14-Grower and Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 9,2002 Multi-State Nursery, Greenhouse Film Recycling Program Announced By N.J. BORDENTOWN, N.J. New Jersey’s 2002 nursery and greenhouse film collec tion and recycled program will be held for the sixth year in a row. This year’s program has been modified from pre vious years. The most significant change is the program has been expanded to include col lection of nursery and green house film from out-of-state growers. Participating growers can take their fdm to two collection sites in Cumberland County, East Coast Recycling in Millville and the Cumberland County Improvement Authority in Deerfield, or the collection site located in Burlington County, the Occupational Training Center in Mt. Holly. According to S. Howard Davis, executive director of the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association, New Jersey’s film recycling pro gram “has been extremely ef fective and a great service to our members.” To date, about 1.8 million pounds of film generated by New Jersey growers has been kept out of landfills and recycled for other uses. Last December, Davis at tended an agricultural plastic recycling forum sponsored by Penn State University. Rep resentatives from Canada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland con vened in Harrisburg to dis cuss ways to recycle the various types of plastics gen erated by agriculture. New Jersey’s representa tives received positive feed back from the other state participants about the Garden State’s film recycling program and decided New Jersey’s program could serve out-of-state growers in close proximity to its state line. The volume of film recycled should increase an estimated 10-15 percent by opening up the program to out-of-state growers. New Jersey will serve as the first multi-state nursery and greenhouse film recycling program in the nation. Each film collection site has specific procedures that must be followed when film is transported to the site. In ad dition, each site has its own collection dates and tipping fees. Any grower. New Jersey or otherwise, interested in re cycling their used nursery or greenhouse film should con tact the collection site to determine the particular pro cedures that must be fol lowed. According to the New Jersey Department of Envi ronmental Protection’s Bureau of Hazardous Waste Regulations, the vehicles used to transport the green house and nursery film intra or interstate are not required to be licensed by NJDEP so long as the used film is trans ported directly to one of the three collection sites partici pating in New Jersey’s agri cultural film recycling program. Both white and clear nur sery film and clear multi season (two-year, three-year, and four-year) greenhouse covers can be recycled. Film must be free of lathing, sta ples, and saran. Loads con taining other agricultural plastics such as bags, mulch film, shrink film, stretch film or ground cover film, will be rejected at the collection sites. New Jersey growers have done a tremendous job of maintaining good quality control on the film they recy cle. Out-of-state growers must implement the same quality control measures to insure the integrity of New Jersey’s film-recycling pro gram. For additional information on the nursery and green house film-recycling pro gram, growers can contact the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association at (609) 291-7070 or Karen Kritz at (609) 984-2506 or e mail at Karen.Kritz@ag.sta te.nj.ps. New Jersey’s Multi-State Nursery And Greenhouse Film Collection Sites For 2002 Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex Collection dates: Feb. 18, 2002 through Sept. 30,2002. 169 Jesse Bridge Road Deerfield, New Jersey (856)825-3700 Located off Route 55 Exit 29 (Sherman Avenue-Route 552) Contact: Dennis DeMatte Prior to delivery of the film, all growers must call the Cumberland County Im provement Authority to es tablish an account. In ad dition, growers using a li censed solid waste hauler must inform the Authority prior to delivery in order to maintain proper billing and documentation. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Saturday by ap pointment only Tipping fee: $.OO per ton Drop-off requirements: • Film must be rolled into manageable bundles for ease of loading and unloading. • If grower chooses to tie the bundle (not required), the tie must be made of green house or nursery film. • Material must be free from all debris including wood, shrink wrap, nails and any other material foreign to said film. • Film that is dirty or not properly prepared will be re jected. East Coast Recycling Associates Collection dates: April 1, 2002 through Nov. 27,2002. Millville Industrial Park 1801 Eden Road Millville, New Jersey (856) 327-8888 Located off Route 55 Exit 24 (Route 49) Contact: George Glenn 111 Prior to delivery of the film, all growers must call East Coast Recycling at least one day in advance to notify them of the pending delivery. East Coast does not have a weigh scale on site; therefore, all deliveries must have a light and heavy weight ticket for the material to be recy cled. Deliveries not accompa nied by a weigh slip will be rejected. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Tipping fee: $lO per ton Drop-off requirements: • Film should be bundled and tied (the tie must be made of greenhouse or nur sery film) or placed in boxes in pallets. • Material must be free of any debris including, but not limited to, wood, stone, dirt, etc. • Film,that is dirty or not properly prepared will be re jected. Burlington County Occupational Training Center Collection date: Feb. 18, 2002 through Sept. 30,2002. Occupational Training Center of Burlington County 130 Hancock Lane Mt. Holly, New Jersey (609) 267-6889 ext. 160 Located off NJ Turnpike Exit 5 or Route 295 Exit 47A (Rte. 541-Burlington/Mt. Holly) Contact: Kevin Carducci or Stephen Paulo Hours of operation: Mon day-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tipping fee: $2O per ton payable by check to OTC Drop-off requirements: • Film must be bundled and tied (the tie must be made of greenhouse or nur sery film) for ease of loading and unloading. • Materials must be tree ot any debris including, but not limited to, wood, dirt, stone, etc. • Film that contains any material other than nursery or greenhouse film will be re jected by the collection site. MASTER MIX INC. Professional Mix Poking Soil Steam Sterilized Greenhouse Mixes Nursery Mixes and Customßleml'sAvaflable Quakertown, PA 18951 610-346-8723 Since 1980 You have known us for our quality mulches and soil products sold under our trade names... Twin Oaks and Four Corners. NEW FOR 2002 Now you can rely on Frey Brothers, Inc as your Greenhouse and Nursery Mix manufacturer. All our mixes contain processed Coconut Coir Fiber for improved plant growth. 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