Are quarterly reports submitted to the Department within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter which include the following information: i. Results of compost analyses and name(s) of certified laboratory(ies); ii. The quantity, type and source of incoming materials; iii. The quantity and types of recovered recyclables; iv. The quantity of compost produced; v. The quantity of compost sold and/or distributed, and the end markets to which the compost is sold or distributed; vi. The quantity of disposed residue, and sites receiving residue; vii. Daily temperature readings and retention times during PFRP; viii. A summary of leachate management (collected and reused or treated and disposed); ix. A summary of major maintenance on leachate, temperature or other monitoring and control systems in operation; and x. The standard procedures employed to ensure data reliability. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)23] | | |
| Note: The Department shall determine that a recycling center is closed when all of the requirements of the closure plan have been met. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)29] | | |
| Is the facility complying with all requirements necessary for compost given away or offered for sale, specifically: 1. Compost must contain a label describing the recommended safe uses and application rates, and restrictions, if any, on use of the product. If compost is offered for bulk sale, signs or printed literature containing the above information shall be available on the bill of lading to the purchaser or persons receiving the compost. 2. Compost given away or offered for sale shall satisfy the general requirements established at 40 C.F.R. Part 503, specifically 40 C.F.R. 503.13(b)(3), the Class A pathogen requirements in 40 C.F.R. 503.32(A), and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 C.F.R. 503.33(b)(1) through 503.33(b)8. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(c)] | | |
| Did Class C operator comply with labeling requirements?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(c)1] | | |
| Did Class C operator comply with compost utilization requirements?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(c)2] | | |
| CLASS C - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . | | |
| Did facility submit an annual report containing monthly summary statements of the information required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(a) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, on or before March 1 of each year, for the previous calendar year?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-3.17(c)] | | |
| Does the recycling center have sufficient capacity to handle projected incoming volumes of yard trimmings?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)2] | | |
| Does facility only receive yard trimmings during times when the recycling center operator or owner is present?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)4] | | |
| Were all yard trimmings removed from bags and boxes and were these containers placed in a suitable refuse receptacle in the staging area of the recycling center for removal to an off-site disposal facility in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-6? Note: Yard trimmings in paper or biodegradable plastic bags need not be removed from such bags if the processing equipment provides for a shredding or cutting action. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)5] | | |
| Within one year of the start up of the recycling center, did the recycling center operator attend a composting course sponsored by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the appropriate county agricultural or resource management agents or any other similar course recognized by the Department?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7i] | | |
| Is the active composting surface an improved surface, such as compacted clay, gap-graded crushed aggregate, asphalt or other such surface that can withstand heavy equipment use and is the surface sloped to prevent ponding of liquids and to prevent surface runoff from directly entering any surface waters?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7ii] | | |
| Prior to windrow formation, are dry yard trimmings moistened to saturation without producing excessive runoff?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7iii] | | |
| To facilitate drainage and to reduce surface water ponding, was each windrow constructed and positioned in such a manner that it is perpendicular to the contours of the ground surface?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7iv] | | |
| Is a windsock installed at the recycling center in order to indicate wind direction so that the recycling center operator may determine appropriate times for windrow turning operations?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7v] | | |
| Does the recycling center employ one of the allowed methods of windrow composting? . [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(a)7vi] | | |
| ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS C RECYCLING CENTERS RECEIVING MATERIALS OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO YARD TRIMMINGS. | | |
| Is the recycling center equipment operated in conformance with the manufacturer and/or vendor specifications or appropriately documented modifications? Note: Such equipment specifications, including modifications, shall be included in the operations and maintenance manual. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)6] | | |
| Are all employees properly trained in the recycling center operations, maintenance procedures, and safety and emergency procedures?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)7] | | |
| Was a recycling center-specific training manual developed and made available to each employee. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)8] | | |
| Does the operator begin processing of incoming material within three days of receipt, and process grass and other highly putrescible materials on the working day of receipt of such material?. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)11] | | |
| Is the facility using a laboratory to perform the analysis of the finished compost product which is certified in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18 for the equipment and testing procedures required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)20. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(b)21] | | |
| Is the facility complying with all requirements necessary for compost given away or offered for sale, specifically: 1. Compost given away or offered for sale by the recycling center must contain a label describing the recommended safe uses and application rates, and restrictions, if any, on use of the product. If compost is offered for bulk sale, signs or printed literature containing the above information shall be available on the bill of lading to the purchaser or persons receiving the compost. 2. Compost given away or offered for sale shall satisfy the following requirements: i. Compost derived from yard trimming shall satisfy the requirements established at 40 C.F.R. 503.13(b)3; and ii. Compost derived from other than or in addition to yard trimmings shall satisfy the requirements established at 40 C.F.R. 503.13(b)3, the Class A pathogen requirements at 40 C.F.R. 503.32(a), and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 C.F.R. 503.33(b)1 through 8. [N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5(c)] | | |
