Sep 1985 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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THE SKNTINEL-LEDGER, OCEAN CITY, N J. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,
'Problems in paradise 9
Newspapers, glass are piling upj call for countywide recycling •
Municipal recycling of- ready market and were
fldils in Opt May County, receiving up to »») a ton for
smothering trader piles of recycled paper and the
unwihted newspapers and authority couldn't get the
glass, in looking to the flJffTPflft Qj SflB HotM^W&|i^^ Off
county Municipal UUUtles bur TTumMpalltltw it felt
AnUwrlty for relief. necessary to have before
According to Cape May City going with a countywide
Manager Fred Coldren, the mufceUng p*"
"uvtlwliftlmliigcoQgCTHiua" of
rnpi|^-ijnj i#Hni«i« attending
• recent MUA-aponiored
recycling roundtaUe is "that
tt"a time for the municipalities
to unite together to encourage
the county IIUA to reesUbllsh
the countywide
recycling program,"
Two years ago, the
Authority applied and
received approval for a
$183,000 grant from the state
Office of Recycling to bulk a
eounjrwlde facility designed
to receive, upgrade ind
market tin materiali the
1
cooperative effort even In
times of good markets.
•Times and attitudes about
recycling have changed"
since tbe authority's original
offer to buDd • collection
center. Coldren said.
"The public Is better Informed
and willing to par-
Now, however, the firm that ticipate,
waa paying *» a ton for paper
bra yean ago is charging
nwnlrtfHtl— |15 a ton to
haul the paper away.
Solid Waste Manager
TheodoreF. O'Neill called tbe
depressed markets in the
midst of steadily rising
support (or reveling
programs "problems in
dl"
Be said, however, that the
have to take the initiative to
petition the Authority to look
con again' at its proposal to
build the facility and would
At that Una, however, bun to make a commitment
recycling officials had • to remain a member of the
1 "Please strongly consider "We regret that tbe dty did opportunity for the mmudpal aaJd."UnfornmatiJy,mnchof years ago. Authority --com-
taking prompt action to not respond to the MUA's officials and thaw from the thst material (in the landfill) mUsloners at their last
satisfy the county need for a original offer to receive and MUAtogettogetherandwork Is recyclable.^ " regular meeting were
program which will provide market recydabtoa. K#cent onnHn^pTO&eraaswellir ~
long-term markets, a experiences have ihown us to discuss wan of marketing
recycling credit program and that tbe regional approach la recycled products that ham'
a recycling fadtlly," aald probably tbe most feasible proven successful
Stone Harbor Administrative method." "It's Important for us to
Assistant E.F. "Ted" Pain.
jointly,chart the future
- be said, "landfill In a recent letter-to the At the round-table, O"NeJB because tbe tonnages at tbe
charges are many times authority. North WUdwood •aid that tbe Authority' (MUA) landfill.-are much
higher; more municipalities Mayor Lewis G. Vlnd wrote, sponsored the forum aa an greater than weeipected," be j
an active in recycling than
ever before and an committed
for taTlong rani we
have experienced the ups and
downs of the marketplace;
andirs now clear that by not
being united In • regional
rifin iTi • • in ii i I r.i.-.afitt^^ A&^
competing unnecessarily Ior
limited markets and are not
realhlng the costavoldance
ind economies of scale that
H1 Ev»rjrtarwroWtptttin skntteal over the; renewed
fte landfm," .(VNeffl coo- can for construction of'the
ctaded/'willinesiittwUllast facility,
longer and sate on capital They agreed, however, to
expenses down the UneT^ look at tbe strength of the
.Because of the lack of coalition being put together
success experienced gar- by Coldren before making a
nerlng support for the final decision on wbether to
jegiontl collection center two' renew study of the proposaL
Ocean City Notes by Anita J.
The city y la suspendbig pg its there's no maritet for glass," Man people aee tbe con- Municipal Utilities Authority they (the unions) are ofglass
collection ~" due to lack Bf-aniWiiJAJTtaBiittBlBg Wmt§ they believe the may talHltt a regional faring," g, he said. "No limit* or
be recycling market, and to do la stop tt. H'a more or recycling program U con- recycling program In tbeguidelines
win be established
according to Public Works less dangerous for the broken tmtijfig- ftitupg.
until we hear what they of-
Director Alfred Gasgnd afl glass to stay there." * GUsa and newspapers — fer."
recycling containers at the 5th Oanglnl noted • that AMU be placed wltfi other
Street and Attary Avame lot
trajh on collection day until liver transplant patients Some soufoend residents
„ _ disposed materials father notice, Ganglnl aaid
witt paper, to regular trash dump* but adding the Caw Mav County
boon municipal
"1 have two buildings that
are fffled from celling to floor
ocenn il»y ilmice center and front to back with
Pali Session begins
newspaper," said My
Sellger, Avalon's ad-
September l«th
ministrator of Public Works.
preballet • ballet - jazi "This repieaeiila about S
personal Instruction emphasizing tool."
discipline and technique
"There Is an urgent need f or
be re-establbhment by the
In a professional atmosphere CMCMUA of i countywide
rcUng program," said
after school hours
mayor of
for Information call
Avalon. "Moro municipalities
are active In recycling than
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ever before and we have felt
Die difficulties of • fickle
612asburyave.o.c.
market for recycled
materials."
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Tiffany White, Stt, and Infant were upset it the ripping up ot 1
Drew Fox remain In serious the recently paved MOO blockcondition
At Pittsburgh of West Avenue In order for*-
Children's Hospital following; homeowner to Install utniry-
1helr operation! at the facfltty tines In her new home. f
doting the wpnyffi ' RftHwit* hyindlns Edtajt*
According to Marram May and Joan Brown were 4
Ference, "Tiffany la doing outraged at the city's actions'
quite well and look* real good, despite an ordinance which
Her mom brings her down to prohibits the tearing up *
an-offke(pubUcralatioos)at paved streets before tbrair
least twice a week." yean have eltpMd. *:
Meanwhile, medical However, dty Engineer
authorities continue to David Batusmii called
monitor Drew to determine •ttuatlon an emergency. "Tbe^
whether a second transplant woman dldnt have any water
may be necessary.
or electricity and she wanted
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Both children suffered from to move Into her bouse," he
Ibe congtntlal Uver aHmtnt, said. Ibe ordinance excludes
Hilary atresla. -
of emergency from
According to O*y Business dtjr Councfiwomin Je
Admmtatratorailchael Wood, Gum said the dty once*
roe dty has narrowed Its discussed requiring. l
•election of computer vendors owners to install utility lines,
to four or fivs'stajpUen. befive street paving takea^
Tbe dly this year has place nut the Issue waa nevoc,
budgeted 1130,000 to •com* resolved.