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Fees – Solid Waste & Recycling

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Solid Waste & Recycling

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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Compliance Monitoring Fees:

Type of Facility Bill Amount Billing Frequency Total Amount
Sanitary Landfill – “Major” (Operating at 31,200 tons per year or more) $3,424 Quarterly $13,695
Sanitary Landfill – “Minor” (Operating at less than 31,200 tons per year) $1,523 Quarterly $6,090
Closed Landfill – Fee only charged if inspection performed $665 Annual $665
Landfill Disruptions – Fee only charged if inspection performed $540 Annual $540
Research Demonstration & Development – Certificate of Authority to Operate $2,535 Annual $2,535
Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility – “Major” (Operating at 31,200 tons per year or more) $2,474 Quarterly $9,895
Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility – “Minor” (Operating at less than 31,200 tons per year) $1,998 Quarterly $7,990
Rail Carrier Transfer Facility $2,474 Quarterly $9,895
Thermal Destruction Facility – “Major” (Operating at 9.6 tons per day or more) $1,523 Quarterly $6,090
Thermal Destruction Facility – “Minor” (Operating at less than 9.6 tons per day) $508 Quarterly $2,030
Composting facilities $2,474 Quarterly $9,895
Class B Recycling Center – Operating Under a General Approval $2,283 Quarterly $9,130
Class C Recycling Center – Operating Under a General Approval $2,283 Quarterly $9,130
Class D Recycling Center for Used Oil – Operating Under a General Approval $3,044 Quarterly $12,175
Class D Recycling Center for Universal Waste – Operating Under a General Approval $3,044 Quarterly $12,175
Class B Recycling Center – Operating Under a Limited Approval – Fee charged per inspection performed $700 Per Inspection >$700
Certificate of Authority to Operate/Research Design & Development $2,535 Annual $2,535
Exempt Composting Facility – Fee only charged if inspection performed $1,015 Annual $1,015

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Permitting Fees:

Thermal Destruction Facilities Class A: small scale thermal destruction facility as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.4 Class B: design capacity greater than 9.6 tons per day
Initial Permit $83,286 $271,452
Permit Renewal $49,355 $140,661
Major modification to permit $22,210 $74,032
Minor modification to permit $12,339 $18,508
Transfer of ownership of permit $12,956 $22,827
Minor technical review $3,085 $6,169

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Sanitary Landfill Facilities Class I sanitary landfill which is a solid waste facility that may accept all types of nonhazardous solid waste including ID 10, 13, 13C, 23, 25, 27, 27A and 27I. 2. Class II sanitary landfill which is a solid waste facility which may accept only ID type 27 or a specific category of ID type 27 of nonhazardous solid waste. Class III sanitary landfill which is a solid waste facility that may accept only inert nonputrescible nonhazardous solid waste, ID 13, 13C, or 23
Initial Permit $157,131 $111,737 $78,566
Permit Renewal $101,262 $69,836 $40,156
Major modification to permit $41,902 $26,538 $17,808
Minor modification to permit $15,713 $10,475 $6,984
Transfer of ownership of permit $17,459 $12,338 $10,825
Minor technical review $2,095 $1,397 $698

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Transfer Stations and Materials Recovery Facilities
Initial permit $138,680
Permit renewal with modification(s) $109,047
Permit renewal without modification(s) $31,141
Major modification to permit $77,906
Minor modification to permit $11,206
Transfer of ownership of permit with modification(s)  technical review $109,047
Transfer of ownership of permit without modification(s) $31,141
Minor technical review $2,586

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Closure Plan Class A: less than 10 acres Class B: 10 to 30 acres Class C: more than 30 acre
Initial closure plan approval $13,243 $19,864 $27,299
Closure plan renewals $5,808 $8,712 $11,617
Major modification to approval $3,485 $5,227 $6,970
Minor modification to approval $1,162 $2,323 $3,485
Transfer of ownership of approval $2,323 $3,485 $5,227
Minor technical review $697 $1,394 $2,091
Minor landfill disruption $855 $855 $855
Major landfill disruption $4,065 $4,065 $4,065

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Annual Topographic Map Submissions
Engineering design report review $3,525

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Beneficial Use Review
In-State (no sampling results) $534
In-State (sampling results) $962
Out-of-State (no sampling results) $321
Out-of-State (sampling results) $962

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