February 26, 2025 Morris County Municipal Recycling Communities Coordinators Meeting, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ

Agenda

Welcome, Introduction and Breakfast (10:00 – 10:20)
Anthony Marrone, MCMUA District Recycling Coordinator

Recycling updates, hot topics, municipal survey results
Curbside Updates, Alexandra McNulty, MCMUA
HHW & Solid Waste Updates, Stephen Adams & James Deacon, MCMUA
Recycling Market Updates, Eric Gabrielson, Republic Services

NJDEP Bureau of Recycling & Hazardous Waste Management (10:20 – 10:40)
Alexander Sadat, Senior Environmental Engineer

Information will be provided on the exemption process, including what it entails, the role of MRCs in collaborating with other municipal departments, and the approval process.

NJDEP Bureau of Solid Waste Compliance & Enforcement (10:40 – 11:00)
Gina Lugo, NJDEP Northern Counties Compliance & Enforcement Supervisor

Presentation on inspections, the inspector’s role, the municipalities’ role, best practices, and related topics.

Break (11:00 – 11:05)

MCMUA Tips for the MTG Process (11:05 – 11:25)
Anthony Marrone, District Recycling Coordinator & Maura Toomey, Assistant District Recycling Coordinator, and Alessia Eramo, Recycling Education and Training Administrator

Tonnage reporting best practices, MCMUA Tonnage webpage review, and tips for soliciting tonnage reports.
Sharing information about end markets, reviewing municipal tonnage letters to businesses, and providing results from the MCMUA’s survey on municipal recycling depot services.

NJDEP Division of Sustainable Waste Management (11:25 – 12:15)
Erin Jensen, NJDEP Environmental Specialist

Presentation on the 2024 tonnage reporting process, common reporting errors, end market info, the importance of the 30-day audit, and other related information.
Flash drives will be provided for attendees that contain 2024 tonnage reporting information.

Reminders:

All 2025 MCMUA MRC Meetings (3) are in person.
Please send your municipality’s 2025 Recycling Notifications to the MCMUA. They can be emailed to cabirmingham@co.morris.nj.us or mailed to MCMUA, 370 Richard Mine Road, Wharton, NJ 07885.

Save the Dates:

2025 Sustainability in Motion Conference, March 5-7, 2025.
ANJR Annual Meeting, Burlington, NJ, April 24, 2025.
ANJR Swap and Share, Northern Educational Session (MCMUA is hosting): May 14, 2025 at the Morris County Library.
MCMUA MRC Meeting, Wednesday, June 18, in Boonton Town (location to be announced).
MCMUA Clean Communities Meeting at the NJ School of Conservation on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
ANJR Symposium, October 22, 2025, at the Jumping Brook County Club.
MCMUA MRC Meeting, Wednesday, October 30th, in Brooklyn, New York, at GreenChip Recycling.

The MCMUA will charter a bus from its Dover Armory location.

Meeting Credits

Meeting Attendees received (Sign-in sheet is provided at the bottom of this page.)
– Approved CPR Credits: 3.0 Classroom (approved)
– Approved CPWM Credits: 1.5 Technical & 1.5 Information Technology (approved)