New Jersey Statutes Title 13. Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations 13 § 1E-215

a. “Department” means the Department of Environmental Protection.

b. “Division” means the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.

c. “Director” means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.

d. “Litter” means any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper, or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.

e. “Litter-generating products” means the following specific goods which are produced, distributed, or purchased in disposable containers, packages or wrappings;  or which are not usually sold in packages, containers, or wrappings but which are commonly discarded in public places;  or which are of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, commonly thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited by a person on public property, or on private property not owned by that person:

f. “Litter receptacle” means a container suitable for the depositing of litter.

g. “Municipality” means any city, borough, town, township or village situated within the boundaries of this State.

h. “Person” means any individual or business concern.

i. “Public place” means any area that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests.

j. “Recycling” means any process by which materials which would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.

k. “Sold within the State” or “sales within the State” means all sales of retailers engaged in business within the State and, in the case of manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, all sales of products for use and consumption within the State.  It shall be presumed that all sales of manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors sold within the State are for use and consumption within the State unless it is determined by the director that the products are shipped out of State for out-of-State use.