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Municipal Recycling Coordinators

This page is specifically for the Morris County municipal recycling coordinator and other in related positions. It provides information regarding annual recycling tonnage reports, municipal recycling planning responsibilities specific to Morris County, information regarding mandated source separation recycling in Morris County, some general information and additional helpful links.

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Recycling Tonnage Reporting and Rates

Recycling Program Implementation

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Planning Responsibilities

  • March 2007 Recycling Plan Update to the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan - This is a link to the entire Plan Update as adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders on April 11, 2007. This amendment was certified as approved for the most part by NJDEP in a certification dated October 10, 2007.
  • Municipal Recycling Coordinator's "Reader's Digest" version of the March 2007 Recycling Plan Update. (PDF) This is not the full Plan Amendment but a reordered and reprioritized version of the document prepared to help the Morris County municipal recycling coordinators understand the Plan Amendment as it relates to municipal responsibilities, programs and enforcement efforts.
  • Cover letter that accompanied guidance document provided below.
  • Guidance Document for a Municipality (PDF) Implementing an Update to Its Recycling Ordinance and Other Recycling Requirements Resulting from the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan Amendment.
  • Checklist for the Morris County Municipal Recycling Coordinator - This is a checklist of various activities related to both the adoption of the 2007 Recycling Plan Amendment, as well as general recycling coordinator duties. Please use this checklist to ensure you are performing the minimum duties required in Morris County as a municipal recycling coordinator.
  • Model Municipal Recycling Ordinance for Morris County - PDF format or Word format. Use this model ordinance to update your municipal recycling ordinance to be consistent with the state and Morris County Solid Waste Management Plans as well as state regulations. This update of municipal recycling ordinances is required to be completed by each Morris County municipality by April 10, 2008, as part of the adoption of the March 2007 Recycling Plan Update.
  • Model Multifamily Ordinance (PDF) revised for Morris County municipalities.
     

Mandated Source Separation Recycling

  • Mandatory Source Separation Recycling - Explanation of why source separation recycling is the primary means of recycling in accordance with the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan.
  • List of Materials Mandated to be Source Separated and Recycled in Morris County 2007 (PDF or Word File). Please download, print, pay attention to, and distribute this document to anyone who lives or works in Morris County. Recycling of these materials is the law in Morris County.
  • Exemptions From Source Separation Recycling Requirements - By law a procedure to assess requests by commercial entities for exemptions from the Plan's requirements to source separate designated materials must be available, and this document is the Plan's recommended procedure. Only municipalities can grant such exemptions. This would be an exemption only from source separation and not an exemption from recycling. A repetition of that previous statement for emphasis: The granting of an exemption would be an exemption only from source separation and not and exemption from recycling. The commercial generator that is issued such an exemption would then need to find a recycling facility that would separate the recyclables from the disposables and recycle the designated materials. Since no known such facility in New Jersey adequately operates like this, exemptions should not be granted by a municipality without total confidence that the materials will be recycled. To date and in Morris County, there are no known exemptions that have been granted.
     

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Recycling and Governmental Institutions

Q. Are shared services available with the MCMUA's single-stream recycling program?

A. The MCMUA procured its single-stream recycling contract with municipal shared services in mind. Municipalities can easily execute inter-local governmental shared services agreements with the MCMUA to enjoy the single-stream recycling services and marketing terms competitively procured by the MCMUA. Towns do not have to be MCMUA curbside collection customers to enter into such agreements. Please contact the MCMUA for more information about this opportunity. There is no longer any need to wait to bring the benefits of single-stream recycling to your municipality.

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Leaf, Grass and Brush Recycling for Municipalities

  • Ticket books used for municipalities dropping off vegetative waste are available at either facility during operating hours. Note: all transactions require a valid drop off ticket. Questions regarding these tickets may be directed to any of the MCMUA on site employees.
     
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  • Vehicle Registration - All municipalities must be pre-registered with MCMUA before being allowed to drop off or pick up any material. Please complete and email the Vehicle Registration Form to the MCMUA at muainsuarance@co.morris.nj.us. On this form you will be require to provide a listing of the type of vehicle(s), license plate number(s), and their cubic yard capacities.
     
