Smazza... start talking smack to that Jersey trash

[GetAHobby]

You also have Bayonne, Newark, and Patterson.

It's a wash.

Dont forget Camden

Has anyone been to Jersey City??? Worst place in the US by far....And let’s not forget South Jersey; people from Jersey don't even like that area...Jersey Shore? Give me a break I like to go in the water and come out without the HIV...

[___ Eats It]

Speaking of wash, you might want to let the male population of New Jersey know that Tag Body Spray is not a substitute for soap.

[SkypointBull]

Speaking of wash, you might want to let the male population of New Jersey know that Tag Body Spray is not a substitute for soap.

The thought of TAG body spray combined with a velour warm up suit and the stench of cheap cigars just makes me think back to last years game at Pisscataway.

Enjoy your jug handle turns and lousy diners.

College football might have been born in Jersey, but at least it had the good sense to get perfected in Florida.

[Sunil]

Speaking of wash, you might want to let the male population of New Jersey know that Tag Body Spray is not a substitute for soap.

College football might have been born in Jersey, but at least it had the good sense to get perfected in Florida.

Wow...that's bumper sticker/T-shirt worthy....

[Bull Matrix]

Hey lay off NJ. Kelly Ripa is from that great state. We dont want Tony Soprano to put a hit on USF.

[MikeG]

I thought NJ was beautiful when I was up there for training a few times.

oh sorry- you wanted smack talk on this thread.

umm-- yeah-- slutgirls or something

[smazza]

Apparently you don't realize that NJ has 3 of the top 5 most affluent counties in the country - Somerset, Morris, and Hunterdon Counties.  Rolling, wooded hills free where an education goes beyond 8th grade and the place is free of trailer parks

you are kidding right?

it may be a mafia haven but it certainly isnt a desirable place to live

[smazza]

I thought NJ was beautiful when I was up there for training a few times.

oh sorry- you wanted smack talk on this thread.

umm-- yeah-- slutgirls or something

you always ruin the mood ;D

the countryside of jersey is pretty but as they say.Nice place to visit.most o fjersey is bult on ny city trash

[smazza]

some jersey history

Solid Waste

The History of Solid Waste Management in the Meadowlands District

History | Timeline | Landfill Closure | Leachate Collection | Methane Recovery | Methane Poster

The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1968 and was passed into law in January 1969.

The act gave the Commission three mandates:

Environmental Protection  

Economic Development  

Solid Waste Management  

Filling of wetlands in the Meadowlands started with the earliest settlers who attempted to farm portions of the area through a series of dikes and filling of wetlands.  In the mid - 1900s, the Meadowlands was viewed as unusable land that was a breeding ground for mosquitoes and odors and should either be drained or filled. With the increasing population in the surrounding area, the Meadowlands provided a nearby location for indiscriminant dumping and 'legitimate' garbage disposal operations that had the added benefit of filling in the 'swamps'. By today's standards, these operations would be considered open dumps and were operated with no environmental improvements in place. The effort to control mosquitoes included the construction of numerous ditches to drain the wetlands and reduce ponded water.  

By the time the Commission was created in1969, there were already 2,508 acres in the District that were either devoted to landfilling or slated to be landfilled. The fill materials dumped at the time included municipal wastes as well as construction debris and soils. Some of the garbage dumping operations were municipally operated or sites leased to private companies. Soil was also brought in to fill areas affected by the tide, which resulted in development of terminals and warehousing throughout the District.

Pre-Commission Operations

Unregulated garbage dumping

One of many landfill fires

Prior to the creation of the Commission, the Meadowlands was an area where unregulated dumping of solid waste was a not an unusual activity. Most of the landfills that were operated before the Commission's creation resulted in extensive filling of wetlands. With the exception of Moonachie, Ridgefield, South Hackensack, and Teterboro, all towns within the District were identified as containing a solid waste landfill. Since there were no effective solid waste regulations prior to the inception of the Commission, dumping occurred indiscriminately. In a 1970 study prepared for the Commission by Zurn Environmental Engineers, 51 individual locations of landfill operations were identified within the District. The landfill sites were placed into two categories of 'past' and 'present' operations. This report could not even begin to address those areas throughout the District where 'midnight dumpers' routinely disposed of their wastes.  

