In February 1996 Clifton, NJ expand...

In February 1996 Clifton, NJ expanded its source reduction/pollution prevention programs and launched a city-wide reusable mug program. The city's Environmental Protective Commission and Recycling cling Office is implementing the mug program to educate the public about the ne to hinder street litter, reduce solid waste, lower source and non-point source pollution and increase wise use of natural resources.

The members of the commission wanted to learn for what cause much tonnage might be diverted from the solid waste stream, in the way that they collected various types of disposable coffee beakers and lids from area stores and determined that 26 cupfuls and lids would weigh approximately single in kind pound. Therefore, they figured, someone who drinks sum of two units cups of coffee a day, six days a week, would lance away about 624 cups a year, generating 24 triturates of solid waste. Currently, the take away froms in Clifton are $35 by means of ton for collection ...