## NJ issues $13 million in recycling grants
_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_
Municipalities and other local authorities that manage waste and recyclingin New Jersey will receive $13.1 million in state grants to help bolster local recycling efforts.
The funds will be distributed by the state Department of Environmental Protection and are being awarded through the Recycling Enhancement Act, which was signed into law in 2008 with the aim of increasing recycling in the state. The law created a grant program, funded by a $3 per ton charge on trash disposed of at solid waste facilities, that directs money toward the state's cities, towns and other local government entities to enhance their recycling programs.
Distribution of grant funds this year is based on the recycling successes local governments demonstrated in 2010.
The three municipal programs that took home the most money under the program included: Newark ($299,903), Jersey City ($278,748) and Paterson ($238,701).
"This grant program plays a key part in our effort to boost recycling throughout the state," said DEP Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Management Jane Kozinski, in a prepared statement. "The grants we are announcing today will help our municipalities purchase the best and biggest recycling containers, educate residents and businesses, and support a dedicated recycling staff."
In 2010, New Jersey generated 9.8 million tons of municipal solid waste, of which 3.9 million tons were recycled, for a 40 percent municipal solid waste recycling rate, an increase from the 2009 rate of 37 percent.
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