Gloucester County Receives $166,100 Grant for Recycling Efforts
Thursday, February 16, 2012
press release
(Woodbury, NJ) – Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger announced that the county will receive $166,100 this year in County Recycling Enhancement Act Grant funding. This grant is used to fund events like the County’s Special Household Waste Collection Days.
Freeholder Director Damminger said, “This funding allows the county to promote recycling education programs in our schools and communities and to hold programs that increase the amount of recyclables collected. When we keep recyclable waste out of the general waste stream we are making an investment our environment and we save tax dollars over the long term.”
According to most recent official NJDEP statistics (2009), Gloucester County is ranked 2nd in the state with a 47% county recycling rate.
“Thanks go to Senate President Sweeney and our legislators for supporting programs like the County Recycling Enhancement Act Grant that provide funding to the county and municipalities recycling programs. This program has enabled us to have a strong recycling effort and boosts local recycling efforts,” Director Damminger stated.
Damminger said that in 2011, the Office of Recycling conducted four Household Special Waste (HSW) collection events. A total of 1,761 residents participated and 30,409 pounds of paint, 14,674 pounds of batteries, 35,245 pounds of motor oil, and 6,952 pounds of antifreeze where collected. These materials, which were all recycled or reused whenever possible, represent the greatest amounts ever collected through the County's drop-off events.
County residents also deposited 61,856 pounds of other HSW including propane tanks, solvents, pool chemicals, gasoline, and pesticides. The total amount of materials collected during 2011 was a staggering 149,136 pounds.
During 2012, the GCIA will conduct four Household Special Waste Collection events. On April 21st and
September 8th HSW will be collected at the Gloucester County Solid Waste Complex, 493 Monroeville Road (Rt. 694) South Harrison Township. On May 19th and October 20th HSW will be collected at Gloucester County Highway Department, 1200 N. Delsea Drive (Rt. 47), Clayton. All events are for county residents only, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, rain or shine.
