SJR 11 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates first week of May of each year as "Composting Awareness Week" in New Jersey.

SJR 11 designates the first week of May each year as "Composting Awareness Week" in New Jersey. The bill requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging public officials and residents to observe the week with activities promoting composting. It aims to raise awareness about composting's benefits, including reducing landfill waste (which makes up ~30% of landfill material), conserving water, minimizing chemical fertilizer use, and helping mitigate climate change by retaining carbon in soil. As a symbolic resolution, it does not create new regulations or requirements but seeks to foster greater community engagement with composting practices.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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