Annual Joint NJDEP/A&WMA Conference NJDEP Environmental Management Update October 12, 2012

1. Annual Joint NJDEP/A&WMA Conference NJDEP Environmental Management UpdateOctober 12, 2012 NJDEP, Environmental Management Jane Kozinski, Esq. Assistant Commissioner 609-292-2795

2. The Solid Waste and Air Issues that keep me up at night

3. 35.1% 2010 NJ MSW RECYCLING RATES 31.2% 44.2% 44.9% 32.1% 45.3% 31.7% 29.9% 32% 40.3% 33.2% 42.4% 40.7% 38.4% 43% 53.8% 37.8% 40% 32.7% 47.4% 43.2%

4. NJ Municipalities • 1/3 of our towns recycle less than 25%. • Only 16% of our towns have reached the mandatory 50% recycling rate.

5. Public Space Recycling Trash cans Strip Mall in Hopewell Twp., NJ ( Aug. 1, 2012)

6. Public Space Recycling Belongs in Starbucks’ recycling bin inside the store Plastic beverage container Glass beverage container Plastic food container Plastic food container Strip Mall in Hopewell Twp., NJ ( a Sunday morning in June 2012)

7. Mounting Solid Waste Debt $705,000,000 ≈ $62MM/yr

8. The Costs of Solid Waste • In 2010, New Jersey spent nearly a billion dollars disposing of almost 9 million tons of waste, excluding environmental harm. • Proper recycling could have saved $250 million in disposal costs.

9. LITTER Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ August 2012

10. Clean Communities Act Funding

11. Clean Fill and Dirty Dirt

15. EFFECTS OF OZONE ON LUNG FUNCTION Healthy airway Inflamed airway due to ozone inhalation PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: Cough, throat irritation, pain, burning, or discomfort in the chest when taking a deep breath, chest tightness, wheezing, or shortness of breath. CAUSE: Injury to airway epithelial cells followed by a cascade of other effects. SOURCE: USEPA (2012)

16. The lung of a person exposed only to air. The tiny cilia that clear the lungs of mucus appear along the top of the image in a neat and regular row. The lung of a person exposed to 20 ppb of ozone for 4our hours during moderate exercise. Some cilia appear missing and others appear misshapen. Arrows point to tiny bodies called neutrophils, an indicator of inflammation. SOURCE: NASA (2012)

17. Diesel Emissions

19. The Solid Waste and Air Successes that make me happy

20. Re-energizing the Recycling Movement in NJ “Cedar Crest Retirement Community in Pequannock installs food liquifier” ~ NorthJersey.com (May 14, 2012) “Recycling bringing money for West Milford” ~ NorthJersey.com (March 23, 2012 “Christie Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Grants to Counties to Boost Recycling Efforts” ~ DEP Press Release (February 27, 2012) “Gloucester County claims highest recycling rate in NJ” ~ Examiner.com (April 19, 2012) “The recycling rate in New Jersey’s Montville Township has doubled since 2007” ~ Waste and Recycling News (May 1, 2012) “Want lower taxes? Recycle More.” ~ Hopewell Valley News (September 27, 2012) “Op Ed: Time to Re-Energize Recycling Movement” ~ Commissioner Martin (July 22, 2012 “Recycling Saves Money, and the Environment” ~ DailyRecord.com (September 25, 2012)

21. Solid Waste Transformation ~Finding New Solutions to Old Problems • Recycling and Minimization • Solid Waste Market and Planning • Solid and Hazardous Waste Program Business Practices • Special Issues

22. Addressing the Unique Needs of Overburdened Communities • First Ever Urban Recycling Summit • Extensive Air Permitting Stakeholder Engagement in Overburdened Communities • Increased outreach and communications

23. Diesel Success Stories • Mandatory Retrofit Law • In last phase – DPWs and miscellaneous on and off-road public diesel vehicles • Private off-road construction vehicles • Implementing EO60 • 175 vehicle pilot program • Retrofits of certain engines used on state contracts

24. September 18, 2012 Mandatory Retrofit Law

25. Succeeding on PM2.5 • Clean Data Determinations - Air quality now better than current NAAQS • NJ requested redesignation to attainment for PM2.5 on July 18, 2012

26. THE CURBSIDE TRIO YAHOO! RECYCLE COMPOST DISPOSE