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Monroe Township today announced that it is the recipient of a $130,576 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division to support the municipality’s local recycling and waste reduction initiatives.
“Monroe Township is committed to fostering innovative programs that enhance the health and well-being of our community,” said Mayor Stephen Dalina. “This funding enables us to expand our waste collection efforts, improve recycling initiatives, and maintain a cleaner, more efficient township.”
The annual grant is intended to help municipalities and counties across New Jersey with funding for various recycling initiatives, including enhancing recycling collection, making updates to recycling depots or convenience centers, sponsoring household hazardous waste collection events, providing recycling receptacles in public places, and maintaining leaf composting operations.
This year’s award places Monroe Township among the top five highest-funded municipalities in Middlesex County and one of the largest recipients in Central Jersey. The grant will support enhanced recycling collection, waste management programs, and leaf composting operations.
Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the recycling education app Recycle Coach, a free tool to help improve knowledge about what can be recycled. Within the app, residents can access their local recycling and trash collection schedules and utilize its “What Goes Where” tool, which details how to recycle materials in their specific location.
The NJDEP has awarded $16 million in grant funding this year to enhance recycling initiatives across New Jersey. These grants, issued under the Recycling Enhancement Act, are funded through a $3 per-ton surcharge on trash disposed of at solid waste facilities. The NJDEP redistributes these funds to municipalities based on their reported recycling efforts.
For a complete list of 2025 grant awards by municipality, visit nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/stats.htm.
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