New
Jersey Agriculture Secretary Art Brown, Jr., reminded
growers that NJDA's greenhouse and nursery film
collection and recycling program will begin February
15 and run through September 1 at four collection
sites in Atlantic, Burlington, and Cumberland Counties. "This will be the fourth year for
this important program and growers have been anticipating
the start of the 2000 effort for several weeks," Brown
said. "Our growers are stewards of the land and
they realize bundling the used film and transporting
it to the collection sites is time well spent because
of the amount of valuable landfill space the program
frees up." Brown noted that publicizing the program
this early in the season enables nurserymen to
plan in advance how they will manage the film when
it's time to remove it from hoop houses. "By following
NJDA's written collection and bundling guidelines,
growers can assure themselves that the material
will be readily accepted at the collection sites," Brown
said. Brown added that adherence to the guidelines
also makes it easier for the collection sites to
market the used film that's collected. "Our nurserymen
and greenhouse operators have developed good quality
control programs and our recycled film is very
clean so our recycling sites have been very successful
in marketing the film," he said The four recycling
sites are the Atlantic County Utilities Authority
in Egg Harbor Township; the Occupational Training
Center Westhampton, Burlington County; the Cumberland
County Improvement Authority in Deerfield Township;
and East Coast Recycling in Millville, Cumberland
County. Both white and clear films used in nurseries
for over-wintering plants, as well as clear multi-season
(two-year, three-year and four- year) greenhouse
covers can be recycled. The used film must be free
of lathing, staples and saran tape. Loads containing
other agricultural plastics, such as bags, mulch
film, shrink film, stretch film or ground cover,
will be rejected at the collection site. In 1999,
over 331,000 pounds of film were collected, a 15
percent increase over 1998. New Jersey's greenhouse
and nursery growers remove and dispose of almost
one million pounds of film each year. Since NJDA
implemented the film collection program in 1997,
over 1.1 million pounds of film has been recycled
and kept out of New Jersey's landfills. Thanks
to an existing grant from the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, NJDA will be able
to reimburse recycling centers for part of their
costs based on the volume of film recycled by New
Jersey growers. For more information or copies
of the Growers Collection and Bundling Guidelines,
contact NJDA at 609-984-2506; e-mail karen.kritz@ag.state.nj.us; call
the New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association
at 609-291-7070 or AT Plastics, 1-800-661-3606;
or download information from the news release section
of the department's web site.
2000
APPROVED COLLECTION SITES FOR GREENHOUSE & NURSERY
FILM
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY SOLID WASTE COMPLEX
169 Jesse Bridge Road
Deerfield Township, New Jersey
(856) 825-3700
Contact: Dennis De Matte, Jr. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday
7:30 am - 3:30 pm, Saturday by appointment only
Tipping fee: $10.00 per ton Additional services are available
on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Solid Waste Complex with
specific needs. Prior to delivery of the film, all growers MUST call
the Cumberland County Improvement Authority to establish an account.
In addition, growers using a licensed solid waste hauler MUST inform
the Authority prior to delivery in order to maintain proper billing
and documentation. Drop-off Requirements:
- Film
must be rolled into manageable bundles for
ease of loading and unloading in accordance
with the NJDA's Grower
Collection and Bundling Guidelines.
If grower chooses to tie the bundle (not required), the tie MUST be
made of greenhouse film.
Material MUST be free from all debris including wood, shrink
wrap, nails and any other material foreign to said film.
- Film
which is dirty or not properly prepared will
be rejected.
EAST
COAST RECYCLING ASSOCIATES
Millville Industrial Park
1801 Eden Road
Millville, New Jersey
(856) 327-8888
Contact: George Glenn Hours of operation: Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tipping Fee: $5.00 per ton Drop-off requirements:
- Film
should be bundled and tied (the tie MUST be
made of greenhouse film) OR placed in boxes
or pallets.
Material MUST be free of any debris including, but not limited
to, wood, stone, dirt, etc.
Film which is dirty or not properly prepared will be rejected.
- All
deliveries must have a weight ticket for the
material to be recycled.
ATLANTIC
COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY
6700 Delilah Road
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
(609) 272-6950 or 1-800-613-ACUA
Contact: Brian Lefke Hours of operation: Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tipping Fee: $10.00 per ton Prior to delivery of the film, all
growers MUST call the ACUA to establish an account. In addition,
growers using a licensed solid waste hauler MUST inform the
ACUA prior to delivery in order to maintain proper billing and documentation.
Growers with current disposal accounts in good standing with the ACUA
may charge their existing accounts. Drop-off requirements:
- Film
must be bundled and tied (the tie MUST be
made of greenhouse film) or placed in boxes
or pallets.
Material MUST be free of any debris including, but not limited
to, wood, dirt, stone, etc.
- Film
which is dirty or not properly prepared will
be rejected.
BURLINGTON COUNTY
OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
Occupational Training Center of Burlington County
130 Hancock Lane
Mt. Holly, New Jersey
(609) 267-6665 ext. 163
Contact: John Brosky Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday
8 am - 3 pm
Tipping Fee: $10.00 per ton (cash and checks only) Drop-off
requirements:
- Film
must be bundled and tied (the tie MUST be
made of greenhouse film) for ease of loading
and unloading in accordance with the NJDA's Grower Collection and Bundling Guidelines.
Material MUST be free of any debris including, but not limited
to, wood, dirt, stone, etc.
- Film
which contains any material other than nursery
or greenhouse film will be rejected by the
collection site.
NEW JERSEY
NURSERY & GREENHOUSE FILM 1999 RECYCLING
PROGRAM
GROWER
COLLECTION & BUNDLING GUIDELINES
Growers
must maintain a high quality control program
when removing the film and preparing it for storage
or delivery to the regional collection sites.
Through the demonstration program we learned
ways to collect, bale and market the film. Now
we must move forward to implement measures to
improve the program. In order to market the film,
we must be able to provide an ample supply of
quality material. Grower cooperation is imperative
in order to continue the success and future of
the program. Below are steps which MUST be
followed for the 1999 film recycling program. QUALITY
CONTROL
- Film
should be cut just above the lathe board in
order to insure that no staples or wood are
commingled with the film.
The
film MUST be rolled. For ease of handling,
the film should be rolled up as soon as it
is removed from the structure. The rolled film
must be no wider than 4-5 feet (like a sausage).
It may be necessary to cut the length of the
film for ease of handling (see
diagram).
The
bundled film MUST be tied and ONLY the
same type of film in the roll should be used
to tieit. DO NOT use twine, wire, non-nursery/greenhouse
film, etc. If anything other than nursery/greenhouse
film is used to tie the bundled film, the load
will be rejected. See sketch for bundling procedure options A & B.
Every
step should be taken to avoid picking up excess
soil when the film is removed from the structures,
rolled, stored or prepared for delivery to
the regional collection site.
Only
nursery and greenhouse film will be accepted
at the regional collection sites. No bags,
mulch film, shrink film, stretch film, or ground
cover film will be accepted.
- Film MUST be
free of foreign material: lathing, wood, staples,
paper, stone, saran tape, etc. Any loads which
contain material other than nursery or greenhouse
film will be rejected by the approved collection
sites.
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