ORDINANCE
RECYCLING ELECTRONICS
May 2014

NORTH WILDWOOD—Ever think about what’s inside all those electronic devices you can’t live without?

You may be surprised to know that some of the materials in cell phones, iPads, TVs, and such are dangerous; others materials are precious metals. You wouldn’t want to throw either type of material out with the regular household trash.

No wonder the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, has established regulations for handling them when they’ve outlived their usefulness.

According to the NJDEP Web site, “’Electronic Waste Management Act’ requires all original equipment manufacturers to establish and finance a collection, transportation and recycling system for the recovery of computers and televisions.”

It also established a disposal ban on Covered Electronic Devices (CEDs) that began on Jan. 1, 2011.

To abide by the law, and yet make electronics handling more convenient for our residents, North Wildwood City Council passed an ordinance on May 6 detailing the City’s new procedure.

In the past, the City allowed residents to put electronics curbside for pickup on their scheduled trash collection day.

The new Ordinance No. 1646 amends Chapters 374 and 232 of the City Code by requiring residents to contact the City Clerk to make arrangements for removal.

There is a fee of $20 per item which includes all CEDs: computer central processing units and associated hardware, keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax machines.

Other items are cathode ray tubes and devices, video display devices that contain one or more circuit boards, TVs, VCRs, radios and landline phones.

These new regulations for handling electronics are the same as those for white goods: washers, dryers, air conditioners, stoves, refrigerators, hot water heaters, heaters (gas, oil, etc.). These also require a fee of $20, and arrangements for pickup must be made through the City Clerk’s Office.

You can reach the City Clerk at 609-522-2030, ext. 1400.

And if you’d like to read the full Ordinance click here.