NJ Site Remediation Conference-New Brunswick, NJ February 4 and 5, 2020

The NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professional Association (LSRPA) has announced the return of the popular Site Remediation Conference to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ on February 4th and 5th, 2020.  This is the 3rd annual SRC which has been widely attended by industry professionals and regulators, with networking opportunities, sponsorships, and continuing professional education courses.  The key goals / objectives for the SRC is the sharing of  technical/regulatory knowledge, professional experiences, and ultimately to continue to advance sound practices by environmental professionals and their impact on New Jersey, and our individual neighborhoods.  Cardinal Environmental will be there!

Registration to NJ Site Remediation Conference can be located on the LSRPA website: https://www.lsrpa.org/nj-src

For additional information on NJ SRC or on the  site remediation process in NJ, please contact tfrancis@cardinalLSRP.com or www.cardinalLSRP.com.

At Cardinal Environmental, we have the experience to get you through your remedial situation and provide realistic costs up-front, regardless of the size, or scope.  Additionally, with over two decades in the industry, we have established relationships in the environmental community to get your project on a cost-effective remedial course that meets your long-term goals. Banner photo courtesy of the NJ LSRPA.

Compliance with Remedial Timeframes

The May 2016 deadline for many remedial (investigation) cases has recently passed; however, Persons Responsible for Conducting Remediation (PRCRs) should not put the brakes on forward progress.  Ideally, extensions or other methods of communication were taken prior to the specified date to demonstrate to the NJDEP that action is being taken, or that a timeframe was likely to be missed, but wallowing in defeat never served any purpose (on any level). Regulators and consultants alike understand the complexities when investigating and/or remediating a site, but the easiest course of action is simple communication.  Don’t overthink it.  A phone call, an email, snail mail…take some measures to discuss the matter with the folks in Trenton and keep pressing forward. 

The first step in the process is to retain (or continue to work with) an experienced Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) to direct the remedial efforts, and right the ship.   The ultimate goal is to avoid direct oversight by the NJDEP, maintain control of your site’s remediation, and keep cleanup costs down. 

As the NJDEP likes to stress:

Site Remediation Costs < Site Remediation Costs + Penalties + Legal Fees

At Cardinal Environmental, we have the experience to get you through your remedial situation, regardless of the size, or scope.  Additionally, with over two decades in the industry, we have established relationships in the environmental community (including the NJDEP) to get your project on a cost-effective remedial course that meets your long-term goals. For further information on how we can assist you with LSRP services, and/or environmental solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at tfrancis@cardinalLSRP.com or www.cardinalLSRP.com. 

New Jersey Senate Bill No. 771: "Recycling of Food Waste"

Last month the New Jersey Senate introduced Senate Bill No. 771 which requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of “Class I Renewable Energy.” The Bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2016 session and sponsored by Senator Bob Smith (District 17-Middlesex & Somerset); and Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (District 16-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset).

The key details include (but are not limited to): 

• Beginning January 1, 2017 each large food waste generator (average projected volume of 104 tons or more) located within 35 miles of an authorized recycling facility shall:

1. Source separate its food waste
2. Send source separated food waste to an authorized recycling facility that has available capacity and will accept it.

• Beginning January 1, 2020 each large food waste generator (average projected volume of 52 tons or more) located within 35 miles of an authorized recycling facility, and which is not already subject to the 2017provisions shall:

1. Source separate its food waste
2. Send source separated food waste to an authorized recycling facility that has available capacity and will accept it.

• Large food waste generators not located within 35 miles of an authorized recycling facility, or the authorized recycling facility will not accept the generator’s waste, may send food waste to a solid waste facility.

• Enclosed “on-site” composting or anaerobic digestion of source separated food waste are alternative (compliant) measures.

• Large food waste generators can send its solid waste to an outside facility for food source separation and recycling.

• Violators would be subject to civil penalties.

• The NJDEP would be required to adopt regulations.

• Bill amends the definition of Class I Renewable Energy to include electric energy produced from methane gas from a composting or anaerobic digestion facility that converts food waste or other organic waste to energy.  

Key Definitions:

Large food waste generator: Any commercial food wholesaler, distributor, industrial food processor, supermarket, resort, conference center, banquet hall, restaurant, educational or religious institution, military installation, prison, hospital, medical facility, or casino that produces at least 52 tons per year of food waste.

Food waste: Food processing vegetative waste, food processing residue generated from processing and packaging operations, overripe produce, trimmings from food, food product over-runs, soiled and unrecyclable paper, and used cooking fats, oil, and grease. 

Stay tuned for future legislative updates. We hope that you find these posts informative, and relatively useful, and your feedback is always welcome. For further information please don't hesitate to contact us at tfrancis@cardinallsrp.com, or www.cardinallsrp.com.