DNREC, DTI electronics recycling partnership saved Delaware more than $110,000 in 2017 energy costs
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Technology and Information | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018
A partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware’s Department of Technology and Information (DTI) with the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) in the national State Electronics Challenge has saved the state more than $110,000 in energy costs for 2017.
Three additional private wells in Blades area return test results exceeding EPA’s health advisory level for PFCs
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
DNREC and the Division of Public Health announced today that three private wells tested Feb. 19 in the Blades area by the US Environmental Protection Agency had returned results exceeding the EPA’s national health advisory level for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). DNREC and EPA immediately notified the property owners of the test results and provided home carbon filtration systems for their water supply.
DNREC’s Recycling Program offers ‘Bin It to Win It’ educational recycling game for middle schools
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018
DNREC’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Section’s Recycling Program has a new interactive game that travels to Delaware middle schools and helps enlighten students about single-stream recycling. The “Bin It to Win It” game is part of the Recycling Program’s new “Clean the Stream” recycling campaign.
Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Feb. 28 in Wilmington
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2018
The Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s Cherry Island Facility at 1706 East 12th Street, in Wilmington.
DNREC, DHSS issue new fish consumption advisories that reflect continuing improvement in water quality for Delaware waterways
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
New fish consumption advisories issued today by DNREC and DHSS show that the concentration of chemical contaminants in fish caught from Delaware waterways continues to decline – which indicates water quality is improving throughout the state and also means that fish caught in many Delaware waters can be eaten today with lowered concerns about risks to public health.
