Recycling and Waste Management

Environmental Responsibility meets Fiscal Responsibility

Recycling is more than a buzzword for the environmental movement. Recycling - of glass, metals, paper, plastics,
water and more - now represents significant cost savings to individuals, organizations and governments.

Don't Throw It All Away

Without a comprehensive strategy for recycling and solid waste management, organizations spend more for waste disposal, lose significant recycling dollars, face long-term liability risks and devalue property. With today's complex regulatory environment and ever-changing waste and recycling statutes and regulations, expert advice and planning is crucial to avoid disputes, court matters and fines.

Recycling and Waste Management Solutions

A successful recycling and waste management solution balances the demands and expense of recycling programs
with cost-effective waste removal and disposal. DeFeo Associates utilizes years of active involvement in the
solid waste and recycling industries to create innovative asset recovery programs through its Waste Audits and
Recycling Programs.

Solid Waste Management and Recycling Audits

DeFeo Associates can identify hundreds or thousands of dollars in cost-saving opportunities with its comprehensive Waste Audit Reports:

• Assess current waste volume and handling procedures, and project future levels and requirements
• Score current recycling performance and growth potential
• Review current waste removal contracts
• Evaluate staff and tenant needs and attitudes
• Research available recycling and removal options
• Calculate potential costs and projected cost savings of recommended action items

Waste Management and Recycling Program Development and Compliance

Implementing changes to solid waste and recycling programs can be difficult. Complex regulations, service contracts, even employee attitudes can hinder the adoption of new ideas. DeFeo Associates has designed and successfully launched recycling and waste management programs for both corporate and municipal clients, providing a variety of consulting services:

• Design efficient recycling and waste management programs or improvements to existing programs compliant with statutes and regulations, scalable to meet expected growth
• Develop bid specifications
• Negotiate or re-negotiate service and market contracts and leverage coordinated solid waste and recycling programs
• Provide in-house education and staff training
• Develop promotional literature for programs

For those clients who seek to manage or operate solid waste and/or recycling services or facilities, DeFeo can provide time- and cost-saving assistance in addressing regulatory and performance challenges.

• Interpret and present complex regulatory issues and service requirements
• Represent clients before state agencies on acquisition and licensing matters
• Develop competitive performance specifications
• Determine value of solid waste operations for acquisition or sale
• Assess requirements and develop programs to improve efficiency and safety

All DeFeo Associates recommendations answer to applicable municipal, county, state and federal regulations, including:

• NJ Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA) (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.)
• NJ Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A)
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Solid Waste Regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:26)
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Recycling Regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:26A)
• NJ Recycling Enhancement Act (P.L.2007, c.311)

Public Works Consulting

Today's budgets and shrinking public resources demand that public works and facility maintenance programs be run at the highest levels of efficiency. DeFeo Associates' consultants have worked extensively with municipalities and county governments to review and improve programs to ensure the most cost effective operations and highest rate of return.

• Improve public works efficiencies in street sweeping, road maintenance, solid waste and recycling operations
• Streamline facility maintenance operations
• Assess cost efficiencies across all public works programs for consolidation and shared resource opportunities