The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is providing nearly $4.2 million in grants to support county and municipal recycling programs, Commissioner Lisa Jackson announced.
The DEP recycling grant awards are based on the recycling performance of each county or municipality during calendar year 2005.
In 2005, New Jersey generated 21.5 million tons of solid waste, of which 10.1 million tons were sent for disposal. New Jersey recycled 11.4 million tons of materials - including municipal solid waste as well as commercial waste such as scrap iron, concrete, and wood - for an overall solid waste recycling rate of 53 percent.
Of the total waste stream, 10.5 million tons was categorized as municipal solid waste. Of this total, more than 3.5 million tons, of paper, glass, cans and plastics, were recycled, for a 34 percent municipal solid waste recycling rate.
To view the list of grant recipients click on the following link – Grant Recipients
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