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Vegetative Waste Recycling for Morris County Municipalities

Drop-off of Vegetative Waste

  • $6.50/c.y. - Leaf Composting Drop-off
  • $7.50/c.y. - Leaf (Compacted) Composting Drop-off
  • $9.50/c.y. - Grass Composting Drop-off
  • $10.50/c.y. - Grass (Compacted) Composting Drop-off
  • $6.50/c.y. - Brush Recycling Drop-off
  • $7.50/c.y. - Brush (Compacted) Recycling Drop-off
  • $5.00/c.y. - Lake Weed Recycling Drop-off
  • $0.00/c.y. - Christmas Tree (Clean) Recycling Drop-off
  • $3.00/c.y. - Wood Chip Recycling Drop-off
     

Pick-up and Purchase of Vegetative Products

  • $10.00/c.y. - Wood Mulch Pick-up
  • $5.00/c.y. - Unscreened Compost Pick-up
  • $16.00/c.y. - Screened Compost Pick-up
     
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Vegetative Waste Recycling for Non-Morris County Municipalities

Drop-off of Vegetative Waste

  • $8.00/c.y. - Leaf Composting Drop-off
  • $9.00/c.y. - Leaf (Compacted) Composting Drop-off
  • $11.00/c.y. - Grass Composting Drop-off
  • $12.00/c.y. - Grass (Compacted) Composting Drop-off
  • $8.00/c.y. - Brush Recycling Drop-off
  • $9.00/c.y. - Brush (Compacted) Recycling Drop-off
  • $5.00/c.y. - Lake Weed Recycling Drop-off
  • $3.00/c.y. - Wood Chips
     

Pick-up and Purchase of Vegetative Products

  • $10.00/c.y. - Wood Mulch Pick-up
  • $5.00/c.y. - Unscreened Compost Pick-up
  • $16.00/c.y. - Screened Compost Pick-up
     

Preparation Requirements for Acceptance

Vegetative collection includes grass, leaves and brush. To best comply with MCMUA facility requirements, we recommend residential collection where residents are instructed to place leaves and grass in biodegradable brown paper bags with the bag open or in open containers with handles. Brush must be kept and collected separately from grass and leaves. Leaves should not be swept into the gutter. For easy collection, we can accept , branches or brush tied with string in bundles not to exceed 18 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length. No limbs or brush over 4 inches in diameter will be accepted.

Acceptable Brush
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No garbage - No plastic bags - No plastic flower pots - No rocks or metal - No water bottles - No animal waste - No wood waste - No food waste
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Hazardous Waste Management for Governmental Institutions

Q. Can a governmental institution and/or school use the MCMUA hazardous waste program?

A. Pre-qualified institutions may drop off hazardous waste at the MCMUA's permanent HHW facility located at the Mount Olive transfer station by appointment and for a fee. Institutional waste is not accepted at MCMUA one-day hazardous waste disposal programs. Call 973-285-8394 for more information.

Q. Can governmental institutions recycle rechargeable batteries with Call2Recycle® ?

Call2Recycle® will provide free-of-charge drop-off boxes to any public entity for the collection and recycling of their own rechargeable batteries.  All one has to do is sign up online at http://www.call2recycle.org.  Public drop-off sites open to the general public will be listed on the Call2Recycle® zip code locator and toll-free help-lines to encourage residents to recycle.   Additionally, institutions can still participate in the Call2Recycle® program without being advertised as a public drop-off location if they do not want to listed as such.  Since everything is free of charge, the MCMUA is encouraging every public agency to request a drop-off box for its office or work site. For those public entities that utilize 2-way radios such as police, fire, public works and emergency services, the Call2Recycle® program is a great way to conveniently manage the rechargeable batteries that are generated and need to be recycled. Click here for more information about household battery recycling/disposal.

Outside Links and Resources

  • Primer for the Municipal Recycling Coordinator prepared by ANJR (Association of New Jersey Recyclers)
  • NJDEP Web Page for the Recycling Coordinator
  • Recycling Certification Series - Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, Office of Continuing Professional Education conducts recycling certification courses required for municipal recycling coordinators.
     

