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DEP details recycling and 'dirty dirt' rules, recycled‑content compliance and first‑in‑nation EV battery law
Summary
The Division of Sustainable Waste Management presented adopted single‑use and food‑waste rules, progress on the recycled‑content law and waivers, the pending dirty‑dirt licensing rule for soil/fill recycling, and implementation steps for the EV and hybrid vehicle battery management act, including a needs assessment awarded to NJIT.
Seth Hackman, director of the Division of Sustainable Waste Management, reviewed a large package of enacted and pending waste and recycling rules and new programs for reuse and circularity. He noted the single‑use reduction and food waste recycling rules are adopted; the recycled‑content regulation remains in rulemaking with an anticipated proposal in early 2026.
Hackman described the recycled‑content law's registration and waiver experience: roughly 326 of ~340 expected manufacturers registered and 78 waiver requests were submitted (about 23% of registrants), of…
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