TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner, D-Mercer and a longtime promoter and sponsor of legislation which would move school district elections to coincide with the November general election, made the following statement following the Assembly’s passage of A-15:
“For years I’ve questioned the logic behind holding school elections in the middle of April. These elections have been historically marked by dismally low turnout and have placed an additional financial burden on our local communities.
TRENTON – The Senate Environment Committee hosted a vigorous debate today at their meeting to receive testimony on a set of three bills sponsored by Senator Bob Smith that would strengthen recycling in New Jersey
“We need to take action quickly to better promote recycling in New Jersey so that we can slow down the rate at which our landfills are used,” said Senator Smith, D-Middlesex and Somerset. “By increasing the rate of recycling across the state, not only do we reduce the amount of natural resources consumed through manufacturing, but we also reduce the amount of hazardous and non-biodegradable materials entering our landfills.”
The first bill that the committee discussed today was S-1861, which would require every producer of electronic equipment sold in New Jersey to prepare and submit an electronic waste management plan to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the environmentally sound management of discarded electronic equipment. This electronic equipment would include computers, radios and televisions.
TRENTON – The Senate Environment Committee hosted a vigorous debate today at their meeting to receive testimony on a set of three bills sponsored by Senator Bob Smith that would strengthen recycling in New Jersey
“We need to take action quickly to better promote recycling in New Jersey so that we can slow down the rate at which our landfills are used,” said Senator Smith, D-Middlesex and Somerset. “By increasing the rate of recycling across the state, not only do we reduce the amount of natural resources consumed through manufacturing, but we also reduce the amount of hazardous and non-biodegradable materials entering our landfills.”