Course Description:
Executive Director Joann Gemenden will provide an update on the current program. New Jersey Clean Communities is a statewide, comprehensive, litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act in 1986. The Act provides a funding source for the program by placing a tax on fifteen categories of businesses that may produce litter-generating products. The Clean Communities Program Fund generates about $ 20 million each year and is disbursed each year to municipalities (80%), counties (10%), state parks service (10%), and the New Jersey Clean Communities Council, Inc. ($375,000).

Intended Audience:
Local public works and recycling departments

Pre-Requisites:
None

Credits:
2 Technical CPWM Contact Hours applied for; 2 classroom credits for Certified Recycling Professionals, 2 NJCCC  credits

Presenter:
Joann Gemenden, Executive Director, NJ Clean Communities Program

Sponsor:
This workshop is sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Public Works Association in partnership with the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program.