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America Recycles Day

Educational and Promotional Initiatives for Recycling

 

Awards (Recycling)

Article on the 2007 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the 2008 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
New Jersey WasteWise Business Network

Recycling Awards and Recycling Poetry Contest

   
B

Beneficial Use Determinations

Authorized Beneficial Use Projects
Guidance Document for the Beneficial Use Project (BUD) Approval Process
Registration, Permit, Information and Recording Forms

 

Business (Recycling) Development

About the Bureau of Recycling and Planning
Contact Us
County and Municipal Recycling Coordinators
County by County Listing of Designated Mandatory Recyclable Materials
Economic Benefits of Recycling
New Jersey Recycling Law and Recycling Rule
New Jersey Recycling Statistics
Recyclable Commodities Price Index
Recycling Market Directory
Waste Audits - Rutgers Info 1 and Rutgers Info 2

 

Buy Recycled

Article on Computer Reuse and Recycling and Purchasing of "Green" Computers in the Winter, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Executive Order #11 in Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Article on the "Harry Potter" Finale Going "Green" in the Spring, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Law Firms Taking on "Green" Challenge in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Old Corrugated Transformed into Artwork in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recycled Paint in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on NJDEP Sustainable Communities Guide in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Toner Cartridge Recycling in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Brochure - Recycled Products - The Smart Choice for Consumers and the Enviroment
Brochure - Building and Furnishing with Recycled Products
Executive Order #11

"Green Purchasing" Information from Rutgers University
Recycled Product Resources

   
C

Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Recycling Facility Requirements

New Jersey Recycling Law and Recycling Rule

 

Communications

Article on the 2007 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the 2008 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recertification Credits Now Available for WasteWise Attendees in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on NJDEP Sustainable Communities Guide in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Calendar of Events

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Educational and Promotional Initiatives for Recycling
Helpful Recycling Links

 

Composting

Article on Backyard Composting (Rutgers University)
Article on Innovative Composting Programs in Summer, 2005 Edition of “The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin” -
Class C Recycling Facilities
New Jersey’s Manual on Composting Leaves & Management of Other Yard Trimmings
Source Reduction in the Garden (Summer, 2006 article)
Technical Manual for Class C Recycling Center Approvals

 

County Solid Waste and Recycling Planning Process

See Planning (County Solid Waste and Recycling Plans)

 

Cut It and Leave It Program

Brochure - Grass - Cut It and Leave It
Source Reduction (waste reduction) “Cut it and Leave It” information

Source Reduction in the Garden (Summer, 2006 article)

   
D

Data (Recycling and Solid Waste) Management

New Jersey Recycling Statistics
New Jersey Recycling Tonnage Grant Program
Registration, Permit, Information and Recording Forms

 

Disposal (Waste)

Solid and Hazardous Waste Homepage

   
E

Economic Analysis of Recycling

Economic Benefits of Recycling
“Practical Recycling Economics – Making the Numbers Work for Your Program” manual
Recyclable Commodities Price Index
Waste Audits - Rutgers Info 1 and Rutgers Info 2

   
 

Education and Promotion

Article on the 2007 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the 2008 NJDEP Recycling Award Winners in the Autumn, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recertification Credits Now Available for WasteWise Attendees in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on NJDEP Sustainable Communities Guide in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Educational and Promotional Initiatives for Recycling

"Here Today, Here Tomorrow - Recycled!" - the grades 1-6 curriculum resource, updated with cross-references to the core curriculum content standards.
Recycling Awards and Recycling Poetry Contest

   
 

Enforcement

Article on the NJDEP's Proposed Recycling Rules in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Woolwich Township's Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Ordinance in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

NJDEP Letter to Businesses Regarding Recycling Responsibilities

Recycling Enforcement


Environmental Analysis of Recycling

Environmental Benefits of Recycling


Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Article on Computer Reuse and Recycling and Purchasing of "Green" Computers in the Winter, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the IKEA Plastic Bag Reduction Program in the Spring, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Law Firms Taking on "Green" Challenge in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Major League Baseball's "Green" Programs in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on New Jersey Nets "Green" Program in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Old Corrugated Transformed into Artwork in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recycled Paint in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Article on NJDEP Sustainable Communities Guide in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Toner Cartridge Recycling in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Brochure - Recycled Products - The Smart Choice for Consumers and the Enviroment
Brochure - Building and Furnishing with Recycled Products
"Green Purchasing" Information from Rutgers University
Recycled Product Resources

   
 

Exemption from Recycling Center Approval Process

New Jersey Recycling Law and Recycling Rule
Registration, Permit, Information and Recording Forms

   
F

Forms Retrieval

Recycling Tonnage and Reporting
Registration, Permit, Information and Recording

   
 

Funding

Local Tire Management Program Fund grants
Recycling Tonnage and Reporting

   
G

“Green” Building

Article on Habitat for Humanity's ReStores in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Major League Baseball's "Green" Programs in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on New Jersey Nets "Green" Program in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the NJDOT Promoting Asphalt Rubber Roads in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recycled Paint in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Article on NJDEP Sustainable Communities Guide in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the Use of Shipping Containers to Construct New Buildings in the Spring, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Woolwich Township's Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Ordinance in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Brochure - Recycled Products - The Smart Choice for Consumers and the Enviroment
Brochure - Building and Furnishing with Recycled Products
Recycled Product Resources

