ANJR Swap & Share Meeting

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ

Meeting Attendees received (sign-in sheet is provided at the bottom of this page)

Welcome and Introduction

Anthony Marrone, MCMUA District Recycling Coordinator

• Overview of meeting and updates

Reviewed Details on ANJR

• How to join as an ANJR member
• New Professional Network Registration

Upcoming ANJR Events for 2026

• OMNI Recycling Center Tour – Hosted by ANJR NPN
  • OMNI Recycling Center
  • 408 Lambs Road. Pitman, NJ 08071
  • April 28, 2026
• ANJR Swap and Share – Southern Educational Session
  • Camden County Div. of Environmental Affairs – Camden Sustainability Center
  • 508 Lakeland Road. Blackwood NJ 08012
  • May 12, 2026
• NJDEP Waste Wise Webinar
  • May 5, 2026 – Sign up on the ANJR website
• ANJR NPN State House Tour & Environmental Committee Meeting
  • Date TBD/Late May 2026
• Dan Napoleon Memorial Gold and Pickle Ball Outing
  • Hopewell Valley Country Club
  • June 12, 2026
• ANJR Fall Recycling Symposium & Awards Ceremony
  • Date TBD/September or October 2026

NJ Legislative Updates

• Reviewed School House Rock “Just A Bill”

‘Skip the Stuff’ Waste Reduction Law

• Reviewed waste reduction laws and 2026 recycling laws

New Jersey Legislature Bill Subscription Service

• Explained how to create a New Jersey Legislature Bill Subscription Service account

Market Updates

• Briefly reviewed the updates for plastics, metals, glass 3 color mix, fiber, and overall pricing Q1 & beginning of Q2 for 2026

Tackling Food Waste in Morris County

Alessia Eramo, Recycling Program Education and Training Administrator

• Reviewed Tackling Food Waste in Morris County

New MCMUA Educational Materials for 2026

Anthony Marrone, MCMUA District Recycling Coordinator

• MCMUA Recycling school Toolkit
• MCMUA Food Donation Webpage
• MCMUA Social Media Toolkit Webpage
• Morris County’s Reduce, Reuse, Review Quarterly Newsletter
• 2026 MCMUA Recycling Mini-Grant Program for Environmental Commissions
  • Annual Municipal Tonnage Reporting Checklist for Recycling Coordinators

Sporting Goods Recycling Company – GearGive

• Turns sporting gear into funding for youth sports
• Contact:
  • Max Levitt – Founder & President
    • max@geargive.com
    • (301) 818-1314
    • www.geargive.com

Swap & Share Discussion Topics

• Topic #1: Car Seat Recycling Safety Event – work with Target for Recycling – North Brunswick
• Topic #2: Ridgewood – Shared Services Program for Recycling – Foamcycle
  • Paid per bag from other municipalities with a shared services agreement
• Topic #3: Commercial Solar Panel – Formed molds from glass in solar panels. Example provided. – Tour Provided.
• Topic #4: Floorcycle – Floor recycling company/partnership to reuse items – Tour Fall 2026 Matawan, NJ.
• Topic #5: Roxbury Repair Café – Positivity of the program and service to the community
• Topic #6: EcoTech Management – E-Waste Recycling
• Topic #7: Food Waste Examples/Case Studies
  • Whole Foods/Nutley Rocket Composter Example/Community Garden Montclair
• Topic #8: Recycling Poetry Hour with Penny Jones & Recycling Show and Tell

Meeting Wrap-Up

Anthony Marrone, MCMUA District Recycling Coordinator

• Shared contact information

For more details of each presentation and meeting materials, please refer to the attached documents