Wirths’ climate and cost friendly amendment to food waste bill rejected by Dems

Wirths’ climate and cost friendly amendment to food waste bill rejected by Dems

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths advocated to improve alternative energy sources and reduce costs for counties, towns, colleges, restaurants and other businesses before a vote requiring large food waste generators like the aforementioned to recycle. Democrats rejected his goodwill attempt to be more environmentally and cost friendly.

“I think this bill can go further and be even more environmentally friendly, which is our ultimate goal,” said Wirths (R-Sussex).

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There are nine publicly owned landfill gas-to-energy facilities in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County; Bordentown in Burlington County; Pennsauken in Camden County; Woodbine in Cape May County; Millville in Cumberland County; East Brunswick in Middlesex County; Tinton Falls in Monmouth County; Alloway in Salem County; and Lafayette in Sussex County.

Combined they generated more than 80 megawatts of electricity in 2018 and resulted in 2.65 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents reduced or avoided, primarily through direct reductions of methane.

There are also privately owned gas-to-energy facilities in East Brunswick, Edison, Manchester and Sewell.