§ 148-22. Registration requirements; fee; display of identification/registration decal.

A. 

No person shall collect recyclables within the Township of West Windsor unless registered with the Mercer County Improvement Authority and the requisite fee has been paid. Exemption from the registration fee, but not the registration requirement, shall be provided to nonprofit service groups collecting recyclable materials on a limited number of occasions during a given year.

B. 

Upon registration and payment of applicable fees, the registrant shall be issued an identification/registration decal which shall be prominently displayed on each recycling vehicle at all times while collecting recyclables; and

C. 

The following schedule of registration fees, based upon vehicle size, shall be applicable to all private recyclers within Mercer County:

(1) 

For vehicles between one yard and five yards: $25;

(2) 

For vehicles over five yards but not exceeding 15 yards: $50; and

(3) 

For vehicles over 15 yards: $100.

D. 

Any operator of a private (non-county-operated) recycling drop-off center where materials will be received for processing shall register with the Mercer County Improvement Authority and shall be subject to a registration fee of $250 per annum and the quarterly reporting requirements of the Mercer County Improvement Authority. Approved nonprofit recycling drop-off locations and/or facilities shall be exempted from the registration fee but not from the reporting requirement.