Atlantic County leads New Jersey's recycling efforts.While recycling rates throughout New Jersey continue to drop, Atlantic County's recycling efforts show growth. In 2002, Atlantic County had a 61 percent recycling rate compared to a statewide recycling rate of 53.5 percent. Only Cape May Cape May, city (1990 pop. 4,668), Cape May co., S N.J., on Cape May peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean; settled in the 1600s, inc. 1857. One of the nation's oldest beach resorts, it became known in the mid-19th cent. and Cumberland Counties reported higher recycling rates than Atlantic County. "Recycling has become a way of life in Atlantic County, and residents, businesses and the construction industry understand the need to recycle as much waste as possible," County Executive Dennis Levinson Dennis Levinson is the County Executive of Atlantic County, New Jersey. Levinson is currently serving his second term as County Executive, the highest elected office in Atlantic County. He took office in January 2000. Mr. says. Once a leader in the national recycling movement, New Jersey's recycling rates have dropped during the last few years. "The reduction in recycling is a result of lower disposal costs, a lack of state funding for public education and reduced enforcement," Rick Dovey, president of Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA ACUA Atlantic County Utilities Authority (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) ACUA Association of College and University Auditors ACUA Alabama Credit Union Administration ACUA AIM Computer Users Association (UK) ), says. "The state used to provide $10 million to $15 million per year for local recycling programs. These grants ended in 1997. The recycling effort statewide has been dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. ever since." ACUA's Jim Rutala says, "The ACUA is continuing to expand its recycling programs. This fall the ACUA will offer our first computer recycling program, and traditional recycling has been expanded by working with the local recycling coordinators, school districts and major business establishments, like the Atlantic City Convention Center The Atlantic City Convention Center is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Center was developed in part as an aspect of the city's ongoing attempt to recreate itself as a year-round destination rather than a mere summer resort — the same thought process that , the casinos and the new businesses, entering our market." |
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