Landfill Closing Looms in the Future
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Jlipfil Simmmm^ County Leader TVewspapers SPRINGFIELD, N.J.; THURSDAY,June 18,1987—2* Landfill closing looms in the future By JOHN A GAVIN to use Edgeboro Should it have closed this week, there would have been a two in Elizabeth, and one in Linden, to process garbage before it's ,Wlth Friday's 11th hour joint order by (he state Department of En crisis/' transported to a landfill in Pennsylvania. The transfer stations would serve vironmental Protection, DEP.JMKLtheJBoard of Public Utilities, BPU to Last week a legislative aide to Assembly Speaker Chuck Hardwick, R- as an interim trash disposal solution until the county can build a $170 million Keep the Edgeboro Disposal liic landfill inEast Brunswick open for an addi Union. said Assistant DEP Commissioner Donald Deieso told several Union waste recovery plant in Rahway which is scheduled to begin operation by tional six months, many local officials can breath a sigh of relief, at least for County officials in a closed meeting that the agency was likely to initiate 1991/ " ....-..• •• / •..,'•' _ . .' "' ' -': ''. a while The outlook for Spnggfi,eld garbage-disposal woes is not so bright, steps to extend the closing of Edgeboro However, Deieso emphasized that a ' However, Elizabeth and Linden residents strongly oppose development of however, since it is almos^certaln {he Ha^kensack Meadowlandsbevelop- six-month extension would be the maximum time allotted ttfUuTcounty as a the transfer stations in their communities. Linden Mayor Paul Werkmelster , mentCommls^onlandfUlwUl.closepBscht?iuleJuly3i grace period. told DEP officials holding a public hearing in Elizabelfflast week that such The last roiniite ruling on Edgeboro came Dnljfcdays before the Middlesex "Union County looks like it's going to be able to continue to use Edgeboro transfer stations should be developed in the western part of the county. County landfill-was scheduled to close on Saturday; through the end of the year," said Philip Glmson, a legislative aide to Hard- "I think you are looking at this in theory and saying, 'Well, Linden and However, the extension period is only designed to give Union, Somerset wick, "But come Jan. 1. the assistant commissioner made it clear to us that Elizabeth are the places to do it,'" Werkmeister said. "I think the DEP has and Morris counties-a grace period to find alternate methods of disposing of Union County was going to be out of Edgeboro and that we are probably go-' to understand that this is not just a theoretical problem...1 think we have to their garbage During that time, the 102 municipalities that use the facility ing to have to resort to the use of transfer stations which are currently being consider the people." . ; ' . • have, been ordered to begin mandatory garbage recycling within 60 days In planned " Elizabeth citizens and politicians also spoke vehemently against the' addition, the state banned all New York trash haulers from dumping at Under that plan all Union County municipalities except Union and Spr- ' transfer stations!.,Elizabeth City Councilman Prank Mazza threatened a Edgeboro The joint order is aimed at reducing the amount of solid waste go- Ingfield will continue to dump their garbage in Edgeboro However, Gimson lawsuit against the DEP if the transfer stations are developed. ing to Bdgeboro by 20 to 40 percent said the immediate solution for Union and Springfield was much more ..Although the county's garbage crisis has been put on-hold, it's far from DEP Commissioner Richard T Dewling said the order will "send a strong uncertain, adding that 'we've got a real problem on our hands with those • over. Some local officials §ee problems for years to come.. '•'.. ~ • signal" td people that the state means business in requiring counties to im two communities " He said that there is no chance that the Hackensack "What New Jersey needs desperately is five or six landfills," said John A. plement trash transfer stations and mandatory recycling Meadowlands Development Commission landfill in Kearney HMDC, will be Yacovelle, the Union Jownship solid waste coordinator, about the problem. — UnionrMorris-and Somerset counties must puLtheirJrash-ttansfer sta extended because "it's filled to the brim " HMDC, which has garbage stack- "Nobody knows when the resource facility will be ready; maybe 1991, '92,-or ilons'into operation by Jan 1,1988, the extended time for using the landfill ed 150 feet high across 400 acres, will close on July 31 '93.'There is no permit for. ifyet." • . •'•,' Middlesex is expected io acquire and expand Edgeboro next year for ex Although four possible solutions for Union and Springfield were discussed The Union County Utilities Authority, which is coordinating the Union elusive Middlesex County use - _ at the closed meeting, Gimson said they all had their diawbacks One solu- County Regional Recycling Plan, is currently involved in a law suit with the Local officials, however, are pleased with the administrative order and tion was to order the townships to go along with the rest of Essex