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    Re-certification Credits for Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meetings

    In order to keep your NJ Certified Recycling Professional (CRP) status current, you are required to accrue 20 credits in a two-year period. Those credits must consist of a minimum of 6 classroom credits, and can consist of 14 meeting credits. Most of our recycling coordinators meetings count as meeting credits.

    Recertification Tracking form

    • Click here for the most recent tracking form.
       

    Classroom Credits vs. meeting credits: Please note that there is a minimum requirement of 6 classroom credits, but there is no minimum requirement for meeting credits.

    Please feel free to contact Carol Broccoli with any questions at carolbr@njaes.rutgers.edu

    Credits for Morris County Municipal Coordinator Meetings

    Listed below are the dates of the meetings and a link to view the sign-in sheets. Beginning with our 12/15/12 meeting, our sign-in sheets were updated to include time of arrival and time of departure. This provided more accurate tracking of the number of hours you actually spent at our meetings and was requested by Rutgers. Should you need to calculate your credits because you arrived late or had to leave early, 1 hour typically translates as 1 credit.

    2022 Meetings

    2021 Meetings

    • December 9, 2021 – Municipal Clean Communities & Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, held via WebEx Event due to Covid19 pandemic.
      • Meeting Credits - 1.5 Clean Communities Credits and 1.5 CRP Classroom Credits.
         
      • Morris County Clean Communities Logo Presentation: December 9, 2021 MRC / CCC Meeting (click here for PDF of Presentation)
        This PDF provide useful links and references discussed during the meeting.
        Liz Sweedy, District Recycling Coordinator
        Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority
        Telephone: 973-285-8392
         
      • Presentation: Bag Up NJ - 2022 Bag Ban Law (Click here for Powerpoint Presentation)
        Erin Jensen, Environmental Specialist
        Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
        Bureau of Planning and Licensing
        Email: erin.jensen@dep.nj.gov
        Telephone: 609-984-9773 NJDEP Plastic Bag Ban Header
         
      • Bag Up NJ Logo Presentation: Working Towards Clean Communities - Let's Coordinate (Click here for a PDF of the Presentation)
        Joann Gemenden, Executive Director
        NJ Clean Communities Council
        Website: www.njclean.org
        Email: njccc@njclean.org
        Telephone: 609-989-5900
         
      • Morris County Law and Public Safety Logo Presentation: Enforcing the Plastic Waste Law: Morris County's Approach (Click here for a PDF of the Presentation)
        Stephanie L. Gorman, Assistant Health Officer
        County of Morris Department of Law & Public Safety
        Division of Public Health
        Website: https://health.morriscountynj.gov
        Telephone: (973) 631-5183
         
    • May 5, 2021 – Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, held via WebEx Event due to Covid19 pandemic. The video of this virtual meeting is provided here.
       
      • MRC Meeting Credits - This meeting counts as 1.0 classroom and 0.5 non-classroom credits for CPR recertification.
      • Bradi Montozzi, NJDEP, Bureau of Solid Waste Permitting, provides a discussion on the need for and what it takes to designate a Temporary Debris Management Area (TDMA) for municipalities to use to stage debris following and emergency.
      • Joshua Alzona, Customer Success Manager for Recycle Coach discusses the Recycle Coach application and its value for municipalities to setup and use to inform their public on how to properly manage waste and recycling in their towns.
      • This video on Temporary Debris Management Area (TDMA) form completion is similar to the presentation provided at the May 5, 2021 MRC meeting as it provides step-by-step instructions on how to fill out the TDMA application form as well as how to complete the site drawing for the TDMA site.
      • Chris Vidal, MCMUA and Kellie Ann Keyes, MRC for Roxbury Township, discuss municipal recycling coordinator requirements as per the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan. They also provide examples from East Hanover and Roxbury Township of how the required on-site facility inspections are useful for educating businesses about their recycling requirements.
      • Liz Sweedy, MCMUA goes over the 2021 HHW disposal day schedule, recycling coordinator requirements to attend Class "A" facility tours and the difficulty due to the pandemic and finally, the announcement of our intent to come up with a "Don't Use Plastic Bags for Curbside Recycling Campaign."
         
