Mahwah Earns $45K Recycling Grant
The township's cut of $13.1M in statewide grants is based on its recycling efforts in 2010
Mahwah is set to receive over $45,000 in grant money from the state thanks to the township’s recycling efforts in past years. The grant is part of $13.1M given out statewide through the Recycling Enhancement Act, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin announced in a release Monday. According to the release, the grant is funded by a $3 per ton surcharge on trash disposed at solid waste facilities. Local governments receive 60 percent of the money the fund generates to help enhance recycling outreach. The rest goes toward county waste management systems and hazardous waste collections. Mahwah Business Administrator Brian Campion said the grant, which he expects to receive within the next two weeks, can only be used to cover specific expenses. “A …
nativemawah
8:01 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
That is what would happen if our town goes to single stream . All the paper and glass get put together and it becomes garbage because they can't get the glass out of the paper. more ›