The grants provided under the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan, aims to increase recycling by making it more convenient and visible for local residents and businesses.
Howell will use the $10,000 grant to replace stairs to the Dumpsters and add signage to its recycling yard, making improvements that will make it easier for the residents to drop off their recyclables.
On the other hand, Wall will make use of the $12,000 grant to purchase recycling containers and Dumpsters to expand its recycling efforts by providing suitable recycling arrangements during games and events on athletic fields.
The county plans to distribute more than $600,000 to municipalities through this grant program that can be utilized to upgrade local recycling centers, provide recycling containers in public places or for residential collection programs, or other worthy projects.
Freeholder director and member of the Monmouth County planning board, Lillian Burry said that the more material the county removes from the waste stream, the longer the Reclamation Center will last and one way to achieve this goal is to encourage recycling and other waste recovery techniques.
