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Herald & lantern 11 November >1

Recycling Prerequisite / Some of Your Trash Becomes Gov’t Property

' WKST CAPE MAY . This community and Wildwood will soon become v the third and fourth municipalities in the county to pa ft M pate in the (ountywide recycling pro- , gram established by the Cape May County Municipal , . Utilities Authority ‘ And an ordinance ^hich takes effect here soon will make mandatory the separation of aluminum and newspapers from other refuse and gar bage . > „ Stone Harbor and Sea Isle City were the first and second communities in the ebunty to become involved with mandatory source separation and recycling. . The MUA expects a half ’ dozen or perhaps seven-of 1 Ih-e. . county's* ty» municipalitieslo be on lino with recycling; program by the end of this year. West Cape May's start up date, is tentatively Dec 2; WtldVvood‘s Dec i. r > , WKST CAPK May's^ ordinance implementing source separation was introduced a couple' weeks '■ ago’ by the Borough Com- ^ mission It comes up for Xpublic hearing and final passage, 8 p.m Nov 17 in

Borough l|all*. Themeasure is like local laws' passed by the communities which initially became involved ip recycling; similar ordinances will be passed by the municipalities yet to come on line Basically, the ordinance mandating source separation — a prerequisite to recycling ' requires residents to separate newspapers and aluminum products (■•tin” foil, aluminum screening and •discarded storm window frames, beverage cans, tv dinner tray*, etc.) from the rest of their household trash and garbage so the recyclable matcri.ils m.iy be'Set at Ourbside and collected separately. THK ORDINANCE also sets forth when the recyelables are to be del out. how they are to he put out, 'that the materials become, the property of the borough once placed at curbside, and prohibiting Ihe collection or taking of the materials by other than persons authorized by the borough. The purpose behind the Countywide recycling program is toiconserve landfill

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space by cutting down on the amount of refuse which enters the landfill; conserve energy by reducing the number oT'.rips io the landfill; and conserve natural resources by reus^ ing paper and aluminum.' .THE RECYCI.ABI.E materials become the property -of the municipality because eventually the borough or its agent will be paid so much a ton for materials delivered to the recycling centec. Monies Jor recyelables will come from two sources - via the MUA thro the sale of the albminum and paper, ahd frdm the state in the form of a rebate to recyclers at the rate of between $2 to $6 a ton. The rebate monies will comfr-—revenues gefteyated by a tax of 12 cents per cubic yard of refuse paid by haulers for dumping at.landfills The tax was established by the N.J. Recycling Act signed into law in September by the governor. It goes into effect January 1. 1982. The tax serves £s a double incentive — reduction in the amount of materials going to landfills, ahd^fhe rebate for recycling, THE COUNTY MUA has nine so-called -target communities it hopes to have involved in the source separation/recyclirig programs. and when that number of municipalities

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are on line, the MUA hopes to be able to return, “net • revenues" of betwen $5 and $15 per ton of recyelables to the duthbrized municipal hauler (Whether it be the municipality itself or a contractor engaged by the municipality). As explained by Diane DeMeo.. resource coordinator with the MUA. the actual net revenue figure ^ill depend upon the amount paid for. the paper and aluminum it sells to private recycling firms, and on .the monthly operating costs of providing the central collection/shipping facility at the former menhaden plant on Rio Grande Pivd. between Rio Grande and Wildwood. Initial start-up costs at the center, including capital investments and quality control (making jsure the newspaper isn't >soiled and that the metaj is aluminum!are being borne by the MUA. \ N UNDER THE West Cape May separation ordinance, the aluminum must be placed in qietal or heavy duty plastic containers with a lid and cannot be more than 50 pounds full; newspapers are to be secured by string in bundles not to exceed 35 pounds (and nor be placed in plastic bags). The ordinance, whic|i also deals with ofher, household trash and garbage collectiori as well, required the resident to place all receptacles >at curbside after 5 p.m. the day before scheduled cfllection, with the empty .ewainers to be removed from curside by the resident not later tLin ^O^mMheJIkyj^coll^^

tion. Those who violate the ordinance shall be siibject toa fine upwards of $50; except that any unauthorized person who collects (steals) the. newspapers and aluminum is subject to fine upwards of $500 for oach violation.

LIGHTHOUSE painting is among those to be covered over.

CG Murals Doomed By Renovation

CAPE MAY - Over 30 murals on the doors and walls of a recruit barracks Building, at the Coast Guard Training Center here will soon fall prey to the brush pf a painting contractor. The Coast Guardorientated murals were painted by talented recruits to instill pride in their company name. Although the works of art will be covered oyer, “recruit artists will get a new easel to create other nautical masterpieces," says Cmdr. ^Edward V. McGuire, facilities engineering •officer' at the Training Center. PART OF A continuing

renewal plan for the Training Center, building 258 will undergo renovations that* are expected to begin in mid-November. "At an estimated cost of $800,000 the building is basically receiving a mid life makeover,’’ commented Cmdr. McGuire. "The building ia.15 years old and has seen ^lot of hard use," ha added. Construction will include improvements in the heating system, new wall type lockers, ceiling tiles ahd insulation, . improvements in the shower areas and painting over the interior.

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