New Jersey Statutes Title 48. Public Utilities 48 § 13A-6.3

a. The Board of Public Utilities may, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1970, c. 40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) and upon receipt of a petition therefor, issue an appropriate order increasing current tariffs established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal operations of a publicly owned or operated solid waste facility subject to its jurisdiction as may be necessary to recover the costs associated with implementing a district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the provisions of the “Solid Waste Management Act,” P.L.1970, c. 39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) or a district recycling plan required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1987, c. 102 (C.13:1E-99.13). These costs shall include, but need not be limited to:

b. For the purposes of this section, all municipal, county, and State contracts for solid waste collection or disposal shall be considered tariffs for solid waste collection, and shall be subject to any adjustment of tariffs resulting from the provisions of subsection a. of this section.

c. In issuing any order pursuant to this section, the Board of Public Utilities shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 48:2-21.

For the purposes of this section, “household hazardous waste” means any solid or other waste determined by the Department of Environmental Protection to be hazardous pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-6) or any other law, containing reactive, combustible, corrosive or toxic substances, including pesticides and herbicides, which waste is generated by residential units; and “municipal solid waste stream” means all residential, commercial and institutional solid waste generated within the boundaries of any municipality.