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120 Finderne Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 722-7575 Fax (908)722-0280
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About Association of New Jersey Recyclers
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Who are we?
ANJR is a non-profit, non-partisan network whose mission is to serve as the voice of recycling in New Jersey through education, advocacy, and the promotion of professional standards.
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ANJR firmly believes that New Jersey needs an integrated solid waste management plan, and will facilitate that plan with education and advocacy around the issues of:
- Recycling
- Source Reduction
- Household Hazardous Waste Management
- Composting
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Education and Promotion of Professional Standards
- ANJR sponsors and offers a wide variety of educational programs and resources to its members.
- Quarterly Membership Meetings
- Presents concentrated information on markets, current legislation, new initiatives & opportunities, and much more.
- Periodic Roundtables / Site Visits
- Focusing on such diverse issues as artificial reefs, yard waste composting, source reduction, per-container rates, and food waste recycling.
Advocacy
ANJR serves as an advocate of sound recycling policy in New Jersey. Some current and recent examples and issues include:
- Developing markets
- Promoting procurement of recycled products
- Identifying uses of non-traditional recycled products
- Packaging
- State regulations
- Battery Recycling
- Biosolids Management
ANJR strongly believes it must take a proactive approach in working with legislators and regulators to assure solid waste and recycling laws:
- are reasonable
- recognize market realities
- are not counterproductive
- don't create impediments to recycling in our state.
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