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  Category: Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances


Recycle Holiday Trees in the New Year at Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle Event Jan. 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 20, 2024

DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping the trees out of the state’s landfills. TreeCycle is a family-friendly recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4. DNREC continues encouraging Delawareans to dispose of their trees in such way that pays dividends to the environment, by having the trees mulched or chipped – or in a US Fish and Wildlife Service salt marsh restoration project, dropped off at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna where they will be placed so as to capture sediment that will help reinforce the refuge’s wildlife drive against wave action.




Delaware Faces Dry Conditions: Open Burning Ban Issued, Water Conservation Urged

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Delaware is experiencing dry conditions with an open burning ban in effect.




15 DNREC Programs to Participate in UD’s Annual Coast Day

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Fifteen programs spanning seven divisions within the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are scheduled to participate in the University of Delaware’s annual Coast Day on Sunday, Oct. 6.




DNREC Study Finds PFAS in Surface Water Samples

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control released findings from DNREC’s comprehensive study on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in surface waters across Delaware.




Delawareans Can Buy Discounted Compost Bins Online Through State-Initiated Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

Composting food scraps along with yard waste reduces waste going to Delaware’s landfills and produces organic material that can be used to enrich garden soil. DNREC is encouraging residents to try composting by promoting a community sale of compost bins online. Through strategic bulk purchasing, DNREC is able to offer compost bins, rain barrels and accessories at reduced prices, just in time for International Composting Awareness Week, May 6 to 12.







  Category: Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances

Recycle Holiday Trees in the New Year at Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle Event Jan. 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 20, 2024

DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping the trees out of the state’s landfills. TreeCycle is a family-friendly recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4. DNREC continues encouraging Delawareans to dispose of their trees in such way that pays dividends to the environment, by having the trees mulched or chipped – or in a US Fish and Wildlife Service salt marsh restoration project, dropped off at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna where they will be placed so as to capture sediment that will help reinforce the refuge’s wildlife drive against wave action.




Delaware Faces Dry Conditions: Open Burning Ban Issued, Water Conservation Urged

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Delaware is experiencing dry conditions with an open burning ban in effect.




15 DNREC Programs to Participate in UD’s Annual Coast Day

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Fifteen programs spanning seven divisions within the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are scheduled to participate in the University of Delaware’s annual Coast Day on Sunday, Oct. 6.




DNREC Study Finds PFAS in Surface Water Samples

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control released findings from DNREC’s comprehensive study on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in surface waters across Delaware.




Delawareans Can Buy Discounted Compost Bins Online Through State-Initiated Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

Composting food scraps along with yard waste reduces waste going to Delaware’s landfills and produces organic material that can be used to enrich garden soil. DNREC is encouraging residents to try composting by promoting a community sale of compost bins online. Through strategic bulk purchasing, DNREC is able to offer compost bins, rain barrels and accessories at reduced prices, just in time for International Composting Awareness Week, May 6 to 12.