{"id":1606,"date":"2016-04-11T01:24:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T05:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2016-04-10T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T20:18:11","slug":"island-towns-to-receive-county-recycling-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2016\/04\/island-towns-to-receive-county-recycling-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Towns to Receive County Recycling Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recycling (Photo: Valerie Everett\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n

Several island communities\u00a0will share in a portion of $271,000 in recycling revenue generated by the county.<\/p>\n

“Recycling in Ocean County continues to provide a host of environmental and economic benefits,” said Freeholder Gerry P. Little, in a statement.<\/p>\n

Under the Ocean County Recycling Revenue Sharing Program, municipalities are provided a portion of the recycling revenues based on the amount recycled and the market price of the material. Since its inception in 1995, the program has generated $15 million for municipalities.<\/p>\n

Lavallette’s\u00a0share for the period between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2015 is\u00a0$2,315;\u00a0Seaside Heights, $2,004; Seaside Park, $2,271; Toms River,\u00a0$46,623.<\/p>\n

The amount returned to the towns is based on the amount of recyclables collected and brought to the County and the price per commodity in the current market.<\/p>\n

“These prices change all the time,” Little said. “And even though we have seen a decline in the average price of each commodity we recycle, we are still able to return money to our towns.”<\/p>\n

For instance, corrugated cardboard is down $16 per ton to $120 per ton, old newspapers are down $7 per ton to $84 and some plastics have decreased by as much as $125 per ton in comparison to the same period in 2014.<\/p>\n

The larger vehicle for\u00a0savings, officials have said, comes in the form of tipping fees saved since the recyclable materials are not being deposited in the county landfill.<\/p>\n

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