Rutgers University Center for Green Building

 

Grants

See Funding

   
H

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

List of New Jersey County Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators and Program Summaries

   
I

Intermediate Processing Facilities

Article on Single Stream Recycling Facility Opening in Newark in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
New Jersey Intermediate Processing Facilities (IPFs)

   
L

Law (Recycling)

Article on the Recycling Enhancement Act in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on New Environmental Laws Enacted in "08 in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
New Jersey Recycling Law and Recycling Rule

Leaf Mulching

see Composting

   
M

Market Development

See Business (Recycling) Development

   
N

New Jersey WasteWise Business Network – How to Join and General Information

Article on Executive Order #11 in Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin".
Executive Order #11
New Jersey WasteWise Business Network website

NJDEP Letter to Businesses Regarding Recycling Responsibilities
WasteWise Best Practices Resource Directory

   
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Oil (Used) Recycling

Authorized “Class D” Used Oil Facilities
Brochure - Recycle Used Motor Oil - When You Do It Yourself, Do It Right
Used Oil Recycling - County Drop-off Locations

Open Public Records Act

Open Public Records Act, P.L. 2001, c.404

   
P

Per Container Systems


Source Reduction (waste reduction)


Planning (County Solid Waste and Recycling Plan)


2006 Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan
County Plan Summaries
District Solid Waste Management Officials
NJDEP Letter on the Department's Preemption of Municipal Planning and/or Zoning Ordinances in Regard to Solid Waste Facilities and Recycling Centers
Solid Waste and Recycling Planning
Solid Waste Management Plan Amendments, Certification and Administrative


Poetry Contest

Recycling Awards and Recycling Poetry Contest


Product Stewardship

Article on Computer Recycling Opportunities in the Summer, 2006 of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Computer Recycling in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Fluorescent Bulb Recycling in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Recycled Paint in the Spring, 2006 Edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Electronics Waste Brochure
Fluorescent Light-Bulb Recycling
Product Stewardship
"Recycle Your Cell Phone - It's An Easy Call"

   
R RecycleMania

RecycleMania Web Site

Recycling

Article on Shrink Wrap Recycling Program for Boaters and Fishing Line Recycling Program in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Recycling in New Jersey Homepage


Recycling Center Approval and Requirements

See Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Recycling Facility Requirements


Recycling Coordinator Certification Series (Cook College)

http://www.cookce.rutgers.edu/programs/recycling.html

Article on Recertification Credits Now Available for WasteWise Attendees in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Reuse

Article on Habitat for Humanity's ReStores in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the IKEA Plastic Bag Reduction Program in the Spring, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"

Source Reduction (waste reduction)


Reporting

New Jersey Recycling Tonnage Grant Program
Registration, Permit, Information and Recording

Rules (Recycling)

Article on the NJDEP's Proposed Recycling Rules in the Winter, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Rules Recycling

   
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Siting

Guidelines for Siting Used Oil Collection Tanks for “Do-It-Yourselfer” Recycling Programs

Source Reduction

Article on Food Recovery and Donation - Rock and Wrap It Up! (tm) Inc. - in the Winter, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Habitat for Humanity's ReStores in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on the IKEA Plastic Bag Reduction Program in the Spring, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Source Reduction (waste reduction)

Statistics

New Jersey Recycling Statistics

Scrap Tire Pile Cleanup

See Tire (Scrap) Facilities

 

   
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Technical Manuals

Technical Manuals and Guidance Documents

Tire (Scrap) Facilities – Finding In-State and Out-of-State Facilities

Article on the NJDOT Promoting Asphalt Rubber Roads in the Summer, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Scrap Tire Facilities and Tipping Fees

Tonnage (Recycling) Grant and Reporting Process

Recycling Tonnage and Reporting

Toxic Packaging Clearinghouse

Product Stewardship
Source Reduction (waste reduction)

   
U

Universal Waste Recycling

Article on Computer Recycling Opportunities in the Summer, 2006 of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Computer Recycling in the Summer, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Computer Reuse and Recycling and Purchasing of "Green" Computers in the Winter, 2007 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
Article on Fluorescent Bulb Recycling in the Spring, 2008 edition of "The New Jersey WasteWise Bulletin"
“Is Your Life Mercury Free?” informational brochure

Product Stewardship
Universal Waste Information Site

Used Oil Recycling

See Oil (Used) Recycling

   
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Vegetative Waste Composting

Class C Recycling Facilities
New Jersey’s Manual on Composting Leaves & Management of Other Yard Trimmings
Source Reduction in the Garden (Summer, 2006 article)
Technical Manual for Class C Recycling Center Approvals

Vinyl Scrap Recycling

Vinyl Scrap Recycling Comes to New Jersey

   
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Waste Audits

Waste Audit - Rutgers Info 1 and Rutgers Info 2

Waste Prevention and Reduction

See Source Reduction

 

To report an environmental incident impacting NJ, call the Toll-Free 24-Hour Hotline
1-877-WARNDEP / 1-877-927-6337

 
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