Approximately 1,800 acres of the District, at 39 sites, were identified in the 'past' category. These areas were listed as containing 'burned refuse' which was more than likely decomposed waste, but may have included waste from local garbage incinerators. The Clear Air Act Amendments of 1970 forced the shutdown of many incinerators, including those operated in apartment buildings throughout the state. The Act did what it was set out to do but shifted the State to a 100 percent reliance on landfills.  

The 'present' category contained 12 sites covering 940 acres. These areas were identified as accepting a variety of materials including demolition, commercial, industrial, and domestic wastes.  

Dumping practices at that time were characterized as 'dump and push' operations, because trucks that arrived at the landfills would just dump and push loads on top or over the edge of the fill. This did not allow for an even compaction of the fill, and debris from these landfills would simply erode in an uncontrolled manner. Waste was dumped into the water with no environmental controls whatsoever. In many instances, the operator used a dragline to 'muck out' the organic meadow materials, and replaced this material with trash.  

At the time when the Commission took jurisdiction, regulation of landfills was at its infancy in the state and in the country. A survey of the waste going into the District in 1969, conducted by the State Department of Health (predecessor of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection), showed that the District received 5,000 tons per day (6 days per week, 300 days per year) from 118 New Jersey municipalities. Of those 118, 80 municipalities brought in the majority of their waste to District facilities and therefore were assumed to be covered by our mandate.  

Operations under the Commission

Under the leadership of the Commission, landfilling operations in the Meadowlands were controlled and curtailed. In addition to closing landfills, the commission instituted standards for compacting and covering solid waste. Over the years the Commission has taken action to bring the District's solid waste management practices under control. (Click here to see a timeline of the Commission's Solid Waste Management in the Meadowlands District.) One of the goals of the Commission's solid waste planning efforts has been to remediate many of the larger landfills in the District. Remediation can include efforts to control migration of leachate from the site by constructing perimeter cutoff walls and leachate collection systems.  The funding for these closure improvements and for the maintenance of the landfills for 30 years (referred to as post-closure operations) is collected through fees charged to haulers when they dump at the landfill (tipping fees).

There is only one remaining landfill now operated by the Commission in the District. The remainder of the landfills are inactive. Some have been remediated with environmental controls that collect the liquid and gas emissions from the landfill. These activities are known as 'closure' measures. See our sections on closure and post closure activities.

Most landfills in the District are now inactive and require environmental controls such as leachate and methane collection and capping. These activities are known as 'closure' measures. The Commission continues to play a significant role in the provision of regional solid waste facilities. This includes such activities as transfer stations, resource recovery facilities, and leachate and methane collection.    See our sections on closure and post closure activities.

 

Baling & Landfilling Facilities

Commission Baling Facility

Landfill with compacted bales

Commission operated a baling facility from April, 1980 until September, 1997. The Baler compacted waste into a 'bale' about the size of a refrigerator that weighed about one ton. The bales were brought to the landfill on a flatbed trailer, where they were off-loaded and placed like bricks into the 'balefill'. Baling uses less landfill space, since more garbage is squeezed into the available space in the landfill. With bales, less soil is needed for cover than with a traditional landfill.

In addition to the Baler, there were several other landfills operating in the District until the late 1980s. More than 11,000 tons per day of solid waste from the northern part of the state were brought to the District landfills prior to phasing out many of these operations. Recognizing that many of the landfills were nearing their permitted capacity, most of the counties agreed to a phased redirection of their waste, and began exporting their waste outside the state. Counties such as Essex and Union eventually constructed resource recovery facilities or incinerators to dispose of their waste.

[smazza]

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