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Recycling Success 1980-2015
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Landfills are safer.Early landfills created dust, collapsed under the weight of garbage, and sometimes exploded.
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Landfills are now lined and sealed. Methane is collected and used. Solar collection covers the acreage.
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Dumping diminished.Motor oil collected for sale since
1996Clean Communities Act of 2002Tire piles removed: 1.3 – 2.1 M
tiresToxicity diminished.Mercury Switch Removal Act,
2005: smelter emissions cut 50%Household Hazardous Waste
collection
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We recycle a lot.12 million tons per year.27,000 in NJ employed$5.9 billion annuallyMostly private sector
businesses. 25% in 1987 ⇒ 50% in
1992 ⇒ 60% in 1995
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InnovationRutgers’ patented polymer lumber bridge
On-site in-vessel composting‘Glassphalt’ standardsNo ocean dumping: sewage
becomes fertilizer in Ocean County.
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Recycling creates jobs.
WeighmastersOperating EngineersBookkeepersDisassemblersBusiness OwnersAgriculture ChemistsDriversMarketersDesign EngineersCompliance
inspectors
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Life Cycle AnalysisPackaging designGreen Building
Future jobs
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Sondra FliteBureau of Recycling and Hazardous Waste Management, [email protected]://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/