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Solid Waste Fees

N.J.A.C. 7:26-4 establishes the fees charged by the Department to cover the cost of administering and enforcing the solid waste program as listed below:

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Fees

[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion color=”white” spacing=”1″ gap=”1″ c_icon=”chevron” c_position=”right” active_section=”-1″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Compliance Monitoring Fees” tab_id=”compliance-monitoring-fees”][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;borders_all;bg#cccccc;c#dd3333]Type%20of%20Facility,[b;borders_all;bg#cccccc;c#dd3333]Bill%20Amount,[b;borders_all;bg#cccccc;c#dd3333]Billing%20Frequency,[b;borders_all;bg#cccccc;c#dd3333]Total%20Amount|[borders_all]Sanitary%20Landfill%20-%20%22Major%22%20(Operating%20at%2031%2C200%20tons%20per%20year%20or%20more),[borders_all]%243%2C424,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%2413%2C695|[borders_all]Sanitary%20Landfill%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CMinor%E2%80%9D%20(Operating%20at%20less%20than%2031%2C200%20tons%20per%20year),[borders_all]%241%2C523,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%246%2C090|[borders_all]Closed%20Landfill%20%E2%80%93%20Fee%20only%20charged%20if%20inspection%20performed,[borders_all]%24665,[borders_all]Annual,[borders_all]%24665|[borders_all]Landfill%20Disruptions%20%E2%80%93%20Fee%20only%20charged%20if%20inspection%20performed,[borders_all]%24540,[borders_all]Annual,[borders_all]%24540|[borders_all]Research%20Demonstration%20%26%20Development%20-%20Certificate%20of%20Authority%20to%20Operate,[borders_all]%242%2C535,[borders_all]Annual,[borders_all]%242%2C535|[borders_all]Transfer%20Station%20and%20Materials%20Recovery%20Facility%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CMajor%E2%80%9D%20(Operating%20at%2031%2C200%20tons%20per%20year%20or%20more),[borders_all]%242%2C474,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%249%2C895|[borders_all]Transfer%20Station%20and%20Materials%20Recovery%20Facility%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CMinor%E2%80%9D%20(Operating%20at%20less%20than%2031%2C200%20tons%20per%20year),[borders_all]%241%2C998,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%247%2C990|[borders_all]Rail%20Carrier%20Transfer%20Facility,[borders_all]%242%2C474,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%249%2C895|[borders_all]Thermal%20Destruction%20Facility%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CMajor%E2%80%9D%20(Operating%20at%209.6%20tons%20per%20day%20or%20more),[borders_all]%241%2C523,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%246%2C090|[borders_all]Thermal%20Destruction%20Facility%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CMinor%E2%80%9D%20(Operating%20at%20less%20than%209.6%20tons%20per%20day),[borders_all]%24508,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%242%2C030|[borders_all]Composting%20facilities,[borders_all]%242%2C474,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%249%2C895|[borders_all]Class%20B%20Recycling%20Center%20%E2%80%93%20Operating%20Under%20a%20General%20Approval,[borders_all]%242%2C283,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%249%2C130|[borders_all]Class%20C%20Recycling%20Center%20%E2%80%93%20Operating%20Under%20a%20General%20Approval,[borders_all]%242%2C283,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%249%2C130|[borders_all]Class%20D%20Recycling%20Center%20for%20Used%20Oil%20%E2%80%93%20Operating%20Under%20a%20General%20Approval,[borders_all]%243%2C044,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%2412%2C175|[borders_all]Class%20D%20Recycling%20Center%20for%20Universal%20Waste%20%E2%80%93%20Operating%20Under%20a%20General%20Approval,[borders_all]%243%2C044,[borders_all]Quarterly,[borders_all]%2412%2C175|[borders_all]Class%20B%20Recycling%20Center%20%E2%80%93%20Operating%20Under%20a%20Limited%20Approval%20%E2%80%93%20Fee%20charged%20per%20inspection%20performed,[borders_all]%24700,[borders_all]Per%20Inspection,[borders_all]%3E%24700|[borders_all]Certificate%20of%20Authority%20to%20Operate%2FResearch%20Design%20%26%20Development,[borders_all]%242%2C535,[borders_all]Annual,[borders_all]%242%2C535|[borders_all]Exempt%20Composting%20Facility%20%E2%80%93%20Fee%20only%20charged%20if%20inspection%20performed,[borders_all]%241%2C015,[borders_all]Annual,[borders_all]%241%2C015[/vc_table][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Regulated Medical Waste (“RMW“)” tab_id=”rmw-fees”][vc_column_text css=””]For information on Regulated Medical Waste (“RMW”) fees, please go to the RMW Fees page.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Waste Transporters” tab_id=”waste-transporters”][vc_column_text]Each waste transporter needs to register with the Department and obtain a decal for each piece of equipment used to transport such waste.

