New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE
Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION
Section 7:26-3.7 - Smoking, smoldering or burning solid waste in solid waste vehicles
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) No transporter shall provide service where waste materials to be collected and transported show evidence of smoking, smoldering or burning.
(b) All wastes in transit that must be dumped in an emergency due to smoking, smoldering or burning shall be the responsibility of the transporter. The operator of the solid waste vehicle shall immediately notify the police and fire departments having jurisdiction. The transporter shall be responsible for cleanup of all materials dumped in an emergency.
(c) In the event of an incident involving smoking, smoldering or burning solid waste in any solid waste vehicle, the registrant shall notify the Department at 1-877-WARNDEP within 24 hours of the incident.