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Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Jersey Senate Passes Long-awaited Food Waste Bill

March 6, 2020

Via: Waste360

After six years of back-and-forth discussions, the New Jersey Senate on March 5 gave final legislative approval requiring large generators of food waste to recycle the material instead of sending it to landfill. The bill, which ultimately passed as A2371, […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Jersey Governor Tightens Food Waste Recycling Legislation

August 26, 2019

Via: Waste360

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed A3726, which would require large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amend the definition of Class I renewable energy. Murphy returned the bill to the legislature with recommendations to […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Newark Residents Promised Bottled Water Over Worries Of Dangerous Lead In Public System

August 12, 2019

Via: Kaiser Health News

After an EPA letter cited insufficient home filters distributed by city, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said bottled water will be provided to residents with lead service lines. Meanwhile, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Jersey Governor Signs Bill Package to Fight Food Waste and Hunger

May 13, 2019

Via: Waste360

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on May 9 signed a legislative package into law to fight hunger in New Jersey. “In the richest nation in the world, it is a moral failure that so many of our fellow New Jerseyans […]