Bureau of Landfill and Hazardous Waste Permitting


The Bureau is responsible for administering the permitting and other regulatory approval processes for New Jersey's Solid Waste Landfills, Resource Recovery Incinerators, Hazardous Waste facilities, Class D Used Oil and Electronic Materials Recycling Facilities, the beneficial use of waste materials, administers the Regulated Medical Waste Program and also performs Open Public Records Act administration activities for the Program.


P O Box 420
Mail Code: 401-02C
401 East State Street
2nd Floor, West Wing
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420


Robert Confer, Bureau Chief
(609) 984-6985
Fax: (609) 633-9839

Michael Gerchman, Supervisor
Landfill Permitting and Landfill Closure - Reviews Solid Waste Landfill permit applications for consistency with the regulatory requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:26 and issues solid waste permits for the operation of Solid Waste Sanitary Landfills.  The section also reviews applications for the closure of nonoperating landfills.

Zafar Billah, Supervisor
Hazardous Waste Permitting, Incinerators, Class D & Used Oil, Universal Waste, Medical Waste - Reviews permit applications for consistency with the regulatory requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:26 and issues solid waste permits for the operation of Resource Recovery, Hazardous Waste, Class D Used Oil and Electronic Materials Recycling facilities.  The section administers the Regulated Medical Waste program.   The section also reviews applications Beneficial Use of solid waste.