DNREC reminds Delawareans to make the holiday season another recycling season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, December 26, 2016
From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than at any other time of year. Boxes, wrappings, packaging and party goods add tons of extra garbage to Delaware’s landfills. When deposited in a landfill, a Christmas tree can take up as much space as a washing machine. Thus DNREC reminds Delawareans that holiday time is the right time to reduce your “waste-line” while helping the environment – by recycling your Christmas tree along with all those extra mail order boxes, gift-wrapped packages, tags and cards.
Gov. Markell, DNREC Sec. Small announce $714,076 in recycling grants awarded to schools, businesses and municipalities
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small were joined by Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council Chair B.J. Vinton to announce $714,076 in recycling assistance grants to schools, businesses and municipalities for projects that develop or expand waste reduction, reuse or recycling activities.
DNREC Emergency Response sampling for airborne asbestos in area of ongoing Bancroft Mills fire finds no contamination
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016
DNREC’s Emergency Response team sampled the air today in several New Castle County communities in the immediate area of the ongoing Bancroft Mills fire for airborne asbestos resulting from the fire – with 11 samples taken during the day revealing no airborne asbestos contamination in the area.
Recycling Public Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Bear
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, November 14, 2016
DOVER – The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. in the Bear Public Library, 101 Governor’s Place, Bear, DE 19701.
DNREC requests EPA assistance in resolving groundwater concerns in Newark area
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016
DOVER – Following nearly two decades of successful efforts by the City of Newark, DNREC and the Division of Public Health Office of Drinking Water (DPH ODW) to maintain a safe drinking water supply for the city, DNREC is requesting federal assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in resolving groundwater concerns in the Newark area and determining the sources of contamination there.