For commercial transporters the decals are valid for two years and expire June 30th of the odd year.  The cost for these decals is reduced by half during the second year of a registration cycle.

For public entity transporters the decals are valid for five years.  The cost for these decals is reduced each year of the five year registration cycle.

 

Commercial Transporters

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Public Entity Transporters

[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;borders_all]Equipment%20Type,[borders_all]Decals%20obtained%20between%205%2F1%2F2022%20and%204%2F30%2F2023,[borders_all]Decals%20obtained%20between%205%2F1%2F2023%20and%204%2F30%2F2024,[borders_all]Decals%20obtained%20between%205%2F1%2F2024%20and%204%2F30%2F2025,[borders_all]Decals%20obtained%20between%205%2F1%2F2025%20and%204%2F30%2F2026,[borders_all]Decals%20obtained%20between%205%2F1%2F2026%20and%204%2F30%2F2027|[borders_all]Single%20Unit%20Vehicle,[borders_all]%24144,[borders_all]%24108,[borders_all]%2472,[borders_all]%2436,[borders_all]%24178|[borders_all]Cab,[borders_all]%2480,[borders_all]%2460,[borders_all]%2440,[borders_all]%2420,[borders_all]%24178|[borders_all]Trailer,[borders_all]%24120,[borders_all]%2490,[borders_all]%2460,[borders_all]%2430,[borders_all]%24178|[borders_all]Container,[borders_all]%2422,[borders_all]%2422,[borders_all]%2422,[borders_all]%2422,[borders_all]%2422[/vc_table][vc_column_text]Solid waste transporters which also wish to transport Regulated Medical Waste pay an additional fee every two years as listed below:

• A-901 Licensed Medical Waste Transporter Fee is $7,900 every two years.
• Self-Generator Medical Waste Transporter Fee is $1,300 every two years.
• Self-Generator Medical Waste Transporter Fee involving Radiopharmaceuticals is $400 every two years.

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Beneficial Use

[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all]Application%2FSubmission,[border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all]|[borders_all;borders_all]In-State%20(no%20sampling%20results),[borders_all;borders_all]%24534|[borders_all;borders_all]In-State%20(sampling%20results),[borders_all;borders_all]%24962|[borders_all;borders_all]Out-of-State%20(no%20sampling%20results),[borders_all;borders_all]%24321|[borders_all;borders_all]Out-of-State%20(sampling%20results),[borders_all;borders_all]%24962[/vc_table][vc_column_text]For additional activities such as pre-application meetings and site visits or any other activity which the Department determines, in its discretion, is required to fully evaluate and process the applicant’s submission, the Department shall charge the fee for performing the additional services. An estimated fee calculated pursuant to this paragraph is not binding on the Department. The final fee to be charged by the Department shall be based on actual hours worked multiplied by an hourly rate for solid waste regulation services for State fiscal year 2006 of $ 115.00. For each State fiscal year after State fiscal year 2006, the hourly rate shall be annually adjusted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-4.5[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

Transfer Stations and Materials Recovery Facilities

[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][borders_all;borders_all]Permit,[borders_all;borders_all]|[borders_all;borders_all]Initial%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all]%24138%2C680|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Permit%20renewal%20with%20modification(s),[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24109%2C047|[borders_all;borders_all]Permit%20renewal%20without%20modification(s),[borders_all;borders_all]%2431%2C141|[borders_all;borders_all]Major%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all]%2477%2C906|[borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all]%2411%2C206|[borders_all;borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20permit%20with%20modification(s)%20technical%20review,[borders_all;borders_all]%24109%2C047|[borders_all;borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20permit%20without%20modification(s),[borders_all;borders_all]%2431%2C141|[borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20technical%20review,[borders_all;borders_all]%242%2C586[/vc_table][vc_column_text]

