At the Time Prepared for:

Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders

• Margaret Nordstrom
  Director
   

• John Inglesino
  Deputy Director
   

• Douglas R. Cabana

• William J. Chegwidden

• Gene Feyl

• John J. Murphy

• Jack J. Schrier

County Administrator

• John Bonanni

Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

• Glenn W. Schweizer
  Executive Director
   

• Larry Gindoff
  Solid Waste Coordinator
   

• Kathleen Hourihan
  District Recycling Coordinator

Solid Waste
Management Plan Amendment
Morris County, New Jersey

Response to the January 2006 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Management and Sludge Management State Plan Update - March 2007

Prepared for the 
Morris County
Board of Chosen Freeholders

Prepared by the
Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority
Solid Waste Management Staff

A resolution was adopted by the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders during a public hearing on April 11, 2007 approving this Plan Amendment.

In a certification dated October 10, 2007, NJDEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson certified this Plan Amendment as approved with the exception of the fee schedule for collectors of solid waste who collect commingled loads of solid waste and designated recyclables or who mix designated recyclables with solid waste.  This portion of the April 1, 2007 amendment to the County Plan was rejected.

• Click here to download a PDF of this Plan Amendment.  Note, the PDF is approximately 14 MB large.  The links below under the Table of Contents provide Web-based, non-PDF access to read this Plan Amendment.
• Municipal Recycling Coordinator's "Readers Digest" version. Click here to download a PDF of a modified version of this Plan Amendment specifically prepared for the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.  It is not the full Plan Amendment but a reordered and reprioritized version of the document prepared to help the Morris County municipal recycling understand the Plan Amendment as it relates to municipal responsibilities, programs and enforcement efforts.
• Guidance Document for a Municipality Implementing an Update to Its Recycling Ordinance and Other Recycling Requirements Resulting from the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan Amendment 

Table of Contents

Plan Sections

• Introduction

1. Compliance with State Plan 

2. Attainment of the Mandated Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Goal

3. Existing and Proposed Morris County Source Reduction, Recycling and Waste Diversion Programs
    
   3.1. Existing Programs
   3.2. Programs to be Implemented and/or Expanded
      

4. Source Separation

5. Materials Mandated to be Source Separated and Recycled

6. Additional Materials

7. Materials That are No Longer Designated to be Source Separated and Recycled

8. Enforcement Program

9. Municipal Responsibilities

Appendices

1. Morris County Solid Waste Generation - Plan Implementation Ten-Year Projection

2. Morris County Generated Disposal Tonnages by Year for 1995-2006 - MCMUA - Parsippany and Mt. Olive Transfer Stations Combined as Compared to NJDEP Data

3. Inventory of Morris County Solid Waste Facilities

4. Guidelines for Evaluation of Solid Waste Facility Requests to be Included in  the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan

5. Enforcement Documentation

6. Sample Model Municipal Planning Board Recycling Ordinance for Multifamily Housing Developments That Require Subdivisions or Site Plan Approval

7. Sample Recycling Status Report for Generators

List of Tables

1. Morris County Recycling Rates 1995 - 2004

2. Morris County Total Solid Waste Generation - Ten-Year Projection from 2004 Base Year

3. Recycling and Disposal Data (State Plan, Table B-1)

4. Municipal Solid Waste - Status Quo Projection Based on Population Increases

5. National Municipal Solid Waste Generation Rates According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

6. Additional Tonnage to be Extracted from the Municipal Solid Waste Stream for Recycling by 2015

7. Municipal Recycling Programs

8. Materials Mandated to be Source Separated and Recycled Morris County, New Jersey

9. Additional Materials Recommended to be Included in Municipal Waste Management Programs

10. Solid Waste Activities Inspection Checklist