County and Borough of Roselle where the county would like to locate its regional recycl- see it-fls an aversion top crisis situation use their transfer stations to transport garbage to Pennsylvania However, ing center-Roselle Has passed-anordinance-banning.the-facility,_The_CUA/ _ "Obviously it was very necessary/'said Joseph E Kazar, executive direc he said "since Springfield and Union are in Union County why should they has brought a suit against the borough challenging theyalidityof "the or- tor o! the Union Couiity Utilities Authority, the agency designated by the be part of the Essex County Solid Waste Management Plan'' • dinance, passed after the'CUA informed the borough of its.plans. County of- 'reeholders to facilitate the garbage situation "There was.no alternative but In the meantime plans arc under way to construct three transfer stations, ficials hope the issue will be aired in court before the end of the month. - \ • By JOHN A. GAVIN As paper Chinese lanterns sagged from a cord linking the basketball goals and tables loaded with handicrafts cluttered the court from sideline to sideline, the James Caldwell School gymnasium transformed into a museum of fantasy and artistry last Thursday. '• The craftwork of hand puppets, Kachina dolls, Styrofcwm spaceships and Imaginary animals were creations of more than ISO elementary students at the school who attend the arts and craft classes of Marylin Schneldej&^To/. mark the end of the year, Schneider says. she had students'fr^m all her classes, grades.1 through 4, put their handicraft and paintings on display.- Schnelder=had,a_s^rnilaridisplay at-Thelma. -Sandijieler^Hementa>y School last-Tuesday where:she has more than 175 students, -.-v.. •'. •'/'••~ : ,^'-:,r:-,^ •' "• '•;"•'••' •'••• .^:> ".'-\-' : Schnejder says the craftwork gives the children a chance to use their own creative instincts while being expressive in their own way, "A lot of tl|e children get their ideas from'the books that they read,." explairis^Schneider. about some of the ..crafts. "It doesn't have; to; necessarily be a.specific thing. If they are trying to make an alligator and it turns out to look more like a hippopotamus...then it's a hip- popotamus," , •.'.: , . •••' •;'• .••••, _ Some of the crafts gave the children a chance to create objects based' on their ideas and perceptions and improvise those perceptions to^fur- ther realness. :; "• ; ; • •', .',': ..••''.'' -."•.'•"'. "''. : ••.' For example, Michelle Keller, a fourth grader,, made a-surfer, on.a:. surfboard by stuffing a stocking in the.shape of a person and placing it on a Styrofoam strip. Some of her creative attachments included but- tons for eyes and a strip of knitting twine around the head for a head- band Other creative improvisions on display included a noticeable No. 89onaMarkBayarodollandfeathersonanIndianchiefdoll. \ ..;. In addition to. the-crafts, Schneider's students have done numerous paintings throughout the year; She said'she has entered.many of those paintings in the "Student's Art Festival" sponsored by Channel 13; Nine :V of those paintings have been .chosen by the television station for exhibi- tion in the. tri-staterarea^One_oLthose paintings, a dinosaur, done by Photo by JocLono Daniel Avidan,^was_on;disp)ay. recently at the United Nations Building' STYROFOAAA CREATIONS are,shown to a group of third graders, are, from left. Josh Moesch, Rachel Max, in New York. ' '•' ..'.•' '. •,.,.' ,-'..'•.:'• ..••'.' '•'.•' Adam Kornfeld find Renee Gow. all pupils In the second Avidan'was happy that his painting was chosen;-:-'-- AAarylln Schneider during an arf show at the school last grade "I feel prettttyy ,i good about it^' says the talentedTFS-yea- r olBT11! rea.d" week Taking a look at the display, done by Schneider's about dinosaurs. I really liked dinosaurs, so I decided to make a pain- tingaboutit," •• ' • . ; ShMiFinTfiTrTirSchmMsiFsnoTaa W tries In the competition;., , • , ..•.•• '^ •• In addition to the Schneider student^, a special display of totem poles _madc-by-kindergarden.student£-w.eEeLon;exhibit on a special table near Dayton honors outstanding students •^hTr^onieTnof-th(rtgymnasiurnT^he-table7-appiiopr-iately-nanied—Ms. j Larceri's Corner," had a collection of-the.pdeJikcohjects_madc6uLoL_| ...irbiitstahding [• laiiifi$n$:Sit'r6ni'> . was.presepted'witri^the Springfield Millin, Roy Morton, David Simon, studies, Bart Barre, Jonathan Da> ton Regional High School PTSO; paper towel supports and Weroadorned with an assortment offeathers ' Jonatb^ Dayton Re^biial High i arid^Millburn Klvvannls-Key Club Sherry Weinberg and Walter Yee and cords.', ".. .'" *'. '• . , •'.••'• .: h : Glna Messano was the recipient of highest ranking boy, Alex ;-l^^i^^>' w6r|^^duifW8:l'tbe\ #^»iw^p/y:^;>- •>• :>^-,,-; ; v • ..;'-,.• Regardless of age, there were displays that unveiled the talent and • school's.; annual' awards, program (.Greffi^Kahni Susan'M..Lynskey the Mountainside Lions Club Goldelman, highest ranking girl, : Suzanne Demitno Anthony J Fior- artistry of all the students. For them, Thursday afternoon's.exibition held'JuneJat the school,;.^'.}..