by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Feb 4, 2020 | Cape May, New Jersey, Waste
Bales of separated material, which have to meet a number of specifications before they can be accepted by a recycling firm, are moved at the county’s recycling facility. Bill Barlow The idea was simple and inviting. All those shampoo bottles, takeout containers and...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Jan 29, 2020 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Photo by Ambreen Ali Local recycling companies have become more strict about what kinds of plastic they are willing to take, making conservation the absolute best way to reduce household waste. But there are still ways to recycle lower-grade plastics with area...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jan 28, 2020 | Cape May, New Jersey, Waste
Lyn Crumbock, Cape May County’s recycling coordinator, believes it makes sense to keep the county’s recycling program going to help keep material out of the landfill. Bill Barlow WOODBINE – Picture waking up in the morning. Imagine receiving a trash bag, into...
by Molly Fichter - WBGO | Jan 24, 2020 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
WBGO’s Molly Fichter reports on an Ironbound Community Corporation dinner addressing concerns about CSO It’s after dark on a school night, and families gather in the Hawkins Elementary School cafeteria for a pasta dinner hosted by Ironbound...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Dec 31, 2019 | Atlantic, New Jersey, Video, Waste
SOMERS POINT — It sounded like a great idea at the time: ban all single-use plastic bags. Blamed for killing and maiming sea life and clogging landfills, plastic bags have many detractors. Americans use 100 billion of them a year, with only 1% of those bags being...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Dec 27, 2019 | Bergen, New Jersey, Waste
Because of its recycling performance in 2017, Bergen County has received $1.7 million in recycling grants from the state, more than any other county in New Jersey. Money from the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act, which includes a $3-per-ton surcharge on trash...
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