Thermal Destruction Facilities

[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Thermal%20Destruction%20Facilities,[border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Class%20A%3A%20small%20scale%20thermal%20destruction%20facility%20as%20defined%20at%20N.J.A.C.%207%3A26-1.4,[borders_all;borders_all]Class%20B%3A%20design%20capacity%20greater%20than%209.6%20tons%20per%20day|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Initial%20Permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2483%2C286,[borders_all;borders_all]%24271%2C452|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Permit%20Renewal,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2449%2C355,[borders_all;borders_all]%24140%2C661|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Major%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2422%2C210,[borders_all;borders_all]%2474%2C032|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2412%2C339,[borders_all;borders_all]%2418%2C508|[align-left;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20permit,[align-left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]%2412%2C956,[align-left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]%2422%2C827|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20technical%20review,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C085,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%246%2C169[/vc_table][vc_column_text]

Sanitary Landfill Facilities

[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;align-left;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]Permit,[align-left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]Class%20I%20sanitary%20landfill%3A%20a%20solid%20waste%20facility%20that%20may%20accept%20all%20types%20of%20nonhazardous%20solid%20waste%20including%20ID%2010%2C%2013%2C%2013C%2C%2023%2C%2025%2C%2027%2C%2027A%20and%2027I.%202.,[b;align-left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]Class%20II%20sanitary%20landfill%3A%20a%20solid%20waste%20facility%20which%20may%20accept%20only%20ID%20type%2027%20or%20a%20specific%20category%20of%20ID%20type%2027%20of%20nonhazardous%20solid%20waste.,[b;align-left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all;borders_all]Class%20III%20sanitary%20landfill%3A%20a%20solid%20waste%20facility%20that%20may%20accept%20only%20inert%20nonputrescible%20nonhazardous%20solid%20waste%2C%20ID%2013%2C%2013C%2C%20or%2023|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Initial%20Permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24157%2C131,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24111%2C737,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2478%2C566|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Permit%20Renewal,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24101%2C262,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2469%2C836,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2440%2C156|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Major%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2441%2C902,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2426%2C538,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2417%2C808|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20modification%20to%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2415%2C713,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2410%2C475,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%246%2C984|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20permit,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2417%2C459,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2412%2C338,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%2410%2C825|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20technical%20review,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%242%2C095,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%241%2C397,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24698|[borders_all;borders_all]Annual%20Topographic%20Survery%20and%20Report,[borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C525,[borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C525,[borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C525[/vc_table][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all]Closure%20Plan%2FDisruption%20Application,[border_right;border_top;border_bottom;borders_all]Class%20A%3A%20less%20than%2010%20acres,[borders_all]Class%20B%3A%2010%20to%2030%20acres,[borders_all]Class%20C%3A%20more%20than%2030%20acres|[borders_all;borders_all]Initial%20closure%20plan%20approval,[borders_all;borders_all]%2413%2C243,[borders_all]%2419%2C864,[borders_all]%2427%2C299|[borders_all;borders_all]Closure%20plan%20renewals,[borders_all;borders_all]%245%2C808,[borders_all]%248%2C712,[borders_all]%2411%2C617|[borders_all;borders_all]Major%20modification%20to%20approval,[borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C485,[borders_all]%245%2C227,[borders_all]%246%2C970|[borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20modification%20to%20approval,[borders_all;borders_all]%241%2C162,[borders_all]%242%2C323,[borders_all]%243%2C485|[borders_all;borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20approval,[borders_all;borders_all]%242%2C323,[borders_all;borders_all]%243%2C485,[borders_all;borders_all]%245%2C227|[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20technical%20review,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%24697,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%241%2C394,[borders_all;borders_all;borders_all]%242%2C091|[borders_all;borders_all]Minor%20landfill%20disruption,[borders_all;borders_all]%24855,[borders_all;borders_all]%24855,[borders_all;borders_all]%24855|[borders_all;borders_all]Major%20landfill%20disruption,[borders_all;borders_all]%244%2C065,[borders_all;borders_all]%244%2C065,[borders_all;borders_all]%244%2C065[/vc_table][vc_column_text]For submissions concerning methane venting systems, on-site disposal, cover material, RD&D reviews, hearing officer’s report, construction facility inspection, contaminated soil reviews, or the solid waste facility performance partnership agreement, the applicant/permittee may request the Department to provide an estimate of the fee for review of that submission. As part of its initial review, the Department shall charge the fees for performing its services in connection with the submission. An estimated fee calculated under this subsection is not binding on the Department. The final fee to be charged by the Department shall be based on actual hours worked, multiplied by an hourly rate for solid waste regulation services for State fiscal year 2006 of $ 115.00. For each State fiscal year after State fiscal year 2006, the hourly rate shall be annually adjusted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-4.5.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Use the following Dataminer report for a listing of all outstanding bills for a facility. You will be asked for a NJEMS Program Interest Number and the associated program type. If you do not have such identifiers, you can look them up by using this other Dataminer report.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;border_left;border_right;border_top;border_bottom]Annual%20Topographic%20Map%20Submissions,[border_right;border_top;border_bottom]|[borders_all]Engineering%20design%20report%20review,[borders_all]%243%2C525[/vc_table][vc_column_text]Any generator that submits the annual fee pursuant later than August 20 of each calendar year shall pay a late fee in the amount of 25 percent of the annual fee up to 15 days, 50 percent up to six months, and 100 percent up to one year, in addition to the annual fee.  Neither the assessment of a late fee nor the payment of a late fee shall prevent the Department from taking any appropriate enforcement action.[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][borders_all]Closure%20Plan,[borders_all]Class%20A%3A%20less%20than%2010%20acres,[borders_all]Class%20B%3A%2010%20to%2030%20acres,[borders_all]Class%20C%3A%20more%20than%2030%20acres|[borders_all;borders_all]Initial%20closure%20plan%20approval,[borders_all;borders_all]%2413%2C243,[borders_all;borders_all]%2419%2C864,[borders_all;borders_all]%2427%2C299|[borders_all]Closure%20plan%20renewals,[borders_all]%245%2C808,[borders_all]%248%2C712,[borders_all]%2411%2C617|[borders_all]Major%20modification%20to%20approval,[borders_all]%243%2C485,[borders_all]%245%2C227,[borders_all]%246%2C970|[borders_all]Minor%20modification%20to%20approval,[borders_all]%241%2C162,[borders_all]%242%2C323,[borders_all]%243%2C485|[borders_all]Transfer%20of%20ownership%20of%20approval,[borders_all]%242%2C323,[borders_all]%243%2C485,[borders_all]%245%2C227|[borders_all]Minor%20technical%20review,[borders_all]%24697,[borders_all]%241%2C394,[borders_all]%242%2C091|[borders_all]Minor%20landfill%20disruption,[borders_all]%24855,[borders_all]%24855,[borders_all]%24855|[borders_all]Major%20landfill%20disruption,[borders_all]%244%2C065,[borders_all]%244%2C065,[borders_all]%244%2C065[/vc_table][vc_column_text]Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.8 the NJDEP assesses the following fees related to Regulated Medical Waste:

