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  Category: Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances


DNREC’s next scrap tire recycling drop-off set for Saturday, Nov. 7 at Delaware State Fairgrounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015

DNREC invites Delaware residents to recycle their old and disused car tires through another of the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances’ Scrap Tire Drop-Off Days. The event, scheduled from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday, Nov. 7




ReCommunity’s Materials Recovery Facility celebrates grand opening; Delaware State-of-the-Art Recycling Center caps $15 million

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2013

With today’s grand opening of ReCommunity’s 35th Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), the largest pure-play recycling company in the United States launches into a 20-year agreement with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) to operate a state-of-the-art automated recycling facility that will serve Delaware statewide.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Thursday, May 23 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013

The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet from 10 a.m. – noon Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the DelDot Felton/Farmington room, 800 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.




DNREC Secretary O’Mara suspends permit for Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC resource recovery facility

Department of Justice | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara has suspended a permit for Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC that allowed the resource recovery facility to accept, process, and recycle construction and demolition waste. The suspension was handed down via Secretary’s Order after the company failed to address repeated environmental violations and after Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC discounted a cease and desist order issued by DNREC. The Secretary’s Order prohibits the facility, located west of Camden in Kent County, from accepting any solid waste including recyclable materials and requires Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC to take steps to protect public health and the environment.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet April 19 in Wilmington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, April 19, at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, 1400 Delmarva Lane, Wilmington, DE 19801.







  Category: Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances

DNREC’s next scrap tire recycling drop-off set for Saturday, Nov. 7 at Delaware State Fairgrounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015

DNREC invites Delaware residents to recycle their old and disused car tires through another of the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances’ Scrap Tire Drop-Off Days. The event, scheduled from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday, Nov. 7




ReCommunity’s Materials Recovery Facility celebrates grand opening; Delaware State-of-the-Art Recycling Center caps $15 million

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2013

With today’s grand opening of ReCommunity’s 35th Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), the largest pure-play recycling company in the United States launches into a 20-year agreement with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) to operate a state-of-the-art automated recycling facility that will serve Delaware statewide.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Thursday, May 23 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013

The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet from 10 a.m. – noon Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the DelDot Felton/Farmington room, 800 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.




DNREC Secretary O’Mara suspends permit for Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC resource recovery facility

Department of Justice | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara has suspended a permit for Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC that allowed the resource recovery facility to accept, process, and recycle construction and demolition waste. The suspension was handed down via Secretary’s Order after the company failed to address repeated environmental violations and after Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC discounted a cease and desist order issued by DNREC. The Secretary’s Order prohibits the facility, located west of Camden in Kent County, from accepting any solid waste including recyclable materials and requires Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC to take steps to protect public health and the environment.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet April 19 in Wilmington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, April 19, at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, 1400 Delmarva Lane, Wilmington, DE 19801.