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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


2015 Coastal Cleanup drew nearly 1,500 volunteers who collected almost 8 tons of trash and recyclables from 50 sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup held on Sept. 19 drew 1,492 volunteers, who collected 7.8 tons of trash from 50 sites along more than 80 miles of Delaware’s waterways and coastline stretching from Wilmington to Fenwick Island.




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




Volunteers encouraged to preregister for 2015 Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Friday, August 21, 2015

Volunteers are encouraged to preregister on the DNREC website for the 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 19.




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.




Gov. Markell, cabinet secretaries join Delmarva Wellnet to celebrate success of food-scrap recycling program REPLENISH

Department of Agriculture | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013

Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and Delaware Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee joined Delmarva Wellnet Foundation-EDEN Delmarva members to celebrate the success of the foundation’s food recycling project REPLENISH.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

2015 Coastal Cleanup drew nearly 1,500 volunteers who collected almost 8 tons of trash and recyclables from 50 sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup held on Sept. 19 drew 1,492 volunteers, who collected 7.8 tons of trash from 50 sites along more than 80 miles of Delaware’s waterways and coastline stretching from Wilmington to Fenwick Island.




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




Volunteers encouraged to preregister for 2015 Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Friday, August 21, 2015

Volunteers are encouraged to preregister on the DNREC website for the 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 19.




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.




Gov. Markell, cabinet secretaries join Delmarva Wellnet to celebrate success of food-scrap recycling program REPLENISH

Department of Agriculture | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013

Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and Delaware Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee joined Delmarva Wellnet Foundation-EDEN Delmarva members to celebrate the success of the foundation’s food recycling project REPLENISH.