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,No. 11 -228 Date of Adoraion 1 9, 2011
TONNAGE GRANT APPLICATION RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, P.L. 1987, c.102, has
established a recycling find from which tonnage grant may be made to municipalities in
order to encourage local source separation and recycling programs; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and the spirit of the Mandatory Source Separation and
Recycling Act to use the tonnage grants to develop new municipal recycling programs
and to continue and to expand existing programs; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has promulgated
recycling regulations to implement the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act;
and
WHEREAS, the recycling regulations impose on municipalities certain requirements as
a condition for applying for tonnage grants, including but not limited to, making and
keeping accurate, verifiable records of materials collected and claimed by the
municipality; and
WHEREAS, a resolution authorizing this municipality to apply for such tonnage grants
for the calendar year 2010 will memorialize tire commitment of this municipality to
recycling and to indicate the assent of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret
to the efforts undertaken by the municipality and the requirements contained in the
Recycling Act and recycling regulations; and
WHEREAS, such a resolution should designate the individual authorized to ensure the
application is properly completed and timely filed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of tine Borough
of Carteret that the Borough of Carteret hereby endorses the submission of the recycling
tomrage grant application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and
designates Recycling Coordinator, John Riley to ensure that the application is properly
filed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the monies received from the recycling tonnage
grant be deposited in a dedicated recycling trust fund to be used solely for tine purposes of
recycling.
Adopted this 19" day of December, 2011
and certified as a true copy of the
original on December 20, 2011.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY,1vllvlC
Municipal Clerk
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Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
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