Delaware DNREC to hold public hearing on proposed Universal Recycling Regulations

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances will host a public hearing on Delaware’s proposed Universal Recycling Regulations Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, starting at 4 p.m. in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway SW, in Dover.

Purposes of the proposed Universal Recycling Regulations are to ensure that:

• the proper programs and collection services for recyclable materials are implemented, maintained and consistent with the law;
• the collected recyclables are diverted from landfill disposal or incineration;
• the recyclables are otherwise properly processed and enter the marketplace;
• recycling in Delaware can be effectively measured; and
• waste diversion is maximized through the reduction of solid waste deposited in the state’s landfills.

Those individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the proposed regulations can contact Don Long of DNREC’s recycling team and the Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section at 302-739-9403, ext. 8,  or at donald.long@state.de.us.

The public comment period on the proposed Universal Recycling Regulations opened Tuesday, Nov. 1. Anyone may submit comments in writing on the proposed regulations by 4:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 2016. It is requested that those interested in presenting statements at the public hearing register in advance by Nov. 18. Statements and written comments on the proposed recycling regulations should be addressed to Robert Haynes, Esq., Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway SW, Dover, DE 19901, or emailed to eRobert.Haynes@state.de.us.