Bill > A5192

Introduced Session

This bill requires the New Jersey Department of Transportation (department) to establish a recycling program for unused road sign posts. The department is required to establish a program to recycle any road sign posts that have been in a state of disuse for at least 12 months on roadways in the State. The requirements of the program include: (1) identifying and inventorying unused road sign posts on roadways in the State; (2) coordinating with recycling facilities and private contractors to ensure proper processing and recycling of unused road sign posts; (3) establishing collection points for municipalities to deposit unused road sign posts; (4) establishing a system for tracking the volume of unused road sign posts collected, recycled, and diverted from landfills; and (5) recycling unused road sign posts for raw materials and using the recycled raw materials to construct new road signs. Under the bill, the department is required to seek available federal or State funds to support the establishment and ongoing operations of the program and is further required to prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor and to the Legislature. The report is to include: (1) the total number of unused road sign posts recycled during the previous year; (2) recommendations for improving the program; (3) an analysis of the benefits achieved through the recycling program; and (4) any other information the department deems relevant.

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Jessica Ramirez (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/16/2025)

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