    • February 17, 2021 – Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, held via WebEx Event due to Covid19 pandemic. The video of this virtual meeting is provided here.
       
      • MRC Meeting Credits - This meeting meets the MTG requirement and counts as 1.5 meeting credits for CPR recertification.
      • Erin Jensen, NJDEP, provides a comprehensive class for recycling coordinators on completing their annual municipal recycling tonnage grant application.
      • Anthony Marrone, MCMUA, discusses announcements regarding our household hazardous waste program and discusses current E-Waste reporting requirements.
         

    2020 Meetings

    • December 10, 2020 – Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, held via WebEx Event due to Covid19 pandemic. The video of this virtual meeting is provided here.
       
      • MRC Meeting Credits - This meeting meets the MTG requirement and counts as 1.0 meeting credits for CPR recertification.
      • Liz Sweedy, MCMUA, discusses contamination issues common in recycling these days and also talks about New Jersey's new plastic bag ban.
      • Anthony Marrone, MCMUA, discusses contamination issues all to common at the MCMUA compost facilities. He discusses recycling coordinator E-waste NJDEP reporting requirements. He also presents information on how to use the MCMUA's online appointment maker for those wanting to use our household hazardous waste facility.
      • James Deacon, MCMUA, discusses using the transfer stations, social distancing issues, unacceptable materials at the transfer stations.
      • Larry Gindoff, MCMUA, shows some of the new online educational tools the MCMUA has recently developed, much of which is geared toward reducing contamination. He demonstrates the useful elements of the website for recycling coordinators and the new video games which teach about recycling. He also shows some of the new videos, cartoons, PSAs, etc.
         
    • September 22, 2020 – Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, held via WebEx Event due to Covid19 pandemic. The video of this virtual meeting is provided here.
       
      • MRC Morning Meeting Credits - This meeting meets the MTG requirement and counts as 1.5 classroom credits for CPR recertification.
      • Liz Sweedy and Deirdre Gallagher, MCMUA discuss the Recycling Enhancement Act and Clean Community grants and the current budget, using the permanent household hazardous waste facility. Click here to download their presentation.
      • Eric Gabrielson of Republic Services discusses issues caused by flammable materials at the materials recovery facility. He also provides update on operated during the pandemic, recycling market updates as well as general updates regarding the operation of the Republic MRF. Click here to download his presentation.
      • Gary Sondermeyer of Bayshore recycling provided an update on current status of food waste recycling and associated legislation as it pertains to New Jersey. Click here to download his presentation. Additionally, Click here to read the white paper regarding developing New Jersey's sustainable organics materials management plan referenced in Gary's presentation.
         

      • 2019 Meetings

      • October 11, 2019 – Municipal Recycling Coordinators Meeting, Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ.
         
        • MRC Morning Meeting Credits - Municipal Recycling Coordinator Sign In Sheet - Certified Recycling Professionals earned 2 classroom recertification credits for attending this meeting.
        • CCCC Morning Meeting Credits - Certified Clean Communities Coordinators Sign In Sheet - Certified Clean Communities Coordinators earned 2 Clean Communities recertification Credits for attending this meeting.
           
        • MRC Awards Luncheon Credits - Municipal Recycling Coordinator Sign In Sheet - Certified Recycling Professionals earned 2 meeting recertification credits for attending the Environmental Excellence Awards Luncheon.
        • CCCC Awards Luncheon Credits - Certified Clean Communities Coordinator Sign In Sheet - Certified Clean Communities Coordinators earned 2 Clean Communities recertification Credits for attending the Environmental Excellence Awards Luncheon.
           
        • March 20, 2019 – The sign-in/sign-out sheets for the March 20, 2019 Municipal Recycling Coordinators meeting, Morris County Library, Morris Twp., NJ.
           