Generators:

Registration year extends from July 22 through July 21 of each calendar year and fees are payable by August 20 of each calendar year.[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b;borders_all;bg#ededed]Category,[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]RMW%20Medically%20Generated%20Annually,[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]Annual%20Fee|[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]1,[borders_all]%3C50%20Pounds,[borders_all]%2485|[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]2,[borders_all]50%20%E2%80%93%20200%20Pounds,[borders_all]%24255|[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]3,[borders_all]201%20%E2%80%93%20300%20Pounds,[borders_all]%24500|[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]4,[borders_all]301%20%E2%80%93%201%2C000%20Pounds,[borders_all]%241%2C000|[b;borders_all;bg#ededed]5,[borders_all]%3E1%2C000%20Pounds,[borders_all]%243%2C500[/vc_table][vc_column_text]

Facilities:

Registration year for intermediate handlers, collection facilities and destination facilities is January 1 through December 30 of each calendar year and fees are payable by January.

Destination Facilities[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Commercial Intermediate Handler: $1,500 annual fee

Noncommercial intermediate handler, or an intermediate handler treating only its own waste that treats any quantity of liquid regulated medical waste that is disposed of into the sanitary sewer system, and treats less than 10,000 pounds of nonliquid regulated medical waste per year and sends that waste off-site as RMW for treatment, destruction or disposal is exempt from the intermediate handler annual registration fee but shall register as an intermediate handler pursuant to this section.

Commercial Collection Facility: $500 application fee; $250 permit modification fee; $350 annual fee

Noncommercial Collection Facility (>2000 pounds of medical wastes per year ): $150 annual fee

Noncommercial Collection Facility (<2000 pounds of medical wastes per year ): no fee

Transfer Station: $2,000 annual fee

Authorization of an alternative or innovative technology: $1,500

Authorization of an alternative or innovative technology demonstration program: $2,000

Written Interpretation of any solid waste regulation: $150[/vc_column_text][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][b]RMW%20Treated%20%26%20Destroyed%20Annually,[b]Annual%20Fee|%3C1%2C000%20Pounds,%2450|1%2C000%20%E2%80%93%2010%2C000%20Pounds,%24500|%3E10%2C000%20Pounds,%242%2C000[/vc_table][/vc_column][/vc_row]