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Morris County adopts amendment to add Dan Cuomo & Sons recycling facility to solid waste plan
Summary
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners on March 11, 2026 adopted a resolution amending the county Solid Waste Management Plan to include Dan Cuomo & Sons Inc.’s Montville facility, reclassifying it from an exempt leaf-transfer site to a multi-class B and C recycling facility; the measure passed by recorded vote and will be forwarded to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners on March 11, 2026 voted to adopt an amendment to the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan to include Dan Cuomo & Sons Inc.’s Montville facility, changing its status from an exempt leaf-transfer operation to a multi-class B and C recycling facility.
James Edward Deacon, sworn as a witness and identified in the record as the solid waste coordinator for the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, told the board that the facility had previously been listed as an exempt leaf-transfer site and that the owner seeks formal inclusion in the county plan as a multi-class B and C recycling operation. "This is the final step," Deacon said, describing the local hearing as the concluding step in the county review process. He summarized that the facility seeks to be recognized as a legitimate B-and-C recycling facility.
The clerk read a resolution that recited the March 11 hearing, confirmed that written exhibits and oral testimony had been received, and directed that certified copies of the resolution and supporting materials be sent to objectors and to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. A motion to adopt the resolution passed on a recorded roll-call vote with seven affirmative votes recorded by the clerk.
Why it matters: inclusion in the county Solid Waste Management Plan is a required local step for facilities seeking a change in classification; with the board's adoption the county will forward the certified resolution, the plan amendment document and a record of consultations to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as directed by the resolution.
What happens next: the resolution directs county staff to submit a certified copy of the resolution, a copy of the January 2026 plan amendment, and records of consultation dates and results to the DEP; the resolution also requires certified mailing to any parties that objected in writing. The transcript notes no public commenters appeared at the hearing.
The board’s action was presented alongside a set of exhibits that included the proposed amendment, a Morris County Solid Waste Advisory Council recommendation, meeting minutes, proofs of publication, a certified Municipal Utilities Authority resolution recommending the inclusion, certification of service documentation and affidavits of publication in The Daily Record.
The board recorded its approval immediately following the hearing; the clerk documented seven affirmative votes on the record.
