Delaware’s Toxics Release Inventory Report for 2016 compiled by DNREC shows overall decrease in state’s onsite releases to land, air and water
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
DOVER – The annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data report from Delaware’s industrial facilities as compiled by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Emergency Prevention and Response Section continues to show the state’s progress in reducing toxic releases into the environment. TRI data from 2016 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) shows a decrease in onsite releases to land, air and water – all as compared to 2015 TRI figures. Total onsite releases were down 27 percent in Delaware for 2016 – with releases to land down 24 percent, releases to air down 23 percent and releases to water down 27 percent.
DNREC reminds residents that Christmas tree recycling – a Delaware post-holiday tradition – carries on statewide for 2017/18
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2017
DNREC encourages Delawareans to deliver their Christmas trees to one of many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.
DNREC to hold public meeting Dec. 7 on redevelopment plans for former GM Wilmington assembly plant site
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | New Castle County | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
DNREC will hold a public meeting Thursday, Dec. 7, to discuss proposed redevelopment plans for the former GM assembly plant site at 801 Boxwood Road.
Delaware and DNREC observe America Recycles Day, with state’s recycling exceeding the national average
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Today is America Recycles Day, and Delaware has a lot to celebrate, including the state’s 44.5 percent recycling diversion rate – 10 percent above the national average – for keeping recyclable materials out of landfills. The diversion rate has almost doubled since 2006, when the Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC), Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) started calculating recycling rates in Delaware.
Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Lewes
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the DNREC Field Office, at 901 Pilottown Road, in Lewes.