          • MRC Morning Meeting Credits - Municipal Recycling Coordinator Sign In Sheet - Certified Recycling Professionals earned 1 classroom recertification credit and 1.5 meeting recertification credits for attending this meeting.
             
        • February 14, 2019 – The sign-in/sign-out sheets for the February 14, 2019 Municipal Recycling Coordinators meeting, Morris County Library, Morris Twp., NJ.
           

        2018 Meetings

        • September 20. 2018 – The sign-in/sign-out sheets for the September 20, 2018 Municipal Recycling Coordinators meeting, Morris County Library, Morris Twp., NJ.
           
        • June 15, 2018 – The sign-in/sign-out sheets for the June 15, 2018 Municipal Recycling & Clean Community Coordinators meeting and Environmental Excellence Awards luncheon,Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ.
           
        • March 27, 2018 – The sign-in/sign-out sheets from MRC meeting held at the Morris County Library, Hanover Avenue, Morris Township.

        2017 Meetings

        2016 Meetings

        2015 Meetings

        • September 23, 2015 - This meeting counted as 2 classroom credits and 1 meeting credits if you arrived by 9:30 a.m. and stayed till 12:30 p.m. or later.
        • April 30, 2015 – If you attended the Municipal Recycling Coordinators/Clean Communities Coordinators meeting, you earned 2 classroom credits.
        • April 30, 2015 – If you attended the Environmental Excellence Awards event, you earned 1.5 meeting credits.
        • March 10, 2015 – This meeting counted as 2 classroom credits and 0.5 (one half) meeting credits if you arrived by 9:30 and stayed till 12-noon or later.
           

        2014 Meetings

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        • September 24, 2014 – This meeting counted as 1.5 classroom credits and 1.0 meeting credits if you arrived by 9:30 and stayed till 12-noon or later.
        • June 18, 2014 – This meeting counted as 1.5 classroom credits and 1.5 meeting credits if you arrived by 9:15 and stayed for the entire meeting. At the meeting Larry Gindoff distributed and discussed NJDEP's recently released the Disaster Debris Management Planning Toolkit for New Jersey Municipalities dated November 2013. (Click here or on the title to view the document). Recycling Coordinators were requested to bring these toolkits back to their municipalities and emergency management officials and begin applying for and designated Temporary Disaster Management Areas (TDMAs) to be used during emergencies in accordance with the guidance provided in the toolkit.
        • March 11, 2014 – This meeting counted as 1.5 classroom credits and 1.5 meeting credits if you arrived by 9:15 and stayed for the entire meeting.
           

        2013 Meetings

        • March 5, 2013 – This meeting counted as 2 meeting credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 11 a.m.
        • June 5, 2013 – This meeting counted as 1.5 classroom credits and 1.5 meeting credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
        • September 10, 2013 – This meeting counted as 1 classroom credit and 2 meeting credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
        • December 11, 2013 – This meeting counted as 1 classroom credit and 2 meeting credits, if you arrived by 9:15 a.m. and stayed until 12:15 p.m. or later.
           

        2012 Meetings

        • March 6, 2012 – This meeting counted as 2 re-certification credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 11 a.m.
        • June 5, 2012 – This meeting counted as 3 re-certification credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
        • September 11, 2012 – This meeting counted as 3 re-certification credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
        • December 13, 2012 – This meeting counted as 1 classroom credit and 2 meeting credits, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
           

        2011 Meetings

        • March 8, 2011 - This meeting counted as 3 re-certification credits.
        • June 7, 2011 - This meeting counted as 3 re-certification credits.
        • September 30, 2011 – This meeting was held at ReCommunity for their grand-opening and tour of the new facility. It counted as 1.5 meeting credits.
        • December 15, 2011 – This meeting counted as 2 meeting credits and 1 classroom credit, if you arrived by 9 a.m. and stayed until 12 noon.
           

        Clean Communities Meetings:

      • Webinars for Potential recertification Credits - The sites below offer webinars, some at no cost, which may yield credits toward recertification for Certified Recycling Professionals (CRPs). Check with the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Office of Continuing Professional Education office to see if webinars of interest will earn credits.