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Clean Communities Program Funds 21 Counties and 559 Municipalities
in New Jersey
City of Trenton Receives Funding at Annual Litter Cleanup
(04/40) TRENTON - The
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced
Clean Communities Program funding in the amount of $1,087,470
to counties and $8.7 million to municipalities to finance
litter abatement and education programs, adopt-a-highway
campaigns and graffiti cleanups.
"The Clean Communities funding offers
New Jersey's cities and towns some of the necessary resources
to educate residents about the environmental hazards associated
with the improper disposal of waste," said DEP Commissioner
Bradley M. Campbell. "Preventing today's garbage from
becoming tomorrow's pollution is one way to revitalize urban
cities. Managing solid waste helps advance Governor McGreevey's
commitment to create more livable communities and to enhance
New Jersey's desirable quality of life."
DEP Chief of Staff Gary Sondermeyer today
presented Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer with a check for
$65,915.90 in clean communities funding at the city's 17th
annual Clean Communities Litter March.
Clean communities funds can be used to
purchase or rent equipment and receptacles, as well as to
provide trash bags, gloves and other protective clothing
to encourage cities and volunteers to clean up solid waste
in their localities.
"Reducing the amount of litter found
along streets and highways and in our neighborhoods will
not only give us the benefit of clean communities, but will
reduce the amount of contamination entering our water, including
drinking-water sources," added Campbell. "Mayor
Palmer and all the volunteers participating in today's litter
march set the bar that much higher for other communities
to emulate."
In December 2002, Governor McGreevey signed
the Clean Communities bill into law to help keep New Jersey's
communities clean and to promote recycling. Taxing companies
that manufacture litter-producing products generates the
grant amounts.
In the fall, 25 percent of the funds generated
by taxing litter-producing products, totaling approximately
$3.7 million, will be distributed to municipalities as recycling
grants, giving communities the means to strengthen recycling
programs and educate residents on recycling measures and
benefits.
Below is a listing by county. A PDF
document (68 Kb) with the listing by municipality is
also available
CLEAN
COMMUNITIES GRANTS |
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FY2004 |
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ATLANTIC |
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$51,708.45
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BERGEN |
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$61,412.84
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BURLINGTON |
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$79,807.72
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CAMDEN |
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$55,329.49
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CAPE MAY |
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$27,664.75
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CUMBERLAND |
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$86,615.28
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ESSEX |
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$36,355.24
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GLOUCESTER |
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$65,468.40
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HUDSON |
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$10,718.28
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HUNTERDON |
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$40,845.33
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MERCER |
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$36,065.56
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MIDDLESEX |
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$48,087.41
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MONMOUTH |
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$64,744.20
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MORRIS |
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$47,218.36
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OCEAN |
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$135,282.06
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PASSAIC |
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$36,500.08
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SALEM |
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$54,750.13
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SOMERSET |
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$40,700.49
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SUSSEX |
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$43,162.80
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UNION |
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$25,781.81
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WARREN |
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$39,252.07
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$1,087,470.75 |
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