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Recycling Health and Safety

Date & Time

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Category

Continuing Education

Location

Online

Contact

Pamela Springard-Mayer

Workers involved in the recycling field face a variety of health and safety issues on a daily basis. This half-day course was developed to present information on these hazards and to outline the “good practices” that everyone should participate in to make the workplace safe.

Speaker:
Howard Spencer, Signature Safety

Featured Topics

  • Hazards Associated with Recycling
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Worker Safety and Equipment (Field and Facility)
  • Equipment Maintenance Procedures/Recordkeeping
  • Emergency Planning/Plans (including Hazardous Wastes)
  • How to Make a Recycling Facility the Safest it Can Be, including Public Access and Drop-off Issues

Who Should Attend?

If you are completing the NJ Recycling Certification Program in order to become a Certified Recycling Professional, you must take this course. Current Certified Recycling Professionals and Certified Public Works Managers can also take this course to earn recertification credits.

Registration Fee: $125 per person
Recycling Series Discount Fee: $95 per person (Save when you register for all courses in the Recycling Certification Series!)