FREEHOLD – Municipalities in Monmouth County that recycle with Global Recycling Solutions, which has a facility located directly at the County Reclamation Center in Tinton Falls, earned more that $800,000 in rebates last year.

 

Towns that recycle their cans, bottles, cardboard and newspapers with Global Recycling received an average of $32.69 for every ton of recyclables collected in 2007. More than 26,000 tons of recyclable materials were recovered last year alone.

 

“This is a remarkable achievement that we should all be proud of,” Freeholder William C. Barham said. “It’s good to be green.”

 

Christopher Murray, superintendent of the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, described recycling as a win-win situation. “Not only do the towns derive benefit from the revenues received, but they also avoid paying $74 a ton for landfill disposal if this material was not removed from the waste stream last year. This is over a $2 million dollar savings.”

 

The County continues to encourage the taxpayers to recycle more aggressively. “Every ton of recyclable recovered that does not go into the landfill extends the life of the landfill, which benefits all of us in the county,” Barham said.

 

Monmouth County recently acquired 260 acres of land adjacent to the Reclamation Center that includes the 60-acre Shrewsbury Landfill. The county plans to mine that landfill, install a proper lining and reuse it. It is expected to add another 20 or more years to the life of the county landfill.

 

“Still, it is important that we be more vigilant with our recycling efforts, because once the landfill space is gone the county will have to find other means of disposal,” Barham said. “Our research shows that counties without landfills tend to pay more for disposal.”

 

 

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