1998 New Jersey Generation/Disposal and Recycling Rates

1998 NEW JERSEY GENERATION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING RATES (TONS)

COUNTY POPULATION GENERATION DISPOSAL RECYCLING

1990 Disposal and MSW BULKY TOTAL MSW MSW Total Recycled 1998 Total

Recycling % w/Add-ons Recycled

Atlantic 227,000 463,226 176,421 68,732 245,153 106,653 37.7% 218,073 47.1%

Bergen 827,000 1,813,887 498,546 193,089 691,635 549,363 52.4% 1,122,252 61.9%

Burlington 398,800 668,660 249,547 95,932 345,479 144,690 36.7% 323,181 48.3%

Camden 504,900 737,675 258,944 112,634 371,578 158,258 37.9% 366,097 49.6%

Cape May 95,800 389,022 101,465 53,196 154,661 50,205 33.1% 234,361 60.2%

Cumberland 138,600 344,240 108,040 40,287 148,328 90,239 45.5% 195,912 56.9%

Essex 773,400 1,749,226 474,063 249,795 723,858 330,993 41.1% 1,025,368 58.6%

Gloucester 233,400 770,827 127,990 49,942 177,932 120,868 48.6% 592,895 76.9%

Hudson 553,400 884,853 350,006 149,252 499,258 90,674 20.6% 385,595 43.6%

Hunterdon 108,500 173,086 76,808 34,848 111,656 23,297 23.3% 61,430 35.5%

Mercer 326,500 548,537 210,489 85,136 295,625 90,655 30.1% 252,912 46.1%

Middlesex 674,400 1,808,443 429,286 245,543 674,829 374,036 46.6% 1,133,614 62.7%

Monmouth 558,000 1,030,444 349,413 164,160 513,573 248,197 41.5% 516,871 50.2%

Morris 422,500 881,720 233,389 99,910 333,299 233,017 50.0% 548,421 62.2%

Ocean 438,300 881,196 347,530 126,656 474,186 170,780 32.9% 407,010 46.2%

Passaic 453,200 838,912 254,844 98,199 353,043 178,761 41.2% 485,869 57.9%

Salem 65,000 160,226 27,106 40,109 67,215 14,196 34.4% 93,011 58.0%

Somerset 244,200 409,687 145,681 73,160 218,841 72,543 33.2% 190,846 46.6%

Sussex 132,500 170,350 71,359 34,190 105,549 23,898 25.1% 64,801 38.0%

Union 492,500 839,906 277,472 121,560 399,032 176,668 38.9% 440,874 52.5%

Warren 92,600 110,319 55,190 18,825 74,015 12,365 18.3% 36,304 32.9%

TOTAL 7,760,500 15,674,442 4,823,591 2,155,154 6,978,745 3,260,356 40.3% 8,695,697 55.5%

NOTES: MSW Recycled totals do not include total recycling activities from 47 municipalities which did not report.

Total recycled with Add-ons includes tonnage reported by ISRI/AMRA, NJDOT and Class B recycling facilities which was not reported by the municipalities. Totals subject to rounding.

Last Updated on 05/10/2000
By DEP/DSHW

COUNTY	POPULATION	GENERATION	DISPOSAL			RECYCLING
	1990	Disposal and	MSW	BULKY	TOTAL	MSW	MSW	Total Recycled	1998 Total
		Recycling					%	w/Add-ons	Recycled
Atlantic	227,000	463,226	176,421	68,732	245,153	106,653	37.7%	218,073	47.1%
Bergen	827,000	1,813,887	498,546	193,089	691,635	549,363	52.4%	1,122,252	61.9%
Burlington	398,800	668,660	249,547	95,932	345,479	144,690	36.7%	323,181	48.3%
Camden	504,900	737,675	258,944	112,634	371,578	158,258	37.9%	366,097	49.6%
Cape May	95,800	389,022	101,465	53,196	154,661	50,205	33.1%	234,361	60.2%
Cumberland	138,600	344,240	108,040	40,287	148,328	90,239	45.5%	195,912	56.9%
Essex	773,400	1,749,226	474,063	249,795	723,858	330,993	41.1%	1,025,368	58.6%
Gloucester	233,400	770,827	127,990	49,942	177,932	120,868	48.6%	592,895	76.9%
Hudson	553,400	884,853	350,006	149,252	499,258	90,674	20.6%	385,595	43.6%
Hunterdon	108,500	173,086	76,808	34,848	111,656	23,297	23.3%	61,430	35.5%
Mercer	326,500	548,537	210,489	85,136	295,625	90,655	30.1%	252,912	46.1%
Middlesex	674,400	1,808,443	429,286	245,543	674,829	374,036	46.6%	1,133,614	62.7%
Monmouth	558,000	1,030,444	349,413	164,160	513,573	248,197	41.5%	516,871	50.2%
Morris	422,500	881,720	233,389	99,910	333,299	233,017	50.0%	548,421	62.2%
Ocean	438,300	881,196	347,530	126,656	474,186	170,780	32.9%	407,010	46.2%
Passaic	453,200	838,912	254,844	98,199	353,043	178,761	41.2%	485,869	57.9%
Salem	65,000	160,226	27,106	40,109	67,215	14,196	34.4%	93,011	58.0%
Somerset	244,200	409,687	145,681	73,160	218,841	72,543	33.2%	190,846	46.6%
Sussex	132,500	170,350	71,359	34,190	105,549	23,898	25.1%	64,801	38.0%
Union	492,500	839,906	277,472	121,560	399,032	176,668	38.9%	440,874	52.5%
Warren	92,600	110,319	55,190	18,825	74,015	12,365	18.3%	36,304	32.9%

TOTAL	7,760,500	15,674,442	4,823,591	2,155,154	6,978,745	3,260,356	40.3%	8,695,697	55.5%